For Selena Gomez, It’s Not About The Food

Back in March, Selena Gomez released her new single, “Who Says”, on Ryan Seacrest’s show, “On Air With Ryan Seacrest.” At the time she said the new song was a way of sending a message to the “haters” who keep trying to bring her down, according to www.freshnewsdaily.com.

On June 9, Selena was hospitalized for food poisoning and exhaustion after becoming ill after an appearance on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” The young star later said, “The problem is that I don’t eat right” and that she was “malnourished.” Supposedly Selena is a candy junkie and likes to eat a lot of chocolate – M & Ms, Kit Kats and Snickers.

With the focus on malnourishment, Selena thanked and praised her mother for being a “supermom” who is “shoving vitamins down my throat.” This was the popular theme in many of the articles and online forums discussing Selena Gomez, her music and her boyfriend, Justin Bieber. But one in particular, mtv.com, wrote about Selena’s emotional state of mind.

The mtv.com post included Selena’s confession that “sometimes it’s hard to be famous. …I don’t want to live my life being afraid of what people are saying about me. I’ve lived that way for the first four years I was in the business and I was very unhappy.”

Unhappiness and eating too much chocolate – certainly 18-year-old Selena Gomez is not the first person to turn to chocolate to ease an emotional pain. It’s a popular remedy but not the right one. Unfortunately, the hospitalization showed that her over-indulgence in sugar was not a good choice.

On June 28, Ms. Gomez released her new album, When The Sun Goes Down, and performed “Who Says” on Live with Regis and Kelly. I found the lyrics quite telling:

(first verse)
You made me insecure
Told me I wasn’t good enough
But who are you to judge
When you’re a diamond in the rough
I’m sure you got some things
You’d like to change about yourself
But when it comes to me
I wouldn’t want to be anybody else

I commend Ms. Gomez for speaking publicly about her obsession with chocolate. But, I believe her need for chocolate goes further than simple cravings. Selena is not yet 20 years old and has been in the spotlight for several years. And she happens to be dating the world’s most famous teen heartthrob. Her life looks glamorous but it can’t be easy (she has received death threats because of her relationship with Justin Bieber).

I think the recent developments of her life have a message for young people and adults, alike. Food isn’t the answer to your problems. “Feel your feelings” and seek support from friends, family and professionals, if necessary.

Enjoy your life – and some dark chocolate every once in a while.

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