Hidden Gems: Meet Dr. Shan Jackson of Healthy Just Feels Right

Today we’d like to introduce you to Dr. Shan Jackson.

Hi Dr. Jackson, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory. 
I am a Global Holistic Health and Wellness Educator by profession and run a website, www.healthyjustfeelsright.com. Choosing a career as a diet expert or running its business was synergized with a passion for promoting better health and nutrition in society. I am a staunch nutrition expert not only in my state but also in the world presenting on a global level about nutrition and its benefits of it. I have done presentations throughout the United States and in the Caribbean. I want to make an unorthodox impact on the world through changing cultures and ending generational habits. The world now has been minimized as a global village, each and every incident or story has an impact on every individual regardless of country, race, or class. Similarly, the choice of food has also divided the world in many lines. For example, the expensive chains of fast foods have impacted cultural food choices worldwide, leading to the flow of certain cuisines and the decline of natural diets. 

Another impact that I want on society is that education can break generational series of unhealthy food. Individuals can become more informed about nutrition when they make better food choices and teach the same to their kids. Moreover, the selection of quality intake is also important. Poor nutrition can cause health problems that motivate families to change their eating habits for better health outcomes. 

Healthy Just Feels Right is my first practical business start-up. However, I have been touring through many states and countries teaching and learning the vitality of maintaining sound health. I have also visited the prisons and saw their below-par food intake. That has changed my mind that clean and quality food is a need of every individual living on this earth. 

Further, I am a Ph.D. scholar and have been linked to the rehabilitation of the deprived ones. My entrepreneurial belief was I should work as a catalyst in order to bring reforms in the nutrition field. My business has a solution for all; not limited to a specific class but for each and every field of society that can learn, modify, and make a better living by fixing their diet plan. 

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not, what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
Honesty, it was smooth once I got out of my own way. My services in the field of nutrition distinguished me as a leader amongst my competitors. No one was doing what I was doing in my area. My way and style of presenting the impacts of malnutrition have been different and rare by all means. I believe that the will to change the world ignites inside one’s heart and GOD planted that in me. I took my responsibility to highlight concerns about the lack of nutrition caused during the disaster of Flint, MI. I taught nutrition to children in the city of Flint, Sylvester Broome Empowerment Village and have also worked with adults, families, and incarcerated individuals. I used my voice to educated people about lead-mitigating foods in the wake of the Flint water crisis. Despite facing numerous hurdles, I managed my studies, business, work and motherhood responsibilities to the best of my abilities.

Appreciate you sharing that. What should we know about Healthy Just Feels Right?

I would want them to know that HEALTHY JUST FEELS RIGHT!!! You can reach my business through my website, i.e. healthyjustfeelsright.com. I help you create a lifestyle you will love, help you gradually shift your perspective as well as your physique. I also offer personalized meal plans that bring balance to your life and help you achieve successful weight loss, mental stability, and prevention of diseases from unhealthy aging. Healthy Just Feels Right educates you on ways to incorporate healthy eating and exercise into your lifestyle and create an individualized plan to achieve your goals.

Moreover, I come out to do presentations on the following topics that keep you and your loved ones motivated about well-being:

 Eating the Brainbow (for children and families)

 Mental Health and Nutrition

 I am Enough

 Mindfulness and Diet

 Traffic Light Eating and Portion Control (healthy eating tips for all)

 Excitotoxins

 Controlling Mood Through Food

I have written several recipe books as well, but I am most proud of my children’s book, “Rainbow Power,” which was released in April of 2023 and Superfoods for Mental Disorders both found on Amazon.

For the next five years, I want to spread my zone to the global focus on health and nutrition. I am planning to manage and explore international opportunities, working with organizations that address global health challenges or consulting on nutrition projects worldwide.

As a future nutrition expert, my role is to expand and diversify, reflecting the increasing awareness of the importance of nutrition in overall health and well-being. Because it is our chosen path defined by your interests and expertise.

Where we are in life is often partly because of others. Who/what else deserves credit for how your story turned out?
My biggest motivation is the foundation of a healthy community. I get my satisfaction by helping people in achieving their dietary and health goal. I strongly believe that it is a fundamental right of everyone to have access to aseptic food. I am trying my best to keep people away from poor and unhealthy food through my experiences and knowledge. I have faced several challenges on my way here, but each one of them has only strengthened me to make me the person I am today: a thorough professional who knows exactly what she wants, someone who sets her eyes on a goal and does not lose sight of it, unless it is achieved. The inspiration I have received is from Genesee County Commissioner Mr. Bryant Nolden and also Cory Blake, they pushed me throughout my stage of fear and uncertainty.  Mr. Nolden commitment to the Flint community and unwavering support for the residents gave me the motivation to achieve tremendous leadership, championing countless programs and initiatives that change so many lives for the better. His journey from an educator to a public servant to a non-profit leader impacted thousands of people throughout our community, most importantly, our youth. He was one of the people who saw the passion in me when I couldn’t see it myself. Everyone needs such a mentor in life, and I was lucky to have had him for this short time. He will forever live through me and the whole Flint community.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.healthyjustfeelsright.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthyjustfeelsright/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HealthyJustFeelsRight/
• Youtube: www.youtube.com/@healthyjustfeelsright2220