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.
Some happy news (plus a chance to win $175 of grass-fed meat)
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We're finally home, for at least a few days anyway. After two graduations, four cities and more car time than I care to admit, it is very good to be back in my own kitchen and back to my regular training schedule. Both boys are officially graduated and I'm equal parts proud and exhausted. I'm ready to get in a little recuperation time then officially kick off summer. I have some happy news to share with you this week. I'm honored to be the June 2026 Featured Chef at US Wellness Meats. US Wellness has been my go-to grass-fed meat source for years, since shortly after the 2011 health scare that had me looking much more closely at what I was putting in my body. When animal protein is the foundation of how you eat, the quality of that protein becomes one of the most important food decisions you make. I was their Featured Chef back in August 2021 too and I just learned I'm the only chef they've featured twice in their 15 years of running the program. I'm not sure I have words for how much that means to me. The feature is a full Q&A on their Discover Blog: how I got into cooking, why grass-fed sourcing became non-negotiable for me, my favorite recipes, my desert island ingredients (spoiler: a perfectly reverse-seared ribeye still wins) and the cooking tip I think most home cooks miss. Read the full Featured Chef Q&A → The part you'll really want to know about: there's a $175 grass-fed meat giveaway tied to the feature. US Wellness puts together a Featured Chef Prize Pack every month. Here's what's in this one:
The contest opens Sunday June 1 and runs through June 14. There are several ways to enter, and you can find them all on the giveaway page. Enter to Win the June Tasty Food Bundle → One more thing I want to make sure you see. As part of the feature, US Wellness has set up exclusive discounts on two of my products that you can grab through the links inside the Q&A:
If you've been thinking about either, this is the best price. Thanks for being here, as always. Hit reply and let me know what you're cooking this weekend. Have a great weekend, Cheryl P.S. Next Friday I'm sharing a 2025 study on sarcopenia that left me thinking about why building and keeping muscle is genuinely one of the most important things any of us can do as we age. Keep an eye on your inbox. |
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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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