Overview
- Reed said a post-childbirth mystery illness persisted for years despite extensive testing and visits to top physicians.
- She criticized supplements and treatments that she says did not work, accusing parts of the wellness market of profiting from people’s hope.
- Reed reported being prescribed multiple medications that failed to help and said she still has not disclosed a specific diagnosis or cure.
- She credited quitting caffeine about seven years ago, and avoiding alcohol, with improving her wellbeing.
- Her experience helped inspire the 2024 launch of The Absorption Company with husband Ian Somerhalder, and she says she values both nontraditional approaches and Western medicine.