by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Feb 27, 2015 | Article, Birth Control, Clinician Resources, Fertility, For Patients, Mental Health, Postnatal Recovery, Preconception, Pregnancy, Thyroid Health
Optimal nutrition support for our client begins before she even conceives. Birth control pills make it difficult for women to absorb some nutrients that are essential for a healthy pregnancy. Ideally, women who were previously on birth control pills will...
by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Feb 4, 2015 | Article, Clinician Resources, For Patients, Mental Health
Do you choose to remain powerfully feminine when your pelvic pain hits? Do you even know that you have a choice? I will never forget one of the worst pain episodes of my life. I had endometriosis in my mid-twenties, and one afternoon I was meeting with some of the...
by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Jan 19, 2015 | Amenorrhea, Article, Birth Control, Clinician Resources, Estrogen, Fertility, For Patients, Hormone Balance, Painful Sex, PCOS, Pelvic Health, Stress
Your period is missing! Where and why did it go? When will it come back? Why is this bothering you so much when you’ve wished countless times for your period to go away anyways? Anyone who has experienced Amenorrhea knows about the anxiety caused by our friend who...
by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Jan 12, 2015 | Article, Back Pain, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, Fitness, For Patients, Functional Nutrition, Health Coaching, Mindfulness
As clinicians we often think about how to treat a diagnosis. But, as we shift to thinking of our patients as clients and empowering them to take more responsibility for their health, we shift to thinking about how to help them build resilience in their physiologic...
by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Oct 29, 2014 | Anxiety, Article, Clinician Resources, For Patients, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Stress
Have you ever woken up from a sound sleep with a racing heart and sweaty palms, not even sure what scared you? Have you ever jumped into full-on, mama bear, fear and anxiety because your toddler tripped, or your third grader had a tough day at school, and felt the...
by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Oct 14, 2014 | Anxiety, Article, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, For Patients, Health Coaching, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Stress
Yesterday I finally made it back to yoga. Actually, I put my toe in the water on Saturday by dragging my whole family to a family yoga class in the midst of a downpour. We were the only people there and it was a lovely bonding experience. Claire, my 10 year old,...
