Shawna Darou is a licensed and registered Naturopathic Doctor, who graduated from the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (www.ccnm.edu ) at the top of her class and was the recipient of the prestigious Governor's Medal of Excellence. She is a member of the Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors, the Canadian Naturopathic Association and the Institute of Naturopathic Education and Research.
Shawna focuses on the treatment of women's health issues through gentle, natural means, always treating the whole person - body, mind and spirit.
Annapurna Naturopathic is a one-of-a-kind clinic in Toronto that is totally dedicated to women's health care. The women that we treat come from all walks of life. We treat a wide variety of conditions and through this focus we feel confident in offering you the very best in patient care. We take the time to listen to our patient's needs and address them using an array of modern and contemporary naturopathic methods. »Read more about how our clinic works.
Our clinic is located in the Queen Street West neighborhood of
downtown Toronto. A map to the clinic can be seen here.
: Your first
appointment is 1-1/2 hours long. A full and thorough patient intake
is made, including health history and physical examination.
This first appointment is very important, since it will form the
basis of your eventual treatment plan.
After
thoroughly reviewing your case, a carefully drafted treatment
plan is presented to you. This treatment plan
is the "blue print" to treating your condition. It is a tailor-made,
multi-approach program that incorporates various Treatment
Modalities geared towards your unique condition.
The success of your treatment depends very much on how well you
follow your treatment plan.
Follow up visits
are necessary to monitor your progress as well as to make adjustments
to the treatment plan as new events surface.
The number of follow up visits varies according to the condition of each patient.
Our approach differs
from traditional family medicine in that:
- We spend much more time with
your intake and listening to your particular condition. We encourage questions
and dialogue from our patients.
- We do not prescribe drugs. We are surprised to see many of our first
time patients that come in are on more than one prescription drug,
prescribed by their family doctor. In many cases it is the side-effects of these
drugs have become the cause of their illness.
- We do not perform surgery. We
believe that early diagnosis along with preventive therapies, surgery can be
avoided in most cases.
- Our methods are non-invasive and have no harmful side effects. Unlike prescription
drugs our methods have no harmful side effects.
The type of woman who comes to Annapurna Naturopathic is very much committed to improving her state of health. Many of these women have tried conventional doctors with limited success and come seeking alternative methods of treatment. One of the great things about Naturopathic medicine is that we have the option of working with your conventional doctor in bringing about complete health care. With our experience and level of commitment our success rates are very high. Call us at 416-877-0474 or email us at info@annapurnanaturopathic.com if you have any questions.
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