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For Bozoma Saint John, the past year has been all about change. She joined the cast of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills." She tried her hand at entrepreneurship with her hair company, Eve by Boz, after years in the corporate world. But the businesswoman and reality star has been making changes internally, too. At 48 years old, she says she's "in the best shape of my life," and while in the process of potentially expanding her family with her boyfriend, Keely Watson, she recently shared her experience undergoing surgery to remove multiple fibroids. Now, she's making a big change to her diet to continue taking control of her health.
In early January, she teased on Instagram that she was quitting "something that has been a big part of my life," which she now reveals is dairy. Saint John partnered with Violife, known for its 100 percent plant-based, non-dairy products, to help cut dairy out of her life. "I have known I've had a challenge with dairy for a long time, but I was in denial," she says. But instead of cutting milk or cheese "cold turkey," she preferred to "find the better way to do it," which meant finding products that would replace what she was already consuming. "I think that's probably part of my ethos as a person. I was like, 'How can I do it in a way that's going to be sustainable for the long term?'"
Throughout her professional career and brief stint thus far on "Housewives," Saint John has been refreshingly real, so you can trust when she says she's "never going to tell you something that I'm not doing myself." From her favorite non-dairy creamer to her travel essential, learn more about her must-have products ahead.