One of Hollywood’s most-enduring stunners has spilled her seemingly simple rules for looking and feeling great — but would her wellness regimen work for mere mortals?
Jennifer Aniston, 54, revealed her health and beauty secrets — as well as her always-bikini-ready body — in a revealing new interview and photo shoot.
The seemingly ageless actress floored fans with her stunning black-and-white shots — featuring clothes and accessories by Valentino, Tom Ford, Tiffany, Balenciaga and others — for the new “Muses” issue of CR Fashion Book.
Well, her advice certainly appears remarkable for its utter simplicity: “I drink a lot of water, move my body daily, try to eat whole, fresh foods, and get as much sleep as I can,” said screen and style icon, who graduated from NYC’s legendary LaGuardia High School of Music & Performing Arts (aka the “Fame” school) way back in 1987.
But surely it can’t be that easy to maintain a face and physique that’s just as taut and toned as it was when America first fell in love with her as Rachel Greene on “Friends” nearly 30 years ago.
The Post went to the experts to discover just how effective “The Morning Show” star’s four favorite health hacks — plus a few bonus J-approved tips — stack up for us non-superstar civilians.
The “Murder Mystery” star has plenty of company: An estimated 50 to 70 million people in the US have ongoing sleep disorders, according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
“[Extreme] sleep deprivation [can] be harmful to your health,” Dr. Neomi Shah, the program director of sleep medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, told The Post. “We worry about accidents, motor vehicle accidents, occupational accidents or household accidents if you’re sleep-deprived.”
Experts advise establishing a late-night routine that you follow every night to decompress and wind down from a busy day, including dimming the lights and putting down your phone.
Other common causes of insomnia include work-related stress or too much late-night mental stimulation — and Aniston has honed a strategy for dealing with those.
A big part of her fitness regimen involves mental fitness and managing stress by moderating her “media diet.”
“I try to be really mindful about what I let into my head-space,” she said. “Our world is really going through some challenges, and I know we all care a lot, but sometimes I think it’s imperative that we turn off the noise.”
2. Stay hydrated
Aniston’s advice about staying hydrated is easy to follow — and increasingly important as one ages, according to the experts.
A 2023 study published in the medical journal the Lancet found that adults who aren’t hydrated enough may age faster and have a higher risk for chronic diseases that could result in early death.
The USDA recommends drinking eight to 10 glasses of water per day, but a 2020 study of 2,000 US adults found that just 20% of people are meeting that goal. As people age, the thirst response weakens, making them less likely to realize they need more water.
So, drink up, regular people!
3. Fan of medical research
Some of the star’s fans might be surprised by Aniston’s long-standing interest in medical advances and health news: “I’ve always found it fascinating,” she said.
“There was a period when my dad [the late soap icon John Aniston] went to medical school, when acting slowed down for him, which is why we moved to Greece when I was 5 or 6. So I had a doctor/actor (LOL) in the house who introduced me to the world of medicine and research,” Aniston said.
“We would sit and watch medical programs during dinner. Even like micro surgeries — not what you would normally want to watch during suppertime.
“That’s where the interest sparked, and I am always grateful to the science and medical community who advance our knowledge of the human body, our health, and how we can continue to thrive as we age,” said the Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG award-winning actor.
4. Does intermittent fasting work?
Aniston is also reportedly a fan of intermittent fasting, in which eating is restricted to a particular time window each day — but studies have thrown cold water on the popular weight-loss diet.
New research featured in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that people who participated in intermittent fasting and ate all of their calories within an eight-hour window lost the same amount of weight as those who ate whenever they wanted but counted calories.
Another recent study, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, tracked the eating habits of more than 103,300 adults (79% of whom were women) for an average of seven years. People in the study group who ate their first meal of the day after 9 a.m. had a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes than those who had breakfast before 8 a.m.
Lisa Young, a registered dietitian/nutritionist at New York University and the author of “Finally Full, Finally Slim,” told The Post she recommends “picking and choosing” what works for you from various dieting approaches — but not diving too far down the rabbit hole of any of them.
