Shannon Cooper is a devoted fitness fanatic, and is probably best known for her viral blog, My Food Religion. Having grown up in Australia, she made a career for herself as a health and wellness coach. So when Shannon became a mother for the first time in 2014, she already decided from the offset that she was going to raise her baby differently. Though she was understandably inundated with advice about her newborn, Shannon stuck to her guns and decided to raise her baby on a strict diet -with no sugar or carbs! Though it made perfect sense to Shannon, the diet did attract some criticism, even from medical experts. Regardless, Cooper documented her observations about her daughter as she grew up that managed to prove even the best of cynics wrong.
You Know What They Say…
Having spent years studying diets, how our bodies respond to certain foods and various food processes, Shannon Cooper gained a deeper knowledge about healthy foods and which foods to steer clear of. Cooper knows too well that “you are what you eat”, and strongly believes that certain foods can provide your body with the healthy fuel, whilst others can be poison for your body. For much of her adult life, she had carried this notion and incorporated it into every aspect of her life. So it seemed natural that her lifestyle choices would affect how she would bring her daughter up…
You Know What They Say…
You Are What You Eat… And Whatever That Has Eaten, Too
Many people have heard of the well-known catch phrase, ‘You are what you eat”. But Cooper takes this one step further as she believes that you are what ‘whatever your eating ate’. Put simply, this means that if your eating an animal, then the food that this animal ate will affect your body. So by this line of thought, it’s better to eat free-range eggs than caged eggs, as the free range hens live healthier and produce more omega 3. Cooper carried this concept into every aspect of her diet.
You Are What You Eat… And Whatever That Has Eaten Too
