Jessica Simpson has visibly slimmed down, as Kaiser noted last week. Like everything else this girl does, her method of losing weight doesn’t sound sustainable. Maybe I’m biased, though, because this is Jessica Simpson we’re talking about. She has a well known personal trainer, Harley Pasternak, who developed the arguably sensible “Five Factor Diet,” but Jessica is now touting a special fermented tea along with a vegan diet developed by a guru with the hilarious name of “Master Wang.”
Note that one of the websites mentioned in the text below, zenandtea, triggered my Kaspersy virus alert program, which denied me entry. It’s possibly infected or I’m getting a false positive:
Has Jessica Simpson been talking to Gwyneth Paltrow? The singer has spent the weekend eating vegan food, meditating and undergoing the ancient treatment of cupping.
“Shocked my system with a vegan diet, special Pu-erh tea from China, and cupping since friday! Who am I right now? This might be too clean!” Jessica confessed via Twitter last night.
The Price of Beauty star, who has talked openly about her struggles with her weight and body image, spent the weekend on a new age retreat with a healer called Master Wang.
Clearly, whatever he was doing worked, taking Jess on a far-out mystical journey.
“Has anyone ever tried cupping?” she Tweeted yesterday. “When u know you are doing something good for ur body the meditation creates intense visions. Love it!”
Jess explained her healer runs a program called Total Vitality and she included links to two websites MedicineBuddhas.org and ZenandTea.com.
[From OK! Magazine]
I will admit that I’ve done cupping and I’ve tried a vegan diet. I felt healthier and more balanced after each. For cupping I went to a Chinese doctor my regular physician recommended and I found it relaxing and probably detoxifying – it was hard to tell. I did the Eat To Live vegan diet for several weeks and found myself losing weight and feeling better with more energy. Now I just count calories, though, and eat more fruits and vegetables overall without giving up meat, wheat, dairy, caffeine or alcohol. Those things can drag you down though for sure and you have to practice moderation.
Did this guy comp Simpson’s visit in exchange for a mention, or did she pay for herself only to turn around and give free advertising to “Master Wang”? There’s just a whiff of a scam when it comes to weekend healing retreats that involve Eastern medical practices packaged and sold to consumers. It could be legitimate, it’s hard to tell. A vegan diet can help with all sorts of medical problems and I can’t fault Simpson for trying. If she’s having hallucinations, though, you have to assume something is wrong, like she has low blood sugar or is overtired. What’s next for Jessica, a guest column on Goop, introduced by Dame Paltrow? Goopy already covered this topic in a column last summer.
Jessica from a month ago:
I bet she’ll be back to eating burgers and ribs in 3….2….
So she went on a diet even though she said she liked her little chubby self just the way she was.
So over all the diet crap these semi-famous people spout.
I’m with you, Celebitchy. I don’t eat red meat (because I don’t like it). I eat chicken, some seafood; drink lots of water; enjoy my fruits, veggies, and light carbs; I still drink coffee & the occasional vodka or tequila shots (very cold, no mixers – no carbs, and I like the way it tastes!). I also don’t eat fast food, because I don’t like it.
You don’t have to be on some weird diet to lose weight. I’ve lost all the baby weight, plus 25 more pounds, in the year since I gave birth.
as long as she’s eating healthily its fine
i hope she doesnt go back to her anorexy days
Ashley was the anorexic one , according to Jessica there are not anorexic in Texas even thought her sister was one.
Visibly slimmed down?
Okay, I’ll bite. What the hell is cupping?
Yes, what is cupping?
Cupping refers to an ancient Chinese practice in which a cup is applied to the skin and the pressure in the cup is reduced (by using change in heat or by suctioning out air), so that the skin and superficial muscle layer is drawn into and held in the cup. In some cases, the cup may be moved while the suction of skin is active, causing a regional pulling of the skin and muscle (the technique is called gliding cupping).
Ouch!
Cupping is an ancient Chinese medicine technique that uses upside down cups with the air heated by fire and applied to the body. Usually they are applied to the back but they can go over any muscular area of the body. The hot air inside the cup is “trapped” and as it cools it creates a suction that draws toxins such as lactic acid closer to the surface of the skin, where they can be released through the skin or into the lymphatic system. I am in Acupuncture school, and this is just one of the techniques we use to bring the body into balance.
What I find funny is the shirt she wore back when she was dating Tony, something about “Real girls eat meat” because Carrie is a Vegan. She is such a fad dieting mold-myself-to-my-boyfriends-likes kind of girl. I used to love her.
I used to like her, but then I watched Price of Beauty (tried to like it and give a chance) and I found her total disregard for other people’s cultures insulting. She spends 75% of the show insulting the culture and 25% on seriously discussing real problems. If only that 25% was 100%, I would watch the show again. What a waste of an opportunity.
I don’t think Jessica (or a # of other celebs) mention anything for FREE. I’m sure it was a promotional deal, or she got free services for mentioning it.
At least she didn’t purposefully wear skimpy stuff to show off the cupping marks, like Goop did a while back so everyone would talk about her.
Jessica is known to go on wack-a-doo strict diets, drop weight, then drop diet.
And I mean wack-a-doo for HER. Some people can eat raw, macro, vegan or juice it as a lifestyle. If it works for her, fantastic.
For me, the stricter I get, the more I crave ANYTHING.
Going on a kamikaze cleanse retreat will help you to drop weight and toxins, sure. But it is tough on your body (Exhibit A: Gwyneth Paltrow)
Any strong force applied to the body, even with intention of getting it in balance can be harmful. I think Jess could benefit from moderation.
Full Disclaimer: I have tried on a lot of diets to see what fits. I agree with CB & @bellaluna that their style of eating (lean protein, veg > simple sugars) provides me with the most energy/least poundage.
Moderation rocks: I have red meat and/or diner breakfasts once a week with my sweetie.
my husband is a CA licensed acupuncturist-cupping is legit, and it works-it’s fantastic for relieving stagnation, which means dealing with shoulder, neck, back pain and circulation issues.
i’m sure one can google it and find plenty of info.
in any case, someone will bring up ‘placebo’ blah blah…
if that is so, then all medicine is placebo in part. one has to be lieve it will work.
however, in the case of chinese medicine, animals have also benefitted by the various therapies in this medical field, and it’s highly effective.
btw, just to comment-in order to be a CA licensed acupuncturist, and in many other states, a rigorous 4 yr med program including clinic hours, is required, i n my husband’s case, approx 3000 hrs. it is not simply a vocational training like massage. these are medical providers,not technicians, and in china the training is much longer, more like 8 yrs.
This is why, in CA, acupuncturists are considered ‘primary healthcare providers’.
oh, and it doesnt take a genius to figure out that taking a break from dairy and meat will clean out your skin and help you lose weight. is it the end all be all? for some people, yes. some people have their lives changed thru elimination animal products, and for them, i t’s worth it.
for others of us, myself included, i go thru phases based on what i feel like-times when i don’t eat meat or dairy, times when i do.
There’s also a reason why china in the past had one of the higher life expectancies on the planet-even while being ‘3rd world’…their medicine, lifestyle approach, nutritional approach, etc., all works!!!
I believe the average expectancy was well into the 80’s, similar or higher than the USA.
with modernization and obviously pollution, etc., China’s rate can be expected to go down=-esp w/people rejecting their traditional lifestyle.
But for those in the US who are using these ‘ancient approaches’, it can be the difference for many people-who are tired of living in pain for 1/3 or more of their entire lives! so, moderation is key, IMHO. Balance and whatever works, as well.
i ::heart:: cupping! my acupuncturist did cupping on my arm and shoulder after i was in a bad car accident – it helped alot and is not at all painful. i found it very relaxing, but then again my body responds better to eastern medicine. the only bad thing is it does leave (temporary) red welts on the skin, kind of like hives.
I dated a guy once who insisted on my calling him Master Wang. He didn’t get a second date.
I don’t know about cupping, but I have done acupuncture in the past and LOVED it. It might just release endorphins or something, but it feels awesome. I would still go if I had the cash currently. I’d do that, plus massage, and reflexology. Pampering one’s self is so worth it.
A few days ago, there were pictures of her leaving a medical building after spending six hours inside. If she is thinner, I’d be more willing to believe it’s because of liposuction than a diet. But it’s hard to tell if she looks any thinner with the outfit she is wearing.
Special pu’er tea from China? Bwahahaha. I’ve drunk pu’er and a dozen other Chinese teas while living in China and back here. There’s nothing magical or special about teas, goji berries, or anything else from China. Healthy, nutritious foods are abundant right here at home. Tart aronia berries, native to North America and easy to grow, have the highest antioxidant power of any edible plant, beating out even the magical acai from Brazil. Nobody’s heard of aronia berries because they’re too tart for most people’s palates and because they’re so easy to grow right here in the US, their profit margins are low compared to exotic acai, goji, and other foreign berries.
As for vegan diets, pfft. There is no known traditional culture on the planet that is vegan. Vegetarian, yes. Vegan, no. Humans around the globe adapted to thrive on diets that include foods from animals. Two cultures with the highest life expectancies, the Okinawans and the Swedes, are omnivores. Show me vegans who can physically compete with 94-year old Jack LaLanne, 72-year-old Art DeVany, or 55-year-olds Mark and Carrie Sisson, and I’ll believe it’s possible to thrive into old age eating only plant foods. T. Colin Campbell and Caldwell Esselstein look good for their age, but they don’t come close to matching the fitness of fellow septuagenarian Art DeVany.