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Celebrity mom Dianne Medina revealed that she developed several medical conditions during her pregnancy because of her unhealthy eating habits.

In a recent guest appearance on 'Mars Pa More,' Dianne confessed that when she was pregnant with Baby Joaquin, she consumed too many high-fat foods such as fried food, and also rice and food with refined sugar.

“Kasi nung buntis ako, I gained so much weight, so I was eating unhealthy pala.

“So, preeclampsia, high blood 'yun, high blood pressure. Siguro dahil sa mga unhealthy na kinain ko.

Dianne said the problem persisted even after giving birth because she thought eating a lot will result in more supply of breast milk for her baby.

“So, after giving birth, I was eating pa rin so much. Kasi nga nung time na 'yun parang ang notion ko, 'pag marami akong kinain, mas dadami 'yung breast milk ko kasi nga I have to keep up dun sa demands ni Baby Joaquin.

“So, 'yun pala 'yung isang mali ko na sobrang unhealthy din 'yung mga kinain ko. So, because of that I had fatty liver, I had acute pancreatitis. So, ang dami talagang sakit na lumabas.”

These health problems and a recent operation prompted Dianne to make healthy lifestyle changes.

“So, nag-pescatarian ako for three months kasi nga because of the fatty liver. Para at least wala akong high-end fat na na kinakain. No fried food for me, talagang fish lang. Wala akong pork, wala akong beef.

“So, I've come across 'yung detox cleansing, 'yung juicing. So, maganda pala siya.”

In the 'Mars Masarap' segment, Dianne also shared an easy and healthy detox juice recipe.

If you want to try it at home, below are the ingredients and procedure.

Red Beet Detox Juice a la Dianne Medina

• Ingredients:
• Carrots
• Red beet
• Green apples
• Lemon
• Water
• Ginger

Procedure:

• Put all the ingredients in the blender.
• Blend until smooth.
• Pour in a glass and serve with ice.

Watch Dianne Medina narrate her health journey and learn how to make the Red Beet Detox Juice and know more about how each of its ingredients helps with detoxification in the 'Mars Pa More' video above.

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For more celebrity features like this, tune in to Mars Pa More from Monday to Friday, at 8:45 a.m. on GMA-7.

Viewers abroad can also watch 'Mars Pa More' via GMA's flagship international channel, GMA Pinoy TV. For the program guide, visit www.gmapinoytv.com.

And for more lifestyle content, head out to GMA's Lifestyle page.

Check out also the cutest photos of Dianne Medina, Rodjun Cruz and Baby Joaquin.