Eps 37. Dr. Jessica Drummond - Whole Body Healing for Women

Dr. Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC, is the founder and CEO of The Integrative Women’s Health Institute and The Outsmart Endo Health Coaching Program, and she created the Women’s Health Coach Certification. With two decades of clinical experience as a licensed physical therapist, clinical nutritionist, and board-certified health coach, Dr. Drummond is dedicated to empowering individuals struggling with women’s health and pelvic health concerns.Her unique, integrative approach has made her a sought-after international speaker on topics including integrative pelvic pain management, natural fertility options, optimal hormone health, menopause, and female athlete nutrition. Educated at the University of Virginia, Emory University, Duke Integrative Medicine, and Maryland University of Integrative Health, Dr. Drummond is passionate about educating clinicians and wellness professionals on safely using integrative tools to transform women’s and pelvic healthcare.Show Notes:3:00 - physical therapy tools were not enough for with the complex chronic pain syndromes we are dealing with 4:20 - women’s health conditions being exacerbated by much more exposure to environmental estrogen in chemicals 7:00 - autoimmunity triggered by environmental toxins and genetic predispositions and lack of immune defense enhancing vulnerabilities 8:39 - women in midlife and perimenopause carrying a lot of day-to-day mental load and emotional stressors along with physical stressors 9:00 - IWHI operates from the motto “don’t chase symptoms, chase systems”10:30 - operating through a coaching model to help everyone first address nervous system regulation. 14:00 - helping each person define what health means to them, not just the labs but the why15:50 - collecting data beginning with the client's story, lab testing and 17:50 - wearable devices that are non-intrusive used as visuals to measure our stress levels and rest (Oura rings and Garmin watches)22:00 - the coaching model to show clients the data and show them how to understand it so they feel empowered 24:00 - integrating things into a daily routine and understanding obstacles to be better vested26:00 - dysautonomia presentation in clients: electrolyte balance, temperature regulation, all autonomic processes being dysregulated28:00 - Mast Cell Activation – inciting an immune response in an uncoordinated manner29:20 – Medications that may help tame down the response to mast cell,30:10 – joint pain, bladder and vulvar pain/burning resulting from mast cell/histamines.31:40 – practical things to combat the effects of dysautonomia33:50 – the healing process may take a much longer time than initially thought, but when done right, will be long-standing34:50 – closed chain exercises like squats on Pilates reformer, use of vibration plates for lymph drainage and balance training37:35 – most-evidenced based dietary protocol points towards Paleo style because we are trying not to irritate the immune system with grains38:30 – depending on genetics, relatively extreme diets like carnivore or raw vegan diets; but on a temporary basis31:20 – The social significance of mealtime.43:13 – Therapeutic ketosis for neurological symptomsContact Info:The Integrative Women’s Health Institute (integrativewomenshealthinstitute.com)https://integrativewomenshealthinstitute.com/https://www.instagram.com/integrativewomenshealth/https://www.facebook.com/IntegrativePelvicHealth/Functionally EnlightenedFollow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@functionallyenlightened⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to be notified when new interviews with amazing functional practitioners and chronic illness warriors are published.Visit us at ⁠⁠www.functionallyenlightened.com⁠⁠ to find out how we work or to contribute to the ongoing research on implant illness.