Zoe Saldana is doing well on the professional front. She is currently promoting the third installment of the current Star Trek film “Star Trek Beyond” opening in theatres today. Zoe reprises her role of Lieutenant Uhura. At 38, she is in the prime of her film career.
But a visit to the doctor revealed that she suffers from Autoimmune disease. Also known as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, a condition that has effected both her mother and sister, Zoe has had to radically alter her diet.
The disease causes the immune system to turn on the thyroid which wrecks havoc on hormone production.
“Your body doesn’t have the energy it needs to filter toxins, causing it to believe that it has an infection,”
Saldana explained.
Now Zoe, along with her husband, eat only gluten and dairy-free foods. The quickness of the effect of the disease makes it necessary to change or suffer body breakdowns.
“You create antibodies that attack your glands, so you have to eat clean,”
Zoe pointed out.
For Zoe, the timing could not be better. She is entering a very busy period with the current Star Trek film and three future “Avatar” films in the works. But for Zoe, work is plentiful, but health is now the priority.
