Episode 78

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31st Jul 2019

78. Sherry Strong - The Sweet and Deadly Truth

In this episode, Lance and Sherry Strong discuss her goal to help 1 million people with overcome sugar addiction.

Sherry is a Food Philosopher, Chef, Nutritional Strategist, TEDxTokyo 2009 speaker and one of the most passionate yet lucid speakers on food & nutrition. She has spent over 25 years studying Human Nutrition, Health and Behavioural Science, food and wellness.

Today, Sherry is the Founder of Return to Food Academy and Sweet Freedom Life Project, the world’s most holistic program to end sugar addiction for good. Through online programs, retreats, and live coaching, Sherry and her team go beyond the physical to look at the mental, emotional and spiritual drivers behind our sugar addiction. In addition, she also wrote & illustrated a book called ‘A Return To Food – the life-changing anti-diet’ which is she presents the philosophies such as Nature’s Principle, The Lethal Recipe and The Consumption Concept, that form the foundation for her 8-week Online Program teaching people to develop a healthy relationship with food and their body.

Sherry Strong tells listeners: “If we’re nourished mentally, spiritually, emotionally and physically we don’t need these substances to make us feel good because we can generate that sense of well-being internally.”


IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:

  • Causes of sugar addiction and how to quit
  • How the body processes different kinds of sugar
  • The philosophy behind sugar and food addiction
  • Global and environmental impact of sugar and processed food



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As an experienced veteran with adversity, Lance has faced some of life's most difficult challenges. Grinding his way through the hockey ranks to traveling the world as a bartender. Through his personal battle with drugs and alcohol for well over a decade, the tragic loss of his brother to suicide followed by the great loss of his father to cancer only a year later, Lance realized he had hit rock bottom. In the darkest of days, he made a promise to himself that he would create a new life, one that would make an impact and inspire the masses, leaving the world in a better place than he found it. Lance has made it his mission to facilitate the message of positive change through adversity and encourage people to see the light through the darkness of life's worst moments.