Country music star LeAnn Rimes is done with the pharmacy and fully committed to the pantry. After a round of antibiotics left her battling thrush and acid reflux, the 43-year-old singer turned to her own wellness formula—and she’s not holding back about what’s in it.
On Friday, May 9, Rimes shared her current healing cocktail via Instagram Stories: coconut water mixed with aloe vera juice, fresh rosemary from her yard, plus a healthy dose of sunshine and grounding. It’s a recipe that fits neatly into the larger wellness narrative she’s been building in the public eye, especially after her viral jaw release video sent the internet into overdrive just weeks earlier.
That March 29 video—featuring Rimes undergoing a“deep jaw release”from Garry Lineham, cofounder of the wellness platform Human Garage—became a lightning rod for skepticism. Nearly 60 seconds of pressure work inside her mouth culminated in tears, which Rimes framed as a physical and emotional release. The internet, predictably, wasn’t buying it. Critics suggested she was acting, stage-managing her own wellness journey for the camera. Rimes pushed back hard during an April 18 livestream with Lineham, insisting her reaction was genuine.“I can act, but I am not that good,”she said.“I’m not Meryl Streep.”
The timing of her recent health update suggests Rimes isn’t slowing down her alternative medicine approach anytime soon—she’s leaning further in. But here’s where it gets interesting: she’s not alone in her commitment to wellness theater, and she’s found an unexpected defender. Brandi Glanville, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum who previously shaded Rimes over various ailments, did a complete 180 on her May 7 podcast episode“Brandi Unfiltered.”Glanville revealed that her two sons—whom she shares with Rimes’husband Eddie Cibrian—have given her an inside look at the couple’s health-obsessed lifestyle. According to Glanville, Rimes and Cibrian maintain a hyperbaric oxygen chamber in their dining room, wake at 4 a.m. for yoga, go to bed at 8:30 p.m., and have an entire room dedicated to lymphatic drainage machines and other wellness equipment.“She really is sick,”Glanville said, pivoting from critic to character witness.“Everything she’s doing is to protect her moneymaker.”
That last line cuts to the heart of why Rimes’wellness journey resonates—and why it invites scrutiny. Her voice is her currency. A career that began in childhood doesn’t leave much room for health shortcuts, which explains the hyperbaric chambers and the herbal remedies and yes, even the viral jaw release videos. Whether coconut water and aloe vera actually heal thrush faster than conventional medicine is almost beside the point. What matters is that Rimes is controlling her narrative around her body, her health, and the lengths she’ll go to protect the thing that made her famous. In that sense, her home remedy post wasn’t really about the recipe—it was about reinforcing the image of someone who takes her instrument seriously.
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