By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND In the springtime especially, it is normal to want to make big changes in your life, and also with your health. I've written this article, because I often see so much frustration with breaking old habits, and conflict between actions and intentions. You may have noticed this quote which I love on my website, and it …
The emotional side of menopause
By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND I’ve been meaning to write this article for months now, as it’s a pattern that I’ve been observing in the many women I work with through perimenopause and menopause. Most people come to see me for the physical symptoms they are experiencing - changes in menstrual flow (light, heavy, irregular), body aches and pains, …
Signs of Histamine Intolerance
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 …
What’s your perimenopause type?
By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND Let’s talk. Hormone changes in the 40’s and 50’s affect everything from mood to energy, and also weight, cognition, bone density, cardiovascular health, and athletic performance. This is also an essential time to reverse disease processes that are starting to become evident as we age, and get the foundations in place …
Coping with Prolonged High Stress
By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND It certainly has been a challenging couple of years, with ongoing stresses living through the pandemic. I find it interesting that everyone I speak to has had different stresses, but it does seem that almost universally, the load of stress has been significantly higher than it was previously. We are very good at …
Did you know that most women in their 40’s are iron-deficient?
By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND Iron deficiency may seem like a very simple topic to write about, but it something that causes more than a little fatigue, and is extremely common in women, especially women in their 40's when periods start to get heavy (and also most teenagers!). Symptoms of iron deficiency include the following: Fatigue …
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Are you experiencing brain fog?
By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND Technically brain fog is not a diagnosis or a clearly definable condition, but is a way of expressing a change in thinking or cognition that can have a profound effect on quality of life. Some to the symptoms can include: difficulty with focus and concentration attention problems slow thinking reduced …
Why am I so tired?
By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND Fatigue, or tiredness is the number one complaint that brings people in for naturopathic care. There are many underlying factors to investigate in determining the cause of tiredness. Below is my top 10 list of factors that that can be causing your fatigue. Many of these are missed in a conventional medical work-up, or …
Healthy Habits for Resilience
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 …