Functional Medicine | Women's Health
Are you in stress hormone overload? Chronic exposure to the stress hormone cortisol can have a profound impact on your health. We are currently living in a time where it is normal to be stressed out most of the time, and where the pace of our lives leaves little time for relaxation and recovery. Most of us are aware that our stress levels are …
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By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND Acne is one of the most common conditions I see in the clinic, with varying degrees of severity. It is one of the hardest things to live with as an adult, and it often causes my patients to make some fairly radical decisions with medications and hormonal treatments. As with most conditions, my approach as a …
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By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND Do you feel like something is missing with your health? That no matter how hard you try, you keep coming back to the same place? Or perhaps you have improved 70%, but that last piece is not budging? Does 'tired and wired' describe the state you're often living in? The piece we often don’t look at is the role of your …
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By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND Do you feel that your stress is impacting your health? So many people are feeling "tired and wired", or burned out and depleted. It seems to be the extremely common consequence of our overly busy and productive lifestyles. In these cases, the system that needs extra support is your adrenal glands and "HPA-axis" …
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By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND If you’re feeling tired and burned out, it may be time to look beyond low iron, low B12 levels and thyroid hormones. You have probably heard about mitochondria, but may not know how important they are to your health and especially your energy levels. Mitochondria are the energy centres of your cells, and we have over …
By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND I would like to share a perspective on your health that can be extremely helpful to return to, especially when chronic illness begins, or a new confusing symptom shows up apparently out of nowhere. Is your glass overflowing? Our bodies are generally able to hold a fair amount of stress - emotional and physical, but this …
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By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND Are you getting burned out from the hustle? We’ve been living in the time of the hustle, where more is better - longer hours at work, more time at the gym, more extreme diet changes, constant social media updates, endless emails and inboxes we can’t get on top of, too many work meetings, and to top that off most women also …
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By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND Overtraining syndrome is not a condition limited only to competitive athletes, and I actually find more cases in recreational athletes who have a frequent intense workout schedule. It is absolutely critical to build in rest days, fuel your body for your workouts, and cross-train to avoid overworking the same muscle groups. …
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By Dr. Shawna Darou, ND I want to start this article with the simple idea that the impact of stress on your body is not about how hard you work, but about how well you recover. We’re living in a go-go-go culture, rushing from place to place, constant time deadlines, sensory stimulation around the clock, and work that doesn’t go away when you get …
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