What’s with Wheat? | Cyndi O'Meara | TEDxWilmington

So, like, check this out! There's this fam that's totally been dealt a rough hand in the health department, right? 🥴 It’s all about this thing called hemophilia, and it hit six out of seven of this person's uncles. Like, no cap, it all popped off around the time when people were spraying mad pesticides like DDT all over farms to, you know, handle those pesky locust problems. Their grandpa was a corn farmer, so you know there was some major exposure happening. 😬 But it gets juicier! The speaker's mom had her own drama with health issues starting young, and it turned out she got diagnosed with CREST syndrome when she was just 24! She even passed away early, which is a whole vibe. And it’s not just physical stuff—mental health was all over the place in this fam, with things like psychosis and depression crashing the party. They also lost eight family members to HIV/AIDS because of contaminated blood transfusions. Majorly tragic. 🥺 This person was like, 'Enough is enough!' and went all in on learning nutrition and stuff, putting together a whole philosophy on real food. They even wrote a book called "Changing Habits, Changing Lives." Super inspiring, right? They’ve raised their kids on all this healthy cooking—no meds or antibiotics, and now they’re thriving! 👏 But plot twist: even with all that, the speaker had their own health struggles as they got older, with migraines and chronic pain. So they went on this crazy cleanse and discovered that wheat was low-key wrecking their vibe. They’ve been diving into the changes in wheat over the decades and are totally not here for the refined stuff that’s taking out all the good nutrients. And there's a villain in the game: glyphosate, the herbicide that’s, like, linked to a ton of health issues. They’re all about that gut health and encouraging everyone to eat local and cook their own meals. It's like a whole movement to heal the fam health legacy! So if you’re not paying attention to what’s in your food, are you even living your best life? 🌱✨ Basically, they believe sharing this tea can lead to serious health glow-ups for everyone!