Functional Medicine | Women's Health
By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND Let's take a look together at the health impacts for women of moderate alcohol consumption. I’ve been wanting to write this article for a long time, but have hesitated in starting because it is such a complicated subject! The bottom line is that the impact of moderate alcohol on women’s health is quite different from …
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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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A concept that I find difficult to communicate with patients and in my writing, is that of preconception. Most of us think of this in terms of fertility, and getting pregnant. I would like to extend the concept of preconception to that of improving the health of our future children. The idea that we can take steps pre-conception to improve the …
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Choosing prenatal vitamins can be complicated, as the world of supplements is difficult to navigate. My criteria for selecting the best prenatal vitamins is as follows: Nutrient levels - how much of each individual vitamin and mineral is in a daily dose? Absorbability of nutrients - are the vitamins and minerals found in their most …
