6 things we know about Beyoncé's health and wellness routine
At yesterday's 67th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Beyoncé finally won her first Album of the Year Grammy for Cowboy Carter, released in March last year. Already the most trophied artist in Grammy history, securing this main prize brought her total to 35 awards.
'I just feel very full and very honoured,' she said. 'It's been many, many years. I hope we just keep pushing forward [and] opening doors. God bless y'all. Thank you so much.'
However, Queen Bey's seismic impact on the music industry goes hand in hand with the artist's personal cultivation of health and wellbeing techniques that have sustained and rejuvenated her, allowing her to give her best on stage and in the studio. WH shares them here.
1. She's learned to let herself rest
'Years of wear and tear on my muscles from dancing in heels. The stress on my hair and skin, from sprays and dyes to the heat of a curling iron and wearing heavy makeup while sweating on stage' were just some of the bodily battering that Beyoncé had weathered, according to Harper's Bazaar.
'I have felt the pressure of being the backbone of my family and my company and didn’t realise how much that takes a toll on my mental and physical wellbeing,' she continued.
Now, 'my health, the way I feel when I wake up in the morning, my peace of mind, the number of times I smile, what I’m feeding my mind and my body – those are the things that I’ve been focusing on. Mental health is self care too.'
She finds becoming more attuned to the way her body feels restorative. 'I’m learning to break the cycle of poor health and neglect, focusing my energy on my body and taking note of the subtle signs that it gives me. Your body tells you everything you need to know, but I’ve had to learn to listen.'
On Sundays, GQ notes, she also takes time for herself by having 'baths with essential oils', doing 'acupuncture, cupping, reflexology' and playing 'my sound bowls with my kids'.
2. She's learned to manage her relationship with food
A source told E! Online that, in previous years, Beyoncé used to rely on 'drinking many green juices and trying to watch what she puts in her body.'
In her Netflix documentary Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé, Vox notes that her weight-loss programme involved a very restrictive diet, 'limiting [her]self to no bread, no carbs, no sugar, no dairy, no meat, no fish, no alcohol. And I’m hungry.'
However, her attitude has evolved in recent years and she tries to be less rigid or obsessive. 'In the past, I spent too much time on diets, with the misconception that self-care meant exercising and being overly conscious of my body,' she told Harper's Bazaar.
Her approach is still health-led, but more relaxed. 'I've been trying to focus on my health, taking my supplements,' she said to GQ. 'I’ve given up meat, except for turkey, this summer.'
She also gravitates towards certain choice ingredients. 'I found healing properties in honey that benefit me and my children,' she continued in Harper's. 'And now I’m building a hemp and a honey farm. I’ve even got hives on my roof!'
3. She uses CBD to help her sleep
Speaking again to Harper's Bazaar, she revealed, 'I’ve personally struggled with insomnia from touring for more than half of my life. I discovered CBD on my last tour, and I’ve experienced its benefits for soreness and inflammation. It helped with my restless nights and the agitation that comes from not being able to fall asleep.'
4. She prioritises her family and protects their privacy
'I build my work schedule around my family. I try to only tour when my kids are out of school,' she said to GQ. 'My kids come with me everywhere I go.'
'One thing I’ve worked extremely hard on is making sure my kids can have as much normalcy and privacy as possible, ensuring my personal life isn’t turned into a brand,' she continued. 'It’s very easy for celebrities to turn our lives into performance art. I have made an extreme effort to stay true to my boundaries and protect myself and my family. No amount of money is worth my peace.'
On the spotlight's intrusive impact, she noted to GQ: 'Fame can at times feel like prison. So, when you don’t see me on red carpets, and when I disappear until I have art to share, that’s why.'
5. She makes working out fun
She spun at SoulCycle throughout her pregnancy with twins Rumi and Sir Carter, was back on the bike with JayZ after, and even put on a pair of roller skates to glide around the rink at the World on Wheels in Venice, California, wearing ripped jeans and layered necklaces.
6. She finds creativity enlivening
'Creating music isn’t work for me; it’s what I was born to do. Without singing, without music, without creating, I would be a walking dead. It’s one of the deepest joys of my life, a necessity as vital as breath,' she said to GQ.
'Anything creative makes me happy. I only work on what liberates me. I hope my work encourages people to look within themselves and come to terms with their own creativity, strength, and resilience.'
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