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Maye Musk talks about her health and nutrition habits
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Maye Musk talks about her health and nutrition habits

Elon MuskMaye Musk’s mother makes no effort when it comes to nutrition.

During a Thursday appearance on Fox Business’ “The Bottom Line,” Musk was asked about “Make America Healthy Again,” the wellness initiative of former President Donald J. Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ., which focuses on choice healthier foods.

The 76-year-old model and dietitian said she saw many diet-related health problems while running her private practice for 40 years.

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“The main problems were obesity, high cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes,” Musk said.

“Once they started change their diettheir blood values ​​looked better – and that only reduces the expense of treating these patients.

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During a recent appearance on Fox Business Network’s “The Bottom Line,” Maye Musk was asked about the “Make America Healthy Again” wellness initiative, which focuses on choosing healthier foods. (Getty Images)

Musk stressed the importance of communities working together to better health.

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“We need to be able to teach people to eat better and get communities to do it together,” she said.

“Because it’s difficult when you have a community that likes to eat a lot of food and then you have to try to pull yourself together.”

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Maye Musk and Elon Musk attend the 2022 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2022 in New York. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

As a proud grandmother of 14 grandchildren, Musk said she is taking steps to provide healthy foods and snacks.

“You’ll never see chips or cookies in my house,” she said, joking that “as my grandchildren say, ‘I don’t have any food.’

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Musk also alluded to the addictive nature of unhealthy foods.

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Musk, a model and dietitian, said she is taking steps to provide healthy foods and snacks for her grandchildren. (Getty Images)

“If you start, you can’t stop,” she said.

“And so I prefer not to start with them.”

Instead of processed foods, Musk said she sticks to healthier choices like fruits, vegetables, yogurt, milk, cereal and whole wheat bread.

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Mus once credited her ‘flexitarian diet’ for helping her look and feel his best.

The eating style has been described as prioritizing plant-based foods while consuming meat in moderation. It is considered more “flexible” than vegetarianism.

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“For me, to keep the body healthy and the skin glowing, you have to eat right,” Musk previously told Fox News Digital. (Steven Ferdman/Getty Images)

“I eat very well,” Musk told Fox News Digital at the time.

“For me, to maintain a healthy body and glowing skin, you have to eat well. good health“.

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Musk also shared his commitment to daily action active lifestylerelying on simple workouts that can be done at home, including yoga, weights and walking your dogs.

Stephanie Nolasco of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.