Not your typical nutritionist, Cyndi disagrees with low-fat, low-calorie diets, believes chocolate can be good for you and thinks cheating and eating yummy food is an important part of a well-balanced diet. Cyndi must be doing something right because she maintains a healthy weight and has never (in her whole life!) taken an antibiotic, pain-killer or any other form of medication. Click on the links below to discover more about Cyndi.

Cyndi is a passionate, determined and knowledgeable speaker on health issues and uses her education and experience to help others improve their quality of life so they too can enjoy greater health and longer lives. Concerned by the state of our health system and the lack of educated consumers, Cyndi explores relevant and confronting issues such as cancer, diseases, diets, drugs and medication and asks people to make a choice about what they are willing to consume. She raises serious questions such as ‘Is margarine really the answer or is it a major contributor to obesity, cancer, diabetes and heart disease? Are artificial sweeteners the great low calorie alternative or deadly neurotoxins?'

Her unique, surprisingly simple and down-to-earth approach challenges and encourages others to eliminate unhealthy habits and has inspired thousands to make smarter choices about the food they choose to put into their body. By educating people on how to read food labels, why diets don’t work, and how drugs can affect your total well-being and vitality, Cyndi confronts her audiences with new truths and empowers them to make long lasting changes with simple and achievable steps on how to create healthier habits.

Her qualifications include a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in Nutrition from Deakin University in Victoria and the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. Cyndi also undertook postgraduate studies from RMIT Victoria in human anatomy, pathology, physiology and diplomas in diagnosis and management of health issues.

A highly successful and award-winning businesswomen, Cyndi was named Sunshine Coast Business Women of the Year in 2003. In every aspect of her life, she looks outside coventional thinking to find new ways of balancing her time with family, business and good health to create a wonderful, balanced lifestyle.

A lively and inspiring health expert and lifestyle coach, Cyndi O’Meara has regularly appeared on national talk-back radio to educate listeners on how to overcome health problems and lead a happy, healthy, high-energy lifestyle.

Things people say after hearing Cyndi!

• » Very good wish more time was allocated.
• » Thought provoking. Good to see a strong presenter.
• » Extra-ordinary presenter + I believe she'll help me change my life.
• » The best presentation of the conference.
• » Extremely motivating speaker - very enjoyable.
• » Excellent, some real food for thought.
• » Would love to learn more.
• » A refreshing different look at health and nutrition.
• » Inspirational, excellent knowledge of subject - should have been longer.
• » Ming blowing in a great way. Brilliant speaker - the best in the whole conference.
• » Great material to include as body image and food are really important.

Since the success of her two bestselling books 'Changing Habits, Changing Lives' and its accompaniment 'Changing Habits, Changing Lives Cookbook', Cyndi is in high demand both nationally and internationally as a keynote speaker. She conducts speeches bi-monthly on achieving health and lifestyle goals as part of her involvement in the holistic LIPS (Ladies Initiating Prosperity and Success) seminars for women.

As a popular and well-respected health advocate, Cyndi frequently writes for magazines and newspapers and has also been asked to share her holistic health and well-being tips with audiences of such television programs as Today Tonight, Brisbane Extra, Fresh, 9am with David and Kim, and Nourish.