Food Smart [Paperback]

Cheryl Townsley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 29, 1997

"As I share my healing experiences and the key principles that helped me unlock my health process, I trust that you, too, will become healthier." -Cheryl Townsley. When Cheryl Townsley awoke in a hospital bed after her suicide attempt, she remembered only one thing: the feeling of lethargy and despondence, of being overweight and over-tired, that had plagued her life for years. Caring friends urged her to visit a nutritionist. She did, and gained energy, hope, enthusiasm for her life, and control over her health. The result of her healing is Food Smart!, wherein Townsley offers prevention techniques and suggestions, and keys to understanding why we might not feel so good today. Readers discouraged by chronic fatigue or disease, frustrated by quick fixes and pills that never work, or tired of trying one diet after another only to gain the weight back again, can become Food Smart! with this simple step-by-step strategy for making permanent life changes. A glossary and appendixes listing resources, from mail-order wholesalers to health magazines and cookbooks, food preparation suggestions, menu planning ideas, and other tips, will excite readers about a healthy lifestyle. New recipes and a sense of humor become indispensable companions on the quest for health in this warm and encouraging handbook to wellness.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Cheryl Townsley's dramatic story of her road to healthier living starts with a suicide attempt. She was intelligent and driven but overweight and depressed, and couldn't think of any reason to live. With the guidance of a nutritionist, she found ways to cleanse her body, lose the extra weight, and restore her emotional equilibrium. Food Smart! tells her story and then lays out an easy-to-follow process of achieving health and wellness that anyone can follow.

Product Details

• Paperback: 239 pages
• Publisher: Tarcher (December 29, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0874779103
• ISBN-13: 978-0874779103
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,310,498 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars knowledgeable author - excellent reference, June 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Food Smart (Paperback)

Cheryl knows "from whence she speaks"! She has done the homework on a healthy lifestyle after living a life as a busy, young, tired, stressed, sick and overweight wife and mother. Her suggestions changing the way we shop, cook and eat make great sense. They are "do-able" and would be easy to adapt a family's habits to. She has written an excellent reference also. Listing of sources, brand names, equipment, etc. are very helpful.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good ideas that are easy to do, March 1, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Food Smart (Paperback)

This book makes healthy food choices so easy and natural that I found myself following the guidelines immediately. I feel better than ever, and it FoodSmart's encouraging tone helped me.

3.0 out of 5 stars Food Smart, September 14, 2008

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This review is from: Food Smart (Paperback)

This is an okay book. Some good recipes. Very healthy way to eat.