Coming Back After COVID: How to Return to Exercise Safely — with DR. JESSICA DRUMMOND

Send us Fan MailOn today’s episode, I speak with Dr. Jessica Drummond, founder and CEO of The Integrative Women’s Health Institute. Her unique approach focuses on functional nutrition, lifestyle medicine, movement therapies, nervous system dysregulation, trauma, and mindset – essential elements often overlooked in traditional health education. She is passionate about caring for and empowering people who struggle with women’s and pelvic health concerns. She is equally passionate about educating and supporting clinicians and wellness professionals in confidently and safely using integrative tools to transform women’s and pelvic healthcare.We talk about:-how COVID is different-looking at long COVID-10 systems of acute COVID-struggles in health care-prioritizing clean air-recovering after COVID-feeling worse after a workout-damaged mitochondria-trusting your intuitionTime Stamps1:00 Introduction8:40 long COVID15:04 different systems affected23:20 opening the conversation25:25 where PTs fit into the conversation28:50 having clean air34:10 recovering after COVID41:35 post-exertion malaise47:13 POTS crossover 50:15 figuring out what is actually the problem56:20 recovery is multifaceted CONNECT WITH CARRIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/Website: https://carriepagliano.comCONNECT WITH JESSICAIG: https://www.instagram.com/integrativewomenshealth/Website: integrativewomenshealthinstitute.comThe Active Mom Podcast — a real mom's guide to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause & beyond, for active moms and the professionals who help them get there.Quick-hit conversations with moms, providers, and researchers... because you don't have a lot of free time (you're probably listening at 1.5x right now).Follow so you don't miss an episode. Rate & review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — it's how the next mom searching for these answers actually finds them. Share it with the friend who needs it.Questions or topic requests? DM me 💌