by Jessica Drummond | Nov 20, 2017 | Adrenal Health, Anxiety, Back Pain, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, Estrogen, Exercise, For Patients, Functional Nutrition, Gluten Free, Gut Health, Health Coaching, Hormone Balance, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Painful Sex, Pelvic Health, Postnatal Recovery
A Rare and Needed Service: Providing Postpartum Care by Providing Skilled Health Coaching Services to New Mothers Just under 4 million babies are born in the United States each year (1), approximately 700,000 in the UK (2), and over 300,000 in Australia (3). In...
by Jessica Drummond | Oct 4, 2017 | Adrenal Health, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, Environmental Toxins, Estrogen, For Patients, Hormone Balance, Mental Health, Pelvic Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy
In a study, recently published in BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, the researchers asked 21 women who had never had children, through face-to-face interviews and written questionnaires, about their experiences.(1) They were interviewed and questioned before and after their...
by Jessica Drummond | Oct 2, 2017 | Adrenal Health, Anxiety, Clinician Resources, Environmental Toxins, Estrogen, Fertility, For Patients, Functional Nutrition, Health Coaching, Hormone Balance, Mental Health, Stress
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...
by Jessica Drummond | Sep 30, 2017 | Adrenal Health, Anxiety, Clinician Resources, Estrogen, For Patients, Functional Nutrition, Hormone Balance, Mental Health, Pelvic Health, Recipes
What’s the evidence on Maca? Is there any evidence that adding that scoop of Maca powder to your smoothie is a good idea? Are maca powder benefits all that they’re hyped up to be? As with nearly everything… the answer is, “It depends.” In my practice, I...
by Jessica Drummond | Sep 20, 2017 | Adrenal Health, Anxiety, Clinician Resources, Environmental Toxins, Estrogen, Exercise, Fitness, For Patients, Gut Health, Health Coaching, Hormone Balance, Physical Therapy, Physiotherapy, Stress, Toxicity, Weight Loss
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...
by Jessica Drummond | May 24, 2017 | Adrenal Health, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, For Patients, Painful Sex, Pelvic Health, Pelvic Physical Therapy, Stress
Cortisol and Pelvic Pain Imbalanced cortisol levels throughout the day have been directly related to chronic pain, in general and in patients with chronic pelvic pain. High cortisol and pelvic pain is more often found in men with pelvic pain, and in women with pelvic...
