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, […]
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 hazards of nonstick cookware
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 […]
Natvia – a sugar substitute
I’ve been receiving many questions on Facebook and by email regarding natvia, so I thought it was time to do some research and look into this new sweetener which is being heavily marketed through the media. What is natvia? Natvia is a blend of erythritol and stevia. Let’s dissect these two products. Erythritol Erythritol – […]
Is your probiotic working for you?
As we live in a society that has pesticides, preservatives in our food supply and antibiotics that have been regularly prescribed by medical practitioners, our guts are being cleaned out of good bacteria, which are critical for our health. These good bacteria help us make our Vitamin B (which is essential for various bodily functions […]
An open letter to Jamie Oliver from Cyndi O’Meara – let’s work for the common good
Hi Jamie Let me start by saying welcome to Australia. I love your work. I especially love your recent worldwide petition to ask governments to start teaching about food and cooking in schools. I signed the petition and I agree whole-heartedly. When I went to school in the sixties and seventies we were taught cooking, […]
Q&A – That Sugar Film
Last week I was asked to be on an expert panel Q&A at the preview screening of That Sugar Film at Event Cinemas in Brisbane. There were two cinemas running the event 30 minutes apart. The Q&A session went for 30 minutes in the first cinema and then Damon Gameau (producer and main actor), David […]
That Sugar Film
An interesting new movie is hitting cinemas around the country this month – it is ‘That Sugar Film’ which stars Damon Gameau who also directs the film, which is really more like a documentary – www.thatsugarmovement.com/film I will be joining Damon and David Gillespie on an expert panel Q&A following the Brisbane advance screening this […]
