If It's Not Food,
Don't Eat It!

• How popular food culture is taking a toll
  on our health
• Strategies to adopt healthy eating for the
  entire family
• Five simple Eating for Health guidelines
• Delicious, healthy recipes & menu planning
• Quick & easy food shopping & preparation tips

The Standard American Diet has turned us into the fattest, and one of the most unhealthy nations in the world virtually overnight. The rate of obesity among children has doubled in only 20 years and over 64.5% of the adult population is now overweight. Diabetes has increased by a shocking 70% among those 30-39, and by 33% for the population overall in just eight years, from 1990-1998. This debilitating disease has officially reached epidemic proportions. Chronic disease in general – preventable chronic disease – plagues over 70% of adults nationwide. And that’s not to mention the less threatening, albeit equally as menacing ailments people experience as a result of poor eating habits such as digestive disturbances, lowered immune function, arthritis, sinusitis, fatigue, etc.

In short, the overwhelming majority of Americans today are sick, fat or tired. Whether they are aware of the national scope of things or not, millions are aware of their own expanding waistlines and eroding health, and that of their loved ones. They want to know why this is happening and what they can do about it. If It's Not Food, Don't Eat It! - The No-Nonsense Guide to an Eating- for-Health Lifestyle is here to help.

If It's Not Food, Don't Eat It! recounts an alarming overview of the impact the profit-minded food industry has had on our eating habits and health as a nation, and provides real-life solutions for the entire family. This book can help you overcome the social obstacles, mental gymnastics, food cravings, and acquired tastes that frequently prevent people from making healthier food choices. It accomplishes this through coaching strategies and proven methods that are fun and easy to implement; in addition to a cornucopia of recipes, cooking tips, and timesaving techniques for easy food preparation and meal planning.

This life-changing guide outlines five easy-to-follow guidelines, the first and most important of which became the title of the book - If It's Not Food, Don't Eat It! The Eating for Health guidelines are universal in scope and reduce healthy eating to its most basic elements, making them easy to understand and implement. In addition to their simplicity, they also take into account the unique needs of each individual and help you learn to decipher which foods are best for your body at this time in their life. Combine the strategies and practical know-how provided to take an active role in formulating an Eating for Health lifestyle that works for you, at your own pace and comfort level.

If It's Not Food, Don't Eat It! contains everything you and your family need to make healthful changes in your diet and enjoy doing it. So, instead of being sick, fat and tired, you can feel better, lose weight, have more energy and create a brighter future for yourself and the world at large.

Here's just some of what people are saying about the pre-publication edition of
If It's Not Food, Don't Eat It! - The No-Nonsense Guide To an Eating-for-Health Lifestyle:

Kelly, I just wanted to say thanks. My sister-in-law recently gave me a copy of If It's 
Not Food, Don't Eat It! - The No-Nonsense Guide to an Eating-for-Health Lifestyle that has changed 
my life. I could write my own book about all the things I have tried to get rid of the 
persistent migraines I have experienced every day for nearly 3 years. This book put an 
end to all that pain and suffering. I can enjoy life now thanks to your education. I can 
never thank you enough for taking the time to put out this information. It has truly 
changed my life. 


I mean every word of what I am saying and hope it will help others to see how healing 
this process can be.  I would also like to add that I have so much more patience and I 
feel like a whole person for the first time in my life. I have always been very high 
strung.  Maybe it is the relief from the headaches, maybe it is the diet that my body 
and mind appreciates-- regardless, I am like a whole new person. I can never thank you 
enough. May God bless you in everything you do in your life for you have helped so many 
people to enjoy their own lives. Thanks again.

- P.J.O., Highlands Ranch, CO

This is an excellent book - my husband finally gets it.  I am telling
everyone I know that they must read this book!
- Jan Hansen, Lafayette, CO

This is it - this is the real answer to our eating woes!  Our American diets
are a mess.  Kelly helps readers understand how we have gotten off track,
then guides the way back to the natural way we were intended to eat.  If It's Not 
Food, Don't Eat It! is not another "fad" diet - it is something every person can use.
With this book, the road to better health has finally been clearly paved!
- Tara Berro, M.S., Sports Physiologist & Trainer - Malibu, CA

I ordered your book online and I was going to e-mail you, but I decided that
I wanted to call you in person to tell you how excellent  your book If It's Not
Food, Don't Eat It! is.    Although I've never met you, I feel like I know you.  I
really appreciate your sharing this information with people - it is so
needed.  I can't wait for the complete edition to be ready.  I'm going to
buy 10 copies and give them out to all my friends and family members!
- Brenda Leners, Prior Lake, MN

I wanted to tell you that I completely love your book "If It's Not Food, Don't Eat It!".
It was very informative, very educational and very motivating.  It was on a
level that I could relate to, as I have just started to learn about
nutrition a few months ago.   Your book is very encouraging and uplifting,
in spite of the grim facts about our typical American diet.   It was full of
facts and examples of what not to do and it also has tons of suggestions and
helpful hints that many health practitioners would not tell you.  Your
philosophy of "Step-by-Step" takes the frustration out of changing
everything I ever knew about eating.  This book should be taught in grade
schools as well as high schools around the country.  What a difference it
would make to have this awareness early in life.  You wrote about things
that I had never known before.  I will always continually refer to your
Suggested Food recipes.  They have even stood the test of my husband who
never thought nutritious food could taste so good!   Thank you for sharing
this book with me.
- Mary Lane Packer,

If It's Not Food, Don't Eat It! is well written, informative and makes the
subject of eating well entertaining and easy to read.  Thank you Kelly for this
information - it has helped my husband and me so much!
- Lori Lloyd, Lafayette, CO

Kelly Hayford's book, If It's Not Food, Don't Eat It! - The No-Nonsense Guide to 
an Eating-for-Health Lifestyle, is one of the best I've read pertaining to natural health care. 
The reason is simple: If you don't pay attention to your diet and environment, 
optimum health eludes you. And Kelly's book serves as the building block to good 
health by gently and clearly stating the importance of real foods in our fake-food 
society.  Kelly's book is a timeless recipe for healing and prevention that echoes 
her personal commitment to coaching others on the road to self-empowerment. Everyone 
in America should read this book over and over again.
- Dr. V.S., Clinical Nutritionist - Boulder, CO

What an eye opener!  If It's Not Food, Don't Eat It! contains great information,
is easy to digest, and entertaining as well.  I would suggest EVERYONE read this
book - it can benefit all of us!
- Carole Handler, Erie, CO