Rachael Ray is 58, and she wants to set a few things straight. In a new interview with People, the cook and former daytime host shared her diet and supplement routine, revealing that she eats a“colorful”diet full of vegetables and fruit grown in her four garden beds. She also said she has“no menopausal signs of any kind”and follows her doctor’s advice on hormone replacement. And in a detail plenty of couples will recognize, her husband John Cusimano takes far more supplements than she does.
The update comes after years of online speculation about her health. Fans raised concerns when Ray slurred her speech in Instagram videos in September 2024 and May 2025, and she attributed the speech issues to“a couple of bad falls”that year. She’s also pushed back on rumors that she stepped away from public life, saying in October 2025 that she never left and simply made the move to A+E.
Ray’s comments land in the middle of a much bigger conversation about menopause, hormone therapy and how much of our wellness routine is actually doctor-approved. She’s been open that she leans on medical guidance rather than guesswork, and if her garden beds are any indication, she’s got the fresh produce part covered too. So, where do you land on the supplement debate? Do you and your partner split the shelf evenly, or is one of you running a full pharmacy? Tell us in the comments.
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