Everyone always asks me what got me into this field. The simple answer is it was my combination of interest for health and wellness, helping others, and experiencing my own health issues.

I received my degree in Public Health and Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Throughout college I was always interested in Kinesiology and Nutrition and would bounce back and forth between majors (yes, I drove my mom crazy) but I really liked the combination of both fields.

I decided to focus on holistic nutrition and healing after watching my mom deal with multiple autoimmune diseases. After seeing countless doctors, my mom was diagnosed with Celiac and Ehlers-Danlos. Cutting gluten out of my mom’s diet was the first change that gave her relief and allowed her to begin to live a normal life. This amazed me and lead me to being interested in how different inflammatory foods can affect your body and lead to disease.

During college, I began to notice some of the very same symptoms as my mom and struggled to find answers as well. After countless doctors appointments and no answers, I discovered nutrition response testing I got started on a program and began balancing my blood sugar through nutrition. I noticed most of my symptoms disappear, and I finally felt “normal” again. I stopped experiencing migraines, my back pain went away, the inflammation in my hands and body decreased, digestion was normal, and so much more.

The results that small diet changes and adding whole food supplements had in both my life, as well as, my mom’s is what led me to wanting to share this information with others. My goal is to help all the clients I see get to the root cause of their symptoms and to improve their overall health.

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Shannon is a graduate of the Nutritional Therapy Association and is delighted for the opportunity to work with clients at Natural Nutrition and Wellness. Prior to completing her Nutritional Therapy certification, Shannon received her Bachelor’s of Science from Salem State University. Her passion for health and wellness is rooted in personal experience. As someone who suffered with a slough of unpleasant symptoms the majority of her life, Shannon is dedicated to helping others find balance and healing in their lives - mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. In addition to serving clients through nutrition services, she is also a certified Reiki practitioner and is excited to offer energy healing sessions to clients to encompass a whole body healing approach. In her spare time, Shannon can be found in the kitchen conjuring up a new recipe, visiting a local cafe for a good cup of coffee, practicing reiki, taking a yoga or dance class, or spending time with her husband and family.

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