Journey to Diet, Exercise, Weight Loss, Good Health, and Disease Prevention

A snap of Angelina Jolie during her younger years. Photo from the internet.

There was much speculation recently about why Hollywood A-lister Angelina Jolie was losing so much weight. She was seen doing her humanitarian duties in elegant corporate outfits but even the layered look could not hide her weight loss and the strain in her eyes. Yet, she was silent about it and kept on doing her duties.

But there was nothing vainglorious about the whole slimming thing. Angelina Jolie was just her mother’s daughter and she was actually preparing herself for the last three months to undergo a double mastectomy and a breast reconstruction surgery.

Jolie’s mother, Marcheline Bertrand, died at the age of 56 in 2007 due to breast cancer. And she found out that she has an 87% chance of dying from the same disease because she is a carrier of the BRCA1 gene, which increased her risk.

Now, after the healing process, Jolie has decided to speak up about it to encourage women. She took a proactive position in the fight against breast cancer and she said she felt good about it. After all, she has six children who are looking up to her as their “mommy.” Such a brave move from a brave woman.

And now, Jolie says that her chances have dropped to only about 5% and she has recuperated fully. And beautifully, too, if I may say.