by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | May 16, 2023 | Article, 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, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Feb 28, 2023 | Article, Back Pain, Chronic Illness & Pain, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, Endometriosis, Menstrual Health, Pelvic Health, Stress, Urinary Health, Women's Health
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...
by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Aug 19, 2022 | Adrenal Health, Article, Chronic Illness & Pain, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, Endometriosis, Estrogen, For Patients, Hormone Balance, Pelvic Health, Pelvic Physical Therapy, Stress
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...
by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Aug 18, 2022 | Article, Celiac Disease, Chronic Illness & Pain, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, Endometriosis, Food Sensitivity, For Patients, Gluten Free, Pelvic Health, Pelvic Physical Therapy
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...
by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Aug 2, 2022 | Article, Clinician Resources, For Patients, Health Coaching, Integrative Health, Integrative Nutrition, Pelvic Health
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...
by Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC | Aug 1, 2022 | Anxiety, Article, Back Pain, Celiac Disease, Chronic Illness & Pain, Chronic Pain, Clinician Resources, Endometriosis, Gut Health, Integrative Health, Pelvic Health, Pelvic Physical Therapy, Vulvodynia
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...
