In an interview with Harper’s Bazaar, gorgeous 48 year old actress Salma Hayek credits eating fat with helping her avoid Botox and look young..
The Oscar and Golden Globe nominated actress is married to Francois-Henri Pinault, the French billionaire who is the CEO of the fashion conglomerate that owns Gucci.
She is also the proud and attentive mother of 7 year old Valentina Paloma Pinault.
“I am 46 – I will not have Botox. You know why? Because I eat! I eat the fat, I eat the vegetables, I eat everything.”
Despite her marital ties to the fashion industry, Hayek is critical of bone thin models.
“In recent years, we have had to fight against our genetic nature to look like something we are not, to look like little boys.”
Ms. Hayek’s beauty is no doubt partly the result of the nutrient dense diet she consumed as a young girl in Mexico which provided exceptional facial bone structure.
Her favorite traditional food known to be loaded with those healthy, wholesome fats that support beautiful skin well into old age?
Bugs!
“We have crickets, and then the ant’s eggs and then we have these worms. . . you fry them. You don’t eat them together, you eat them separately and they go in seasons. You fry them and then you put them in a tortilla and you put some guacamole in the tortilla. . . . If you fry anything, it tastes good, but they’re really delicious. The bugs are incredible.”
Fortunately, you don’t have to eat bugs to achieve the flawless, Botox-free skin the beautiful actress enjoys at middle age.
Other traditional fats like butter, tallow, coconut oil, lard, cream, and egg yolks included generously in the diet will give similar age defying results.
Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist
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I know so many super skinny althetic women who are low fat veg and they look old….so old. thin, dry, greyish skin….
YEAHHH BUTTER FTW! <3
Just had a conversation with a health food store clerk about the importance of healthy fats in our diet. So refreshing to meet someone who is already in the know. I exhaust myself trying to convince others that low-fat is not healthy.
excuse me? tell that to someone with arteriosclerosis deary.
i eat a no fat diet. it works for me and i’m not going to listen to someone else’s dialog about something they’re clueless about.
@veggihead: You’re right …isn’t it amazing how we’re all different and we all have different needs? I’m myself a very skinny person…I’m 5’4 and weight 98lbs… Even my best friends as made rude comments …. like somebody mentioned how great I looked and wondered what I did to stay skinny…I said “it’s not on purpuse I tell you that” ..the reason I said that it’s because I struggle to put on weight ! And I definitively want to stear away from refined flours and sugar…though I do eat them once in a while… ..Anyways…my best friend referred to that comment like this “Yeah, that’s her, she thinks a walking stick it’s pretty” or something like that…that hurt me really bad… I know though that she says that stuff to make herself feel better as she struggles to lose weight, but it is NOT fair to talk about skinny people that way and assume they’re starving or have anorexia…. Sometimes we’re just built that way or have healthy issues…
I couldn’t agree more that fats are essential and nourishing. I am a thin woman by nature. I have always been this way. I don’t starve myself to look the way I do. I am hurt though, by comments in the blog comparing thin women to little boys, and saying that it is unnatural. I am sure it makes larger people feel better, but it makes me feel pretty bad. People seem to think it’s okay to talk about your weight if you are thin. Saying things like skinny, rail, skin and bones, anorexic, etc. is not seen as being rude when indeed it is. And very hurtful. I have the problem of not being able to put on weight. I am tired of the constant focus on weight and why being built like me is wrong and unnatural.
I’m thin too … the only way I can put on weight is to eat tons of refined carbs (which I don’t do). I can eat fat until the cows come home and not put on much weight at all. Don’t take it personally! 🙂
What she’s talking about is people who are UNNATURALLY THIN so that its actually unhealthy. If you are just slim by genetics, no worries .. still eat those fats though as it will definitely help keep the face young looking!
Yes, like Kelly Ripa who does the Electrolux appliance commercials. She is shaped like an underweight teenage boy with no hips whatsoever. Every time I see those commercials, I think of how unhealthy it looks, especially knowing what I know now about our fat-starved, nutritionally vacant Standard American Diet and its negative impact on health, fertility, etc. It’s interesting how fashion trends shift along with the thinning faces, narrow jaw/dental arch, narrow hips, etc.
It’s helpful to learn from these observations objectively and not take it personally. We can’t change the shape of our bones as adults but we can certainly switch to natural fats that improve our organs, skin and other soft tissues… and we can ensure our children get the copious natural fats they need without the harmful manmade ones.
I worked in fashion industry and I know why it’s all about skinny boy like looking girls. It’s not about beauty. Public view it as idolization and glamorous look, but it has nothing to do with it. It’s all about fit of the garment. Models have to be basically the same size and look like rails. It’s easier for designers. If they all were natural with curves, it would be time consuming to get those outfits to fit well for a fashion show. Designers and their help don’t sleep night before the show getting clothing ready. Naturally, especially women, fluctuate their weight all the time. Imaging that. Now you have to fit and adjust every outfit before the show. What if few models don’t show up, which happens, and they are all different. It’s not healthy, period. But it also unhealthy to be professional gymnast or athlete. They use their bodies in unnatural way and pay with heavy healthy issues latter on.
I came totally off refined carbs and still have a hard time loosing weight. Any suggestions? I eat healthy fats, butter, coconut oil.
Do you eat lots of fruits? That will put on weight. I loose weight in the winter since there are not many fruits and I stay away from too many sticky dried fruits, which is sugar as well. I gain some weight in the summer because I love fresh fruits and I have to watch myself not overeating them. But I still pretty thin even when I gain weight. I noticed some people who does not eat processed food and eat not much trying to loose weight, but they go crazy on fruits. You might think that you eat just small amount of it, but they are probably high on sugar. If you want to loose weight, you should eat something like: 1 medium size apple, few big strawberries, and 1 medium size banana a day, not more then that. Fruits are good, but modern (selected and cultivated) fruits are loaded with sugar.
You might also have food allergy to something. If you eat wheat, for example, you might be allergic to it or have intolerance to gluten. That will make you gain weight as well. This is something you have to investigate yourself or get tested.
Ashley, I completely feel the same way. I don’t starve myself at all. I’m 5’7 and 115lbs. I do eat very well , but so I feel well. The focus is NOT on looks! Thin is the way God made me. And I do find this kind of comment from people offensive. People should not make assumptions period! I have had to listen to too many rude comments on my thinness. I once sat through a church talk to young Moms pointing to models that were all thin and the speaker assumed all had eating disorders. The grass is not always greener on the other side either. I’d love to add a few pounds in a few areas so I didn’t look like a young boy 🙂
Hopefully they made the make the distinction that you do about the type of fat being important. Eating more fat if it is high in Omega 6 will certainly not keep you looking young – in fact the opposite!
no bugs for me, but I will eat the other fats!
I am totally with you there Lorri. :o)
Yes she is. Absolutely fabulous almost fifty!!
She is GORGEOUS!