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Pretty Happy: Healthy Ways to Love Your Body Kindle Edition

by Kate Hudson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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“This guide to becoming “pretty happy” is a simply charming path to calm self-confidence.” —Publishers Weekly,starred review

Like everyone else, Kate Hudson is constantly on the move, with a life full of work, family, responsibilities and relationships. In Pretty Happy, Kate shows how she honors her relationship with herself through exercise, making the right choices about what she eats, and constantly going back to the drawing board and starting fresh, instead of holding herself to unrealistic standards of perfection and giving up when she falls short. The key to living well, and healthy, is to plug into what your body needs, understanding that one size does not fit all, all the time, and being truly honest with yourself about your goals and desires.

Focusing on the Four Pillars of Health to enhance well-being, Pretty Happy shows the benefits of:
  • Cultivating an Intuitive Relationship With Your Body
  • Eating Well
  • Awakening Your Body through movement
  • The Miracle of Mindfullness


With questionnaires to help you assess your Body Type and your stress levels, advice about cleanses and keeping your diet and body balanced, and plenty of interactive Drawing Board exercises, Pretty Happy is a beautiful, insightful, and personal look at health from the inside out, an authentic plan for an authentic life from a woman who truly lives what she speaks.

“A smart, insightful and realistic primer for making healthy habits part of your everyday life.” —Alejandro Junger, New York Times–bestselling author of Clean, Clean Gut, and Clean Eats

“A hands-on approach to owning our potential.” —Daphne Oz, food journalist and TV host
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“Pretty Happy is a smart, insightful and realistic primer for making healthy habits part of your everyday life. From exercise to mindfulness to knowing what your body really needs to thrive, she pushes you to throw away your ideas around perfection and find your own Pretty Happy.” — Alejandro Junger, New York Times bestselling author of Clean, Clean Gut, and Clean Eats

“Pretty Happy details all the ways she makes it a priority every day. Honoring our bodies with clean eating and smart cleansing, our minds with meditation, our purpose with authenticity, and our fun with spontaneity, playfulness- this is a hands-on approach to owning our potential.” — Daphne Oz

This guide to becoming “pretty happy” is a simply charming path to calm self-confidence. — Publishers Weekly

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You don’t have to be perfect—PRETTY HAPPY IS PRETTY GREAT

Like everyone, Kate Hudson is constantly on the move, with a life full of work, family, responsibilities, and relationships. In Pretty Happy, Kate shows how she honors her relationship with herself through exercise, making the right choices about what she eats, and constantly going back to the drawing board and starting fresh, instead of holding herself to an unrealistic standard of perfection and giving up when she falls short. Kate doesn’t tell all, she tells true—sharing what she calls her Four Pillars of Health:

PILLAR ONE: Cultivate an Intuitive Relationship with Your Body

Determine your body type, focus on the areas that cause you pain, physical or otherwise, and decide what your goals are for putting your health first.

PILLAR TWO: Eat Well

Learn how Kate has determined her body’s food needs, and what you can do to restore your own body’s nutritional balance.

PILLAR THREE: Awaken Your Body

Learn the importance of movement and the power of changing the kind of movement you do to reinvigorate yourself on a regular basis. Discover your exercise type.

PILLAR FOUR: The Miracle of Mindfulness

Tying it all together, Kate shares how meditation and mindfulness have changed her life in myriad ways, making her happier, less susceptible to stress, and more “in the moment” in every way.

An authentic plan for an authentic life, from a woman who truly lives what she speaks, Pretty Happy will become your mantra for health and wellness.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dey Street Books; Reprint edition (February 16, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 16, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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KATE HUDSON is an actress, producer, fashion icon and the author of the New York Times bestseller Pretty Happy: Healthy Ways to Love Your Body. She won the Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance in Almost Famous. Her numerous film credits also include How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Fool’s Gold, and Bride Wars, which she also produced. She lent her voice to the global hit, Kung Fun Panda 3, and co-stars in Reginald Hudlin’s Marshall, opposite Chadwick Boseman, Sterling K. Brown, Josh Gad and Dan Stevens. In 2013, Kate co-founded Fabletics, a high-performance lifestyle brand with a mission to offer high-quality activewear at an accessible price, available online and in retail stores throughout the U.S. Kate’s many charitable and humanitarian affiliations include The Hawn Foundation’s MindUP program, the United Nations World Food Programme, Baby2Baby, and numerous other organizations dedicated to protecting the rights and well-being of women, children and education around the world.

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I am halfway through and decide to buy 3 more for some friends! This for me was all about finding health, happiness and calm. I'm unemployed but highly hopeful and I think if you feel a tad "lost" right now, then I recommend this book. My soul feels of value again. Thank you to all involved in this book.
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Wanda P
5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful health information. Easy to read.
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2024
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I purchased the audio book first, loved so much, I bought the hardcover. Helpful healthy lifestyle information.
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Sarah S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Hudson on how to take care of your body & mind as a whole
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2016
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FULL TABLE OF CONTENTS BELOW
PART ONE
Chapter 1-- DON'T CAGE ME IN--
What, me listen?
It's never one size fits all
It takes a village
Your body is smart
It's up to you
Your drawing board
Harmony within
Chapter 2-- DIGGING IN AND GETTING READY--
Is something holding you back?
Your four pillars of self-care
How are you feeling now?
Are your needs being met?
Your body scan
Your body type questionnaire
Be gentle with yourself
PART TWO ;
THE FOUR PILLARS IN PRACTICE
Chapter 3-- PILLAR ONE; CULTIVATE AN INTUATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR BODY--
One doughnut, not two
You gotta be you
The trick mirror
Reframe your thoughts
The five big types of negative thinking
Pay attention to the clues
Reclaiming your body
Putting yourself first
CH 4-- PILLAR TWO;EATING WELL
Riding the roller coaster
Restore your body's balance
Nutrition redux
The four rules of eating well
Making meals can be easy
When your out of balance
Eat all six tastes in a day!
Your drawing board: food exercise
Eating intuitively
CH 5-- PILLAR THREE: AWAKEN YOUR BODY
Your physical profile
Awaken your body from the inside
Morning stretch
What works for meGo outside!
Your drawing board: Movement
Choosing what to do
Change in my constant
Your drawing board
CH 6--PILLAR FOUR:THE MIRACLE OF MINDFULNESS
An antidote to stress
So how stressed are you?
Stress questionnaire
A questionnaire to rate your mindfulness
Begin at the beginning
It's not just about you
CH 7-- THE PURIFYING CLEANSE
Three simple cleanses
Are you addicted to sugar?
Taming the sugar menace cleanse
A three day Auurvedic cleanse
Cleanse and balance your Dosha
Toxins to avoid
Great Detox tools: Saunas, Steams baths, an Whirlpools
The emotional side to cleansing
CH 8-- FINDING PRETTY HAPPY
Rediscovering pleasure
Be content
What matters most
Your drawing board: Simplify
Authenticity
PART THREE-- Living Body Smart
CH 9-- MAKING IT REAL, MAKING IT WORK
Motivation Mantra
Troubleshooting the pitfalls
Prepare and plan
CH 10-- A WEEK IN THE LIFE
SOME FINAL THOUGHTS
In Hudson's book she covers how to take care of ones body, being in tune with your feelings, coping with stress, eating well, mind & body, mindfulness, exercise, & cleansing. How to take care of the body as a whole.
The book is divided as follows;

PART ONE
CH 1-- DON'T CAGE ME IN
What, me listen?
It's never one size fits all
It takes a village
Your body is smart
It's up to you
Your drawing board
Harmony within
CH 2-- DIGGING IN AND GETTING READY
Is something holding you back?
Your four pillars of self-care
How are you feeling now?
Are your needs being met?
Your body scan
Your body type questionnaire
Be gentle with yourself
PART TWO ;
THE FOUR PILLARS IN PRACTICE
CH 3-- PILLAR ONE; CULTIVATE AN INTUATIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR BODY
One doughnut, not two
You gotta be you
The trick mirror
Reframe your thoughts
The five big types of negative thinking
Pay attention to the clues
Reclaiming your body
Putting yourself first
CH 4-- PILLAR TWO;EATING WELL
Riding the roller coaster
Restore your body's balance
Nutrition redux
The four rules of eating well
Making meals can be easy
When your out of balance
Eat all six tastes in a day!
Your drawing board: food exercise
Eating intuitively
CH 5-- PILLAR THREE: AWAKEN YOUR BODY
Your physical profile
Awaken your body from the inside
Morning stretch
What works for meGo outside!
Your drawing board: Movement
Choosing what to do
Change in my constant
Your drawing board
CH 6--PILLAR FOUR:THE MIRACLE OF MINDFULNESS
An antidote to stress
So how stressed are you?
Stress questionnaire
A questionnaire to rate your mindfulness
Begin at the beginning
It's not just about you
CH 7-- THE PURIFYING CLEANSE
Three simple cleanses
Are you addicted to sugar?
Taming the sugar menace cleanse
A three day Auurvedic cleanse
Cleanse and balance your Dosha
Toxins to avoid
Great Detox tools: Saunas, Steams baths, an Whirlpools
The emotional side to cleansing
CH 8-- FINDING PRETTY HAPPY
Rediscovering pleasure
Be content
What matters most
Your drawing board: Simplify
Authenticity
PART THREE-- Living Body Smart
CH 9-- MAKING IT REAL, MAKING IT WORK
Motivation Mantra
Troubleshooting the pitfalls
Prepare and plan
CH 10-- A WEEK IN THE LIFE
SOME FINAL THOUGHTS
Kate also lists at the end of the book a few of her favorite books, alkaline & Acidic foods list, a daily planer & a recipe or two. The book is 231 pages & is sprinkled with Kate's pictures. My reason for buying the book is because I want to know how she maintains such a rocking body, a glow & such confidence. Who wouldn't want that? I will update once I read cover to cover. Happy reading, be healthy & pretty happy!
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Diane Wilson Thomas
4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good for me
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2016
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I always read the worst comments first before I order the book just to see if I still want to read it. I bought this one as soon as it came out, so did not have that prerogative this time around. I actually got a kick out of the bad reviews as they complained that this is all 'old news'. Well most self-help books are all old news, guys. She is simply summarizing how she went about being healthy and happy. If you don't agree with her method, so be it, but don't criticize someones' effort to share their life story....and this is a kind of self-help-bio. Sure there may be mistakes (I have not finished the book), but publishers always have a deadline. She is a busy girl, so I'm sure she was under pressure to finish the book. Anyway, all the info I have read (which I already know most of it) has just given me new incentive to do what I am supposed to do, eat right and exercise. We all have our own methods to achieve goals, this was hers. She is just sharing her way of going about it, and if you can relate, that's great! I enjoy reading everyone's adventure in life and this kind of helped me get back on track. I'm sure next year I will have to read yet another health book to push me in the right direction, because I continually need that little push. The only reason I gave it a 4 instead of 5 is because of all the photos throughout the book. They were more like a models photo shoot. It kind of took away from her message by showing us her beauty. We can't all look like that and the photos do not show someone overweight or with imperfections. Too much of this has made young women want to look like stars, we need to show the not-so-perfect public occasionally and how they accept who they are. I am not overweight, nor have I ever been, but it would have been nice to have her show us a little cellulite, wrinkle or two, or even bloodshot eyes when not getting enough sleep. That would have made us all relate.
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C. Miller
5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Happy I Bought This Book!
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2016
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I'm 1/2 way through this book in one sitting, but I already love it. I was hesitant to buy it because I wondered if her age would not be relatable to me and where I am in my life and I'm finding it is. I'm 56 and still searching for happy, healthy ways to love my body. That never ends. What I have found refreshing is that it is also a workbook with lots of opportunities to think and write about thoughts, feelings and beliefs. Knowing which dasha I am doesn't really matter as much to me as learning to listen to my body. Paying attention to the feedback it is giving me and honoring my body for all that it does for me. In some ways it sounds so simple, but in other ways it isn't and it's all a matter of my mindset. I am looking forward to continuing the book, going back and re-reading and I'm highlighting as I go. I know that learning to be patient with myself is a lifetime job!
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L. D.
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous book !!!!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2017
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This book is amazing. I just read this book in a time in my life that has help me find myself again.
Kate Hudson.... thank you... I can't put everything I have gained from this book into words. The amazing self confidence has returned and feelings in my spirit, soul and life has helped me realized I had been putting many of my fun, joys, excitement in the back of cupboard... I know I can release my inner thoughts, I can meditate to help me breath and not judge myself or allow myself to be judged. That eating healthy is this book is a good thing not a diet. Cleansing = a fresh start. I love the meal plans, grocery list and references provided in this book
I bought this book for my daughter and my son's girlfriend for Christmas this year. They noticed changes in me, back to my happy self again. Thank you !!!!
I loved it .
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Terrie Sizemore
3.0 out of 5 stars it is ok
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2023
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This is a book I bought but didn't glean much from it -but I'm glad I read it
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claire allen
5.0 out of 5 stars I love this book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2024
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I love Kate Hudsons beautiful energy. It shines through this book 🌟
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Vikram Sobti
2.0 out of 5 stars Not very interesting
Reviewed in India on September 25, 2018
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I didn't find this book very informative or new on ideas. If you are new to Ayurveda then the basic concepts have been explained very well but I didn't find much take back from this book.
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Chiara
5.0 out of 5 stars Special suggestion
Reviewed in Italy on December 1, 2016
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I 've just started reading it and Kate Hudson is just as intense and sweet writer as she is as an actress.
Words coming from her heart and that show her joy of life and deep soul.
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Alba
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good
Reviewed in Spain on April 2, 2017
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Great book, great estructure. Easy to read and easy to aply in your daily life. A peacefull reading and also funny. Honest and interesting. You will read it more than once.
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Jacinthe
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book
Reviewed in Canada on July 7, 2016
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Love this book. It's a light and entertaining read with very varied information on the science behind eating well, exercising and meditation. It cues you in to different subjects, but you might need to reference other books if you're curous like me. Great motivating read to start on a lifelong journey of better overall health that gives you tips, tricks and tools to stay on track.
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