Posts tagged “GOOP”.

Alli, a new wonder diet pill could be available to buy over the counter in a matter of a few months. Having been given the thumbs up by Europe’s medicine watchdog, the £1-a-day drug works by stopping the body from absorbing fat in food. Studies have shown the average user shed 10lbs over six months - but that’s if you can put up with the side effects (wind, diarrhoea and reduced vitamin absorption to name a few). Dr Vidhu Bansal-Dev, of Glaxo’s U.S. healthcare division, who make the drug said “It is the most extensively studied weight loss drug in the world and proven to help people lose weight and feel better about themselves.”… Something tells me it’s going to be a huge hit - it’ll definitely make Gwyneth’s life a whole lot easier, although then she’d have nothing to GOOP about, so… perhaps not.

Gwyneth Paltrow has revealed details of the detox she embarked on last spring to readers of her weekly GOOP newsletter and, according to the actress, the process “was not what you would characterise as pretty. Or easy.” Admitting she needs to “lose a few pounds of holiday excess” our Gwynnie is back on the regime that apparently is so “hardcore” it even caused her to hallucinate. The diet involves drinking lots of water and not eating “dairy, grains with gluten, meat, shellfish, anything processed (including all soy products), fatty nuts, nightshades (potatoes, tomatoes, peppers and eggplant), condiments, sugar and obviously no alcohol, caffeine or soda.”  

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In today’s GOOP newsletter (sent to the lucky few to have registered on Gwyneth Paltrow’s new lifestyle/advice website), the Oscar-winning actress imparts top tips on how to wear that ever faithful classic - the little black dress. The newsletter even comes complete with pictures of Gwyneth revealing different ways of wearing… yes, you’ve guessed it… a little black dress! See above for our fave two looks. And, in case you’re itching to know what she says about the LBD, here’s a tasty morsel: “Personally, I like to stick to the classics in both my everyday life and in the evening. Whether I am going to meet friends for dinner, a cocktail party or a bigger event, the most classic of classics, the little black dress, never fails me. It could be Zara, it could be Balenciaga, but a well-cut, well-proportioned black dress has gotten me through many a fashion crisis.” … Right oh! We’ll keep you posted on more of her fashion ‘pearls of wisdom’ as they come…

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