A Woman In Hollywood
Living in the Dominican Republic she quickly realized how Latinos are traditionalists and super-machistas. “Even though women are matriarchs, it’s still a man’s world,” she said. But that wasn’t going to bring her down, instead she opted to become a champion of women and speak loudly about the issue of female equality in Hollywood. “The high road is speaking up and saying, ‘You’re a d***! What you are doing is unfair. I’m not asking you idolize me, I’m asking you to pay me equally, because you always come to me whenever you need me for a press tour!’” As a woman in a position of power, she believes that she has to use her power to help other women and not stay quiet.
Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
Zoe Saldana has Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, which is also known as chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, which is a condition where your immune system malfunctions and mistakenly sends antibodies to attack your thyroid gland. It causes inflammation, which often leads to hypothyroidism, when your thyroid gland is underactive. “Your body doesn’t have the energy it needs to filter toxins, causing it to believe that it has an infection, so it’s always inflamed,” she explains. “You create antibodies that attack your glands, so you have to eat clean.” She has a strict diet, which is gluten and dairy-free. She’s not alone because it’s something that runs in the family.