Functional Medicine | Women's Health
By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND Intestinal permeability, commonly known as "leaky gut syndrome" refers to an abnormal increase in the permeability of the lining of the small intestine. The small intestine is the largest organ in your body, and contains two thirds of your immune system! With leaky gut syndrome, the boundary of the intestine is …
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By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND Migraine headaches are a condition that can be very difficult to treat, and especially difficult to live with. I would like to provide some insight into their treatment because in many cases they are very treatable once we determine the underlying cause. Conventionally, migraines are treated with powerful medications and …
By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND Supporting a healthy pregnancy begins with your care pre-conception. The idea that we can take steps preconception to improve the health of our future children is truly incredible, and with the enormous rise in childhood illnesses such as allergies, autism, asthma and ADHD, it has become essential. The good news is, …
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By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND I receive many questions about the rise in food intolerances and allergies, in both adults and children lately, and people wonder if it is just our awareness that is increasing or if this is a new trend in health. Even over the past 10 years in my practice, I am seeing a significant increase in food intolerances, …
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By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND Women’s bodies are meant to fluctuate as our hormones shift through the month, and what this means is that our moods, physical health, productivity, creativity, appetite, libido, immune systems can all vary week by week. One of the best acts of self-care you can do, is to track your menstrual cycle and how you are feeling …
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By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND As most of you know, I am constantly learning, and diving into both research and new understandings of health. This has become an incredible passion of mine over the years, and I am so grateful to truly love what I do every day and to have so many wonderful women to share this with. Lately for my own personal health, and …
By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND Let's talk about the winter blah’s, because it happens to most of us during the dark winter days. We're less likely to be inspired to exercise, we can't stop eating sugar and carbs, and we start to feel low and run-down. This inevitably leads us to feeling defeated and unmotivated about health, self-care and wellness. The …
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Something people ask me about every day is how to slow down early signs of aging. Studies show that at least 25% of adults in North America feel many years older than their chronological age, especially adults between the ages of 40-50. In other words, it's really common to be prematurely aging. There are so many areas we can address to …
A large part of what I do in my practice is interpret people’s symptoms. We have been taught to look at symptoms as the problem – like a headache, a rash, stomach pain, low energy, but really these are just messages that the body is using to communicate a problem. Our tendency is to be scared by a symptom and want to treat it immediately – take …
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