Dr. Christy Fergusson - Hot, Healthy, Happy

Hot, Happy, Healthy helps us accept that happiness and health are an inside job. This book will help you reclaim your inner power, transform your perception of yourself and experience miraculous shifts.
Gabrielle Bernstein, NY Times bestselling author of May Cause Miracles

Christy Fergusson is a great role model for women of all ages, but particularly young women who want to look fabulous and take care of their bodies at the same time.
Scottish Mail on Sunday

Thank goodness for Christy Fergusson, a true beacon of light for young women ready to take control of their health and their bodies.
Nadia Sawalha, actress and TV presenter

Packed with gems to make your heart, mind and body sparkle, Hot, Happy, Healthy highlights Dr Christys ability to share her extensive knowledge in an easy-to-digest and up-beat manner. If you want to shape up your self-image, whatever size your jeans, read this book.
Sandy C. Newbigging, author of Thunk!

I first met Dr Christy Fergusson when presenting The Hour. Her weekly visits inspired us to eat healthily and wisely. She practices what she preaches, and when I dropped wheat and dairy to kick-start my wellbeing, I tried her good ideas and delicious recipes with great success!
John Amabile, The Sunday Post

If only I had found this wonderful book many years ago. I would have avoided decades of being incredibly ill and found happiness much sooner. A brilliant book, which every single female can benefit from.
Anna Rodgers, author of Toxic World, Toxic People

First published and distributed in the United Kingdom by:
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Text Dr. Christy Fergusson, 2013

The moral rights of the author have been asserted.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic or electronic process, or in the form of a phonographic recording; nor may it be stored in a retrieval system, transmitted or otherwise be copied for public or private use, other than for fair use as brief quotations embodied in articles and reviews, without prior written permission of the publisher.

The information given in this book should not be treated as a substitute for professional medical advice; always consult a medical practitioner. Any use of information in this book is at the readers discretion and risk; note that the 21-day diet is not suitable for anyone who is pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning a pregnancy. Neither the author nor the publisher can be held responsible for any loss, claim or damage arising out of the use, or misuse, of the suggestions made, the failure to take medical advice, or for any material on third party websites.

A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN 978-1-78180-082-9 in print
978-1-78180-128-4 in ePub format
978-1-78180-129-1 in Kindle format

For Ella

First, Id like to thank my gorgeous husband, Jonathan, for all his love and encouragement. Thank you for making me green juice every morning and calming the chaos around me so I had time to write. I think we make a pretty great team.

When I feared I would never recover, my parents told me that no matter what, they would take care of me. Thank you both for your unconditional love throughout the years, and for always championing my dreams. I couldnt have done any of this without you both.

To Janie, if I could bottle your energy and give it to readers this would undoubtedly be a bestseller; thank you for all your support over the last few years, and to John for all the Friday night dinners.

I wish to say a huge thank you to all the clients I have worked with over the years you have given me invaluable insights and experiences that have been instrumental in the creation of this book.

I would like to thank Carolyn Thorne for asking me to write, and for all her time and guidance over the past year. To Leigh Fergus for throwing my name in the hat, Amy Kiberd, and all the staff at Hay House UK who have been involved in this book.

I would like to give a big thank you to Sandy Draper for her fantastic job at editing; your ideas have been invaluable.

Gladys, thank you for clearing the clutter so I could think straight. You are an angel in disguise.

I would also like to thank Lawrence Scott for his brilliant photographs on both the book cover and throughout our website.

Finally, to my wild and insanely beautiful daughter, Miss Ella Summer White, thank you for reminding me how to play, laugh at silly stuff, and dance like a banshee. I hope the words we say at night will one day help you to manifest your dreams. I am loved. I am healthy. I am happy. I am going to do great things in this world. I dont doubt it for a second, sweetheart.

Here we are.

You have your face buried in another diet book and I have a story to tell.

Before we begin, I have a little confession. This isnt your typical diet book. There are a million ways to lose weight, countless formulas for skinny, but thats not what youre really after, is it? Sure, a perfect-size waist would be awesome, and who would knock having a tight tush and feeling great in their skinny jeans, but looking and feeling hot requires much more. You may be fed up with feeling overweight but what about your skin? Does it glow? Your digestive system, is it calm and content or crazy and clogged? Are your hormones happy or haywire?

Lets do some emotional arithmetic. What if you forgot overwhelm and instead just did things a little differently today than yesterday? You know, eat more goodness, move more, and think happier? How would tomorrow change? What if you chose to stop hiding? Hiding behind the status quo, fear of failure, and negative thinking? What if you didnt pay your money at the crazy, diet-town tollbooth and forgot all about calories, fat grams, and food obsessions? What would life look like then?

Youre here. Youve showed up, opened the page at something different, and Im psyched to go on this journey with you. So leave those old records I have no commitment, I dont have enough time, Nothing I do ever works behind and plug in to your power. Give your body and soul a makeover. Declare your superpowers. Stop snorting stress, getting high on jellybeans, and start living life on your terms. Lets get your body smiling. Polish that inner and outer shine. Crowd-surf our way to stunning and dive into the messy beauty of you.

This book is a nutritional, psychological, and spiritual toolkit to becoming hot, healthy, and happy in the modern world. Consider this your official invitation to the life and body you want.