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Women’s Health Coach Student Spotlight: Dr. Mandy Marziaz

Women’s Health Coach Student Spotlight: Dr. Mandy Marziaz

In today's fast-paced and demanding world, women often find themselves juggling multiple responsibilities while striving to maintain optimal health and well-being However, traditional approaches to healthcare and wellness often fall short in addressing the underlying...

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A Day in the Life of a Women’s Health Coach

A Day in the Life of a Women’s Health Coach

  You’ve heard from many of our students, faculty, and graduates on this page and on our social media channels about what they are doing as health coaches. I have been working as a health coach, nutritionist, and the CEO of The Integrative Women’s Health...

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Women’s Health Coach Student Spotlight: Tsipi Kaplan

Women’s Health Coach Student Spotlight: Tsipi Kaplan

Are you seeking a transformative career that allows you to help others while embracing your passion for healthy living? Women's Health Coaching may be the perfect path for you. Today, we'll explore the journey of Tsipi, a former chef who discovered her passion for...

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Managing Sleep Issues in Midlife Women

Managing Sleep Issues in Midlife Women

Nearly 50% of midlife women ages 35-55 years have struggled with poor sleep and sleep issues. (1) For the clients in my practice, there are many common complaints associated with poor sleep, including: Difficulty falling asleep Getting a second wind late at night...

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Women’s Health Coach Student Spotlight: Arlene Cavan

Women’s Health Coach Student Spotlight: Arlene Cavan

Women's health professionals face a unique set of challenges in their work. They are often tasked with treating complex, chronic health issues that are intertwined with their patients' mental, emotional, and social well-being. However, many professionals find...

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Exercise and Hormones for Women Over 40

Exercise and Hormones for Women Over 40

80% of adults don’t even get the minimum recommended amount of exercise recommended by the CDC and similar public health organizations - 2 days per week of strength training and 150 minutes per week of moderate aerobic exercise.(1)  Exercise for women over 40 is...

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Women’s Health Coach Student Spotlight: Heidi Udang

Women’s Health Coach Student Spotlight: Heidi Udang

From An Exhausted and Sick Pelvic Health Physical Therapist to Building Her Dream Wellness Center Meet Heidi Udang, DPT, RN, WHC.  Heidi immigrated to the United States, became a highly successful pelvic physical therapist and licensed nurse, but something was...

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How to Find Endo Belly Relief

How to Find Endo Belly Relief

One of the most frustrating challenges that our clients with endometriosis face is how to relieve the chronic bloating known as “Endo Belly.” Over the years, my practice has seen thousands of endometriosis warriors struggling with this, and we have developed an...

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Women’s Health Coach Student Spotlight: Kristen Robles

Women’s Health Coach Student Spotlight: Kristen Robles

Are you a women's health professional looking to expand your knowledge and services? Have you considered becoming a certified women's health coach? In this post, we'll explore the experience of Kristen Robles, PT, NCPT, a women's health physical therapist who became a...

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Women’s Health Coach Student Spotlight: Jessica Collins

Women’s Health Coach Student Spotlight: Jessica Collins

I had the pleasure of speaking with Jessica Collins, a recent graduate of the Women's Health Coach Certification program. Jessica shared with me her journey through the program, and how it has allowed her to achieve her dream of helping others while maintaining a...

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Essential Herbs and Spices to Support Women’s Heart Health

Essential Herbs and Spices to Support Women’s Heart Health

Estrogen is a key hormone for women’s cardiovascular health. But, estrogen levels can decline temporarily or permanently during a woman’s lifespan. Estrogen levels can drop during perimenopause, menopause, postpartum, while using hormonal contraceptives, and/or during...

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Should a Health Coach Specialize?

Should a Health Coach Specialize?

If you’ve recently graduated as a health coach, you’ve got to focus on a clear niche market. When choosing a health coach specialization, it's important to focus on what lights up your day.  I found my niche sometime around the year 2000 when I was practicing as an...

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Sleep, Melatonin, and Endometriosis

Sleep, Melatonin, and Endometriosis

Sleep issues and endometriosis often go hand in hand. Patients with endometriosis frequently struggle with a variety of sleep issues, including insomnia, pain-insomnia, poor sleep, chronic fatigue, restless leg syndrome, and more. But…why is it so common for people...

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Gluten and Endometriosis

Gluten and Endometriosis

Gluten and Endometriosis Is there a link between gluten and endometriosis?  Should women avoid gluten to lower their risk of endometriosis or to help to resolve the symptoms of endometriosis? Let’s look at the research… First, it’s important to consider that...

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How To Build a Healthy Breast Milk Supply

How To Build a Healthy Breast Milk Supply

For moms and parents in your practice who decide to breastfeed, there is so much that you can do to encourage them to build a healthy breast milk supply. Supporting your clients to build a healthy breast milk supply is beneficial to the newborn babies as well as the...

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Why is Integrative Pelvic Healthcare Important?

Why is Integrative Pelvic Healthcare Important?

The foundation of our mission at The Integrative Women's Health Institute is to help provide higher-quality, integrative pelvic healthcare for ALL people. My name is Dr. Jessica Drummond, and I am the founder and CEO of The Integrative Women's Health Institute, where...

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Best Probiotics for Endometriosis and Chronic Pelvic Pain

Best Probiotics for Endometriosis and Chronic Pelvic Pain

It can be hard to determine the best probiotics for endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain. The "best probiotic" can be challenging to choose from among the many options.  It's even more difficult to determine which probiotics are best for endometriosis and chronic...

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How to Heal and Treat Vulvodynia

How to Heal and Treat Vulvodynia

Vulvodynia affects over 14 million people in the US alone. This complex pain syndrome is a frustrating condition to treat. Vulvodynia is a condition that causes pain in the vulva (or specifically in the vulvar vestibule). The root cause of vulvodynia is not fully...

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CBD and Endometriosis: How Cannabidiol Can Help Relieve Pain

CBD and Endometriosis: How Cannabidiol Can Help Relieve Pain

Why are we talking about cannabis and CBD in relation to endometriosis? Because a whopping 76% percent of people with endometriosis use self-care strategies to manage their pain and other symptoms. (Armour, et al., 2019). When your clients have endometriosis, you know...

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The Role of Rehabilitation Medicine in Chronic Pelvic Pain

The Role of Rehabilitation Medicine in Chronic Pelvic Pain

It was my honor to interview Dr. Allyson Shrikhande, MD, founder of Pelvic Rehabilitation Medicine about the role of rehabilitation medicine in chronic pelvic pain. Rehabilitation medicine includes the tools of pain and nervous system modulation medications, specific...

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