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On 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 intuition

Time Stamps

1:00 Introduction

8:40 long COVID

15:04 different systems affected

23:20 opening the conversation

25:25 where PTs fit into the conversation

28:50 having clean air

34:10 recovering after COVID

41:35 post-exertion malaise

47:13 POTS crossover 

50:15 figuring out what is actually the problem

56:20 recovery is multifaceted 

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Website: integrativewomenshealthinstitute.com

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