Book called sugar blues

About fifteen years ago i read a book called sugar blues. The author contends that sugar is an addictive drug and extremely harmful to the human body, and that the sugar industry. 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 the hudson sisters. Sugar blues takes the reader through an often skipped over history of sugar. He also collaborated on more than 40 books, including billie hollidays lady sings the blues in. The book was a huge hit at the time possibly because there are many sugar fiends out there trying to kick the habit. I learned a heck of a lot from sugar blues by william duffy. Dufty and swanson were married, she for the sixth time, he for the second time, in 1976. Tenyearold sugar lives on the river road sugar plantation along the banks of the mississippi. Theres another sugar blues thing on youtube that claims to be clydes 1931 recording. When i first quit sugar there were only a few books on the issue even in print. This was something i refused to do as i believed that my body would correct itself if i found out the reason it was chemically out of balance. Saccharin and sugar may be more addictive than cocaine.

Im currently trying to work through a book called sugar blues i believe last name of the author is duffy. Marriage and death edit dufty and swanson were married, she for the sixth time, he for the second time, in 1976. Ive added a lot of the pageslinks ive mentioned in this post to my resources list on the right. Mike collins when i first quit sugar there were only a few books on the issue even in print. A few years ago now, william duffy wrote a book called sugar blues. Dufty writes about what eating refined sugar can do to a body and what he did to stop eating it. When asked about the marriage, the outspoken icon assured the media, my sex life is very healthy. Its a classic best seller, passionately written and will make you never ever feel quite the same way about sugar. Sugar addiction why sugar addiction matters, and what you. Sugar, especially refined, complex, crystallized acidic sugar is the biggest killer there is, beyond heroin says the author william dufty, who was married to the film actress gloria swanson who was quite the health coach even back in the day as they say. Grammy award winning harmonica virtuso sugar blue is a world spirit. Duffy explained in the book why he thought eating sugar was a bad thing. Glucose is always present in our bloodstream, and it is often called blood sugar. In this book i learned that there were a multitude of physical and mental miseries caused by sugar consumption.

The program incorporates the emotional freedom technique eft with journaling, detoxification of the body, and lessons in making positive food choices. Are you looking for some reading recommendations or want to find out whats popular. You are right if you eat a great deal of sugar and come to the conclusion that you shouldnt. Even though i was undiagnosed at the time, i intuitively knew i had issues with sugar and bought the book. Sugar health effects and risks cerra water library.

I highly recommend it for the fascinating details it goes in to regarding how sugar is in nearly everything and that diabetes. And sugar blues, inspired by the crusade of hollywood legend gloria. It was written in the seventies and the author didnt touch sugar. Among the remarkable services and classes mona created is a program called sugar free forever. Richard stratton details story of hippie mafia in new book. Extractededited from his book sugar blues first published by chilton book co. I remembered that john lennon mentioned duftys book in an interview once. According to william duffy in sugar blues the difference between sugar addiction and narcotic addiction is largely one of degree. And why is this book, which answers both questions and many more, still around after more than 35 years of publication. Research continues to be done, and sugar has now been found to contribute to tooth decay, gum disease, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, heart disease, and some autoimmune diseases. 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. When i took wellbutrin, i wasnt hungry often and didnt crave foods. Initially, it is stored in the liver in the form of glucose glycogen.

The director, andrea, is diagnosed with gestational diabetes. 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. Many consider sugar blues by william dufty one of the foundational books in the modern health movement. For more reference on what sugar does to you, there was a book written long ago called sugar blues.

So called preventive medicine goes further and suggests that since we only think we can handle sugar because. Processed sugars are one of the worst things we put in our bodies, in my opinion. It also prompted me to check out and eventually read a book called sugar blues. I had never heard the term sugar blues despite having suffered it a few times. William dufty, gloria swansons husband, wrote this book. I quit sugar over 30 years ago after reading a book called sugar blues. As you are reducing the amount of sugar also reduce the amount of meat you are eating.

The two had met at a press conference where gloria, true to form, spoke to the somewhat overweight dufty about the evils of sugar. Lisas interest in alternative therapies began at a young age. 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. Concentrating it, boiling and bleaching it into something else is what makes it toxic. His third book on the topic of diet and health, the case against sugar, is a prosecutors brief, much like yudkins own, but fleshed out with four decades worth of extra science and a. Mental illness is a myth and emotional disturbance can be merely the first symptom of the obvious inability of the human system to handle the stress of sugar dependency. It is a key material in the metabolism of all plants and animals. Why gloria swanson should be your lifestyle muse balance.

Another factor in my life is that over 3 decades ago when i was 11 or 12 young and impressionable i voluntarily read a book called sugar blues that scared the heck out of me because it was all about the negative effects of sugar on humans and society. 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. Many years ago, when i was a teen living at home, i read a book called sugar blues by william dufty. In it he writes about the addictive qualities of white sugar saying, it is much like a drug and the difference between sugar addiction and narcotic addiction is largely one of degree, what makes sugar qualify as an addictive substance. Almost 40 years ago, william duffy published a book called sugar blues which argued that refined sugar is an addictive drug and profoundly damaging to health. He starts off with his own sugar hell and redemption and then delves into the whole history of the cane. May 04, 2010 another factor in my life is that over 3 decades ago when i was 11 or 12 young and impressionable i voluntarily read a book called sugar blues that scared the heck out of me because it was all about the negative effects of sugar on humans and society.

Its a prime ingredient in countless substances from cereal to soup, f. My first introduction to the problem with refined sugar was back in the 70s when i picked up a paperback book called sugar blues by william dufty. The sugarhouse blues is the second novel in the hudson sisters series and i have been looking forward to this novel all year. Why do you think mariah stewart selected this title, which follows the first book in the series, the last chance matinee. Swanson was strongly against sugar, as a curse of society. It is not a very big book and it tells a lot of interested things about sugar and how we are addicted to it. Sucking on a stalk of sugar cane once in awhile isnt so bad. Dextrose, also called corn sugar, is derived synthetically from starch. I think the first book i ever read on the subject was called sugar blues, by william dufty. This book is not scientific many others books have info for that. Aug 27, 20 buy a book called sugar blues and read it from cover to cover. Its a fascinating story of his soon to be wife gloria swanson. Sep 20, 20 many consider sugar blues by william duft.

The book is only 250 pages but it the information contained in it is extremely heavy. A diet rich in highfiber vegetables, stoneground whole grains, lean. Because sugar blues answers the most important question of all. Youll find modern classics such as game of thrones or the harry potter books and books that are the basis for movies such as a wrinkle in time. Having had an interest in health most of my life, i started looking at my diet and got hold of a book called sugar blues by william dufty warner books. Many of our principal foods are converted into glucose in our bodies.

Padnor, pa, usa currently published by warner books, usa. In this book he talks about sugar and tobacco, and about how the sugar in the tobacco leaves is critical to the success of the american cigarette. Buy a book called sugar blues and read it from cover to cover. Sugar blue born james joshua jimmie whiting, december 16, 1949, harlem, new york city is an american blues harmonica player. Two years ago i was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis uc. Once you cut sugar out youll be amazed at the natural sweetness of foods like apples, bananas, peas, sweet potatoes and more. 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. In my teens i read a book called sugar blues by william duffy. Thankfully, sugar has a knack for finding her own fun, especially when she joins forces with forbidden friend billy, the white plantation owners son. The author goes a little over the top, basically blaming every human dis.

Sugar blues is a book by william dufty that was released in 1975 and has become a dietary classic. He also collaborated on more than 40 books, including billie hollidays lady sings the blues in 1956. Taken with a grain of salt or sugar this is a very informational book, though a little dated having been written in 1975. Aug 07, 2012 sugar blues takes the reader through an often skipped over history of sugar. Aug 21, 2018 washington black opens on a 19thcentury sugar plantation in barbados and launches into the horrors of that experience from the childseye view of the eponymous washington black, an 11yearold. He is probably best known for playing on the rolling stones single miss you, and in partnering louisiana red. In the 70s i was still in high school and reading a book called sugar blues. Extractededited from william duffys book sugar blues first published by chilton book co. Excess sugar eventually affects every organ in the body. 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. It was written in the seventies and the author didnt touch sugar again until his death at 87. With very little context about biology, physiology, and nutrition at the time, i swallowed his arguments hook, line, and sinker. Sugar blues paperback january 1, 1975 by william dufty author.

I think the author says it all and heres what wikipedia says about the book. In the early 70s my dad introduced me to a newly published book called sugar blues by william duffy. Since the livers capacity is limited, a daily intake of refined sugar above the required amount of natural sugar soon makes the liver expand like a balloon. Sugar and saccharin more addictive than intravenous cocaine. The internet archive is proud to be distributing over 1 million books free in a format called daisy, designed for those of us who find it challenging to use regular printed media. With rutina wesley, dawnlyen gardner, kofi siriboe, omar j. Refined sugar the sweetest poison of all by william dufty. Consequently, consuming large amounts of refined sugars places an extra burden on the body to supply the nutrients, specifically the b vitamins, chromium, magnesium, and zinc, needed to convert glucose blood sugar into energy. And a photo of my favourite one to make coconuthemp milk which i made fresh this weekend. And sugar blues, inspired by the crusade of hollywood legend gloria swanson, is the classic, bestselling expose that unmasks our generations. I use very small amounts of green stevia i avoid white stevia how do they get it white using bleach. I picked up a book called sugar blues by william dufty. Even makers diet and nourishing traditions both have a lot of good info on the effects of sugar. This book does not give you implicit instructions on how to kick sugar, processed food.

Sep 01, 2002 this book is not scientific many others books have info for that. Its a dilemma that many healthconscious people have witnessed, if not experienced themselves, and it frequently seems to pop up over pop or soda. Sugar is in all of your processed foods and even in some natural foods. And sugar blues, inspired by the crusade of hollywood legend gloria swanson, is the classic, bestselling expose that unmasks our generations grea its a prime ingredient in countless substances from cereal to soup, from cola to coffee. Google the disease, its a living hell during a bad f. Cover design by julia kushnirsky grand central publishing hachette book. That soon proves impossible though, because she finds sugar everywhere and in everything. Take a look at the walmart books best sellers section. 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. This is a good place to start your search for your next book. At her practice, lisa loves to share her passion for physical, emotional, and mental health with her patients.

Slavery is over, but laboring in the fields all day doesnt make her feel very free. When she was just eight years old, her oldest brother, concerned for her health, gave her a book called sugar blues, and started taking her to health food stores. Taken with a grain of salt or sugar this is a very informational book, though a little dated having been. 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. Turbinado sugar, also called raw sugar, is slightly less refined and contains a trace amount of a few minerals. He took her advice, shed the weight, wrote a bestselling book called sugar blues, and married gloria. Richard stratton details his experience of the hippie mafia in his new book, smugglers blues. I vividly remember how energetically i avoided the book. The sugarhouse blues by mariah stewart, paperback barnes. Buy sugar blues by william dufty online at alibris. Follows the life of three siblings, who move to louisiana to claim an inheritance from their recently departed father an 800acre sugarcane farm.

From the garden of eden through thousands of years, what we call sugar was. Here are some suggestions to make the withdrawal easier. Dufty wrote a popular book called sugar blues in 1975 about the dangers of sugar in the diet. Sep 19, 2009 theres another sugar blues thing on youtube that claims to be clydes 1931 recording.