Dr. Shawna Darou, ND

Dr. Shawna Darou, ND Host, Unstoppable at Any Age
Helping women redefine aging through movement, strength and metabolic health. Founder, Women Who Move

08/27/2026

If you’re confused about how to eat after 40, you’re definitely not alone.
Nutrition advice has become incredibly noisy.

Fast longer. Don’t fast.
Eat carbs. Cut carbs.
Snack. Never snack.
Eat less. Eat more protein.

For my latest episode of Unstoppable at Any Age, I sat down with Dr. Joey Shulman, who has spent decades working in nutrition and weight loss.
And instead of giving us another complicated set of rules, Joey brought us back to the basics.

Blood sugar balance. Gut health. Protein. Hydration. Movement. Nervous system regulation. Consistency.

Your body absolutely changes after 40.
But that doesn’t mean your metabolism is broken or that you need to survive on less and exercise more.
It means we need to learn how to support the body we have now.

🎧 Listen to Your Metabolism Isn’t Broken: The Foundations of Health After 40 with Dr. Joey Shulman on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube.

A few years ago I started paying attention to a pattern in the research that changed how I think about aging.Movement, r...
08/26/2026

A few years ago I started paying attention to a pattern in the research that changed how I think about aging.

Movement, real, consistent movement, outperforms almost everything else we reach for. Not supplements. Not procedures. Not the newest medication. Movement.

One of the clearest predictors of whether a woman stays independent into her 70s and 80s isn't her weight or her diet. It's her muscle mass, especially in her thighs. It's her VO2 max. It's whether she kept moving through her 40s and 50s, when it's easiest to quietly stop.

That's the whole reason exists. It's free, it's not a funnel to anything, and it's full of women who are done treating movement like an afterthought.

If you want to be around women who are lifting, running, walking, and lifting each other up while they do it, this is it.

Comment MOVE and I'll send you the link. 💛

How much would change if you stopped treating your body like something you needed to conquer?Especially in midlife, when...
08/24/2026

How much would change if you stopped treating your body like something you needed to conquer?

Especially in midlife, when your body may not look, feel, or respond the way it did at 30.

You can support your health without hating your body into changing.
You can want to feel stronger without making your appearance the measure of your success.
Your body isn't the opponent.
You're on the same team. 💜

🎧 Hear my full conversation with Marci Warhaft on Unstoppable at Any Age.

Yo-yoing with your weight, your effort, your exercise — abrupt and unsustainable changes cost you more than a slow, clea...
08/23/2026

Yo-yoing with your weight, your effort, your exercise — abrupt and unsustainable changes cost you more than a slow, clear plan ever will.
Clarity gives you the patience to actually stick with something long enough to see results. That's what most women are missing — not more discipline, more direction.

Link in bio to book your Alignment Call.

I've had women tell me their executive health check felt thorough — until we actually sat down and went through what it ...
08/22/2026

I've had women tell me their executive health check felt thorough — until we actually sat down and went through what it covered.

Blood work. A doctor's consult. A fitness test. All useful. None of it explains why your body's stopped responding the way it used to.

Next Level Health goes further — personal genetics, continuous glucose monitoring, VO2 max testing, a DEXA scan, all integrated into one plan built around you. Not five separate reports you're left to interpret alone.

Book your Alignment Call this week to learn more.

Link in bio.

Hours spent researching your own bloodwork. A glucose meter with no one to interpret it. Supplements bought on a hunch t...
08/20/2026

Hours spent researching your own bloodwork. A glucose meter with no one to interpret it. Supplements bought on a hunch that never pan out.

Add it up — the time, the money on things that didn't work — and “doing it yourself” is rarely the cheaper option. It's just a cost hidden somewhere you're not counting it.

Next Level Health is the efficient version.
Book your alignment call to learn more - Link in bio.

08/20/2026

What if movement wasn’t about changing your body at all?
What if it was about enjoying living in it?

My latest Unstoppable at Any Age guest, Marci Warhaft, has been dancing for most of her life. Today, at 56, she teaches Dance Jam classes where people of different ages and abilities come together to move, laugh, and let go of worrying about doing it “right.”

Her philosophy: “You can’t dance wrong.”

Marci and I also had a very honest conversation about body image, eating disorders, midlife body changes, and the pressure women feel to keep chasing smaller versions of themselves.

One thing she said really stayed with me:
“We fight our bodies all the time. We forget that we’re on the same team.”

Our bodies change as we get older.
That doesn’t make them less worthy of being cared for, moved, enjoyed, or appreciated.

Movement doesn’t have to mean a gym, a race, or another thing you have to force yourself to do.
Put on your favourite song. Move however you want.

And as Marci says, When in doubt...Dance it out. 💃

🎧 Listen to the full episode of Unstoppable at Any Age on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube.

It's the single most common thing I hear in practice. The diet that worked before doesn't work now. The workout that use...
08/19/2026

It's the single most common thing I hear in practice. The diet that worked before doesn't work now. The workout that used to move the needle doesn't anymore.

You're not broken. You're not doing it wrong. Your body's data has changed, and the plan has to change with it.

That's exactly what Next Level Health is built to find.

Comment NEXT LEVEL or send me a DM to learn more.

I use AI too. It's useful for a piece of the puzzle. It is not useful for building you an integrated plan.Throw your blo...
08/18/2026

I use AI too. It's useful for a piece of the puzzle. It is not useful for building you an integrated plan.

Throw your bloodwork in and you'll get generic advice. Ask it to interpret a glucose monitor and it has no real experience with non-diabetics wearing one. It doesn't know your genetics. It can't tell you which three things actually matter for your body specifically — it just tells you everything, which is the opposite of clarity.

That's the whole reason Next Level Health exists. If you missed Mondays Masterclass - the replay is available until Friday.

Find my link in bio to book your Alignment Call.

Last races of the season at the Ontario Masters Track & Field Championship over the weekend! I’m going to say it again -...
08/17/2026

Last races of the season at the Ontario Masters Track & Field Championship over the weekend!
I’m going to say it again - the community here is incredible, and regardless of races, times or medals, I am so grateful to be part of it! Thank you to my fantastic coaches at UTTC, and my incredibly inspiring teammates.
For those of you looking for a warm, inviting, and inspiring way to stay active as you age, I would highly recommend it - there are many Master’s tracks and field clubs throughout the country. Just ask, and I’ll try to hook you up!

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