Hi, I’m Cheryl. I’m a trained Nutritionist (Nutritional Therapist) and Yoga Teacher.

I coach, write and speak about health and wellness. I also share my ups and downs with living with Chronic Illnesses.


Hurdles in the way
HURDLES IN THE WAY Do you feel there’s always huge hurdles constantly blocking you from achieving wellness? I hear ya. I still have those days, even after eighteen years of starting my wellness journey. I’ve achieved a lot. My achievements help me to steer clear of suffering on a daily ...
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FINDING MOTIVATION TO MANAGE PCOS WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE A FAILURE
FINDING MOTIVATION TO MANAGE PCOS WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE A FAILURE It's very difficult to have a vision of wellness when you’re firstly diagnosed with PCOS. For me, the feelings of failure were inevitable. The symptoms of PCOS drains you of energy, it's virtually impossible to find motivation. I’M A ...
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Graves Disease and Me. Graves Disease mistaken as a Virus.
GRAVES DISEASE AND ME Graves Disease in the space of a few days changed my body from being moderately well to feeling at death's door. The feeling of not being able to control your body is the worst thing imaginable. Imagine not having the energy to lift a pen or ...
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FINDING MOTIVATION WHEN FAILURE GETS IN THE WAY
FINDING MOTIVATION WHEN FAILURE GETS IN THE WAY. Starting a new regime is difficult. And achieving success with a new regime is even harder. For most of us, we are constantly starting and stopping things. The problem for most of us is finding the motivation to keep going and being ...
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PCOS and Diets. Establishing Healthy Habits
HABITS You're struggling with your weight. Feeling tired all the time. Periods are irregular. You've read that changing your diet may help. Great! You find a diet plan to follow. Great! Read all the information. Most of it you know already!! You do well for the first two weeks. You ...
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I don’t look sick
The above description of living with an invisable disease is a true description to how I and many others feel on a daily basis. My blog is to share my experience with suffering from an autoimmune disease (Graves Disease). And also my experience of suffering with hormonal diseases (PCOS and ...
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Insulin could be the reason why you can’t control your weight. What is Insulin?
The role of diet is an important factor when dealing with PCOS. Being a sufferer of PCOS means that we tend to have problems with a hormone called Insulin. This unfortunately causes issues with our weight. In this post I'll talk about insulin resistance and weight gain. WHAT IS INSULIN? ...
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I’m tired all the time!  What is Fatigue.
WHAT IS FATIGUE Fatigue is termed as experiencing extreme tiredness and weakness. Affecting you both physically and mentally. We experience fatigue in very different ways. Some of us may experience it due to mental or physical disease. With symptoms being a cause. Some of us may experience it due to ...
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PCOS and Me
This is a long read but worthy as a need to explain my ups and downs dealing with PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome). I wish to instil a glimmer of inspiration to those of you battling with this disease/syndrome. I understand the difficulties of feeling worthless as a woman. It's difficult ...
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