Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has revealed he is dealing with a health problem that many will understand.
In a candid new interview about his latest book, Eat Yourself Healthy: Food to Change Your Life, the 50-year-old TV star has opened up about serious sleep problems that have affected him for the past ten years.
A ‘DANGEROUS’ SLEEP PATTERN
Speaking to The Times, Jamie was very open and honest about his relationship with sleep.
“I have had the worst relationship with sleep,” he admitted, revealing a shocking routine. “I am at the end of a decade of only three or four hours of sleep a night and it’s really dangerous.”
The chef’s packed schedule sees him waking at 4:30am three times a week, only to finish work at 9pm – a 16.5-hour working day that leaves little room for proper rest and recovery.
“I will fix it this year,” Jamie promised.
TURNING 50
Jamie’s sleep struggles aren’t his only health concern as he navigates getting older.
He also described experiencing what he calls “cliché aches and pains” that have become part of his daily life.
“I slipped a disc in my back four years ago. All that old-people stuff,” he shared. “I now have to think of my body as an engine rather than a thing that unconditionally works for you.”
DIET CHANGES
Despite his own personal health struggles, Jamie is still passionate about helping others live a healthier lifestyle.
His new book focuses on improving health through food, with one particular food group taking centre stage.
“Beans, beans, beans,” he told The Times. “They are really good for the planet, setting nitrogen back into the soil, and really good for our gut and people. The average Brit is majorly deficient in fibre every day. If we should be pushing anything, it should be beans.”
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