Luke Combs performs on his Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old Tour; Photo by David Bergman, Courtesy of Luke Combs
Luke Combs recently embraced a significant lifestyle change, one that he credits with positively impacting his life and mental well-being.
“Surprisingly, this is the least country thing I’ve ever said: [I’m] gluten-free now,” Combs recently revealed to ABC News.
The North Carolina native, who has previously been open about his struggles with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), recalled noticing a “really bad” flare up of his symptoms over the summer. So much so that he says it was “beginning to get in the way of everyday life enjoyment.”
This caused him to do a “deep dive” into his health. He eventually found a doctor to run some tests on him and learned that he has a “really high sensitivity” to gluten.
According to some studies, including this one in the National Library Of Medicine, find associations between mood disorders and gluten intake.
Combs’ personal experience supports these findings.
“Ever since eliminating that, man, it’s changed my life mentally,” he revealed.
And while he said “There was no intent of, like, man, I should try to lose some weight,” he’s also noticed signs of weight loss since changing his diet.
For Combs, being a husband and father is “without a doubt” what motivates him to be healthy.
“Longevity is the goal,” he told ABC News. “Every day you get to spend with those guys is really fun and tough, and you need to be your best self to take care of them the way that you feel like they deserve to be taken care of.”
He later added, “It’s a long process, man. It’s a long road. It’s tough. It’s a challenge, man. I struggle with it every day.”
Things seems to be working in his favor because Combs was recently included in People’s Sexiest Man Alive issue.
The 34-year-old was shocked to hear that he was featured in the “Sexy at Any Age” portion of the issue and admitted, “That’s when I was like, ‘Down year, 1990, must’ve been a down year.’ I thought it was the most-cheeseburgers-eaten list, is what I thought it was…And then to see this guy on there, I was like, ‘Man, times are tough in 1990 for me to be the hottest guy.’”
Combs is fresh off the CMA Awards stage where he performed his massive hit, “Ain’t No Love In Oklahoma.” Heading into 2025, the superstar will enjoy some downtime before kicking off the new year with a run of headlining shows across New Zealand and Australia. Beginning January 17, Combs will perform at Stadiums across the two countries through February 8.
Later in the year, he will headline several festivals, including Tortuga Music Festival, Stagecoach, and Boots in the Park.
