If It's Not Food, Don't Eat It! The No-nonsense Guide to an Eating-for-Health Lifestyle [Paperback]

Kelly Hayford (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2005

Today more than ever, people are searching for solutions to excess body weight and other health problems. If It’s Not Food, Don’t Eat It! answers the call. This timely book unveils the pitfalls of our fake-food culture and provides the inspiration and practical know-how the entire family can use to build a healthier eating lifestyle – and actually enjoy doing it! From toxic, chemical additives to the unscrupulous antics of the food industry in concert with the media, Kelly Hayford takes an honest, often scary look at what we’re eating, why we’re eating it and the devastation it is causing. Kelly doesn’t leave people hanging, however. This recovered junk-food junkie turned nutrition and health coach also offers practical, easy-to-implement solutions. Readers learn simple, do-able ways to conquer food cravings, ease digestion, increase energy, shed weight, alleviate symptoms and prevent disease. Most importantly, they learn how to cut through nutritional confusion, overcome social and psychological obstacles, and make lasting changes to their diet and lifestyle with ease. Other topics include food allergies, emotional eating, whole food supplements; tips for helping children eat better, timesaving food preparation, menu planning, recipes and more. This is a comprehensive reference guide that people can refer to again and again as they make the transition to a natural foods way of life.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“If It's Not Food, Don't Eat It!—Evvy Award winner: Best Health & Fitness Book of 2005!” --Colorado Independent Publisher’s Association

“Kelly Hayford's book is a timeless recipe for healing and prevention. Everyone in America should read this book twice.” --Dr. Vic Shayne - Clinical Nutritionist, Author: Illness Isn’t Caused by a Drug Deficiency

“If It's Not Food, Don't Eat It! is a must for every chiropractor’s waiting room!” --Amy Dusek - Editor, Today's Chiropractic magazine

About the Author

Kelly Hayford, C.N.C. is the award-winning author of If It's Not Food, Don't Eat It! As a recovered junk-food junkie turned nutrition and health coach, Kelly has helped thousands restore their health, energy, and natural weight.

Product Details

• Paperback: 371 pages
• Publisher: Delphic Corner Press; 1st edition (April 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097656680X
• ISBN-13: 978-0976566809
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #404,432 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kelly Hayford, CNC is the bestselling author of If It's Not Food, Don't Eat It! - which was named Best Health & Fitness Book of 2005 by the Colorado Independent Publisher's Association. As a former junk-food junkie turned nutrition and health coach she is one of the world's foremost experts on how to make the switch to an Eating-for-Health Lifestyle. Kelly's second book, No-Nonsense Nutrition in Bite-Sized Portions is uniquely organized in 2-4 page articles that people can read in 5-10 minutes on a variety of nutrition topics. She is currently working on a series of 5 books - the Eating-for-Health Book Series - the first of which will be released in January, 2011. Join: Eating for Health with Kelly Hayford on Facebook to receive regular tips and inspiration for a healthy lifestyle.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Down to earth advice, September 28, 2005

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This review is from: If It's Not Food, Don't Eat It! The No-nonsense Guide to an Eating-for-Health Lifestyle (Paperback)

Clean up your diet and you will feel better. Sounds simple but without the guidance of where to begin and what to watch out for one gets trapped in the confusing cycle of supplements, shake mixes and health care providers. Kelly Hayford provides a way out of the trap in "If It's Not Food, Don't Eat It! She not only educates her readers as to the pitfalls of processed foods, media influence and role of food allegeries but also outlines several strageties for eliminating health problems with better nutrition.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, practical, eye-opening advice, August 25, 2006

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Mango (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: If It's Not Food, Don't Eat It! The No-nonsense Guide to an Eating-for-Health Lifestyle (Paperback)

Kelly Hayford has written a very practical book with an approach that is much different than other nutrition books that I've read. The idea of eating only real food is so simple and so common-sense that I'm surprised I haven't seen this advice much more from other nutrition experts. I've spent so much time reading labels for sugars, saturated fats, fiber, etc., but have never really given much thought to the long lists of chemicals on most labels. I just figured that they must be okay if they are allowed in food. Since Kelly's book opened my eyes, I have made major changes to the quality of food that I bring into my house, and I feel a lot better about what my children and I are eating. I do find, however, that if I take this type of advice too seriously, I get way too obsessed about food. I just try to follow nutrition advice like this as well as I can. (I will never get to the Level 4 described in the book, but Level 1 or 2 is better than I was a couple of months ago!) I stongly recommend this book for anyone who wants to improve his diet.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you care about your health read this book!, August 25, 2005

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Sarah Luciani (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: If It's Not Food, Don't Eat It! The No-nonsense Guide to an Eating-for-Health Lifestyle (Paperback)

This book is a must read for anyone that cares about what they put into their mouth. "we are what we eat.." or what we don't. Unfortunately in the United States fresh fruits and vegetables have become almost foreign to us. We are not concerned that most of what we buy in the grocery store is loaded with ingredients that are not even pronouncable, much less are they actually food! With the rise of juvenille diabetes, heart disease, and an increase in cancer, not a decrease with all the treatments, this book brings us right back to basics. Start with your diet. Start with the food given to us by nature.Read the boxes. If an ingredient has more than two syllabels it probably isn't food.
Kelly Hayford has a great writing style, and an excellent sense of humour so you won't find this book a dry or boring detailed account of what we should eat. You may actually laugh reading this book. Another excellent bonus is each page contains an excerpt from different books, and medical and scientific studies of astounding facts to the lack of health in this nation.(Make sure to read the margins). I highly recommend this book and am so surprised it is not a bestseller.