Cyndi O’Meara, Nutritionist, founder of Changing Habits, was interviewed on the Anxiety Summit by host of the Anxiety Summit, Trudy Scott, Food Mood Expert and Nutritionist, author of The Antianxiety Food Solution.
Anxiety: the role of fats, turmeric and wheat
- Oils ain’t oils and fats ain’t fats: the danger of vegetable oils
- The benefits of butter and other healthy fats
- The impact of wheat on anxiety and depression
- Turmeric for detoxification, inflammation, depression and anxiety
- How to get the most out of consuming turmeric
Here are some gems from our interview:
The healthy fats for me are any fat that nature has made. So that could be a saturated fat in a plant based oil such as coconut oil or it could be a saturated fat in animal fats. So in the winter there would not be a lot of saturated fat around. It would be more in the summer.
And in culture and traditions we ate seasonal foods. So when the animals were fat they had saturated fat on them and we would consume those fats. If they were producing dairy which would usually be in the spring and right through the summer we might eat that and that had saturated fat in it. So we would have these types of fats in the summer. In the winter we had lean meats because the animals were lean. They didn’t have stored fats on them. Neither did we.
I look at the morphing of margarine and the fact that it’s been seen as a healthy fat and it’s not a healthy fat. It’s a chemicalized, manmade, manufactured, polyunsaturated fat that is normally liquid at room temperature that becomes solid because of what they do.
We also discuss inca inchi oil, a plant-based oil:
Inca inchi is very high in vitamin A and vitamin E – inca inchi seed oil is one of the most amazing plant based oils. It’s also called sacha inchi, so it’s a South American seed and it’s 86 percent essential fatty acid and 48 percent omega-3 which means that we can make our EPAs and our DHAs with it. So it’s a more sustainable omega-3 base as opposed to fish oil. And it’s one of my favorite oils and it’s got a profile that’s similar to flaxseed oil and I can use it to make my mayonnaises, my pestos. I can make all beautiful salad dressings with it. I can drizzle it over some fresh vegetables that I’ve just steamed.
We talk about Roundup/glyphosate being sprayed on wheat and canola and the research work of Stephanie Seneff (interviewed in season 1 of the Anxiety summit): looking at the effects on the gut bacteria, the shikimate pathway and hence serotonin and anxiety, depression and autism.
Here is the TEDX talk that Cyndi recommended – Jeff Iliff: One more reason to get a good night’s sleep
And a recent study on camu camu – Antioxidant and associated capacities of Camu camu (Myrciaria dubia): a systematic review.
A program to increase the visibility of camu camu can contribute substantially not only to the management of inflammatory conditions and its positive contribution to overall good health but also to its potential role in many disease states.
Here is Cyndi’s book: Changing Habits, Changing Lives
Here is a digital gift from Cyndi: Depression e-report and Changing Habits Changing Lives audio book
Here is the link to learn more about the new wheat documentary (online screening June 24-30): What’s With Wheat.
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Looking forward to the summit !
Fabulous – enjoy!
Cyndi O’Meara’s interview was ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL. The science, the history, the facts, the myth-busting…everything about it was AWESOME. I think this may be the best interview I’ve ever heard in my life. And I’ve been on this earth very many years.
Thank you so much, Trudy, for having these talks.
So glad you enjoyed it! So did I – Cyndi is just wonderful and has so much nutrition knowledge and passion (and a great accent too!)
I’ll be sue to pass on this message to her – I know she’s going to love it
I have to second DMEs comments. Brilliant interview. The great info on fats and extraction processes (among other things) was the best discussion I have heard on why to choose certain fats over others. And it is so much easier to make and stick with good dietary choices when you know WHY one choice is better than another and can rely on facts and not fads.
Thank you Cyndi O’Meara and Trudy Scott.
5 pages of notes, wow and i listen to a lot of this stuff as im a disability pensioner struggling and cannot afford many supplements this was awesome.
where is thelink to Cyndis documentary, whats with wheat, please?
Pip
I’ll get a link added to the page in the next few days – glad you enjoyed this!
Link added above Pip
Trudy, I’m not able to access or sign up for the What’s with Wheat documentary. It brings me to the page but then it seems frozen. I’ve even gone directly to cyndi’s website and the same thing happens. I’m using an iPad; could that be the reason? Is anyone else having a problem? Btw, thanks for doing these Anxiety Summits. You’ve changed my life with your pyroluria protocol and I will be forever grateful. ☺️
Hi, Nancy.
I wanted to let you know that I was just able to successfully sign up for the “What’s With Wheat” Documentary on my iPad via the Safari Browser it came with.
However, after I received confirmation of my registration, that confirmation page included a video that says it’s privacy settings could not be viewed in the browser. I did try another browser on my iPad (Firefox), but the video still did not play. I did try adjusting both browsers Privacy Settings on the iPad, but to no avail.
When I tried to view the page on my husband’s Macbook Safari browser after emailing the webpage to him, I had no problem viewing the video.
All the best,
DME
Thanks for letting us know – I’ll let them know folks are having issues
Nancy
We’ll pass this message on to them.
Thanks for letting me know! I love to hear this – very happy for you
Thank you for the interview! Cyndi suggests all vitamins & minerals should come from food and I’d love to know if that suggestion holds for preconception nutrition or if there’s room for prenatal vitamins?
Natalia
I recommend prenatal vitamins and one with folate and not folic acid
This was very informative as a type 2 diabetic and mother of a teenager who has anxiety and depression and not on drugs and needs changes in her diet Cyndi was absolutely full of information. Thankyou Trudy for having the opportunity to listen to this.
Wonderful Mary
Found this interview so informative. And your interviewing style very helpful, Trudy. My husband and I have gradually added more and more supplements, and the advice will be a great help to cut back on these and focus more on food than we already do. He is gluten and wheat free, has B12 injections plus other absorption issues, but I’m sure there’ll be a lot we can take on board.
One query about seasonal eating and there not being much fat available in the Winter. I make my own ghee and have always understood it doesn’t need to be refrigerated (used in India a lot). Wouldn’t that be available in Winter if sufficient made during the months butter available? Also, I would have thought dietary fat was vital in cold weather.
Re. Vitamin C rich foods, what do you suggest for those of us in the northern hemisphere? I buy rose hip powder and I did read sauercraut contains 20 times the amount in the original cabbage. And what about elderberry products. I’ve seen camu camu supplements. Are these worth buying if we can’t buy the fruit itself?
Sorry – didn’t mean it to be such a long comment!
Vivien
Glad you enjoyed it! Good questions about fat – hopefully Cyndi will hop on and comment. I like all of the above for vitamin C
I’ve tried a few times to get the audio book downloaded but it gets half way and won’t continue.
I heard Cyndi’s talk and would like to hear more. Can I Su scribe to her website please.
I live in Perth, WA, Australia.
Thanks for the summit but the time differences makes tuning in challenging!
Pamela
It’s working on our end – please try again. They are very large files. May be best to contact them directly https://changinghabits.com.au/contact-us/
Sorry about the time difference. There is the purchase option so you can listen later.
Fascinating content. Would love to get the audio of Cyanid’s Changing Habits but the link is not working – can it be made available please?
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Carol
It’s working on our end – please try again. They are very large files. May be best to contact them directly https://changinghabits.com.au/contact-us/
Questions for Cyndi.
1. what about tumerones in tumeric root
2. are organic sprouted wheat and grains by ezekeal for example, okay
3. are spices labeled organic but grown in china really organic
Mary
1. what about tumerones in tumeric root WHAT ABOUT TUMERONES?
2. are organic sprouted wheat and grains by ezekeal for example, okay MY FEEDBACK: TOO MANY PEOPLE CAN’T DIGEST WHEAT AND THERE IS THE ROUNDUP ISSUE SO I WOULD SAY NO
3. are spices labeled organic but grown in china really organic HOW DO WE KNOW, I WOULD PICK LOCAL
I really enjoyed Cyndi O’Meara interview! I agree with the replies above, she is one of the best on the summit. She is very knowledgeable and her passion shows when she talks about the cultural history, her family history, the science, etc. Eating local and seasonal makes sense! Thanks again Trudy and Cyndi!
thanks !
Thank you for airing this interview. The content was very informative and enlightening. Trudy, I have listened to several programs now and I really enjoy your interviewing/ moderating style. Fantastic job!
Jolie – super, thanks – appreciate the feedback!
I was grain free for over a year. Put organic wheat sourdough proofed for 24 hours and it took 2 months but having it 2 times a week and depression and anxiety came back.
Karen
I’m not clear what you’re saying here – that even sourdough bread caused anxiety and depression?
I know that adding black pepper extract to turmeric will make it more absorbable but I could not find this extract in many food stores in my area in MT. Does it have to be extract form? I can find black pepper but not extract. Is effect different? Is extract only in liquid form? Which brand do you recommend as I may have to go online?
I do not take nightshades due to my body rejecting tomatoes & eggplants & jalapeno peppers. Isn’t black pepper a nightshade also? If yes & my body does not like nightshades, what would be a substitute?
Trina
Black pepper is not a nightshade and using regular black pepper works just fine
wondering is it possible to get the tumeric date squishes receipe/
instead of coffee
thanks for the great summit
Wendy
Enjoy! https://www.everywomanover29.com/blog/coffee-hidden-anxiety/
I urge those who suffer from depression and digestive issues
to go gluten free for at least 2 weeks. When I was eating gluten I suffered so very much from depression that I prayed to die in my sleep. My digestive issues were severe,
I finally decided to try gluten free as a last resort. I was amazed that within 3 days my mood lifted and I no longer had a death wish! My digestion also improved dramatically. I would have never guessed that I had a problem with gluten! It was just a last resort and going gluten free worked. I have been for 6 months now.
Cheryl
Thanks for sharing – so glad you found a solution!