Damn, ma.
On the cover of the latest issue of Natural Health Magazine, 35-year-old Keeping Up with the Kardashians star, Kourtney, sits pretty in a white gown. Inside the issue however, this mommy of two (with another on the way) bares it all and shows us another side that we don’t get to see on TV.
Keep reading for excerpts from the interview, where Kourt opens up about her healthy lifestyle and her pregnancy cravings.
On when she first became interested in leading a healthy lifestyle:
“I was not raised this way—people just weren’t as aware of healthy eating as they are today. When I got home from school, my snack was a bag of chips or cookies, and as an adult, I didn’t even know what organic meant—I’d just go to the market and buy the same things my mom bought. I didn’t really have any thoughts about it before I had my kids. Starting off, I was big on breastfeeding; I nursed my first for 14 months and my second for 16. That was important to me. Then I began making their baby food myself, all of it organic. After that, I was super cautious about what to introduce into their diets. I called a bunch of the restaurants in my neighborhood that I had assumed served all-organic food, and so many didn’t!”
On where she learned to live healthy:
“I got really into Ayurveda and did the Panchakarma cleanse [a detoxification treatment involving massage, herbal therapy and other procedures]. Through that, I met my yoga teacher, who taught me her way of preparing food. We would do yoga for an hour and then she’d stay for another hour and cook with me. That’s where I got all of my rules. In our house, we do everything whole: whole milk and full-fat cheeses. And I use ghee and coconut oil for cooking. I turn to my Ayurvedic friends for health advice when it comes to my kids, too. If Mason or Penelope has a rash, I’ll look into natural treatments first. But they have their pediatrician, and I’m not afraid to give them medicine if it gets to that point.”
On her pregnancy cravings:
“I try to eat pretty healthy, but I think it’s fun and important to listen to your cravings. I develop a thing for Nilla Wafer cookies every time. I have no idea why! I’ve also been into cheese and pickle sandwiches. Everyone thinks I’m gross when I order them.”
Check out the video below for behind the scenes footage from Kourtney’s cover with Natural Health and be sure to pick up a copy of the September/October issue on newsstands now.
PHOTO CREDIT & SOURCE: Natural Health Magazine
