Eat less in order to live longer
Last week I talked about the importance of our evolutionary body needing down time away from copious amounts of food in order to cleanse, detoxify heavy metals and basically clean out anything that is in storage to be disposed of when appropriate and safe to do so. Naturally, in evolutionary terms, this was done during […]
Given the right conditions – heavy metal detoxification
Many years ago (1990’s) I had an association with a professor Sheey; his children and my children went to the same school. He was a specialist in using micro-organisms to clean up environmental spills around the world. At the time I didn’t associate what he was doing to what I was doing, but I do […]
Raw dairy – to eat or not to eat
I promise that soon I’ll stop talking about Namibia, but once again it’s important that I address what I learnt and saw there with the Himba tribe in order to discuss the raw milk issue that I briefly talked about in last week’s newsletter. The Himba’s live on a diet of dairy and meat from […]
Campfire cooking – what we packed and cooked in Namibia
A number of people have been asking me how do I eat healthy food when I’m travelling – and especially what I ate while in Namibia travelling through remote areas. I travel a lot so I’ve got it down to a fine art after two years travelling around Australia 15 years ago and the many […]
The banning of trans fat in the US food supply – come on Aussie come on!!!
News is sparse, TV non-existent, newspapers nowhere and not a glossy magazine in sight, no wi-fi nor internet or phone signal in Kaokoland, Namibia. As a result, it was a few days before I heard about the US FDA calling a ban on trans fats in the American food supply. All food manufacturers must comply […]
What I’ve learnt in Namibia and from the Himba culture
If you have been following my Instagram, Twitter or Facebook posts you will probably have noticed that I’m in Namibia, Africa. I wasn’t keen to go to Namibia (it’s not safe to do what we did alone), but Howard was very keen to do a four-wheel drive camping trek across the country in support of our […]
Look after yourself while on antibiotics
I was interviewed on ABC Radio recently about how to look after yourself on antibiotics. This is an edited transcript of this interview. I hope you find it interesting and informative. – Cyndi (ABC Radio host): Once upon a time if you cut your finger and got an infection you could die from that infection. […]
My Changing Habits Journey – a guest blog by Stuart Gough
I’ve known Stuart Gough for quite a few years now. At first he started his journey slowly changing his habits bit by bit, I’ve watched him lose weight, gain health by consistently sticking to the principles of cleaning up his environment and only eating foods with single ingredients, and making amazing dishes by using recipes […]
Heed the warning of our children’s predicament
Last week I went to Sydney to interview Dr Natasha Campbell-McBride for my documentary, attend the MINDD conference and become a certified practitioner in GAPS – Gut and Psychology Syndrome, along with Changing Habits nutritionists Jordan Pie and Sheridan Williamson. It was an intense six days of learning that cemented the healing properties of food, […]
The hazards of nonstick cookware
Basic allergy Info you need to know
As this week is Food Allergy Week, I’ve asked naturopath Nicole Hannan to give us the run down on allergies and what we need to know. – Cyndi. Over to Nicole…. In order to really understand what it is like for those living with allergies, it is so important for us to have empathy. Think […]
The biggest learning curve of my nutritional career
I’ve just come back from 10 days in the USA interviewing people on all aspects of wheat and gluten and why in the last few decades, and more so in the last decade, is wheat and gluten a problem and the gluten-free food business becoming a multibillion dollar industry worldwide. Over the last four years […]
Hydralyte: What’s Really in Your Sports Drink?
Cyndi on Hydralyte: ‘It is certainly not something I would give to my children – or anyone for that matter.’ Find out why here.
My journey on the Fat Loss Protocol by Christine Pascoe
This week I’ve asked a Changing Habits customer – Christine Pascoe – to be a guest blogger. I met Christine at one of my speaking events four years ago. I’m sure you’ll enjoy her story….Cyndi. My life changed four years ago when I attended ‘A Day with Cyndi O’Meara’ in Adelaide. Weight gain had been […]
The Good, The Bad and the Downright Ugly of Cheese
Last week I was on ABC radio and I was asked to talk about cheese, so I thought the blog this week could be about cheese and more specifically one ingredient in cheese – rennet. Cheese has a long history in our diet. Traditionally, it is a fermented food with the main ingredients being milk, […]
Are you ‘meating’ your dietary needs?
Back when humanity’s most serious dietary problem was the chance of ending up as lunch for a ferocious carnivore, our diet consisted of fruits, vegetables and grains. We weren’t ferocious enough to be great hunters, but we were smart enough to be great scavengers. When a strong carnivore such as a cheetah had killed its […]
