By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND With so many people working from home over the past 9 months, it’s possible that your indoor air quality may be impacting your health. If you feel that your health has changed, especially with allergies, congestion, fatigue or brain fog, this may be important to investigate. Here is a brief overview of things you …
Top 5 reasons to consider an Organic Acid Test (especially if you have puzzling health issues)
By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND The Organic Acid Test is one of my favourite tests, especially for patients with complex conditions when standard lab testing like bloodwork and ultrasound comes back looking very normal. I sometimes call it “the test where I find what I wasn’t looking for,” because often the reason for running the test is not the main …
Are the underlying causes of illness changing?
By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND I have spent the past 25 years carefully observing health-care trends, staying on top of the latest in naturopathic, integrative and functional medicine, and can honestly say that it’s time to evolve how we look at human health and wellness. The issues we have been facing have intensified over the past year due to …
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Is Epstein Barr virus reactivation behind your fatigue?
By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND Fatigue is an issue that I have been seeing even more than before in my clinic consults, and I wanted to write about an area to look beyond low iron, B12 and thyroid function. Reactivated Epstein Barr virus is something that I see very frequently with persistent fatigue, especially when it comes on suddenly and may …
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What is an Annual Naturopathic Health Assessment?
By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND We are approaching the end of year and it is a good time to take stock on your health. Are there any areas that need attention? Are you up to date with physical examinations, naturopathic assessments, testing and screening? Taking care of these issues will give you information to base decisions regarding prevention of …
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6 things you can do right now for your immune system (evidence based)
By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND There is so much talk right now about the immune system, and I wanted to share some strategies you can take this fall with the change of seasons for a healthy immune system. I am finding lots of mis-information online right now, so I have put together a short list of evidence-based strategies for your immune system. If …
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Is your lab testing sufficient?
By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND I am a big fan of lab testing to assist in a full workup and assessment. I find very often that people have not been thoroughly assessed. This is key for hormone imbalance, infertility, cognitive decline, fatigue, hair loss, fatigue and more. Without proper assessment, it’s difficult to get to the root of the problem. …
Are EMF’s Affecting Your Health?
By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND This article starts with a personal story first. Out of curiosity, being a downtown household we purchased an EMF meter (TriField meter) to check out our home and exposures. What we found was entirely shocking at the time, although the more I read about EMF's (electromagnetic fields), I think our findings are extremely …
Are You In Stress Hormone Overload?
Are you in stress hormone overload? Chronic exposure to the stress hormone cortisol can have a profound impact on your health. We are currently living in a time where it is normal to be stressed out most of the time, and where the pace of our lives leaves little time for relaxation and recovery. Most of us are aware that our stress levels are …
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