Shiloh Guay, owner of Organic Habits, is a registered nurse with a passion for educating others about health and wellness.

There are more fad diets today than I can even name, yet a study published by Harvard projects that by 2030 HALF of the adult U.S. population will be obese and a QUARTER will be SEVERELY obese. Currently, 115 million people in the U.S. (about half of the population) have a chronic disease and 177 million will by 2030.  Did your jaw drop like mine? 2030 is right around the corner, people. If dieting is the key to health, then why are we so sick?

For years we have been victims of hot marketing words like low fat, low cholesterol, sugar free, and heart healthy. Well, I have news for you, you’re being scammed. Research is emerging every day that links these very products and diets to the chronic conditions they supposedly combat.

How can this be? Chronic conditions start after exposure to chronic inflammation in your body. There are multiple ways that we are exposed to chronic inflammation, but the number one way is through our food choices. 70% of American food is ultra-processed and contains inflammatory ingredients. Because we ingest these ingredients on such a large scale, our guts become inflamed and leak toxins into our bloodstream. Gut disturbances are also linked to mood disorders like anxiety and depression and food sensitivities.

The Standard American Diet (SAD) is slowly killing us. Many of my clients lead a health-conscious lifestyle and believed that they were eating healthy foods, yet they were still struggling with inflammatory symptoms. After helping them identify the harmful ingredients in their commonly consumed foods and helping them find alternatives, they were able to unlock the missing pieces to total wellness.

  If you are suffering from any of these conditions or symptoms or just want to increase your awareness on ways to prevent them, continue with me for more! I can help you incorporate small, sustainable changes that become organic habits for lasting health and wellness.

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