Mary J. Blige has recently opened up about the importance of prioritizing your health.
The 50-year-old singer told Health, “My health is my wealth. The only thing that can help us to live a long life is our health. It’s the most important thing to us, it’s wealth, it means something.”
So, what does Blige do to prioritize her health?
“I try to train as much as I can; I try to drink a lot of water, I eat a lot of vegetables,” she said. But her mantra is not just limited to physical health, she also takes care of her mental health.
The rapper said, “Your mental health is a big deal. If you don’t have [good] mental health, then you’re not going to be able to take care of yourself physically, so you have to take care of your mental health first.”
“This is something that gradually was a process of me growing and learning how to love myself from the inside out,” she added. “And learning how important my life is to me.”
Previously, Blige shared about her difficult childhood, which led to depression, alcoholism, and drug abuse, according to Health. She said, “When you don’t love yourself, you’re not mentally healthy.”
The Be Without You singer said if you are struggling with self-love, “it’s not gonna be overnight, it’s gonna take a while” before you achieve it, adding that her journey began when she became aware of her insecurities.
“So I had to realize that it’s only one me and if I don’t love me and I get rid of me, then there’s no more me,” Blige explained. “The things that I don’t need will fall away as long as I love myself through everything I’m going through.” The article was published on Health.
