What Really Happened When I Tried The Whole30 Diet
If you’re one of the many people walking around with chronic inflammation, gut bloating that rivals a 5-month pregnant woman's pooch, and adult acne breakouts that give puberty déjà vu, then you’re not alone. Join the club! This club includes a staggering number of members, and many unknowingly feed said issues with the food (or edible poison) that modern society serves them.
A staggering number of Americans struggle with issues that are often triggered or exacerbated by the food they eat. There’s a reason why the standard American diet is initialed as SAD: you walk into an airport or gas station and you’re greeted with mummified pork rinds and pastries with next year’s expiration date. Some kids grow up only eating cereal or McDonald’s for a nutritious breakfast before school. And the school lunches? I’ve been a teacher, and my waning patience felt the consequences of that frozen-microwaved pizza and boxed juice concentrate (liquid sugar, essentially).