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Do Diseases Really Run in Our Family? | Dee Avery | TEDxDeerPark


I won’t ask you question how many times

I won’t ask you question how many times have have you thought about oh this runs

have have you thought about oh this runs

have have you thought about oh this runs in my family

in my family

in my family how many times have you said in terms of

how many times have you said in terms of

how many times have you said in terms of diseases that it runs in our family

diseases that it runs in our family

diseases that it runs in our family you’ll have to answer it right now but

you’ll have to answer it right now but

you’ll have to answer it right now but just think about the fact that I

numerously

numerously said oh that runs in my family but when

said oh that runs in my family but when

said oh that runs in my family but when I started looking at my family and

I started looking at my family and

I started looking at my family and myself and in terms of diseases it

myself and in terms of diseases it

myself and in terms of diseases it wasn’t really all about running in my

wasn’t really all about running in my

wasn’t really all about running in my family so my story started in the 50s

family so my story started in the 50s

family so my story started in the 50s okay yeah you want to do the math I’m

okay yeah you want to do the math I’m

okay yeah you want to do the math I’m gonna be 60 in a minute okay yeah I

gonna be 60 in a minute okay yeah I

gonna be 60 in a minute okay yeah I think I look good yeah thank you very

think I look good yeah thank you very

think I look good yeah thank you very much you don’t even clap but I didn’t

much you don’t even clap but I didn’t

much you don’t even clap but I didn’t look like this all the time I had gone

look like this all the time I had gone

look like this all the time I had gone through so much and it started at two

through so much and it started at two

through so much and it started at two years old when my parents were told that

years old when my parents were told that

years old when my parents were told that I was going to be 200 pounds by the age

I was going to be 200 pounds by the age

I was going to be 200 pounds by the age 12 well guess what I was but prior to

12 well guess what I was but prior to

12 well guess what I was but prior to that during that time I actually had

that during that time I actually had

that during that time I actually had eczema

eczema

eczema I had gastritis I had tonsil like I’d

I had gastritis I had tonsil like I’d

I had gastritis I had tonsil like I’d have a tongue select electa me and by

have a tongue select electa me and by

have a tongue select electa me and by this age of 12 I was 200 pounds so what

this age of 12 I was 200 pounds so what

this age of 12 I was 200 pounds so what do you do well I got back home my mother

do you do well I got back home my mother

do you do well I got back home my mother put me on diets and also I was on well I

put me on diets and also I was on well I

put me on diets and also I was on well I had a lot of challenges before that

had a lot of challenges before that

had a lot of challenges before that you’re talking I had buck teeth I was I

you’re talking I had buck teeth I was I

you’re talking I had buck teeth I was I you name it I had it cuz it was just

you name it I had it cuz it was just

you name it I had it cuz it was just part of my body but all sudden my foot

part of my body but all sudden my foot

part of my body but all sudden my foot mother was not always a nice person I

mother was not always a nice person I

mother was not always a nice person I had an aunt that was over 500 pounds

had an aunt that was over 500 pounds

had an aunt that was over 500 pounds when she died but she always would say

when she died but she always would say

when she died but she always would say that I was going to be just like

that I was going to be just like

that I was going to be just like my Aunt Karen and that’s kind of me but

my Aunt Karen and that’s kind of me but

my Aunt Karen and that’s kind of me but it is what it was so by time I turned 12

it is what it was so by time I turned 12

it is what it was so by time I turned 12 and I was 200 pounds I started my diet

and I was 200 pounds I started my diet

and I was 200 pounds I started my diet history and so I started with the little

history and so I started with the little

history and so I started with the little pill there was this some kind of little

pill there was this some kind of little

pill there was this some kind of little Carmel thing and it was called aids and

Carmel thing and it was called aids and

Carmel thing and it was called aids and well it really didn’t do anything

well it really didn’t do anything

well it really didn’t do anything supposed to suppress your food intake or

supposed to suppress your food intake or

supposed to suppress your food intake or what have you but it didn’t and then I

what have you but it didn’t and then I

what have you but it didn’t and then I went to Weight Watchers and then I went

went to Weight Watchers and then I went

went to Weight Watchers and then I went to the diet doctor so by the time I

to the diet doctor so by the time I

to the diet doctor so by the time I actually graduated from high school I

actually graduated from high school I

actually graduated from high school I was pretty looking pretty good now all

was pretty looking pretty good now all

was pretty looking pretty good now all the guys were trying to check me out at

the guys were trying to check me out at

the guys were trying to check me out at that point prior to that you know I

that point prior to that you know I

that point prior to that you know I wasn’t really being checked out that

wasn’t really being checked out that

wasn’t really being checked out that much because I was a big girl okay but

much because I was a big girl okay but

much because I was a big girl okay but when I graduated from high school I had

when I graduated from high school I had

when I graduated from high school I had pictures with all the guys right so all

pictures with all the guys right so all

pictures with all the guys right so all of a sudden I went to college and I’m

of a sudden I went to college and I’m

of a sudden I went to college and I’m partying and I’m having a good time and

partying and I’m having a good time and

partying and I’m having a good time and almost failed out to me five and a half

almost failed out to me five and a half

almost failed out to me five and a half years to get out of college by this time

years to get out of college by this time

years to get out of college by this time I knew I had to kind of close it out

I knew I had to kind of close it out

I knew I had to kind of close it out with the partying so I kept my weight

with the partying so I kept my weight

with the partying so I kept my weight down but I wasn’t going to graduate from

down but I wasn’t going to graduate from

down but I wasn’t going to graduate from college so I said I had two priorities

college so I said I had two priorities

college so I said I had two priorities into perspective so what I did was I

into perspective so what I did was I

into perspective so what I did was I ended up stop the party and then all

ended up stop the party and then all

ended up stop the party and then all sudden the weight started coming back on

sudden the weight started coming back on

sudden the weight started coming back on so like oh gosh here we go back and

so like oh gosh here we go back and

so like oh gosh here we go back and forth again back and forth again trying

forth again back and forth again trying

forth again back and forth again trying to lose this weight so ultimately I did

to lose this weight so ultimately I did

to lose this weight so ultimately I did meet my husband and by this time I was

meet my husband and by this time I was

meet my husband and by this time I was starting to rise up again and prior to

starting to rise up again and prior to

starting to rise up again and prior to that I had some other diseases I

that I had some other diseases I

that I had some other diseases I actually with the weight coming on I

actually with the weight coming on I

actually with the weight coming on I ended up being on three blood pressure

ended up being on three blood pressure

ended up being on three blood pressure medicines I had sleep apnea I had um

medicines I had sleep apnea I had um

medicines I had sleep apnea I had um acid reflux

acid reflux

acid reflux I had an ectopic pregnancy because I had

I had an ectopic pregnancy because I had

I had an ectopic pregnancy because I had inflammation all throughout my body it

inflammation all throughout my body it

inflammation all throughout my body it was crazy

was crazy

was crazy you’re talking

you’re talking

you’re talking I just just never stopped so what

I just just never stopped so what

I just just never stopped so what happened was I finally said okay I’m

happened was I finally said okay I’m

happened was I finally said okay I’m gonna try to stop the madness madness

gonna try to stop the madness madness

gonna try to stop the madness madness and I’m going to end up going over and

and I’m going to end up going over and

and I’m going to end up going over and get me an operation because by that time

get me an operation because by that time

get me an operation because by that time you were seeing people having the

you were seeing people having the

you were seeing people having the gastric bypass and people were having

gastric bypass and people were having

gastric bypass and people were having the lap-band so I decided I didn’t want

the lap-band so I decided I didn’t want

the lap-band so I decided I didn’t want to really do the gastric bypass at that

to really do the gastric bypass at that

to really do the gastric bypass at that point so I decided I was going to do the

point so I decided I was going to do the

point so I decided I was going to do the lap man cuz it’s less invasive well I

lap man cuz it’s less invasive well I

lap man cuz it’s less invasive well I didn’t really leave us that much weight

didn’t really leave us that much weight

didn’t really leave us that much weight after fact I lost some but I didn’t lose

after fact I lost some but I didn’t lose

after fact I lost some but I didn’t lose a lot

a lot

a lot I ended up losing before just in the

I ended up losing before just in the

I ended up losing before just in the preparation but I didn’t even actually

preparation but I didn’t even actually

preparation but I didn’t even actually go for that when I went for that initial

go for that when I went for that initial

go for that when I went for that initial consultation I cried I actually cried at

consultation I cried I actually cried at

consultation I cried I actually cried at the doctor’s office when they asked me

the doctor’s office when they asked me

the doctor’s office when they asked me how much I was going to how much I

how much I was going to how much I

how much I was going to how much I weighed I hadn’t been on a scale I was

weighed I hadn’t been on a scale I was

weighed I hadn’t been on a scale I was so mortified I didn’t want to know how

so mortified I didn’t want to know how

so mortified I didn’t want to know how much and how how much I weighed so what

much and how how much I weighed so what

much and how how much I weighed so what happened was I didn’t even decide to go

happened was I didn’t even decide to go

happened was I didn’t even decide to go with that man at that point so what I

with that man at that point so what I

with that man at that point so what I did was I decided to go with them back

did was I decided to go with them back

did was I decided to go with them back with Weight Watchers so I did Weight

with Weight Watchers so I did Weight

with Weight Watchers so I did Weight Watchers and then that didn’t work and I

Watchers and then that didn’t work and I

Watchers and then that didn’t work and I found that I was actually 309 pounds at

found that I was actually 309 pounds at

found that I was actually 309 pounds at that point so I’ve lost a few pounds it

that point so I’ve lost a few pounds it

that point so I’ve lost a few pounds it was hard I went and said okay so then I

was hard I went and said okay so then I

was hard I went and said okay so then I start looking at my family history and

start looking at my family history and

start looking at my family history and only person that was morbidly obese was

only person that was morbidly obese was

only person that was morbidly obese was might like my aunt nobody else was had

might like my aunt nobody else was had

might like my aunt nobody else was had so where did it come from

so where did it come from

so where did it come from was it really genetics I don’t know I

was it really genetics I don’t know I

was it really genetics I don’t know I don’t think so so but hey it ran in my

don’t think so so but hey it ran in my

don’t think so so but hey it ran in my family but then hypertension did that

family but then hypertension did that

family but then hypertension did that run in my family

run in my family

run in my family well my father ended up getting

well my father ended up getting

well my father ended up getting hypertension cancer did that run in my

hypertension cancer did that run in my

hypertension cancer did that run in my family

family

family well yeah but only my grandmother and my

well yeah but only my grandmother and my

well yeah but only my grandmother and my grandfather had cancer and I had a great

grandfather had cancer and I had a great

grandfather had cancer and I had a great grandmother that was 110 years old and

grandmother that was 110 years old and

grandmother that was 110 years old and had to break grandmothers that were 80s

had to break grandmothers that were 80s

had to break grandmothers that were 80s when they died and I have a grandmother

when they died and I have a grandmother

when they died and I have a grandmother that just passed away at a hundred and

that just passed away at a hundred and

that just passed away at a hundred and one so was it really running in my

one so was it really running in my

one so was it really running in my family I don’t know I just kind of said

family I don’t know I just kind of said

family I don’t know I just kind of said my genetics I know that it made me I had

my genetics I know that it made me I had

my genetics I know that it made me I had actually slides but well my genetic said

actually slides but well my genetic said

actually slides but well my genetic said said that I inherited my eye color I

said that I inherited my eye color I

said that I inherited my eye color I inherited my hair color I inherited how

inherited my hair color I inherited how

inherited my hair color I inherited how tall I was but I didn’t inherit any

tall I was but I didn’t inherit any

tall I was but I didn’t inherit any diseases that were or my DNA or myself

diseases that were or my DNA or myself

diseases that were or my DNA or myself but what happened was there are diseases

but what happened was there are diseases

but what happened was there are diseases and disorders out there sickle-cell

and disorders out there sickle-cell

and disorders out there sickle-cell human just cystic fibrosis but my family

human just cystic fibrosis but my family

human just cystic fibrosis but my family didn’t have all that stuff so what was

didn’t have all that stuff so what was

didn’t have all that stuff so what was causing my diseases so what I didn’t

causing my diseases so what I didn’t

causing my diseases so what I didn’t know I was struggling I I was stuck in

know I was struggling I I was stuck in

know I was struggling I I was stuck in the farm well I couldn’t my metabolism

the farm well I couldn’t my metabolism

the farm well I couldn’t my metabolism slowed I’m not eating right I don’t know

slowed I’m not eating right I don’t know

slowed I’m not eating right I don’t know why I’m fat why can’t I lose weight so

why I’m fat why can’t I lose weight so

why I’m fat why can’t I lose weight so ultimately I realized that it was

ultimately I realized that it was

ultimately I realized that it was actually some outside environmental

actually some outside environmental

actually some outside environmental stressor that was causing my issues and

stressor that was causing my issues and

stressor that was causing my issues and ultimately I realized that there’s now

ultimately I realized that there’s now

ultimately I realized that there’s now epigenetics that is actually causing our

epigenetics that is actually causing our

epigenetics that is actually causing our diseases a GES

diseases a GES

diseases a GES all kinds of diseases and what happens

all kinds of diseases and what happens

all kinds of diseases and what happens is these these external stressors are

is these these external stressors are

is these these external stressors are actually causing you to have yourself

actually causing you to have yourself

actually causing you to have yourself change

change

change or your your organs they come into your

or your your organs they come into your

or your your organs they come into your body and they actually make you start

body and they actually make you start

body and they actually make you start having these crazy things going on now I

having these crazy things going on now I

having these crazy things going on now I like to party back in the day and I

like to party back in the day and I

like to party back in the day and I loved to just to me but and share I

loved to just to me but and share I

loved to just to me but and share I talked all the time met people but I

talked all the time met people but I

talked all the time met people but I kind of wasn’t doing all that because I

kind of wasn’t doing all that because I

kind of wasn’t doing all that because I wasn’t happy with myself

wasn’t happy with myself

wasn’t happy with myself so in order to really be happy and and

so in order to really be happy and and

so in order to really be happy and and and get the weight off and actually

and get the weight off and actually

and get the weight off and actually recently actually became a coach and

recently actually became a coach and

recently actually became a coach and because I I was helping people and I’m

because I I was helping people and I’m

because I I was helping people and I’m talking to people I’m sharing one on the

talking to people I’m sharing one on the

talking to people I’m sharing one on the TV and Internet yes I decided I was

TV and Internet yes I decided I was

TV and Internet yes I decided I was going to become an Internet TV house

going to become an Internet TV house

going to become an Internet TV house because I got involved with all kinds of

because I got involved with all kinds of

because I got involved with all kinds of natural products and I did start losing

natural products and I did start losing

natural products and I did start losing late because of natural products and I

late because of natural products and I

late because of natural products and I started meeting people that actually had

started meeting people that actually had

started meeting people that actually had a whole lot of knowledge about holistic

a whole lot of knowledge about holistic

a whole lot of knowledge about holistic living and this holistic living actually

living and this holistic living actually

living and this holistic living actually gave me the courage to find out what was

gave me the courage to find out what was

gave me the courage to find out what was going on and it wasn’t my genetics it

going on and it wasn’t my genetics it

going on and it wasn’t my genetics it didn’t run in my family and I didn’t

didn’t run in my family and I didn’t

didn’t run in my family and I didn’t want to go out the way that everybody

want to go out the way that everybody

want to go out the way that everybody else was going out I’m not going to get

else was going out I’m not going to get

else was going out I’m not going to get disease

disease

disease I just lost my mom she was 78 years old

I just lost my mom she was 78 years old

I just lost my mom she was 78 years old and she died of cancer but really she

and she died of cancer but really she

and she died of cancer but really she didn’t have it she didn’t have to get it

didn’t have it she didn’t have to get it

didn’t have it she didn’t have to get it and her sister too and sister she died

and her sister too and sister she died

and her sister too and sister she died of cancer but it was different kinds of

of cancer but it was different kinds of

of cancer but it was different kinds of cancers so at this time I decided well I

cancers so at this time I decided well I

cancers so at this time I decided well I have to live my life and I started with

have to live my life and I started with

have to live my life and I started with a coach and I started with natural foods

a coach and I started with natural foods

a coach and I started with natural foods and with the natural foods I decided

and with the natural foods I decided

and with the natural foods I decided that these natural foods actually

that these natural foods actually

that these natural foods actually made me healthy and prior to that I

made me healthy and prior to that I

made me healthy and prior to that I ended up becoming actually allergic to

ended up becoming actually allergic to

ended up becoming actually allergic to all kinds of foods and it was all

all kinds of foods and it was all

all kinds of foods and it was all because of the toxicities of these foods

because of the toxicities of these foods

because of the toxicities of these foods these foods hormones and pesticides and

these foods hormones and pesticides and

these foods hormones and pesticides and GMOs and I wanted to get into all of

GMOs and I wanted to get into all of

GMOs and I wanted to get into all of that but of course you don’t have enough

that but of course you don’t have enough

that but of course you don’t have enough time but it is all about really

time but it is all about really

time but it is all about really realizing what’s going on with what

realizing what’s going on with what

realizing what’s going on with what you’re putting in your body on your body

you’re putting in your body on your body

you’re putting in your body on your body washing your hair you know Turin you

washing your hair you know Turin you

washing your hair you know Turin you know it’s like you’re in the water you

know it’s like you’re in the water you

know it’s like you’re in the water you take Avastin oh my gosh you know the

take Avastin oh my gosh you know the

take Avastin oh my gosh you know the chlorine you name it there’s so many

chlorine you name it there’s so many

chlorine you name it there’s so many things that are going on and we have to

things that are going on and we have to

things that are going on and we have to educate ourselves and we can’t just say

educate ourselves and we can’t just say

educate ourselves and we can’t just say oh well it just runs in our family and

oh well it just runs in our family and

oh well it just runs in our family and because and then just lie down and take

because and then just lie down and take

because and then just lie down and take it we don’t have to take it we have to

it we don’t have to take it we have to

it we don’t have to take it we have to say no you have to start going and

say no you have to start going and

say no you have to start going and finding out what we can do and

finding out what we can do and

finding out what we can do and moderation doesn’t work if you put a

moderation doesn’t work if you put a

moderation doesn’t work if you put a little poison your body moderation

little poison your body moderation

little poison your body moderation doesn’t work guess what if you pray God

doesn’t work guess what if you pray God

doesn’t work guess what if you pray God is going to help you but guess what

is going to help you but guess what

is going to help you but guess what he didn’t make those crazy processed

he didn’t make those crazy processed

he didn’t make those crazy processed foods and all that kind of stuff so

foods and all that kind of stuff so

foods and all that kind of stuff so realize this that you can’t pray it away

realize this that you can’t pray it away

realize this that you can’t pray it away you have to take action you have to be

you have to take action you have to be

you have to take action you have to be real and understand that you got to go

real and understand that you got to go

real and understand that you got to go back to the reality of the situation

back to the reality of the situation

back to the reality of the situation okay so please myself included this

okay so please myself included this

okay so please myself included this whole thing was amazing I just stepped

whole thing was amazing I just stepped

whole thing was amazing I just stepped out in faith but go out there and have

out in faith but go out there and have

out in faith but go out there and have yourself be happy first of all and you

yourself be happy first of all and you

yourself be happy first of all and you have to take that passion and you have

have to take that passion and you have

have to take that passion and you have to take your purpose and share it with

to take your purpose and share it with

to take your purpose and share it with people talk about it understand it

people talk about it understand it

people talk about it understand it process it and make it into you so you

process it and make it into you so you

process it and make it into you so you can have that healthier best integrity

can have that healthier best integrity

can have that healthier best integrity of life

of life

of life so thank you

so thank you

so thank you [Applause]

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