The book sugar blues

Its a dilemma that many healthconscious people have witnessed, if not experienced themselves, and it frequently seems to pop up over pop or soda, depending upon ones regional vernacular. Many consider sugar blues by william dufty one of the foundational books in the modern health movement. And sugar blues, inspired by the crusade of hollywood legend gloria swanson, is the classic, bestselling expose that unmasks our generations consumed at the rate of one hundred pounds for every american every year, its as addictive as nicotine and as poisonous. Swanson was strongly against sugar, as a curse of society. Billie holidays autobiography, lady sings the blues, begins with one of the great alltime leads. The sugarhouse blues is the second novel in the hudson sisters series and i have been looking forward to this novel all year. Because sugar blues answers the most important question of all. And \sugar blues\, inspired by the crusade of hollywood legend gloria swanson, is the classic, bestselling expose that unmasks our generation\s greatest medical killer and shows how a revitalizing, sugarfree diet can not only change lives, but quite possibly save them. Sugar blues howard duffyi read this book in 1975 when i was 28 years old. The suggested questions are intended to help your reading group find new and interesting angles and topics for your discussion. I had given up sugar for a year 100% about five years prior to reading this which is what prompted the interest. And sugar blues, inspired by the crusade of hollywood legend gloria swanson, is the classic, bestselling expose that unmasks our generations greatest medical killer and shows how a revitalizing, sugar free diet can not only change lives, but quite possibly save them.

We should read it to save ourselves and our families, to help solve the challenges of weight gain, cancer, depression, other mental diseases, diabetes and so on. The novel is set against the 60s70s grass street community. Refined sugar the sweetest poison of all by william dufty. A book of 101 soul food recipes and an well rounded look into the history of soul food including. Consumed at the rate of one hundred pounds for every american every year, its as addictive as nicotine and as poisonous. This book is not scientific many others books have info for that. Have you heard these blues that im gonna sing to you when you hear them they will thrill you through and through there the sweetest blues you ever heard now listen and. The sugarhouse blues by mariah stewart, paperback barnes. The author goes a little over the top, basically blaming every human dis. Filled with fascinating information on sugars history and compelling arguments against its consumption, sugar blues shows how a revitalizing, sugarfree diet can vastly improve your life and quite possibly.

By that time, physicians in london had begun to observe and record terminal physical signs and symptoms of the sugar blues. Sugar blues, an account by william dufty of the devastating health effects of refined sugar, created quite a splash when it was first published in 1975. This book provides proven wisdom and methods for controlling blood sugar levels and living healthily with diabetes. I vividly remember how energetically i avoided the book. Meanwhile, when sugar eaters did not manifest obvious terminal physical symptoms and the physicians were professionally bewildered, patients were no longer pronounced bewitched, but mad, insane, emotionally disturbed. The key to diabetes selfmanagement is blood sugar control. You probably have sugar blues ive been rereading the classic book, sugar blues by william dufty. I read the first book the last chance matinee last year and absolutely loved it, so i was really excited to read book two and pick back up with. Having recently begun a sugar and flourfree diet, the title of this book immediately caught my attention. This book does not give you implicit instructions on how to kick sugar, processed food. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. I had never heard the term sugar blues despite having suffered it.

And why is this book, which answers both questions and many more, still around after more than 35 years of publication. Come join masterful storyteller cletus springer on saturday may 11th at 758 books cafe litteraire as he launches sugar blues,a novel. And sugar blues, inspired by the crusade of hollywood legend gloria swanson, is the classic, bestselling expose that unmasks our generations greatest medical killer and shows how a revitalizing, sugarfree diet can not only change lives, but quite possibly save them. Blackstrap molasses is the liquid left after the last extraction of sugar crystals, and has a stronger, bittersweet flavor and is richer in potassium, calcium, iron, and bvitamins than sweet molasses. Sweet molasses or light molasses is the liquid left after the first extraction of sugar crystals. Flares of colorred, gold, greenshot out overhead in geometric patterns from the elaborate crystal chandelier that hung from the center of a large plaster medallion. Allie, des, and cara, each having her own reasons for wanting a share of their. When william dufty published his classic book, sugar blues, he probably did not envisage the dilemma that so many people would face in later years with the profusion of sugar substitutes.

Dufty covers the shameful promotion by the department of agriculture, the american medical. Its a prime ingredient in countless substances from cereal to soup, f. This book, written in 1975, remains the definitive crushing indictment of sugar every one of us should read and read again. The sugarhouse blues desdemona hudson stood in the lobby of the old art deco theater in hidden falls, pennsylvania, and raised her eyes to the waterdamaged domed ceiling. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as cds or access codes. Sugar blues is a book by william dufty that was released in 1975 and has become a dietary classic. Extractededited from his book sugar blues first published by chilton book co. Low blood sugar can cause complications ranging from headaches and nausea to shock or even a coma.

And sugar blues, inspired by the crusade of hollywood legend gloria swanson, is the classic, bestselling expose that unmasks our. This readers group guide for the sugarhouse blues includes an introduction, discussion questions, and ideas for enhancing your book club. Mom and pop were just a couple of kids when they got married. When i first quit sugar there were only a few books on the issue even in print.

Sugar blues takes the reader through an often skipped over history of sugar. Calling all lovers of saint lucian literature, book lovers and collectors of historial artefacts. Taken with a grain of salt or sugar this is a very informational book, though a little dated having been written in 1975. A diet rich in highfiber vegetables, stoneground whole grains, lean. Sugar blues sounds an important note in american and worldwide health that has been long neglected.

Book launch sugar blues, a novel by cletus springer. Padnor, pa, usa currently published by warner books, usa. The classic, bestselling expose unmasks one of the greatest threats to our health today, but its not all bad news. From new york times bestselling author mariah stewart comes more catnip for womens fiction fans booklist in the second novel of the hudson sisters series. Overcoming the hidden dangers of insulin resistance and how see more like this sugar blues by william dufty english mass market paperback book free shipping. Dufty and swanson were married, she for the sixth time, he for the second time, in 1976. The book is only 250 pages but it the information contained in it is extremely heavy. Buy sugar blues by william dufty online at alibris. Grammy award winning harmonica virtuso sugar blue is a world spirit. The sugar thieves have a sultry blues roots foundation, and powerhouse delta sound that will take you back in time.