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.
🥓National Keto Day, Do You Need Keto or is it Actually Unhealthy?🥑
Did you know keto has a National day? Well it's today and I'm celebrating it with seven years of eating this way having started in January 2017. What does eating keto even mean? There are sooooooo many misconceptions! One of the most prevalent is that people on keto just eat bacon and butter all the time. While I'm not opposed to those foods, I eat a diet that can be described as Mediterranean without the grains. I don't see how anyone could label that as unhealthy, yet the misconceptions continue to abound. Here's a great example of a recipe that will have you thinking differently about keto.
Most people would be much healthier just by focusing on prioritizing protein and reducing carbs and refined sugar. That's a wonderful place to start to regain health, and for many that may be all they need! Being in ketosis is not required for health or weight loss.
If you want a very quick read about common misconceptions and what I've learned through eating this way for years, be sure to check out today's Instagram post.
Quit Sugar Summit Starts January 8th!
I was asked to participate in the 2024 Quit Sugar Summit this year and feel very honored to be included with such an amazing group of speakers. There are so many doctors and experts sharing their knowledge this year and you can get in for FREE just by using my link. I had a very interesting conversation with Mike and he had me tell the story of my 14 tumors and commitment to battling cancer through nutrition and fasting.
The summit starts January 8th so register now and learn all kinds of things that will help you on your wellness journey. It's not just all about sugar!
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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.
Sleep is one of the most underrated components of health, wellness and weight loss! If you're not sleeping well, nothing else in your body works as well as it could. Poor sleep is contributing factor to heart disease, obesity, diabetes and a number of other health issues. So when I saw that mindfulness.com wanted to offer my readers a FREE sleep challenge with some awesome resources, of course I had to share it with you! The 7-Day Sleep Challenge gives you free access to: Daily Practical Tips...
I'm long overdue for a deep dive into this topic, but in the meantime, I'd like to share the basics optimal protein consumption so you can start to incorporate and benefit from it. First off, the RDA numbers for protein are woefully low. Everyone thinks of these guidelines as what you "should" be getting when they're actually the bare minimum required just for survival. If you're trying to improve or optimize your health, the real amount of protein (according to experts) you should be...
Knee Therapy Well...my knees have been a problem for over 20 years now. After I finally stopped running in 2010 and committed to healing, I was mostly pain-free despite severe osteoarthritis for years. Unfortunately, I had a bad sprain January 2023 and since lifting again, my knees have been VERY cranky (quite an understatement.) So why am I telling you this? I've been testing two things that have been helping me reduce pain and recover. Although ibuprofen is still effective for me, I'd...