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The brain health newsletter for people who overthink everything.
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Regulated: The Real Secret to Surviving the Holidays
Understanding the heart–brain connection that keeps you calm, clear, and resilient when life gets loud The holidays are coming. Cue the peppermint lattes, blinking lights, and that familiar tightness in your chest when Aunt Carol starts talking about politics. Everyone’s talking about self-care, but unless you understand how to regulate your nervous system, that advice is just noise. Real resilience isn’t mindset fluff—it’s measurable biology. Two of the strongest indicators
Nikki Drummond, CCN
Nov 104 min read


Diabetes Prevention for Young Brains & Busy Professionals
Why November’s National Diabetes Month Is About More Than Sugar Every thought, mood, and craving is powered by tiny electrical sparks that depend on one simple molecule— glucose . When that spark surges too high or dips too low, your neurons panic, your focus flickers, and your patience goes offline. So while National Diabetes Month focuses on insulin and diets, I’m more interested in what those glucose waves are doing to your mind. Because before blood sugar shows up in your
Nikki Drummond, CCN
Nov 35 min read


Medications Aren't the Enemy. Guesswork Is.
Why testing your brain chemistry turns trial-and-error into precision care We’ve built a culture of extremes, especially when it comes to health. On one side are those who believe natural automatically means better , swearing off anything that comes in a capsule or prescription pad. On the other are those who dismiss nutrition, supplements, and lifestyle as “woo woo,” clinging to the belief that only pharmaceuticals are real medicine. Neither side has it completely right. An
Nikki Drummond, CCN
Oct 276 min read


Brain Chemistry & ADHD, Decoded
Every ADHD evaluation starts the same way: check the boxes, circle the symptoms, tally the score. But behavior is only the signal. Beneath every hyperactive child and forgetful adult lies a biochemical story—one that can be measured, mapped, and modified. As a clinical nutritionist, my work goes far beyond what my clients eat day to day. Nutrition is just the entry point — but to truly improve quality of life, I aim to uncover why the symptoms exist in the first place. That’
Nikki Drummond, CCN
Oct 197 min read
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