The Sugar Switch® Podcast

The Sugar Switch® Podcast

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The Sugar Switch® Podcast episodes

  • Emotions – Hush the Raging Conductor of Cravings TSSP009
    This Episode is part of a series on the topic of Cravings.

    Emotions ebb and flow within each of us – sometimes positive and sometimes negative. When emotions are high, they seem to have the ability to impair the decision-making processes of the human brain. Raging emotions can override everything in the moment – like a ‘raging Conductor’ – and push you towards cravings. Sugar and/or junk food cravings.

    In this Episode Cathy will guide you through 4 positive steps you can take that will calm the emotions and ‘hush the raging conductor’, so you can STOP the cravings.

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    Copyright © 2018 Cathy Ormon – All Rights Reserved
    13 min
  • Put the Brakes on Stress! TSSP008
    Stress is unavoidable – all of us need a moderate amount of stress in our life to maintain good health. Even so, you need to find ways to handle stress, in order to reduce the amount to a manageable level.  Cathy highlights 7 different ways that have been proven to ‘put the brakes on stress’.   Each of these act as a stress release valve that can be incorporated into your healthy lifestyle to permanently reduce stress and create more peace and harmony for you, every day.

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    Copyright © 2018 Cathy Ormon – All Rights Reserved
    16 min
  • Stress – The Silent Driver of Sugar Consumption TSSP007
    Stress has many ways to wreak havoc in your life, including being a silent driver for you to consume sugar – which is harmful to your health.

    Cathy details a number of specific, seemingly harmless, yet destructive ways that stress can lead to sugar consumption, which can negatively impact your health. This includes 4 specific nutrients, which your body might be missing because of stress.

    Before the end of this Episode Cathy will share 5 quick tips you can use daily to help reduce the effects of stress in your life.

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    Copyright © 2018 Cathy Ormon – All Rights Reserved
    12 min
  • Listen! Your body is talking to you! TSSP006
    This interesting and unusual topic seems unrelated to sugar, yet it is very relevant to The Sugar Switch® and your health.  Your body talks to you all the time. Do you hear it?  Cathy outlines how your amazing bio-technical machine (aka your body) talks to you, and gives you signs, clues or messages that are unique to YOU.

    Cathy uses examples to explain the concept and how it relates to sugar, including clues or messages that could be common for many people. Paying attention to your body when it talks to you can truly empower you to make smart food decisions, have great energy and the best health!

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    Copyright © 2018 Cathy Ormon – All Rights Reserved
    12 min
  • Straight Talk About Artificial Sweeteners – TSSP005
    This informative podcast is all about the 3 most common artificial sweeteners: Sucralose, Saccharin, and Aspartame. Cathy defines the term ‘artificial sweetener’, then talks in detail about each of these three chemical sweeteners.

    You will discover information about the sweetness (compared to table sugar), the marketing brand names, the controversy regarding safety, the side effects /reactions /toxicity, and the effect on blood sugar.  Cathy will talk specifically about how these artificial sweeteners affect pre-diabetics and diabetics.

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    Copyright © 2018 Cathy Ormon – All Rights Reserved
    12 min
  • Sweet Choices – Natural Sweeteners – TSSP004
    Are you wondering what the best and healthiest sweetener is? Sweet foods are part of the western culture and it can be very challenging to have zero sugar in your diet. So what healthy natural sweetener options are there when you want to maintain the best health possible?

    Cathy answers these questions with 5 natural sweetener options: stevia, raw honey, maple syrup, coconut sugar and agave syrup. You’ll hear details about each one, how healthy they are, how sweet they are and the nutritional value. You will also discover which one of these 5 natural sweeteners is NOT a good option, and why.

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    Copyright © 2018 Cathy Ormon – All Rights Reserved
    12 min
  • 10 Health Hazards of Sugar – TSSP001
    Cathy tells you about the top 10 Health Hazards of Sugar (and refined foods). You will discover 10 surprising and very good reasons to avoid sugar, and why there is no difference between sugar and refined foods once you have eaten them.

    Because this is the inaugural episode for The Sugar Switch® Podcast, Cathy talks about what The Sugar Switch® is, what it does in your body, and how it works – when The Sugar Switch® in turned ON, and when it is OFF. She shares why it is so important to control The Sugar Switch® for optimal health.

    Cathy tells her story about how she had a serious health crisis, and synchronistic events put her on the path to complete recovery, becoming a Certified Health Coach, writing her book called The Sugar Switch®, and developing the successful set of Programs called The Sugar Switch® System. All of this has led Cathy to start The Sugar Switch® Podcast and share her passion for helping women reverse pre-diabetes and totally avoid becoming diabetic.

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    Copyright © 2018 Cathy Ormon – All Rights Reserved
    23 min
  • The Blood Sugar Rollercoaster – TSSP002
    This podcast is all about the body’s system that deals with sugar and blood sugar – the insulin system. Cathy explains how certain dietary habits cause the insulin system to go out of balance, which leads to pre-diabetes and eventually to diabetes. You’ll discover why it is so important to avoid becoming diabetic.

    Cathy tells you about the ‘blood sugar rollercoaster’ (unbalanced blood sugar) – a very real issue that happens for many people on a daily basis.  It is like a trap that perpetuates cravings, and causes many negative effects such as fatigue, headaches, jitters, hunger, irritability, brain fog and weight gain. She talks about which foods to eat and why they work - to free you from this trap, and avoid these negative effects.

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    Copyright © 2018 Cathy Ormon – All Rights Reserved
    12 min
  • Raw Chocolate is an Amazing Health Food! – TSSP003
    Raw chocolate is one of Cathy’s favorite foods! In this podcast she tells you the good, the bad and the ugly of chocolate.

    Chocolate is truly a health food – IF it is the ‘right kind’ of chocolate. Cathy explains what that ‘right kind’ of chocolate is – the difference between commercial chocolate ( not healthy) and raw, natural raw chocolate (super healthy).

    You'll hear how all chocolate products start from the same source and become processed to the end product, the chocolate bar, which can be either highly processed and full of sugar, or raw and natural with minimal sugar.

    Discover the amazing list of nutrients in raw cacao (chocolate) and how each nutrient helps the body. There are many health benefits of raw chocolate – from weight loss to heart health and brain function.

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    Copyright © 2018 Cathy Ormon – All Rights Reserved
    11 min

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Straight talk on nutrition, whole foods, healthy lifestyle, kicking sugar, end cravings, reversing pre-diabetes and more.