Gwyneth Paltrow said that she battled COVID-19 last year, and it left her with ‘long-term fatigue, body inflammation and brain fog.’
‘I had COVID-19 early on, and it left me with some long-tail fatigue and brain fog,’ the 48-year-old actress said in a Goop piece. ‘In January, I had some tests done that showed really high levels of inflammation in my body.’
Paltrow, who starred in the 2011 pandemic thriller Contagion, said that after her diagnosis, she sought care and guidance from the functional medicine practitioner Dr. Will Cole.
The latest: Gwyneth Paltrow said that she battled COVID-19 last year, and it left her with ‘long-term fatigue, body inflammation and brain fog’
‘After he saw all my labs,’ she said, ‘he explained that this was a case where the road to healing was going to be longer than usual.’
The Shakespeare in Love star said that she’s been taking care of herself with an enhanced focus on self-care while refraining from consuming sugar or alcohol, with a new regimen to combat the aftereffects of the virus.
‘Everything I’m doing feels good, like a gift to my body,’ the Oscar-winning actress said. ‘I have energy, I’m working out in the mornings, and I’m doing an infrared sauna as often as I can, all in service of healing.’
She said that in the wake of the debilitating battle, adjustments of ‘cleaning up [her] diet’ and ‘exercise, and even thought patterns … left [her] feeling energized, healthier, and – believe it or not – wanting more.’
Paltrow said that for her diet, she’s ‘been doing a version of a protocol’ Cole has line up that’s ‘keto and plant-based but flexible,’ as she’s ‘been having fish and a few other meats’ and fasting ‘until 11 a.m. every day.’
The actress is also taking a series of supplements including Butyrate, which supports a healthy gut, and her daily $90 Madame Ovary supplement from her brand Goop.
She is also taking her $60 G.Tox Detoxifying Superpowder, which she mixes with water and takes morning and night.
Focused: The Shakespeare in Love star said that she’s been taking care of herself with an enhanced focus on self-care while refraining from consuming sugar or alcohol
On the mend: Paltrow said she has been invigorated by a revamped regimen following her diagnosis. She was pictured relaxing in a social media post last month
In addition to the supplements, Paltrow said that hiking has been a beneficial form of exercise for her.
‘Moving your body and sweating out toxins makes an enormous difference, of course,’ Paltrow said. ‘But beyond the benefits of a sauna and even my favorite workouts, when I go for a hike, I know I’m getting something different – stimulating my brain and body in ways I can’t get otherwise. Nature heals, really!’
The actress is married to producer Brad Falchuk, 49, and is mother to teens Apple, 16, and Moses, 14, with ex-husband Chris Martin, 43.
As of Tuesday, on a global level, 2,416,809 people have died amid more than 109,471,328 positive diagnoses worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University. The death total for COVID-19 in the U.S. was at 487,714 people, with 27,748,253 total positive diagnoses.
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