Cheryl is the founder and editor of Heal Nourish Grow, an ultimate wellness, healthy lifestyle and advanced nutrition site. She helps others develop the confidence and habits to create lasting change and greater health by sharing her wealth of knowledge and over 25 years of experience in psychology, addictions studies, fitness, nutrition, yoga, meditation, overall health and wellness. Coaching others to reach their personal version of ultimate wellness is her passion. She hosts the Heal Nourish Grow podcast, a show dedicated to sharing information about all aspects of healthy lifestyle and weight loss. She posts keto food ideas daily in her Instagram stories and more in depth recipes, research and wellness content at HealNourishGrow.com. Cheryl’s first cookbook, Easy Weeknight Keto and The 21 Day Fat Loss Kickstart: Keto Made Easy, Take Diet Breaks and Still Lose Weight are available on Amazon. She was the featured chef for August 2021 at US Wellness meats. Her recipes have been featured by outlets such as the local news, Kevin’s Natural Foods, Cut da Carb, Choc Zero and Women’s Health Magazine and she is a frequent speaker at keto and wellness events.
Hidden Dangers of Processed Foods?
I think almost everyone would agree cutting down on processed and ultra-processed food is one of the keys to better health. However, this can be challenging in practice because processed food manufacturers have engineered their products to also be ultra-addictive! The good news is you can retrain your palette to appreciate whole foods again, it just takes some time and patience.
If you've seen some of my videos and presentations before, you may remember that I recommend approaching this process slowly. Cold turkey is one way to do it, but it's difficult and your new healthy food habit doesn't usually stick.
Instead, if you reduce eating ultra-processed food over time, it gives your body and palette a chance to adjust. Plus, your body will start upregulating the processes needed to be able to burn both fat and sugar for energy instead of only relying on sugar.
Even if you don't want to go fully keto, our getting started with keto resource guide gives you some great tools to start reducing sugar and processed foods in your diet.
ENCORE WEEKEND: Quit Sugar Summit Starts Today!
Want to discover how to find freedom from sugar, emotional eating, and food addiction in a healthy & simple way?
Last week the 2024 Quit Sugar Summit kicked off and had 54+ of the world’s leading experts from around the world come together to help educate us on the hidden dangers of processed foods & sugar. I was beyond honored to be part of this group!
The event was so well received, and so well attended, that they’ve decided to host a special ENCORE weekend starting TODAY, January 19th!
Oh, and did I mention it’s 100% free to attend with my link? 🥳
In this powerful online event, you’ll discover:
- How to end nutritional confusion
- The dirty truth about artificial sweeteners
- How food marketers are tricking us
- The powerful connection between sugar and aging (you need to know this)
- Why sugar is 8 times more addictive than cocaine
Plus, you’ll discover
- What physically happens to your body when you consume sugar
- The connection between sugar, depression, and weight gain
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Cheryl McColgan
Cheryl is the founder and editor of Heal Nourish Grow, an ultimate wellness, healthy lifestyle and advanced nutrition site. She helps others develop the confidence and habits to create lasting change and greater health by sharing her wealth of knowledge and over 25 years of experience in psychology, addictions studies, fitness, nutrition, yoga, meditation, overall health and wellness. Coaching others to reach their personal version of ultimate wellness is her passion. She hosts the Heal Nourish Grow podcast, a show dedicated to sharing information about all aspects of healthy lifestyle and weight loss. She posts keto food ideas daily in her Instagram stories and more in depth recipes, research and wellness content at HealNourishGrow.com. Cheryl’s first cookbook, Easy Weeknight Keto and The 21 Day Fat Loss Kickstart: Keto Made Easy, Take Diet Breaks and Still Lose Weight are available on Amazon. She was the featured chef for August 2021 at US Wellness meats. Her recipes have been featured by outlets such as the local news, Kevin’s Natural Foods, Cut da Carb, Choc Zero and Women’s Health Magazine and she is a frequent speaker at keto and wellness events.
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