by Jessica Drummond | Feb 3, 2023 | Clinician Resources, Estrogen, Exercise, Exercise & Weight, Fitness, Heart Health, Hormone & Reproductive Health, Hormone Balance, Hormones 101, Menopausal Nutrition, Menopause, Menopause 101
In a study of over 13,517 laboratory studies from 275 women, total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDl) cholesterol changes are independently affected by menopausal status and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol is influenced by menopausal age.1 During...
by Jessica Drummond | Jan 27, 2023 | Clinician Resources, Exercise, Exercise & Weight, Fitness, Heart Health, Menopause 101, Mindfulness, Perimenopause, Stress
Heart rate variability (HRV) is a measure of the variation in time between consecutive heartbeats. A higher HRV indicates a strong and resilient cardiovascular system, while a low HRV can be a marker of poor heart health. Women’s Health & HRV In women,...
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...
by Jessica Drummond | Apr 3, 2019 | Adrenal Health, Cancer, Clinician Resources, Estrogen, Fertility, Functional Nutrition, Gluten Free, Gut Health, Heart Health, Hormone Balance, Pelvic Health, Recipes, Thyroid Health, Vulvodynia, Weight Loss
Celery juice, the hottest new instagram trend for solving all of your health problems, is probably ridiculous, right? That’s what I thought, until I looked at the published literature on the specific health benefits of celery. Let’s consider why some...
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 | Aug 26, 2013 | Celiac Disease, Clinician Resources, For Patients, Functional Nutrition, Gut Health, Hormone Balance, Painful Sex, Pelvic Health, Pelvic Physical Therapy, Weight Loss
It’s not normal for sex to hurt. (In fact, it’s not normal for your periods to hurt either, but that’s a topic for another day.) But, for women with vaginismus, endometriosis, chronic yeast or bacterial infections, ovarian cysts, fibroids, or birth or other traumatic...
