Jacelyn, the new health guru?
July 28, 2004
Controversial Jacelyn Tay continues to raise eyebrows with her
exceptional health discoveries for her new book Feel Good, Look
Good With Jacelyn.
by Kwok Kar Peng - - Mediacorp Singapore
Jacelyn Tay, after shocking locals by declaring a state of
bankruptcy a few years back, is setting tongues wagging again, this
time, with her first book Feel Good, Look Good With Jacelyn. Her
second book on beauty secrets will be released in the near
future.
Book
Signing Events
Jacelyn received the wake-up call to improve her health after
suffering from chronic fatigue 2 years ago, when she was tired and
dizzy almost everyday. Taking one year off from filming dramas, the
leggy and svelte star interviewed doctors and friends, and together
with the information she gathered from slimming centres, books and
personal experimentation, she is ready to unleash her newfound
secrets and tips with the world.
Now, eyebrows are raised (Wah, shes really trying to pay back her
debtors ah!). Wrath is possibly incurred (Another skinny star
telling us women that we have to be thin to be beautiful!).
But Jacelyn is eager to clarify her honourable intentions. I
received a lot emails from fans saying, Ei Jacelyn! Why do you
keep talking about slimming? Are you telling all women that they
can only feel confident if they are slim? Or women have to be slim
to look good?
I must emphasize that what Im trying to advocate in this book is
not that. If you are healthy, you will not be too fat. Like I
mentioned in my book, there are 5 different body types and you have
to decide what is slim for your type. As long as you dont have
too much body fat, thats good enough; what I consider slim,
Jacelyn asserts.
Have a healthy lifestyle, eat well and then youll feel good, and
youll look good! Jacelyn finishes with aplomb.
And her favourite diet and lifestyle tips?
Everyone must have a staple food, and it comes from unrefined
complex carbohydrates. Carbohydrates keep me full and it curbs
sugar cravings. Dieting maintains the weight and massages help to
get rid of the fat cells. My exercise regime is really simple, a
brisk walk or climb up stairs, she reveals.
This new self-studied guru of health and beauty has been generously
sharing her knowledge too. Did any artistes approach you for
advice, we ask, eyes gleaming.
Yeah. I cant reveal who it is, only that the artiste has a lot of
pimples and products are of no help. I explained that the toxins in
the body system are probably the culprits causing the outbreak of
pimples, and I advised to stop using the products. Because some
products are meant to let the pimples
she goes on earnestly about
the different kinds of pimple creams and their purposes.
Yes, this is the new Jacelyn, empowered with knowledge that most of
us wouldnt know of or understand. Some of her views are even
controversial. Check out her take on:
The Atkins Diet: Theres a rumour Dr Atkins died of obesity right?
Ive tried the Atkins Diet. It didnt work. The main fuel our body
and our brain needs is carbohydrates. A low-carb diet will only
make you crave for instant sugar, instant fats, anything to get
your blood sugar high again.
A certain formulated diet: I tried this powder diet and its the
most difficult one I had. I was very hungry. I feel that if you
still feel very hungry after taking any product, there must be a
problem with it, because you arent supposed to be hungry.
Milk: Do we really need milk? Why do we drink it? Because its
tasty or our bodies need it? Can we get the nutrients from other
sources? Milk can actually cause the loss of calcium, because milk
contains animal components and is acidic. Calcium is alkaline and
milk will dissolve the calcium. You can get calcium from milk, but
the amount of calcium lost is higher than that gained.
Want more of Jacelyn? The English edition book is now available in
all major bookstores in Singapore, and in Malaysia from August 28,
2004. The Chinese edition will be on sale in Singapore from July
30, 2004 onwards, and in Malaysia from August 28, 2004.
The media lunch was specially planned by Jacelyn. Starting with a
garden salad...
with balsamic olive oil dressing.
Oat Bran
Vegetarian minestrone with wholemeal bread.
Grilled salmon with ginger couscous, brown rice, arugula salad,
roasted tomato and virgin olive oil balsamic vinaigrette.
