Gena Lee Nolin: An Author, Actress, Model, TV Personality talks about her Success Story

Namita Nayyar:

Do you take a special diet or have a strict menu that you follow to remain healthy and physically fit?

Gena Lee Nolin:

Being consistent and fair; eating healthy, making good choices like eating your greens, sticking to portion control, having a cheat day. When I was strict on what I was eating, I found I fell into binging, which only made staying healthy harder. You have to keep yourself in a healthy balance. A cheat day keeps you from going overboard and from going crazy from craving the things you miss.

Namita Nayyar:

You have glowing skin and gorgeous hair. Share with us your hair care and skincare routine.

Gena Lee Nolin:

I’ve been working with my Doctor, Scott Gerrish, MD, which has changed some of my habits. For the first time, I’ve started to use sunscreen regularly. Getting laser every few months. Hydro facials. Drinking plenty of water, especially living in a desert area like Arizona.

I also live a clean life. I don’t drink or smoke, I don’t party. I am a family oriented person, which has been key far as my aging.

Namita Nayyar:

Your book, Beautiful: Inside and Out, published by Simon & Schuster, was an in-depth, personal look at your 20-year long struggle with a misdiagnosed thyroid disease, marriage, motherhood, and relationships. This book became a New York Times Best Seller and was rated the number one health book by Barnes and Noble that year. Tell us about your journey as an author of happiness and professional success that you derived from it.

Gena Lee Nolin:

Being an author is a privilege. I feel grateful to help others that struggle with hashimoto syndrome like I have. If I could help just one person, I’ve set out what I set out to do. I mean that. With this illness, when you’re misdiagnosed for so many years; when you’re finally diagnosed, it’s liberating.

Being an author is one of the main things I’m proud of accomplishing in my career.

Namita Nayyar:

Advice and motivational words to the inspiring and budding girl in acting, who all are your fans and shall like to know from you for their climb to the ladder of success in the field as an actress?

Gena Lee Nolin:

It stems from having a good head on your shoulders and being aware it’s a job. It’s not glamorous at all. There are elements that are glamorous – you have those days you’re working with an incredible photographer and catered to. All in all, it’s a job. You have to take it seriously. If you want to take acting seriously, be prepared and be on time! Know what you’re doing. You’ll gain the respect of your colleagues, producers, directors, casting directors, studios. That’s what propels your career – your reputation.

Namita Nayyar:

You have become an international health and wellness spokesperson through your social media channels ‘Thyroid Sexy’ and your own personal accounts, with over 350k followers across Facebook and Instagram. Elaborate on this endeavor of yours?

Gena Lee Nolin:

I didn’t start my Facebook page for attention. It grew into this entity that took off on its own. When I started it, I just wanted support while being sick. I thought people aren’t coming to come to me; I need to look for people if I want support. I started to support the page and thought I could go under an alias – Thyroid Sexy. It was the least sexy name because that was the unsexiest I had ever felt. When I did that, women connected. It went from 1000 to 10000 to 20000. I just kept climbing!

If you keep being authentic and stay true to who you are, people will resonate with that. They don’t want filters. They want to see you. I think my time as a pop icon gives me a unique perspective to understand that.

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