Functional Medicine | Women's Health
By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND Food is information, and when the body becomes out of balance in an inflamed state, the quality of food becomes even more critical. I am a big fan of a ‘food-first’ approach with health, because it is incredible the impact that dietary changes can make on symptoms like joint pain, migraines, fatigue, skin conditions, …
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By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND Environmental medicine has become a bigger part of my practice, especially as they can impact hormonal health and fertility, and neurological conditions like Alzheimer’s disease. As we explore underlying causes of illness, it’s important to not overlook toxins. Toxins and chemicals can be found in our food, water, …
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By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND I’m hearing from so many of you who are struggling with finding the time, energy and motivation to exercise, or even get outside for a walk most days. Between working from home, gyms being closed, winter weather and almost nowhere to go during this lockdown, so many people are barely moving during their work week. For …
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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 …
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 …
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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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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By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND As life starts to return to normal and you may have a little more space and time in your routine, 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 …
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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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