Functional Medicine | Women's Health
By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND I have been seeing a lot of inflammation flare-ups lately in the clinic, and wanted to explain how I look at them, and help your body to get back into balance again. After a couple of stressful years for various reasons, and often a drop-off of self-care, inflammation can look quite different for each of us. Signs you …
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By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND I’m writing this article, because I have noticed a pattern in quite a number of patients lately and hope that this short article may help you put the pieces together for your own health if you are experiencing symptoms of histamine intolerance. Common symptoms associated with histamine intolerance include: nausea …
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 In naturopathic and also in functional medicine, we have a saying “when in doubt, start with the gut.” The reason is that gut health has a profound effect on the rest of your body, by impacting your absorption of nutrients and initiating inflammation. This inflammation may be an autoimmune process like Hashimoto’s or …
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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 You may be aware that certain foods don’t agree with your body. For example, you may have heartburn, indigestion, or gas after eating certain foods. What patients often miss, however, is the connection between food intolerances and the immune system. When the immune system is involved, there is …
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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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By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND Now more than ever self-care counts, especially if we talk about strategies to reduce inflammation and cardiovascular risk factors. In this short article, learn how the basics can have a huge positive impact on your health. How does lifestyle reduce disease risk? Did you know that basic lifestyle changes such as …
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By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND February is Heart Health Month, and I wanted to share some newer information with you about how to more accurately assess your cardiovascular risk, which then provides a very clear roadmap for your personalized prevention. In cardiovascular disease, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, meaning we should be …
