by Jessica Drummond | Jun 9, 2023 | Chronic Illness & Pain, Clinician Resources, For Patients, Functional Nutrition, Integrative Nutrition, PCOS, Pelvic Health, Women's Health
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...
by Jessica Drummond | May 16, 2023 | Chronic Illness & Pain, Clinician Resources, For Patients, Functional Nutrition, Integrative Nutrition, PCOS, Pelvic Health, Women's Health
What is PCOS? Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder affecting between 5% and 13% of women, depending on ethnicity and criteria used for diagnosis (Ding et al., 2017). African-American and Afro-Brazilian women experience the highest rates of...
by Jessica Drummond | Jul 27, 2022 | Clinician Resources, Estrogen, Health Coaching, Hormone Balance, PCOS, Stress, Weight Loss
When it comes to my perimenopausal clients, I don’t like to focus on weight loss. However, for my clients it’s often a welcomed side effect of addressing hormone imbalances, calming the nervous system, and regulating the body’s processes. I believe there are far more...
by Jessica Drummond | Feb 24, 2022 | Amenorrhea, Back Pain, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, Digestive Health, Endometriosis, For Patients, Gut Health, Integrative Health, Menstrual Health, Painful Sex, PCOS, Pelvic Health, Pelvic Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physiotherapy, Urinary Health, Vaginal Health
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...
by Jessica Drummond | Jan 7, 2019 | Chemicals, Clinician Resources, Estrogen, For Patients, Functional Nutrition, Hormone Balance, PCOS, Recipes
Conventional creams and pills don’t address what causes acne. Acne is a common problem for teens. Eighty-five percent of 12-24 year olds experience acne. It’s a growing problem for adult women as well. Fifteen percent of us also struggle with acne. For most women with...
by Jessica Drummond | Oct 23, 2018 | Back Pain, Endometriosis, Painful Sex, PCOS, Pelvic Health, Pelvic Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physiotherapy
Is blood sugar instability related to chronic pelvic pain? The short answer is, yes! Usually, until a person is diagnosed with pre-diabetes or diabetes, they don’t know that they have blood sugar instability. But, there are some simple ways to determine if your...
