Contents

foreword: Dr. Dean Ornish

preface: Rory Freedman

CHAPTER 1

This Is Your
Wake-Up Call—
Pick up, Gorgeous!

Oh My God! I Can’t Believe I’m Writing a Diet Book!    My Story: From Illness to Activist    What’s Your Shit Pickle?    Bad Genes versus Bad Habits    Be a Veggie Vixen    Pick a Number—Not Just Any Number    What the Hell Happened?    Inner and Outer Global Warming    Let’s Go!

CHAPTER 2

pHabulous

pH 101    Pee Is for pH    Robbing Peter to Pay Paul    Enzymes: The Sexy Spark of Life    The Power of Raw and Living Foods    The Raw Living Remedy with Dr. Brian Clement, PhD, NMD, LN    Chlorophyll: Liquid Sunshine    Fight Back against Free Radicals    Vitamins    Phytonutrients    Not All Acidic Foods Are Created Equal    Choosing Alkaline Foods    Take Inventory    Debunking the Fad Diet Myths

CHAPTER 3

Cupcakes, Coffee & Cocktails

Sugar: The Legal Drug    Carbs 101    Glucose    Sugar and Cancer    The Glycemic Index    Artificial Sweeteners Are NOT Sexy    Controlling Cravings    Inflammation with Lilli B. Link, MD    Gluten-Free Living    Go Gluten-Free with Mark Hyman, MD    Social Lubricants and Java

CHAPTER 4

Tushie & Milk Mustaches

Preventing the Big Three with Neal D. Barnard, MD    Omnivore or Herbivore?    Protein: The Myth and the Magic    Got Propaganda?    Strong Bones with Lilli B. Link, MD    Hormones    C is for Carcinogenic    The Skinny on Atkins with Alejandro Junger, MD    P is for Processed    The Real Cost of Meat    A Day in the Life of a Factory Farm with Wayne Pacelle    Make the Connection    Soy as a Meat Protein Substitute    Don’t Have a Cow!

CHAPTER 5

Go With Your Gut

A Tour of Your Digestion    Take Out the Trash    The Slime of Your Life    Unclog Your Pipes with an Inner Plumber    Detoxing Your Body with Alejandro Junger, MD    Food Combining    Beans    More on Bacteria    It’s in the Crapper!

CHAPTER 6

Make Juice, Not War

Juicing Jewels    Choose the Right Juicer    Pass the Grass    Blend, Baby, Blend    Juicing versus Blending    Fasting    Fallout: What to Expect When You’re Juiced    Water    Drinking Buddies

CHAPTER 7

GOD POD GLOW

Meditation Boot Camp    The Busy Person’s Guide to … Stopping    Morning Sadhana with Sharon Gannon    Yoga Baby    Shake Your Ass    Your Sexy Epidermis    Body Burden Beauty with Stacy Malkan    Dry Brushing    Essential Oils    Sinus Happiness    Breath Work    Massage, Acupuncture, and Hands-On Healing    Bathing    Sleeping Beauty    Take Care

CHAPTER 8

Getting Started

Toss It!    Shop Girl!    Understanding Ingredients in Our “Food” with Stefanie Sacks    Crazy Sexy Shopping List    Good Snacks, Chocolate, and Easy Chow    Good Fats are Foxy    Crazy Sexy Kitchen Equipment    Cutting Costs    Support Your Local Farmers    Getting the Best from Conventional Foods    Eating Out with Kathy Freston    Eating Sanely

CHAPTER 9

Crazy Sexy Supplements

Probiotics    Superfoods and Protein Powders    Don’t Worry B Happy    Vitamin D    Vitamin D with Frank Lipman, MD    Multi-Supplements    Omega-3 Supplements    Digestive Enzymes    Aloe Vera    Full Spectrum

CHAPTER 10

Let the Adventure Cleanse Begin

20 Questions over 21 Days    Pre-Show Warm-Up    A Crazy Sexy Day in the Life    The 21-Day Cleanse    Go Vegan with Emily Deschanel

Conclusion

Crazy Sexy Recipes

Crazy Sexy Resources

Acknowledgments