In this enlightening and eye-opening talk, Licensed Advanced Nail Technician, Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, and Wellness Strategist Myeshia Jefferson reveals how the smallest details in your nails, hands, and feet can uncover the biggest truths about your health and even save your life. After surviving a near-fatal childbirth complication, Myeshia discovered that the same subtle changes she used to detect illness in clients were showing up in her own body.Blending humor, storytelling, and science, she reframes beauty as a bridge to preventive healthcare, showing how beauty professionals are often the first line of awareness for hidden conditions such as diabetes, preeclampsia, circulatory issues, and autoimmune disease. She explains how your beauty routine could be the first health screening you ever have.This talk will change the way you see self-care from vanity to vitality. Myeshia invites audiences, corporations, and healthcare leaders to recognize the beauty industry as an untapped partner in early detection, wellness, and equity.Myeshia is an award-winning visionary at the forefront of beauty, wellness, and technology. As the founder of Beauty Makes Cents, LLC and the co-owner of a 5-star med spa, she created the PETALS™ Framework Suite to help individuals and organizations to heal from the inside out. After courageously navigating a near-fatal childbirth experience, Myeshia emerged with an even fiercer dedication to championing health for all. With community at the core of her mission, Myeshia developed a mobile care app and a specialized supplement line. These innovations were specifically designed to bridge critical gaps in wellness access, reaching those consistently overlooked by traditional healthcare systems. Based in the California Bay Area, Myeshia is a devoted wife and mother of two sons. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx