Gwen Lawrence is the instructor for five New York pro teams, including the New York Giants. She has several online yoga classes on GaiamTV.com.

Venus Williams suffered a devastating blow with her recent loss at Wimbledon. The five-time champion is suffering from an autoimmune disorder, Sjogren’s Syndrome, and is clearly having trouble keeping her energy up. Venus is a fellow believer in my favorite mantra, “Good is the enemy of great,” and vows to overcome her obstacles and get her game back next year.

Autoimmune diseases such as Venus’s cause fatigue, low energy levels and joint pain – a death sentence for a competitive athlete. If these symptoms remind you of yourself, even if you don’t suffer from a diagnosed disease, there are a few things you can do just by changing your diet:

• Eliminate all sugar
• Eliminate all alcohol
• Eliminate white foods, like pasta and bread, and replace them with whole grains
• Eat as many whole foods as you can, and avoid processed foods

Many of these types of problems are caused by inflammation in the body. Foods that help decrease inflammation are:

• Dark greens
• Cherries
• Ginger
• Blueberries
• Wild-caught salmon
• Nuts

Eating right takes dedication and motivation. There are plenty of inspiring and informative videos on GaiamTV.com, including many films that I’ve personally been influenced by, like:

• Billy Merrit on Superfoods:  Billy’s quest began at the Ashram Health Retreat of Calabasas, California where he was formulating his favorite algaes, herbs, botanicals, probiotics, enzymes, and superfoods into nutrient-rich blends that he found to be incredibly effective.
• Gaiam Inspirations: Green Smoothie Revolution:  When Victoria Boutenko moved her family from the Soviet Union to the United States, she soon discovered that the health of everyone in her family began to deteriorate due to the typical American diet. She knew she had to make a change; after much research and a chance encounter, she embraced a raw-food diet, improving the health of her entire family.
• Seane Corn Detox Flow:  Internationally recognized yoga instructor Seane Corn brings her integrated approach to living a healthier, happier life through her detox process. Experience elevated energy, increased circulation and weight loss—as well as a calmer, more stress-free mind.

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Gwen’s unique combination of dance, massage and yoga training experience, coupled with her extensive knowledge of anatomy and nutrition, provides her clients with overwhelming benefits. Gwen is the yoga instructor for 5 NY Pro teams. Her writing appears in Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Fitness Magazine, Shape Magazine, Yoga Journal, Details, shape.com, and espn.com. She makes regular appearances on NBC’s TODAY show, and Good Day New York. She was featured in June’s ESPN Magazine as the “Best Innovation in Sports Medicine,” and is a featured “Super Ambassador” for GaiamTV.com.

After being sidelined for health conditions and ankle injuries, tennis pro Serena Williams is back holding court today at Wimbledon, and tells Celebuzz that she’s ready to prove she’s “better than ever.”

The 30-year-old athlete, who has the 2012 Olympics in London coming up as well, is ready to take on her competitors and “hopefully” have sister Venus Williams, 32, by her side.

“I feel good. I’m really excited and looking forward to going to London. Being a part of the Olympic team is cool. This is something every athlete looks forward to no matter what sport you’re in,” Serena told Celebuzz, adding that her sis should be there playing as well.

With the Williams sisters ruling the court, Serena reveals there is one major change since the duo last played together.

They’re going raw!

With Venus eating more raw foods to help her body cope with Sjogren’s syndrome, an autoimmune disease that can cause fatigue and joint pain, Serena has adopted the healthy lifestyle and isn’t turning back.

“Venus has some health problems and went on a vegan and raw diet, so she could have more energy. I’m supporting that really full force for her. We do that together because I live with her,” Serena said. “Like I can’t come home with fried chicken because she’d want some. That would be a huge stumbling block.”

Although the two are famous sports figures, Serena admits she’ll never get use to the attention she gets from paparazzi. “They get annoying, especially when you’re just hanging out in LA or New York. If you don’t look amazing, then every website is talking bad about you. This is why I live in Florida, so I don’t have to worry about that so much,” she said.

With an important year ahead of her — a “no time for vacations” — Serena knows there is one thing she can’t live without: sleep.

As part of a new venture to promote Sleep Sheets, which bills itself as a natural sleep aid, Serena admitted she’s had trouble sleeping for a long time — and it’d even affect her game.

“For years, I didn’t sleep enough or get enough sleep…. Now, I take the Sleep Sheets and I never feel groggy, which is good. I can’t put my tennis career on the line because I’m tired or sluggish, so that shouldn’t ever happen again,” she said.

Dear Venus Williams,

We thank you and your stylist for your ability to forsee the future and rectify a potentially sticky situation with clear pasties before it happens. On the other hand, maybe don’t default to donning your babydoll nightie in public. We’re just here to help.

Fashionably Yours,

Celebuzz

Click through the gallery for a look at her graceful recovery. And for more fashion wonderment check out our coverage at Fashion FAILs & FTWs.

How sweet it is to be an Iconoclast with you.

As part of the recurring Sundance Channel series, where two esteemed personalities are paired to just let genius happen, Wyclef Jean and Venus Williams go head to head this Thursday.

The result is some balling (both tennis and basketball are ventured by super-athletic Williams and half pint visionary Jean to results that are all-too predictable) and a serious jam session.

So serious that Jean made up a little ditty right on the spot for the title winner.

“Her name was Venus, Master of the Universe,” Jean croons to Serena‘s sister, “I am so humbled in the presence of a goddess.”

“The song that he wrote for me, I thought it was some surprise he had planned for me maybe, that he had the song ready but he was just free-flowing,” she said of the little rhyme.

Witness it here:

Don’t worry, Venus, this isn’t his first time out of the gate.