Alanis Morisette, the singer who has become the marathon-running poster child for good health recently spoke with Runner’s World about depression and how running has helped her deal with it. The 35-year-old said that,

“running has made being depressed impossible. If I’m going through something emotional and just go outside for a run, you can rest assured Ill come back with clarity.”

In 2009 Alanis has run two marathons, one of behalf of the Maasai Wilderness Conversation Trust with Edward Norton and the other representing the National Eating Disorders Association. The Grammy-winning singer has always been an athlete and used to swim seven days a week, but now running has become her fitness passion and it helps her both mentally and physically. She said,

“But I tie my laces, put on a tight bra and get out there like a little robot. The first 10 minutes are excruciating, but soon I get into the flow.”

Morisette also told the magazine that she tries to follow a healthy lifestyle, eats plenty of kale, but allows herself to indulge in red wine from time to time.

Celeb Diet Doc…
Good job on eating kale! Together with running there is nothing better for building strong bones.

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The 35-year-old singer and song writer Alanis Morissette gives a candid interview about her past eating disorder struggles in the December issue of Health magazine. In the past year she has lost heaps of weight, run a couple of marathons and has become an advocate for eating disorder awareness. She told Health magazine that when she was a teenager she was both anorexic and bulimic because being in the public eye as a teen celebrity was just too much for her to handle. When she got into her 20s she was eating again but she wasn’t too concerned about health, she was just eating whatever she wanted, but because she was so busy she wasn’t necessarily getting fat.

But in her early 30s she packed on the pounds. Looking for a solution, a few years ago she came across the book Eat To Live and she now considers it her bible when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle. These days she eats high-nutrient foods like nuts, fruit and greens; she even puts greens in a blender to make a smoothie. Here’s what she said about her eating habits,

“For lunch, say, I’ll put it in a whole-grain wrap with cucumbers, green peppers, hummus, tomatoes, and some lemon juice, cayenne and hot sauce. I eat a lot of flaxseed oil to keep my omegs-3s up, and I put cruciferous veggies like broccoli in soups – they’re so good for you.”

Alanis said she will allow herself a glass of wine and a bit of chocolate but doesn’t deviate from her day-to-day diet. So now she has learned she can still eat her yummy pizzas but now they have soy cheese and organic tomatoes. Lastly, Alanis made a point to say that she wants to be a role model for women and her marathon running will hopefully influence them. She explained,

“I hope my effort shows any woman battling an eating disorder or poor body image that she’s not alone-support is out there-and inspires her to discover her inner athlete. It doesn’t matter what your fitness-skill level is. It’s all about finding the activity you enjoy most and sticking with it.”

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Alanis Morissette is looking better than ever. She no longer battles eating disorders, she recently ran the New York City marathon to support Edward Norton’s team, she also ran the Bizz Johnson Trail marathon and she has learned to eat right. She credits her weight loss to the book written by Dr. Joel Fuhrman, Eat to Live: The Revolutionary Formula for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss
. In regard to the book she said,

“I’m eating like an adult rather than like a seven-year-old at a candy store. Now around food, I can be trusted.”

Dr. Fuhrman’s book Eat to Live prescribes a diet of nutrient-rich foods. He says that losing 20 pounds in three weeks is easy when there is a high ratio of nutrients to calories because the fat essentially melts away. He says that when you eat foods high in nutrients you don’t have cravings for foods high in fat and calorie content. His book is not only a weight loss tool but it’s a health plan for those who suffer from things like reflux, allergies, diabetes and other chronic problems. In addition, the book includes a six-week plan to get started.

Celeb Diet Doc…
It’s a great read.  If you ever need to be convinced that the key to weight loss is to eat more unprocessed fruits and veggies this is the place to read about it.

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Alanis Morissette is one fit and trim woman these days as she is often spotted exercising and eating right. Recently, she has announced that she’ll be running a marathon on October 11th, the Bizz Johnson Trail Marathon, to raise money for the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA).  During her training for the 26.2 mile race Alanis has gotten into great shape but she told People Magazine that the training has also changed her views on food. She said,

“I’ve learned how to enjoyably fuel myself. Participating in this marathon has inspired me to treat my body like an instrument.”

In past interviews the 35-year-old has admitted to struggling with eating disorders when she was a teenager so this is surely a cause that she holds close to her heart. Alanis went on to say that getting in touch with her own athletic abilities has been ‘wildly empowering’ and she is glad to help NEDA. At the same time she is glad to build a relationship between her body, food and sense of self.

The Bizz Johnson Trail Marathon will take place in Susanville, California on October 11th.

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Alanis Morissette is back on top!  After her 2006 engagement with Ryan Reynolds was called off Alanis did what most girls do during a break up; eat.  And then when Reynolds quickly moved on to Scarlett Johansson and the couple got married, that just added more salt to the wound.  Now, the 35-year-old rock star has lost approximately 20 to 25 pounds thanks to exercise and a book she came across, Eat to Live.  She explained,

“I saw this book, Eat to Live, and I thought, that’s exactly what I want to do. I wasn’t interested in some fad diet that was unsustainable.  So I opened it and flipped through and thought the weight loss is incidental. The primary focus is disease prevention.”

Alanis also did a vigorous fitness regime and now she has much more energy than she did before.  She said,

“I used to get out of bed in the morning and things were aching, and I just thought, this is what happens when you get into your 30s.  But now I jump out of bed and have so much energy; I feel very alive. Even after a workout, I feel like if I rest a little bit I could go out dancing all night, so that’s exciting.”

Her workout consists of a good mix of different exercises in order to keep those muscles guessing:

“I do between a half hour to an hour of light weights, running, biking, swimming, probably five times a week. I also love to kickbox and dance.  I’m back to what I was born to be, at my best.”

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