Brooke Burke battling three autoimmune diseases, says she's 'fragile' despite fit physique
04.03.2023 - 01:05
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Brooke Burke revealed there is much more to her than what fans see on the outside. In a new Instagram post, the model and actress posted the same photo of herself side by side, but with vastly different labels.
Under "What you see," she labeled different parts of herself with "Happiness," "Confidence," "ABS," "Healthy" and "Celebrity." On the other side, under a "What you don’t" banner, she labeled those same parts with "Poker face," "Fragile," "4 Babies," "3 Auto immune diseases" and "Real Woman." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brooke Burke (@brookeburke) "What you see, what you don’t," she wrote in the caption. "Get to know the woman behind the scenes.
What do you see?" In 2012, Burke revealed she had been diagnosed with thyroid cancer and promptly underwent a thyroidectomy for treatment. In 2016, she told FOX411’s Pop Tarts column she was cancer free, saying, "I am doing great.
Six weeks out of my surgery right now and I feel fantastic. I'm just trying to survive flu season right now and take care of the rest of my family.
"I'm really good, back to work and feeling great." The "Dancing with the Stars" host also suffers from Hashimoto’s disease, a form of hyperthyroidism. According to the Mayo Clinic's explanation of the disease, "the immune system creates antibodies that attack thyroid cells as if they were bacteria, viruses or some other foreign body.The immune system wrongly enlists disease-fighting agents that damage cells and lead to cell death." Burke also reportedly deals with inflammatory bowel disease. The 51-year-old recently opened up about her fitness secrets to the Daily Mail, sharing that "biohacking," which incorporates lifestyle changes such as intermittent
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