Gwyneth Paltrow has turned to intermittent fasting during lockdown.
The 47-year-old actress has been working hard to stay healthy as she self-isolates at her home in Los Angeles during the Covid-19 pandemic with family – husband Brad Falchuk and her teenage children Apple and Moses Martin, from her first marriage to Chris Martin.
‘Because I’m not traveling, it’s back to basics for the things that make me feel good: Ayurvedic eating for my dosha, intermittent fasting, and fresh, clean, nutrient-dense foods,’ she told GOOP.
Diet time: Gwyneth Paltrow has turned to intermittent fasting during lockdown. Seen in January 2020
Goals: The Oscar winner wants to look as youthful as she did in the 1990s; seen here in 1995 in New York at the Jefferson In Paris premiere
The ancient health science of Ayurveda is built around the five elements of ether, air, fire, water, and earth. The unique combination of these elements come together to make up the doshas, or constitutions—vata, pitta, and kapha, according to the Kripalu Center For Yoga & Health.
‘I also gave myself a reset with Alejandro Junger’s CLEAN7. Pro tip: If you’re on a cleanse, take a date, split it in half, and spread almond butter on each side. If you’ve been cleansing, it tastes like a candy bar.’
Gwyneth has also been walking and doing yoga to keep fit.
She said: ‘As far as workouts go, I’ve been streaming Bulldog Yoga, CorePower Yoga, The Class by Taryn Toomey, and Tracy Anderson, and I’ve been going for walks every day or every other day with Brad to get fresh air and a little sunshine.’
Detox: ‘Because I’m not traveling, it’s back to basics for the things that make me feel good: Ayurvedic eating for my dosha, intermittent fasting, and fresh, clean, nutrient-dense foods,’ she told GOOP
Along with looking after her physical health, Gwyneth has also been focusing on her mental health.
She explained: ‘I’ve been exploring different breathing exercises to do, using apps like Headspace and The Breathing App, which I do for three minutes during the workday. It’s a short break that has a long-lasting impact.
‘I’ve been trying to be more consistent about doing some wellness practices that work for me,’ added the Sliding Doors star.
‘I’ve made a commitment to start writing every day for five minutes because I’ve always been scared of journaling and don’t often write things down. It’s a daily micro mental challenge.’
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Paltrow has consistently been updating her fans and how she stays healthy during such a stressful time. In June she said she starts off each day by drinking a skin superpowder.
The actress rarely wears make-up when she is not working and she takes antioxidants every day via a big glass of her GOOPGLOW superpowder, which she believes helps to keep her skin glowing.
‘Every morning without fail, I take my GOOPGLOW. It’s packed with Vitamin C and E and coenzyme Q10. I always have one in the morning and then one in my water bottle when I’m working out,’ the star told her own GOOP page.
Her secret: Paltrow starts off each day by drinking a skin superpowder. The star rarely wears make-up when she is not working and she takes antioxidants every day via a big glass of her GOOPGLOW superpowder. Seen in July 2019 in Paris
‘I think it makes a serious difference in my skin all day. It’s a power shot of vitamins for skin—just as you need a moisturizer, you need antioxidants.’
Most experts recommend getting vitamin C from a diet high in fruits and vegetables rather than taking supplements, according to WebMED. Fresh-squeezed orange juice or fresh-frozen concentrate are good sources.
It was added that historically, vitamin C was used for preventing and treating scurvy. These days, vitamin C is most commonly used for preventing and treating the common cold.
Her early days of fame: The siren wants to look as youthful as she did in the Nineties when she was a movie queen; here she is seen at an event in 1995. That year she dated Brad Pitt and starred in the thriller Se7en
Then and now: In the left photo the Iron Man actress can be seen in 1995. In the right photo, Paltrow is pictured in July 2019 in Paris at a fashion show for Valentino
The site also said that Vitamin E is ‘an important vitamin required for the proper function of many organs in the body.
‘It is also an antioxidant,’ it was added.
‘This means it helps to slow down processes that damage cells.’
And CoQ10 ‘acts as an antioxidant, which protects cells from damage.
‘It also plays an important part in the metabolism.
‘Increasing age and some medical conditions are associated with dropping levels of CoQ10.
‘But in these cases, it’s uncertain that adding CoQ10 will have an effect, the site stated.
‘CoQ10 supplements can lower blood pressure slightly. CoQ10 is also used to treat heart failure and other heart conditions, possibly helping to improve some symptoms and lessen future cardiac risks when combined with regular medications, but the evidence is conflicting,’ it was also shared with the health site.
Meanwhile, Gwyneth’s make-up artist Lisa Aharon recently revealed the star is an extremely low-key client.
She said: ‘We usually do something just fresh and pretty, or we do something with a smoky eye.
‘GP likes everything to be quick and no fuss.
‘Whenever I can use a cream base, I do: Cream formulas keep the look simple and natural, for that beauty-from-within feeling.’
Speaking about using Dr. Barbara Sturm’s Hydrating Face Mist on Gwyneth, she added: ‘GP doesn’t really love being in the makeup chair, and starting with this face spritz changes everything.
She is a no fuss client: Meanwhile, Gwyneth’s make-up artist Lisa Aharon recently revealed the star is an extremely low-key client
‘I discovered it at an In goop Health summit–it plumps and hydrates skin, and everything I put on next gets absorbed better, too.’
Gwyneth’s fuss-free beauty regime extends to at-home face masks and Lisa says she always notices a difference when Gwyneth has done her own treatments at home.
She said: ‘I always start with a lot of skin care. It makes all the difference. You can tell when she’s used the goop peel the night before. The glow is that noticeable.’
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This comes after the star said her children could sense her emotional distress during her divorce from Chris Martin, despite her attempts to hide her sadness.
The Goop founder put a ‘smile’ on her face in front of her children Apple, now 16, and Moses, now 14, when she was going through her divorce from their father Chris in 2016.
And while she did her best not to worry her brood, she now says they picked up on her ‘unprocessed emotions’.
She explained during Tuesday’s episode of The Goop Podcast: ‘All kids are tapped into the mother’s Wifi, even if you’re acting like everything is OK. You can have a smile on your face, [but] they know everything.
Her ex and current: This comes after the star said her children could sense her emotional distress during her divorce from Chris Martin, despite her attempts to hide her sadness. Chris seen with her husband Falchuk
‘It never occurred to me that my unprocessed emotion could be given to my children, but the closer I got to myself, the more you give the kids a space to have their own feelings because they’re not worried about “What’s this emotion I’m feeling?” It allows them to grow in an emotionally resolved space.’
Gwyneth is now married to Brad Falchuck – who also has two children, Isabella and Brody, from a previous marriage – and the couple decided not to move in together for a year after they tied the knot in 2018, because they wanted to make sure their children were okay with the change.
Brad said shortly before moving in with Gwyneth in 2019 that he was initially worried about sharing a house with their blended family, because he wanted to give the kids time to process the new relationship first.
The TV producer confessed: ‘I’m moving in September. We’ve just done it slowly. Divorce is terrible, even when it’s the right thing to do. And it’s really hard on kids. Come September, we’re all gonna Brady Bunch it up, and it’ll be great.’
Meanwhile, Gwyneth’s friend and intimacy coach, Michaela Boehm, previously explained why she advised the couple to live apart.
Michaela said: ‘When couples start living together, they ruin the excitement. That’s true for anyone, Hollywood star or regular commoner. Spend time apart. That could be ten minutes at the end of the work day, it could be having separate rooms, or separate houses. Separate houses … do how much time you need.’