Paltrow changed lifestyle post her father's cancer diagnosis

Gwyneth Patlrow was not always a health freak, but the actress says she started paying more attention on her well-being after her father Bruce was diagnosed with throat cancer.

The 44-year-old actress' father died of complications from the disease in 2002, reported People magazine.

"When my father was diagnosed, I started frantically throwing things out. I went through a really fanatical phase of being macrobiotic, and obviously it was motivated by pain," Paltrow said.

What motivates Paltrow to constantly work to achieve a cleaner lifestyle is feeling healthy inside out.

"The more true you are to yourself, the more beautiful you are. And I think that goes hand in hand with making small choices.