The world's leading raw, vegan Chef revealed the real Fountain of Youth and provided a wakeup call that if you are sick, or not feeling well, it's probably of your own doing. Starting as a traditionally trained chef, Chef Kenney had his first restaurant in New York by the time he was 28 years old, focusing on regional Mediterranean cooking. After a journey through Foie Gras and Strip Steak, and being named one of the Ten Best New Chefs in America by Food and Wine magazine, he realized that the greatest use of his talent was to develop and prepare whole foods that were alive and healthful. Now, in addition to serving life-giving, gourmet food, Matthew has become the world's leading raw, vegan Chef and also educates both people who are looking for a better life through health and wellness as well as new chefs from around the world at his academy. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxOKC, where x = independently organized TED event. At our TEDxOKC event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.