Extraordinary Health Magazine Extraordinary Health Vol 21 | Page 14

Alicia Silverstone 12 Living a Kinder Life By Rhonda Price It was a clear, lovely day in the Hollywood Hills with hints of spring in the air when we spent a day with actress and author Alicia Silverstone for a photo shoot for Extraordinary Health™ Magazine. Our photographer, makeup artists and lighting crew were eager to get through the first scheduled shots of Alicia chopping veggies in the kitchen so they could all move outdoors and revel in the sunshine. Even the caterer seemed smitten by spring fever when he arrived and decided to set up a poolside vegan buffet for lunch. Looking radiant and youthful in a lacy white sundress, it suddenly didn’t seem that long ago since her film debut in 1994’s The Crush and her beloved hit Clueless in 1995 that instantly placed her on Hollywood’s A-list. Unlike some child and teen stars who quickly burn out, Alicia weathered the potential pitfalls of a fastpaced LA scene as she starred in 22 feature films, 4 television movies, 10 television series, while her #1 New York Times bestseller—The Kind Diet—skyrocketed to fame in 2009, a compilation of insights that led her to a healthy lifestyle. The Kind Diet built on Silverstone’s reputation as an environmentalist and health advocate.