Jamaican Dancehall icon Vybz Kartel is focused on improving his health after leaving a Jamaican prison.
Kartel, born Adidjah Palmer, was released from prison on July 31 after serving over 10 years of a life sentence for murder.
Kartel told FOX 5 New York‘s Lisa Evers that he is working on his new health regimen with a doctor.
“Healthwise, you know I’m working on my health right now, but the feeling of just being free is just an amazing feeling,” the 48-year-old musician said.
Kartel is pictured in 2005 before undergoing skin lightening treatments.
His physician, Dr. Karen Phillips, said that that his Graves’ disease and heart disease could cause him to die in his sleep.
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Kartel said his doctor will monitor his heart remotely, and he is starting on a special diet to lose weight.
“I have appointments with my doctor on Monday, so I can have regular meetings with her, you know, and she can keep track of me in real time,” Kartel said.
“She even mentioned that she’s going to… put me on a special diet, so she can monitor me literally every day. Which is a far cry from when you’re in prison,” Kartel said.
