Lara Dutta recently spoke about the power of good, healthy habits in a chat with GlobalSpa Magazine where she opened up about her routine, daily life, food preferences, and more. Revealing that she is a vegetarian, the actor said: “I chose to be vegetarian. Now almost 16 years of my life. It suits my body. I don’t force it on anyone else.”
She went on to share her wellness mantra while admitting that her husband Mahesh Bhupathi‘s fitness commitment and clean eating habits sometimes are extremely “exhausting” for her. “Mahesh makes me look really bad…(laughs). He is always disciplined as an athlete. He never misses a workout. He is so regimented ever since he was a teenager. He does clean eating. I find it exhausting to be like that all the time. For him, it is natural,” mentioned Dutta.
Enjoying life is her mantra. “Everything in moderation. I have never followed crazy, crash diets. I do have days when I feel like I want to be 5 kilos thinner, or 8 kilos lighter, but on most days, I am very happy with the weight and the way I am,” said Dutta.
The former Miss Universe 2000 stressed the importance of forming positive habits in one’s 20s and 30s. “I genuinely believe that the choices you make in your 20s and 30s – like trying diets, wanting to remain skinny — you are doing irreparable damage. When you enter your 40s and enter another phase of life, your body loses so much muscle mass. Calcium is literally seeped out of your bones. Your 50s and 60s are then going to be riddled with health issues. I don’t want to be that person. I have a 12-year-old. I want to remain as healthy as I can for her,” said Dutta.
Reiterating that there is no running away from ageing, Lara said: “We are constantly moving forward. Therefore, ageing is something that you can’t escape from. I can drive myself crazy to figure out how I am going to stop the clock. I want to remain healthy and strong. So, for me, for a woman in her 40s, I have always maintained that I never wanted to be a thin or a skinny girl though I come from a modelling business. I have always maintained that I want to have a strong body. Today, I am in my own skin. I am stronger than most women my age. I am able to do things that a lot of women of my age can’t do.”
Saurabh Bothra, CEO, Habuild, agreed that ageing is a natural part of life, but the journey can be spent gracefully by adopting certain habits and practices.
Mindful eating plays a role (Photo: Freepik)
“While the passage of time is inevitable, there are numerous ways to slow down the ageing process and feel more vibrant. As we age, worries about weak bones, skin troubles, or hair loss might creep in. It’s natural to wonder how time will change us. But ageing isn’t just about these worries. It’s a chance to learn new ways to take care of ourselves through practices like clean eating, adopting natural skincare practices, drinking adequate water, practising physical activity, and conscious breathing,” he told indianexpress.com.