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The Role of Nutrition in Dysautonomia, Hypermobility Syndromes, and Pelvic Health

A common question I get from patients is the role of nutrition in dysautonomia, hypermobility, and pelvic health. Individuals with dysautonomia and hypermobility syndromes (including Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome or EDS) often experience systemic symptoms affecting the gastrointestinal (GI), circulatory, musculoskeletal, and pelvic floor systems. Research highlights the critical role of nutrition in managing symptoms and improving…

Progress and Challenges of Hip Arthroscopy Rehab – Post 3/Month 3

Testimonial from Dr. Caroline Withall When I decided to write about progress of my hip arthroscopy rehab, I promised to be truthful and real about my experiences. Without a doubt, this last month has been exceptionally tough, particularly mentally. As ever, there have been more of the extreme highs and lows that really do seem…

Got Estrogen Dominance? How to Tell and What You Can Do Now

by Dr. Ginger Garner PT, DPT, ATC-Ret What is estrogen dominance? Estrogen dominance sounds like a strange term, especially to those of you who may be peri- meno- or postmenopausal. How can you have too much estrogen if a lab and your symptoms indicate you are estrogen deficient? Well, here’s how… Being estrogen dominant doesn’t…

Evolving Physical Therapy: Let’s Ditch the “Home Exercise Program”

by Ginger Garner PT, DPT, ATC-Ret We are long overdue in the physical therapy profession to ditch the phrase “home exercise program.” Give me 3 minutes and I will explain why and how. As therapists we play a vital role in helping folks navigate vulnerable and distressing situations. We don’t often consider the obvious –…

Ease Menopause Symptoms with a Plant-Based Diet

Guest post by Dr Anna Cabeca, DO, FACOG When scientists studied the effect of diet on menopause symptoms, they found that this time of life is much easier for Asian women than for us Westerners. But why? It’s because Asian women follow a traditional, mostly plant-based diet. By contrast, Western women eat much more meat,…

Getting the Most Out of Your Hip Injection

For any of you who have hip pain or are considering hip arthroscopy AND your surgeon is suggesting a hip intra-articular diagnostic injection or just a plain old hip intra-articular injection – Listen UP – this video is for YOU! The point of an intra-articular diagnostic steroid injection of the hip is to help…

Top Tips for Avoiding Burnout

Before I launch into my top tips for avoiding burnout, let me introduce myself first. My name is Ginger Garner. I’m a doctor of physical therapy, among other things… I’m a wife Mother of 3 amazing sons, ages 15, 13, and 10 Owner of 2 small businesses Integrative & Lifestyle Medicine nerd Author Activist and…

Essentials of Women’s Health Nutrition Practice (Podcast Interview) with Jessica Drummond

Essentials of Women’s Health Nutrition Practice in Healthcare Ginger’s most recent interview is with Jessica Drummond, women’s health nutrition guru and founder of The Integrative Pelvic Health Institute. The interview focuses on women’s health nutrition practice, and in it Jessica and Ginger discuss vital considerations in women’s health nutrition practice for health care and wellness…

Ayurvedic Recipes MODULE 14

During the course of the PYT Certification, each class gets a chance to learn about Ayurvedic, as well as seasonal cooking, from Ginger and her organic, local-food loving family. Here are the recipes shared from the class from Module 14, student and physical therapist Veronica Whetsel shares the recipes from the November class. One evening of Module…

Is Your Lifestyle Causing Chronic Inflammation? How to Take Back Control.

Today’s guest post is a three part blog by Tianna Meriage-Reiter, PT, DPT, PYT. Read more about Tianna. Food, lifestyle and medicine have a large effect on chronic inflammation but very little information is out there to help navigate the country of reactive medicine. We ultimately take medicine to get a result, right?–decreased pain, decreased inflammation, improve digestion…

Getting Kids to Eat Healthy

Getting Kids to Eat Healthy I am frequently asked, usually on a weekly basis, by readers, friends, students, and colleagues about how I get my children to eat so healthy. I have written about this before but the problem is so pervasive it is worth more of our attention as mothers and parents in general….

The Clean Food Issue

Resources for Clean Food – Avoiding Cancer, Hormone Disruption, and Food Poisoning Everyone knows eating healthy is important, but what is not talked about are the hidden dangers of eating in America. Due to lack of labeling and consumer advocacy, food labels are often incredibly misleading and inaccurate. Europe, and even Russia, has banned certain…

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