Category: Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette Talks About Suffering From Eating Disorders
Alanis Morissette sat down and gave a revealing interview to Health Magazine. She shares her struggles through eating disorders and her journey to become a healthy, happy person.
“As a teen, I was both anorexic and bulimic,” “I was a young woman in the public eye, on the receiving end of a lot of attention, and I was trying to protect myself from men who were using their power in ways I was too young to know how to handle. Disappointment, sadness and pain hit me hard, and I tried to numb those feelings through my relationship with food. For four to six months at a time, I would barely eat. I lived on a diet of Melba toast, carrots, and black coffee,” “I began recovering at 18, when a sweet friend confronted me,”
Can you imagine just having those three things for 4-6 months at a crack?
She shares that Woody Harrelson taught her the secret to great skin:
“I rarely eat dairy. I’ll never forget my friend Woody Harrelson telling me I needed to get rid of the dairy in my fridge to clear up my skin. He was right. My skin looks great now.”
She shares one of her "aha" moments:
“A few years ago, I discovered a book called Eat to Live by nutrition expert Joel Fuhrman, MD. It’s become my bible,
Even though she eats very healthy now, she still insists we all need to indulge a little.
“Don’t get me wrong. I still indulge in a glass of wine or chocolate—treats are mandatory. Without deviating from the day-to-day healthy diet once in a while, it wouldn’t be sustainable for me, …I love snacking on popcorn with balsamic vinegar, vegan butter, and all kinds of spices.”
On staying fit and wanting others to know they aren't alone:
Celebrities Attend Rock A Little, Feed A Lot
Marcia Cross, Sheryl Crow, Lisa Kudrow, Isla Fisher, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Katharine McPhee, Christina Applegate and Alanis Morissette each attended the 'Rock a Little, Feed a Lot' benefit concert in aid of the L.A. Regional Food Bank & Feed America held at Club Nokia
Los Angeles last night.
A special concert being held during Hunger Action Month (September) to help raise awareness and funds for the 35 million people who are at risk of hunger in America.
Sheryl joined Benji Madden, Ben Harper and Jonny Lang on stage during the event to entertain the crowd - and what a crowd it was!
Photos by WENN.com
Fashion Finds: Alanis Morissette
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Alanis Morissette Coming To Weeds
'Weeds' fan will soon welcome a new character and I felt that you... you... you oughta know!!
Sorry - I just love that song.
Alanis Morissette has signed onto Showtime's greatest hit to play Dr. Audra Kitson, a "no-nonsense obstetrician" who treats pregnant Nancy.
Morissette will appear in at least seven of the season's 13 episodes,
which kick off June 8. The recording artist joins Jennifer Jason Leigh
(who was recently cast as Nancy's estranged older sister) as one of
Season 5's rather special guest stars.
7 out of 13? WOW - talk about a walk on role!! :)
Photos by WENN.com
Alanis Morissette's You Oughta Know Is About David Coulier
Am I the only one that didn't know this? I understand the song is old, but I just had to post this. I mean, JOEY from Full House?! Going down in a theatre? Are you thinking of me when you ... ?
JOEY?!
Yes, I've been under a rock. But for those of you who have comfortably been sharing the space with me: Alanis Morissette wrote 'You Oughta Know' about David Coulier from Full House. Read the lyrics with this new information and see it in a whole new light.
Here he is talking about figuring it all out himself.
"(When I first heard the song) I said, ‘Wow, this girl is angry,’And
then I said, ‘Oh man, I think it’s Alanis.’ I listened to the song over
and over again, and I said, ‘I think I have really hurt this person.’""We saw each other and hung out for an entire day. And it was
beautiful. It was one of those things where it was kind of like, ‘We’re
good.’"
Click on the continue reading link to see the full lyrics to the song.
Alanis Morissette In Women's Health
Alanis Morissette makes an appearance in Women's Health Magazine this month and gives a pretty interesting interview. The publication calls her the "patron saint of pissed off women everywhere." LOVE IT! Who hasn't sang along to Ironic at one point or another and really thought about those lyrics???
When asked
about the Britneys and Mileys of this world:
"I think it's child abuse to
have someone in the public eye too young. Society basically values wealth
and fame and power at the cost of
well-being. In the case of a child, it's at the cost of
someone's natural development. It's already hard enough to
develop."
If she
were president:
"Meditate and encourage people to
stop blaming others, to be more responsible for their own well-being."
On body
image (after battling eating disorders and self-image issues as a teen):
"I notice new things about my body
every month. I'm fascinated by aging and how a woman's body
changes. I don't want to spend the next 50 years of my life trying to
hide those changes. There's something very relaxing about watching it
unfold instead of fighting it the whole way."
On
lifetime goals:
"I want to go to Laos and do a show in Russia and get married and have
kids. Maybe even adopt a kid. I'd like to live somewhere in the middle of
nowhere for a while—maybe in a forest or on an ocean bluff."
Do you agree with Alanis that putting a child in the limelight could be considered abuse? Those are strong words.
Alanis Morissette Likes To Keep Things Room Temperature
Alanis Morisette has an unusual fear... a fear of air conditioners. The singer thinks that they are the cause of illness and has experienced getting sick from them in the past to prove it.
"I refuse to go into rooms with air conditioning. People think I’m some sort of diva because I won’t even put a foot into a place if the air con is on. It’s not about being a diva - it’s about my health. Within a matter of minutes of being exposed to air conditioning, my body goes into meltdown, and within three hours I’ll contract laryngitis and won’t be able to speak, let alone sing."
What does she do in the summer? You can't do anything then... shopping, movies, dining, doctor visits. Air conditioning is a part of our day to day lives. This is crazy!
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