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Don’t listen to Gwyneth Paltrow – IVs are not a shortcut to good health

<p>Actor and businesswoman Gwyneth Paltrow <a href="https://jezebel.com/gwyneth-paltrow-iv-drip-1850227472">declared</a> “I love an IV!” recently, calling herself an “early adoptor” of intravenous infusion during a podcast. Both she and the show’s host were hooked up to drips during an interview in which they discussed bone broth, skipping meals and infrared saunas. </p> <p>The Goop boss has been criticised for her “beauty from the inside out” ideas, which she says are <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2023/03/18/gwyneth-paltrow-refers-to-her-long-covid-when-responding-to-bone-broth-backlash/?sh=35eacdbf14f0">helping her</a> recover from long COVID and reduce inflammation. </p> <p>Lots of TikTok users are <a href="https://pagesix.com/2023/03/14/gwyneth-paltrow-dragged-on-tiktok-over-wellness-tips/">not having it</a> – but IV supplements have hit the mainstream in recent years. Here’s why they are not a quick fix and can be deadly. </p> <h2>What is IV vitamin therapy?</h2> <p>IV vitamin therapy administers supplements directly into the bloodstream via a needle inserted into a vein. Fans of the therapy believe this route leads to higher nutrients in the body compared with oral supplements or food-based nutrients as it avoids nutrient losses through digestion and excretion. </p> <p><a href="https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/australian-beauty-clinic-businesses-speak-out-following-medical-regulator-ahpra-crackdown/4fded160-8f07-48f1-afc2-58b6e09863ac">Providers of these injections</a> say they customise the formula of vitamins and minerals depending on the patient’s perceived needs. Many do this without an initial blood test, making it close to impossible to know if you have a pre-existing vitamin deficiency. A typical session in a shopfront or home visit can take 30–90 minutes and cost anywhere between A$80 to $3,000.</p> <p>Popular drip “cocktails” include blends of vitamin C and B complex “for energy”, B complex and zinc “for skin”, vitamin C, magnesium and amino acids “for happiness”, and a supposedly “anti-ageing” blend of glutathione. Many of these contain mostly water-soluble vitamins C and B, which are processed by the kidneys and excess nutrients excreted through urine when the body has received the amount it needs to work properly.</p> <h2>What does the science say?</h2> <p>IV therapy is not new and has been used in the medical profession for decades. In hospitals, it is used to <a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg174">hydrate patients</a>and administer <a href="https://nutritionj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1475-2891-2-18">essential nutrients</a> if patients have difficulty eating, drinking or absorbing them. Single nutrient deficiencies like vitamin B12 or iron are often treated with infusions under medical supervision.</p> <p>The “cocktails” that IV vitamin therapy clinics create and administer are not supported by scientific evidence. There have been no clinical studies to show vitamin injections of this type offer any health benefit or are necessary for good health. </p> <p>Very few studies have looked at their effectiveness in adults. In those that have, they are either of <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC420479/">very poor scientific quality</a>, found <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19250003/">no significant differences</a> and involved only a handful of people, were <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17515022/">missing a placebo group</a>, or contained only <a href="https://altmedrev.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/v4-1-37.pdf">anecdotal evidence</a> from single cases.</p> <h2>What’s Gwyneth on about then?</h2> <p>Paltrow <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gwyneth-paltrow-her-wellness-protocol-for-longevity/id1539535133?i=1000603890093">recently</a> shared her enthusiasm for glutathione as her favourite IV vitamin therapy. </p> <p>Glutathione is heralded as the “master antioxidant” in the body and is naturally produced by our cells, working to prevent oxidative stress and tissue damage. The body’s demand for this nutrient is believed to increase as we age. Studies have reported that taking an <a href="https://rdcu.be/c8Agw">oral glutathione supplement</a> doesn’t increase <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21875351/">blood levels</a> in humans.</p> <p>In 2015, <a href="https://rdcu.be/c8AdX">a trial</a> reported some beneficial effects on immune function with long-term glutathione oral supplementation, but the authors said more studies were required to further understand the nature of these effects. </p> <p>It is important to note that no research has supported the claim IV therapy with glutathione slows down ageing or reduces oxidative damage.</p> <h2>What could go wrong?</h2> <p>Injecting anything straight into your bloodstream comes with some big risks, especially if those administering the drips aren’t medically trained. </p> <p>Medical doctors tend to avoid inserting IV lines into people unless it’s absolutely necessary (such as for medical emergencies). Air bubbles (or embolism) accidentally introduced via IV <a href="https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/186328">can be fatal</a>. </p> <p>Another major risk is <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/hypervitaminosis">hypervitaminosis</a>, or consuming too high a dose of a vitamin. Unusually high stores of vitamins in fat tissue can, over time, cause problems like <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-019-0375-7">Alzheimer’s disease</a>, <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2657096/">cancer</a>, <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128012383994911">kidney issues</a>, muscle spasms, pain, burning and itching. </p> <p>And any time you have an IV line inserted, it creates a direct path into your bloodstream and bypasses your skin’s defence mechanism against bacteria. This can put you at risk of <a href="https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10.12968/bjon.2017.26.14.S4">dangerous systemic infection</a>.</p> <p>IV therapy also puts your wallet at risk. If you are not vitamin deficient, supplements (oral or infused) may just create very expensive urine. </p> <p>There is no regulation of IV therapy by the Therapeutic Goods Act in Australia, so ultimately you could be paying to receive sugar water, rather than the advertised formulas for “anti-ageing”. </p> <p>Many advertisers quote their patients as feeling or looking better after an infusion. The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) believes there is little or no accepted evidence to support such generalised claims and they are, therefore, misleading and in breach of national laws.</p> <p>In November last year, Ahpra <a href="https://anmj.org.au/wellness-industry-put-on-notice-over-unproven-intravenous-infusion-treatments/">warned businesses</a> about making misleading health claims in relation to infusions. It is also illegal in Australia to misrepresent yourself as a medical practitioner or nurse.</p> <h2>Don’t believe the hype</h2> <p>While it sounds logical that consuming more of a good thing would be good for you, research shows this is not necessarily the case. In a healthy person, nutrient digestion and absorption are carefully regulated to release them into the bloodstream from the gut and liver. Excessive amounts of nutrients entering the bloodstream without undergoing this process may result in harm, and the long-term consequences remain unknown.</p> <p>Most of us are far better off trying to get vitamins and minerals by eating a balanced diet with a wide variety of vegetables and fruits. It’s also much easier, cheaper and safer.</p> <p><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p> <p><em>This article originally appeared on <a href="https://theconversation.com/dont-listen-to-gwyneth-paltrow-ivs-are-not-a-shortcut-to-good-health-202621" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Conversation</a>. </em></p>

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Who hit who? Gwyneth Paltrow fighting “hit and run” charges

<p>Gwyneth Paltrow has appeared in court as she fights charges over a skiing collision that left a man with permanent injuries and brain damage. </p> <p>The actor-turned-wellness influencer is being sued for $450,000 (AUD) by a retired optometrist, who claims Paltrow violently crashed into him in 2016 while skiing at one of the most upscale ski resorts in the United States.</p> <p>Terry Sanderson, 76, said Paltrow was skiing down the slopes so recklessly that they collided, leaving him on the ground as she and her entourage continued their descent down Deer Valley Resort, Utah.</p> <p>"Gwyneth Paltrow skied out of control," Sanderson's attorneys claim in the lawsuit, "knocking him down hard, knocking him out, and causing a brain injury, four broken ribs and other serious injuries. Paltrow got up, turned and skied away, leaving Sanderson stunned, lying in the snow, seriously injured."</p> <p>With the lawsuit now lasting several years, Sanderson is suing Paltrow for the hefty six figure sum, claiming that the accident was a result of negligence, and left him with physical injuries and emotional distress.</p> <p>As the trial began, a central question in the case was posed, wondering which skier had the right of way. </p> <p>At ski resorts, the skier who is downhill has the right of way, so the case is largely focused around who was farther down the beginner's run when the collision transpired.</p> <p>Both Paltrow and Sanderson claim in court filings that they were farther downhill when the other rammed into them.</p> <p>Sanderson has also accused the ski resort of "covering up" the matter by not providing complete information on incident reports and not following resort safety policies.</p> <p>After his initial lawsuit seeking $US3.1 million ($4.65 million AUD) was dropped, Sanderson amended the complaint and he is now seeking $US300,000.</p> <p>Paltrow filed a counterclaim, seeking attorney fees and $US1 ($1.50) in damages, as she claims Sanderson was actually the culprit in the collision, is overstating his injuries, and is trying to exploit her celebrity and wealth.</p> <p><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p>

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"The opposite of wellness": Gwyneth Paltrow slammed over "toxic" daily routine

<p>Gwyneth Paltrow has been slammed online for sharing her "detox" wellness routine, making people question her definition of "wellness". </p> <p>The Goop founder appeared on the The Art of Being Well podcast with Dr. Will Cole, where she shared her insanely strict daily regime. </p> <p>The 50-year-old touched on a series of topics, including keyboard warriors and "conscious uncoupling", but it was her comments about her routine and diet that caused the biggest upset.</p> <p>A 40 second clip of the hour long interview has gone viral on TikTok, as Paltrow answered Dr. Cole's question: "What does your wellness routine look like right now?"</p> <div class="embed" style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; outline: none !important;"><iframe class="embedly-embed" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 610px; max-width: 100%; outline: none !important;" title="tiktok embed" src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2Fembed%2Fv2%2F7210104654460521774&amp;display_name=tiktok&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40dearmedia%2Fvideo%2F7210104654460521774&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fp16-sign.tiktokcdn-us.com%2Fobj%2Ftos-useast5-p-0068-tx%2F17cff0a159f0493eaee1639d24531142%3Fx-expires%3D1678921200%26x-signature%3D2lWmwOFgi5LyMZXZha769GLwnG4%253D&amp;key=59e3ae3acaa649a5a98672932445e203&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=tiktok" width="340" height="700" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></div> <p>The actress says, "I eat dinner early in the evening. I do a nice intermittent fast."</p> <p>"I usually eat something about 12 and in the morning I have things that won't spike my blood sugar so I have coffee."</p> <p>"But I really like soup for lunch. I have bone broth for lunch a lot of the days. Try to do one hour of movement, so I'll either take a walk or I'll do Pilates or I'll do my Tracy Anderson."</p> <p>"And then I dry brush and I get in the sauna. So I do my infrared sauna for 30 minutes and then for dinner I try to eat according to paleo - so lots of vegetables."</p> <p>She concluded, "It's really important for me to support my detox."</p> <p>The strict regime welcomed a flood of criticism online, as many questioned Paltrow's definition of the word "wellness". </p> <p>One shocked user wrote, "Is starving wellness?" while another added, "I feel light headed just listening to this."</p> <p>A third person simply said, "I relate to nothing in this video", while another outraged viewer wrote, "Is this wellness? Or is this punishment?"</p> <p>However, the criticism did not stop there as professional dietitians also weighed in with their own thoughts.</p> <p>Expert Lauren Cadillac created a duet with the clip on the video sharing platform to share her reaction to Gwyneth's revelations.</p> <p>In it, the nutritionist repeatedly rolls her eyes, shakes her head, and gasps before claiming "bone broth is not a meal."</p> <p>She concludes, "This is not enough food. Support you detox from WHAT?! You're not eating anything."</p> <p>Another nutritionist weighed in on her routine, simply stating, "This is not wellness. This is not health. This is clinically concerning and toxic behaviour, and it's horrific that it's packaged as new age wellness."</p> <p><em>Image credits: TikTok / Instagram</em></p>

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s childhood home hits the market

<p dir="ltr">The childhood home of Gwyneth Paltow in California has been <a href="https://www.compass.com/listing/2020-georgina-avenue-santa-monica-ca-90402/1161644315586325737/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">listed</a> for sale with a hefty price tag of $17.5 million ($AUD 27 million).</p> <p dir="ltr">The six-and-a-half bedroom mansion was first purchased by Paltrow’s parents, actress Blythe Danner and Hollywood director Bruce Paltrow, in 1976 when the Goop founder was about four years old.</p> <p dir="ltr">In 2008, the 109-year-old property was bought by designer Jerome Dahan after Paltrow’s father died from complications of oral cancer and pneumonia.</p> <p dir="ltr">The property, nestled in the upscale neighbourhood Gillette Regent Square in Santa Monica, boasts features that match the luxe nature of its surroundings, including a landscaped tropical oasis for a garden, a Balinese-inspired pool and spa, and a three-car glass showroom that overlooks the pool.</p> <p dir="ltr">Inside the home, the entryway is enclosed in glass and leads to a large living room with a fireplace, a theatre room, a kitchen and a guest bedroom, with an office and three ensuite bathrooms upstairs, including the main bedroom’s dual bathrooms and walk-in closets.</p> <p dir="ltr">The property also includes a two-storey guesthouse that houses a gym, dry sauna, bedroom and office.</p> <p dir="ltr">Following extensive renovations, the property has additions such as solar panels, backup generators, and electronically gated entries.</p> <p dir="ltr">“In a market of overbuilt mansions that are undeniably starting to look and feel the same, 2020 Georgina elevates above the competition offering a bespoke and meticulously crafted experience unlike anything I've seen in Santa Monica,” said Robert Lawrence Edie of Compass Realty, who is managing the sale.</p> <p dir="ltr">Paltrow grew up in the home with her younger brother, Jake Paltrow, and went to school at the nearby Crossroads School for Arts &amp; Sciences.</p> <p dir="ltr">When she was 12, the family moved to a New York City townhouse and she now lives on the West Coast full-time with her husband and two children.</p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-e0c6ebde-7fff-5741-9789-ef82639a4dc0"></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: @gwynethpaltrow (Instagram) / Compass Realty</em></p>

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s tribute to her daughter on her 18th birthday

<p dir="ltr">Gwyneth Paltrow has shared a heartwarming photo of her daughter Apple on her 18th birthday.</p> <p dir="ltr">The actress took to Instagram to share the incredible milestone and expressed her love for her daughter.</p> <p dir="ltr">The photo shows Apple checking her birthday outfit in the mirror along with the beautiful caption that left the star “lost for words”.</p> <p dir="ltr">“18. I’m a bit of a loss for words this morning,” Gwyneth’s post reads.</p> <p dir="ltr">“I could not be more proud of the woman you are. You are everything I could have dreamed of and so much more. </p> <p dir="ltr">“Proud doesn’t cover it, my heart swells with feelings I can’t put in to words. You are deeply extraordinary in every way. </p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdi0dNDLjQ7/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdi0dNDLjQ7/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Gwyneth Paltrow (@gwynethpaltrow)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">“Happy birthday my darling girl. I hope you know how special you are, and how much light you have brought to all who are lucky enough to know you. Especially me. </p> <p dir="ltr">“I say it all the time and I will never stop… in the words of auntie Drew, I was born the day you were born. I love you. Mama.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Gwyneth shares Moses, 16, and Apple, 18, with her ex-husband Chris Martin.</p> <p dir="ltr">In a previous Instagram story, she revealed that it was her Chris who actually came up with Apple’s name. </p> <p dir="ltr">“Her dad came up with the name and I fell in love with it. I thought it was original and cool. I can’t imagine her being called anything else.”</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Instagram</em></p>

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s phone “traumatises” kids

<p dir="ltr">Gwyneth Paltrow’s kids have been left embarrassed after seeing her phone screensaver.</p> <p dir="ltr">Paltrow’s kids, Moses, 16, and Apple, 17, who she shares with her ex-husband Chris Martin came across their mother’s phone and were “traumatised” at what they saw.</p> <p dir="ltr">The 49-year-old wrote in her Goop newsletter saying her kids immediately changed her phone background which is a shirtless photo of her current husband Brad Falchuk.</p> <p dir="ltr">"My lock screen was a picture of Brad without his shirt on. And my kids were so traumatized that they picked up the phone and took this selfie," she wrote. </p> <p dir="ltr">She also shared the adorable snap her kids replaced the photo with which showed the pair staring at the camera and Apple doing the “rock on” sign.</p> <p dir="ltr"><img src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/2022/04/Screen-Shot-2022-04-20-at-12.22.06-pm.png" alt="" width="616" height="1170" /></p> <p dir="ltr">Paltrow and Falchuk have been married since 2018 and she is the stepmother of his teenage son Brody and daughter Isabella. </p> <p dir="ltr">The Goop founder regularly shares posts of her children to her Instagram and recently shared a post in honour of Moses’s 16th birthday. </p> <p dir="ltr">“@mosesmartin you are 16 today. I’m not sure how I’m writing that number,” she wrote along with a photo of Moses surrounded by colourful balloons.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Since you came into the world on that perfectly New York spring morning, you have made the world a better place. </p> <p dir="ltr">“With every thought, action and intuition you have, you make people feel seen, heard and valued. </p> <p dir="ltr">“You are deeply special to all who know you. I am so lucky to be your mama. I’m savoring every minute as you grow and change into this amazing man. </p> <p dir="ltr">“What a true blessing to have you, your wisdom, your kindness, and your beautiful singing voice ringing through our halls. You mean the world to me, my boy. Happy birthday.”</p> <p dir="ltr">On International Women’s Day, Paltrow shared a photo of Apple, thanking her for making her the woman she is today. </p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Getty</em></p>

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Inside Gwyneth Paltrow's astonishing "forever home"

<p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-size: 16px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #323338;font-family: Roboto, Arial;background-color: #ffffff"> Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has invited fans to see inside her new “forever home” in Montecito, California after five years of extensive renovations.</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-size: 16px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #323338;font-family: Roboto, Arial;background-color: #ffffff">The Oscar-winning actress took <a style="background: transparent;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;vertical-align: baseline" href="https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/step-inside-gwyneth-paltrows-tranquil-montecito-home" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em style="margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;vertical-align: baseline">Architectural Digest</em></a> on a 12-minute tour through her home, with boasts including a “show-stopping” living room, and a spa with its own $30,000 shower system, hot tub and plunge pool, which Paltrow says is essential for “good circulation”.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0;width: calc(100% - 2px)" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CZff1GuPoSy/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"><div style="padding: 16px"><div style="flex-direction: row;align-items: center"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px"> </div><div style="flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px"> </div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px"> </div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0"> </div><div style="height: 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href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CZff1GuPoSy/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Gwyneth Paltrow (@gwynethpaltrow)</a></p></div></blockquote><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-size: 16px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #323338;font-family: Roboto, Arial;background-color: #ffffff">Paltrow, who started wellness brand Goop, <a style="background: transparent;margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;vertical-align: baseline" href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10469515/Inside-Gwyneth-Paltrows-luxurious-home.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> purchased the home with her TV producer husband Brad Falchuk for almost $5 million in 2016 and undertook extensive renovations on the property.</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-size: 16px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #323338;font-family: Roboto, Arial;background-color: #ffffff">Multiple times during the tour, Paltrow references how the home was inspired by her time living in the UK, when she was married to Coldplay singer Chris Martin, as well as her experiences in Europe.</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-size: 16px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #323338;font-family: Roboto, Arial;background-color: #ffffff">“I think having spent so much time as an expat in Europe and really falling in love with Georgian proportions and those kinds of details, I really wanted the entryway to feel like its own special room,” she told the publication while showing off the room in question.</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-size: 16px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #323338;font-family: Roboto, Arial;background-color: #ffffff">“And so with the architects we conceived of having a fireplace, which is something you see a lot in Europe in an entryway, and just gives this really nice feeling of warmth and welcome as you come in.”</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-size: 16px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #323338;font-family: Roboto, Arial;background-color: #ffffff">The entryway is styled with white panelled walls, a white fireplace, black double doors with gold handles and panelled glass that lead outside, slender plants in white pots, and black-and-white checkerboard tiles.</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-size: 16px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #323338;font-family: Roboto, Arial;background-color: #ffffff">“The tiles remind us, as I said, of my time living in London, and just a detail that’s classic and traditional.”</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-size: 16px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #323338;font-family: Roboto, Arial;background-color: #ffffff">Next, Paltrow gives fans a look at her favourite room in the house, her powder room, which features a “hand-done antiqued mirror” and hand-painted wallpaper.</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-size: 16px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #323338;font-family: Roboto, Arial;background-color: #ffffff">“It makes me feel very grown-up when I pee in here,” she joked.</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-size: 16px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #323338;font-family: Roboto, Arial;background-color: #ffffff">After that, Paltrow headed to the dining room, where she revealed that she enlisted her friend of 20 years, interior designer Brigette Romanek, to help furnish the home.</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-size: 16px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #323338;font-family: Roboto, Arial;background-color: #ffffff">Hinting at some light friction between them, she recalled how they “fought” over the futuristic light fitting in the ceiling.</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-size: 16px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #323338;font-family: Roboto, Arial;background-color: #ffffff">“I can’t decide if it looks like a grasshopper or lily pads or something,” she said. “It’s a little futuristic for me.</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-size: 16px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #323338;font-family: Roboto, Arial;background-color: #ffffff">“Bridget and I, I wanna say we fought but… there was definitely some friction and then we landed on it being pretty cool and fabulous.</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-size: 16px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #323338;font-family: Roboto, Arial;background-color: #ffffff">“There’s something also a bit <em style="margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;vertical-align: baseline">Star Trek</em> about it, but I’ve grown to really love it.”</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-size: 16px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #323338;font-family: Roboto, Arial;background-color: #ffffff">In the kitchen, which features reclaimed Portuguese tiles, Paltrow explained how it was important to have an open-plan design so she could cook and talk to her children, Apple Martin, 17, and Moses Martin, 15.</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-size: 16px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #323338;font-family: Roboto, Arial;background-color: #ffffff">She admitted that her inspiration for the fluting effect on the plaster above the kitchen fireplace also came from Pinterest, which contrasts in style to other areas of the home, such as the marble bar, a swing sofa seat, and lights inspired by the band Guns N’ Roses in the living room.</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-size: 16px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #323338;font-family: Roboto, Arial;background-color: #ffffff">Despite the varied styles throughout, with even the flooring changing between rooms, Paltrow has embraced it, saying “it’s such a nice way to offer a distinct personality to a room”.</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-size: 16px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #323338;font-family: Roboto, Arial;background-color: #ffffff">As for one of the final rooms, the living room, Paltrow described it as a “showstopper” and “bonkers in the best way”.</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-size: 16px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #323338;font-family: Roboto, Arial;background-color: #ffffff">“I can’t believe this is our home. It’s so fun.”</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-size: 16px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #323338;font-family: Roboto, Arial;background-color: #ffffff">As well as offering a look into her home, Paltrow is due to feature on the cover of <em style="margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;vertical-align: baseline">Architectural Digest</em>’s March issue.</p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-size: 16px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #323338;font-family: Roboto, Arial;background-color: #ffffff">For the full experience, see Paltrow’s video tour below.</p><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;font-size: 16px;vertical-align: baseline;color: #323338;font-family: Roboto, Arial;background-color: #ffffff"><em style="margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;vertical-align: baseline">Image: <span style="margin: 0px;padding: 0px;border: 0px;vertical-align: baseline">@gywnethpaltow (Instagram)</span></em></p>

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s gorgeous childhood home hits the market

<p>Gwyneth Paltrow’s childhood home has been put on the market for $4.42 million.</p> <p>The property nestled on the east coast of the US in Los Angeles is welcoming enough to make any tourist feel at home with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms.</p> <p>Located in Brentwood, LA – the space is unique not only for its former celebrity resident, but its homey feel in a sea of impersonal real estate.</p> <p>With a closed floor plan along with contemporary accents and furnishings, the property has managed to remain a competitive piece of property.</p> <p>The home also has two living rooms with fireplaces and French doors leading to an extraordinary outdoor space which perfectly ties the home together.</p> <p>Paltrow’s former home features an expansive kitchen with glass-front cabinetry, a wood-topped island, and marble chequered floor.</p> <p>Not only does it have new and old features that blend seamlessly, but the original bay window alcoves have also been kept and maintained to perfection.</p> <p>The house is perfect for hosting due to its grand dining room and quaint but spacious butler’s pantry with a wine cooler, sink and enough cabinetry to fit every Knick and knack.</p> <p><em>Images: <span>Anthony Barcelo for Sotheby’s International Realty. </span></em></p>

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How Gwyneth Paltrow’s The Goop Lab whitewashes traditional health therapies for profit

<p>In Gwyneth Paltrow’s new Netflix series, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11561206/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1"><em>The Goop Lab</em></a>, Paltrow explores a variety of wellness management approaches, from “energy healing” to psychedelic psychotherapy.</p> <p>Goop has long been criticised for making unsubstantiated health claims and advancing pseudoscience, but the brand is incredibly popular. It was <a href="https://fortune.com/2018/03/30/gwyneth-paltrow-goop-series-c-valuation-250-million/">valued at over US$250 million</a> (A$370 million) in 2019.</p> <p>The alternative health industry is worth <a href="https://my-ibisworld-com.ezproxy.uow.edu.au/au/en/industry/x0015/industry-at-a-glance">A$4.1 billion</a> in Australia alone – and projected to grow.</p> <p>A key driver of the industry is increased health consciousness. With easier access to information, better health literacy, and open minds, consumers are increasingly seeking alternatives to managing their well-being.</p> <p>Goop has capitalised on the rise in popularity of alternative health therapies – treatments not commonly practised under mainstream Western medicine.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe width="440" height="260" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MunlAm7IGsE?wmode=transparent&amp;start=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p> <p>Health systems in countries such as Australia are based on Western medicine, eschewing traditional and indigenous practices. These Western systems operate on measurable and objective indicators of health and well-being, ignoring the fact <a href="https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JSOCM-08-2017-0049/full/html">subjective assessments</a> – such as job satisfaction and life contentment – are just as important in evaluating quality of life.</p> <p>This gap between objective measures and subjective assessments creates a gap in the marketplace brands can capitalise on – not always for the benefit of the consumer.</p> <p><em>The Goop Lab</em> fails to engage with the cultural heritage of traditional health and well-being practices in any meaningful way, missing an important opportunity to forward the holistic health cause.</p> <p>The uncritical manner in which these therapies are presented, failure to attribute their traditional origins, absence of fact-checking, and lack of balanced representation of the arguments for and against these therapies only serve to set back the wellness cause.</p> <p><strong>New to the West, not new to the world</strong></p> <p>Many of the historical and cultural origins of the therapies in <em>The Goop Lab</em> are not investigated, effectively <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/whitewashing">whitewashing</a> them.</p> <p>The first episode, The Healing Trip, explores psychedelic psychotherapy, suggesting this is a new and novel approach to managing mental health.</p> <p>In reality, psychedelics have been used in non-Western cultures for <a href="https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/docs/default-source/members/sigs/spirituality-spsig/ben-sessa-from-sacred-plants-to-psychotherapy.pdf?sfvrsn=d1bd0269_2">thousands of years</a>, only recently enjoying a re-emergence in the Western world.</p> <p>In the second episode, Cold Comfort, the “<a href="https://www.wimhofmethod.com/">Wim Hof Method</a>” (breathing techniques and cold therapy) is also marketed as a novel therapy.</p> <p>The meditation component of Hof’s method ignores its Hindu origins, documented in <a href="https://www.ancient.eu/The_Vedas/">the Vedas</a> from around 1500 BCE. The breathing component closely resembles <em>prāṇāyāma</em>, a yogic breathing practice. The “Hof dance” looks a lot like <a href="http://www.taichisociety.net/tai-chi.html">tai chi</a>, an ancient Chinese movement practice.</p> <p>Whitewashing these alternative therapies represents a form of colonisation and commodification of non-Western practices that have existed for centuries.</p> <p>The experts showcased are usually white and from Western cultures, rather than people of the cultures and ethnicities practising these therapies as part of their centuries-old traditions.</p> <p>Rather than accessing these therapies from authentic, original sources, often the consumer’s only option is to turn to Western purveyors. Like Paltrow, these purveyors are business people capitalising on consumers’ desire and pursuit of wellness.</p> <p><strong>Only the rich?</strong></p> <p>Paltrow describes Goop as a resource to help people “optimise the self”. But many of these therapies are economically inaccessible.</p> <p>In The Health-Span Plan, Paltrow undergoes the five-day “Fast Mimicking Diet” by <a href="https://prolonfmd.com/">ProLon</a> – a diet designed to reap the health benefits of fasting while extremely restricting calories. The food for the treatment period costs US$249 (A$368) (but shipping is free!). The average Australian household spends just over <a href="https://www.budgetdirect.com.au/home-contents-insurance/research/average-grocery-bill-statistics.html">A$250</a> on groceries weekly.</p> <p>Paltrow also undergoes a “vampire facial”, where platelet-rich plasma extracted from your own blood is applied to your skin. This facial is available at one Sydney skin clinic for between A$550 and A$1,499.</p> <p>These therapies commodify wellness – and health – as a luxury product, implying only the wealthy deserve to live well, and longer.</p> <p>This sits in stark odds with the goals of the <a href="https://www.who.int/about/who-we-are/constitution">World Health Organisation</a>, which views health as a fundamental human right “without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic, or social condition”.</p> <p><strong>A right to live well</strong></p> <p>Companies like Goop have a responsibility to explain the science and the origins of the methods they explore.</p> <p>Given their profit-driven motive, many absolve themselves of this responsibility with an easy disclaimer their content is intended to “entertain and inform – not provide medical advice”. This pushes the burden of critically researching these therapies onto the consumer.</p> <p>Governments should seek to fund public health systems, such as Medicare, to integrate traditional health practices from other cultures through consultation and working in collaboration with those cultures.</p> <p>Perhaps this will give everyone access to a wellness system to help us live well, longer. This way, citizens are less likely to be driven towards opportunists such as Goop seeking to capitalise on our fundamental human right to live well.<!-- Below is The Conversation's page counter tag. 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"Sorry, America": Gwyneth Paltrow censored for her spicy take on teens

<p>Gwyneth Paltrow has prompted a breakfast TV show to censor her after she roasted her teenage children.</p> <p>Speaking to Savannah Guthrie on US’<span> </span><em>Today<span> </span></em>show, Paltrow was discussing what it was like to parent the two kids she shares with former husband Chris Martin, 15-year-old Apple Martin and 13-year-old Moses Martin, when she slipped out a dirty word.</p> <p>“It’s the best,” she said. “They’re really coming into themselves. They’re hilarious. They’re smart. They can talk. They can sort of muse about things, it’s just the greatest. I mean, yeah, they can be kind of, you know, d***s once in a while.”</p> <p>The comment aired without being censored but was later bleeped out in the online clip.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/GwynethPaltrow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GwynethPaltrow</a> talks to <a href="https://twitter.com/SavannahGuthrie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@savannahguthrie</a> about working with her husband Brad Falchuk on <a href="https://twitter.com/the_Politician?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@the_Politician</a>, and she says that <a href="https://twitter.com/LauraDern?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LauraDern</a> predicted her career in business years ago. <a href="https://t.co/dMBmpklfGg">pic.twitter.com/dMBmpklfGg</a></p> — TODAY (@TODAYshow) <a href="https://twitter.com/TODAYshow/status/1177197675189559296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 26, 2019</a></blockquote> <p>“We don’t usually put a 7-second delay on when Gwyneth comes on,” Guthrie said. “I don’t even know if we’re allowed to say that.”</p> <p>“Sorry. Sorry, America,” Paltrow said.</p> <p>“Gwyneth, I like when you’re showing that side of you,” the morning host said.</p>

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Gwyneth Paltrow's Carbonara – will you give it a go?

<p><strong>Time to prepare Under 30 mins | Serves 4</strong></p> <p>Carbonara is the perfect lazy dinner—it’s cozy, comforting, and shockingly easy to make. Not to mention the fact that everyone almost always has the ingredients on hand. Keep some cubed bacon or pancetta in the freezer so you can make this anytime, in just minutes.</p> <p><a href="http://t.dgm-au.com/c/185116/71095/1880?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.booktopia.com.au%2Fit-s-all-easy-gwyneth-paltrow%2Fprod9780751555493.html"><em>Recipe from It’s All Easy: Delicious Weekday Recipes for the Super-Busy Home Cook by Gwyneth Paltrow (RRP $45), published by Hachette Australia.</em></a></p> <p><strong>Ingredients:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Salt</li> <li>30 grams pancetta or bacon, cut into small dice</li> <li>2 egg yolks (or 3, to make it extra creamy)</li> <li>1 large egg</li> <li>1½ cups finely grated Parmesan cheese, plus more as needed</li> <li>1 teaspoon freshly ground</li> <li>Black pepper, plus more as needed</li> <li>340 grams bucatini</li> </ul> <p><strong>Directions:</strong></p> <p>1. Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil over high heat for the pasta.<br /><br />2. In an 8-inch sauté pan, cook the pancetta over medium heat until crispy, 5 to 7 minutes. <br /><br />3. Combine the egg yolks, egg, parmesan, and pepper in a large bowl.</p> <p>4. Cook the pasta according to the package instructions until al dente. Reserve 1 cup of the hot pasta cooking water (the temperature is important because you are going to use it to cook the egg) and set aside. <br /><br />5. Next, drain the pasta, and add it to the bowl with the cheese and eggs, tossing immediately to mix everything together.<br /><br />6. Add the pancetta and any rendered fat from the pan to the bowl, toss to coat, and add the pasta water 1 tablespoon at a time until the sauce reaches a creamy consistency (this usually takes about ¼ cup).<br /><br />7. Adjust with extra cheese, pepper, and salt to taste.</p> <p><em>Republished with permission of </em><a href="https://www.wyza.com.au/recipes/gwyneth-paltrows-carbonara.aspx"><em>Wyza.com.au.</em></a></p> <p> </p>

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Gwyneth Paltrow doesn't live with her husband – and their sex life has never been hotter

<p>Gwyneth Paltrow married her husband Brad Falchuk over nine months ago, however they have not moved in together – and they have no plans to in the near future.</p> <p>The Golden Globe winning actress recently admitted the decision was purposeful and the key to their “marital bliss".</p> <p>Talking to <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/gwyneth-paltrow-goop-interview-ageing-menopause-power-better-going-to-be-haters-family-brad-falchuk-b2zk5x3gp" target="_blank"><em>The Sunday Times</em></a>, the 46-year-old shared the way the couple keep their spark alive is by living together part-time.</p> <p>The star's 48-year-old hubby Brad – who is one of the co-creators of<span> </span><em>Glee</em><span> </span>and also a writer and director – spends a few nights a week at his own home not too far away from Gwyneth, with his own two children, Isabella and Brody.</p> <p>Then four days a week, he lives with the actress in her Los Angeles home, with her children with Chris Martin, Apple and Moses, to keep their relationship “fresh” and “exciting".</p> <p>“Oh, all my married friends say that the way we live sounds ideal and we shouldn’t change a thing,” Gwyneth said.</p> <p>The couple spend just enough time apart to miss each other and keep their respective children from previous marriages in their own home, only to come together a few nights a week.</p> <p>The decision is one that Michael Boehm, Gwyneth’s intimacy coach, says is the secret to marital bliss.</p> <p>“When two people first meet, they don’t know each other, so there’s a very strong attraction,” she explained to Claire Murphy, host of Mamamia podcast, The Quickly.</p> <p>“Everybody knows that first honeymoon period when you get to know each other, and you spend all night up talking and you discover all these similarities and what you have in common. It’s amazing, you talk, and then you have sex, and then you talk again.</p> <p>“It’s just really, really exciting and electrifying.”</p> <p>The intimacy expert said couples over time become too comfortable with each other, so having boundaries such as space allows for the relationship to remain interesting.</p> <p>“So the more you actually have in common, the better you get along,” she said.</p> <p>“If people’s likes are very different, it’s not going to work. In divorce court, they call that irreversible differences.</p> <p>“So when you choose a mate, you have to choose someone with whom you have a lot in common and that’s what makes for a healthy relationship.</p> <p>“But sexual interaction – the spark, or the flame, or the polarity – comes from the difference. That’s why it’s called ‘opposites attract’.”</p> <p>Boehm added those who have a lot in common usually make a good pair for relationships, however are having terrible sex.</p> <p>“The more different opinions and ideas and behaviours people have when it comes to the sexual tension, the more exciting and hot the sex is,” she explained.</p> <p>“And that is why most people come to a place where they’re not that interested in having hot sex. And that’s not necessarily a problem except when people think it’s a problem.”</p> <p>The intimacy coach also explained those looking to spice up their relationship don’t necessarily have to live in separate homes but instead look for ways to add excitement to a relationship.</p> <p>She explained couples have to find what made their relationship so exciting in the first place and “recreate that kind of atmosphere".</p> <p><em>Image: Instagram @gwynethpaltrow </em></p>

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