By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND I initially wrote these notes as a blog post at the start of 2020 as health trends I hoped to see that year. Wow, so much has changed since then in the world and as I was reading through this article, here we have come full circle talking about our resilience, the importance of connection, and especially putting …
How’s Your Nutrition? Take this quick quiz to find out
By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND Is it time to put some attention on your nutrition? When we're struggling with fatigue, bloating, stress and body aches the first place to look is at our nutrition. Complete the following checklist and see how you do and where you might need some support: Do you have signs of unstable blood sugar levels (e.g. intense …
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5 Most Important Steps for Brain Health (at any age)
By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND Whether your goal is Alzheimer’s prevention, or you’re having issues with your memory like word-finding, or you have regular brain fog, this article is for you. Your brain requires adequate nutrients, good blood flow, and a minimally inflamed body. What this means, is that treating the brain is very much the same as …
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How a simple tool like a 3 week elimination diet can reduce inflammation
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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Are you close to Burnout?
By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND It’s typical to feel the impacts of stress after the stress is over, or when you finally let go and begin to relax. Think about getting sick after final exams in university, or the flu that hits over Christmas holidays. After this incredibly challenging year and a half, I am hearing from many women overwhelmed, …
Are Environmental Toxins Impacting Your Health?
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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Anxiety, tingling and palpitations? – could be a Vitamin B12 deficiency
By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND I have been seeing lots of cases of vitamin B12 deficiency in the clinic lately, and wanted to write a short article about signs to watch for and causes of deficiency. Vitamin B12 is an essential water-soluble vitamin that is found in all animal foods - meat, poultry, fish, eggs and dairy. It is necessary to make red …
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Exercise and Training – Tips for Women in your 40’s and 50’s
By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND As many of you know, I am an avid runner and in the past couple of years have been learning more and more about how training needs to change once we reach our mid-40’s or ‘perimenopause’ years, and extending through post-menopause. If you exercise or train regularly, you may have noticed some of these changes too, such …
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The link between your gut and inflammation
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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