I wrote this book when I discovered the surprising link between eating starches and sugars and a large number of diseases and disorders that plague those of us who eat the typical Western diet.

This discovery grew out of a desperate quest to overcome a massive yeast overgrowth that was threatening me with deafness. (I tell my own story on page 76-77.) In the course of solving the yeast problem (and saving my hearing) I found myself losing excess weight and experiencing increased energy beyond my fondest dreams.

My efforts to discover why this was happening led me to a wealth of medical literature on insulin resistance that is commonly overlooked by those who practice medicine and nutritional counseling.

Between 25% and 75% of us are insulin resistant, depending on whose figures you believe. Insulin resistant people are not necessarily diabetic. Among the problems insulin resistance can cause are obesity, infertility in women, heart disease, high blood pressure -- and yeast overgrowth, which causes a host of other problems.


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Blood Sugar Blueswas published in October, 2001. Its first printing was sold out before the book ever appeared in any store, so great is the hunger for this information among people determined to be healthy. You can order it from any independent bookseller near you. To find the nearest bookstore, click here to go to Booksense.com , then enter your ZIP code in the search space at the top of the page.  If the store doesn't have Blood Sugar Blues in stock, the store can order it through their regular distributor and have it for you in a few days.

Also, amazon.com has it in its online bookstore and ships anywhere in the world.

If you lead a support group for people with eating disorders, infertility, heart disease, autoimmune disease, fibromyalgia, or chronic fatigue syndrome, I can arrange a special rate from my publisher if you write to me at miryam@mwilliamson.com. If you use a public library, you can do other health-seekers in your community a favor by mentioning the book to your librarian. Here's the information librarians want: