Liam Hemsworth has never been one to divulge intimate details to fans about his personal
life, but in a new interview, he details a major health scare that landed him in the
ER and what he’s learned during his road to recovery.
What’s up guys, it’s Sussan Mourad back here with Clevver News bringing you all the
news updates from my Clevver home studio, and Liam Hemsworth had about just as bad of
a 2019 as the world is having a 2020… we just… didn’t really know it at the time…
But all thanks to a new interview with Men’s Health, Liam underwent a pretty difficult
year last year after suffering a major health scare on top of his divorce from Miley Cyrus.
While sitting down with the magazine as their May cover, Liam revealed that the entire experience
led him to reevaluate many different aspects of his life, which started with his vegan
diet…
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Alright, so we’re always hearing about the perks and benefits of going vegan, but apparently
for Liam, the strict diet backfired…
He opened up to the magazine saying QUOTE, “I was vegan for almost four years, and
then February of last year I was feeling lethargic.
Then I got a kidney stone.
It was one of the most painful weeks of my life.
I was doing press for Isn’t It Romantic.
But I had to go to the hospital and get surgery.”
Although Liam admits to being “fine now,” he was forced to lower his vegetable intake…
Anyone else finding that request really hard to wrap your brain around?
Who woulda thought…
Anyway, Liam went into detail about why he was forced to switch up his diet, and for
those of you who don’t know much about kidney stones, here’s a little health science lesson
for ya.
He said, “Once you get one kidney stone, you have a 50 percent chance of getting another
one if you continue eating the way you were eating.
My particular kidney stone was a calcium oxalate kidney stone.
It forms from having too much oxalate in your diet.”
Liam went on to add that oxalates are really high in a lot of vegetables, like spinach,
almonds, beetroot, and potatoes.
Each morning he’d eat five handfuls of spinach and then almond milk, almond butter, and also
some vegan protein in a smoothie, which he thought was healthy until his body began to
tell him otherwise.
Liam went onto add that because he tends to “go from one extreme to the other,” this
is how he initially became vegan, BUT has quickly learned that “you have to figure
out what works best for your body.”
He added, “If something works well for a period, great, keep doing it.
If something changes and you’re not feeling great, you’ve got to reassess it and then
figure it out.”
Unfortunately, a strict vegan diet this didn’t quite work out for Liam, but he did have a
good run.
Back in 2016, he was even named the year’s Sexiest Vegan Man by PETA, who shared the
news via Twitter, writing QUOTE, “Hot AND a friend to ALL animals!
Congrats to our 2016 Sexiest Male Veg Celeb @LiamHemsworth!”
Many fans also recall that Miley Cyrus is a known vegan, which likely made it easier
for Liam to jump on board.
But speaking of Miley, Liam also opened up about how working out has kept him going through
last year and the hardships it brought after their divorce.
He revealed that he’s been able to cope with the help of working out, saying QUOTE,
“Honestly, the past six months…I’d say exercise and fitness is a big thing for me
to just feel balanced and level headed.”
Liam spent the last part of 2019 working on a physically demanding role for the film ‘Most
Dangerous Game’, which he recalls was “extremely physical.”
He added, “I spent most of the project running and getting beaten up.
It was just brutal.
I leaned out a lot.
I teamed up with Jason Walsh, who owns Rise Nation in West Hollywood.
We do high-intensity stuff, a mix of calisthenics, sled pulls, sled pushes, and lots and lots
of free weights.”
Liam’s mental health played a major role in his happiness last year, admitting that
the constant paparazzi and tabloid buzz was “very stressful.”
He explained that learning to let things go and not overthink what others may think about
him has helped him move on from the past, saying, “From my point of view, the majority
of the time things that are written about me are completely false.
There are times when you want to speak up and there are other times when it’s not
worth it, because you’re just going to draw more attention to it, and then it’s better
to just not think about it and let it all wash away.”
Liam revealed that from this whole experience, he’s learned to appreciate what he has in
front of him, adding, “These days I don’t want to invest any more time in worrying about
that sort of stuff.
I remind myself of what to appreciate now and to enjoy every moment as much as possible,
whether that be working or with my family or whatever I’m doing.
Just trying to find a positive in it all and enjoy life as much as possible.”
Well I couldn’t have said it better myself!
On that note, that’s all the news I've got for now, so be sure to hit the comments with
any thoughts, and then click right over here to see why Miley Cyrus has done some recent
reflecting on her past.
I'm your host Sussan Mourad, and I'll see you next time!