Gisele Bündchen opened up about the major lifestyle changes she’s made since her early modeling days.
The 43-year-old supermodel told a panel celebrating her collaboration with herbal supplement brand Gaia Herbs that she has given up drinking alcohol and smoking to embrace a healthy diet and an “intense” approach to wellness.
“I meditate every day, I exercise every day,” Bündchen said, according to People Magazine. “I’m just so grateful that I have this body, I really am. Now I’ve learned – because I wasn’t that good in my twenties or teenagers – I realized that my body is my temple and I really want to enjoy it.” . So for me the movement of my body is something big.”
Gisele Bündchen spoke about giving up alcohol and smoking cigarettes to lead a healthy lifestyle. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Gaia Herbs)
She continued: “That’s why I wake up at 5am. That’s why I’ve been meditating for over 20 years. And when I don’t do that, I feel a big difference,” she said, noting, “I haven’t had any alcohol in over two years and it’s amazing how much clearer (I feel).”
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The Brazilian native has been open in the past about the unhealthy habits she had as a young model. In her 2018 memoir, “Lessons: My Path to a Meaningful Life,” she detailed how she smoked cigarettes every day in her 20s and drank a bottle of wine and three Frapacinos to cope with anxiety.
While speaking on the panel, Bündchen revisited her past mental health struggles, which she said were exacerbated by her unhealthy habits.
The supermodel revealed that she hasn’t drunk alcohol in “over two years” and that she meditates and exercises daily. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Gaia Herbs)
“I had severe panic attacks and depression in my early 20s,” recalls the former Victoria’s Secret Angel. “When you’re a teenager or in your twenties, you think nothing will harm you, you can do anything, you’re a superhero. Well, not so much. Your body lets you know.”
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Bündchen said she consulted various specialists to improve her health, but ultimately turned to her grandmother’s advice on natural remedies. Because of this knowledge, Bündchen explained that she was able to forego prescription medications for anxiety and depression and instead use “plants as my pharmacy.”
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“My life has changed completely. “It was like a rebirth,” Bündchen recalled. “But it was a process. We are creatures of habit. We want to do the same things because it just feels comfortable.”
The model said her life “completely changed” after she started making her health a priority. (Photo by Cindy Ord/MG23)
She continued: “So I had to replace all these habits that were killing me with habits that gave me a new life. Instead of waking up with two cigarettes and a mocha frappuccino with whipped cream, I woke up and went for a run and come back and do an hour of breathing exercises and yoga. Everything has changed.
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Bündchen explained that she has traded unhealthy addictions for healthy addictions and described her positive lifestyle changes as “tools.”
“I get all these incredible tools to help me be my best self. And that’s how I see it,” said the model. “You become addicted to it in a positive sense.”
Ashley Hume is an entertainment writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter: @ashleyhume
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2023-09-17 20:11:17
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