Functional Medicine | Women's Health
By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND Testing for blood sugar imbalance and specifically insulin resistance is a very frequent test I request. The reason is that we are experiencing a growing number of cases of blood sugar imbalance, and diabetes at much younger ages. It is extremely important to detect insulin resistance early, because this is the phase of …
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By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND What is Hashimoto's Thyroiditis? Hashimoto’s is a very common autoimmune condition that causes hypothyroidism or under-active thyroid. Your immune system attacks the thyroid gland causing inflammation called chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, which then leads to under-production of thyroid hormones and a slower metabolism. …
By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND The first step in determining how your health issues began and understanding their underlying causes is to create a timeline of your life. This timeline will identify health issues, important changes, stresses, medications used, and any other events that may have shaped your current health for each stage of life from …
