Several weeks ago I went to lunch with L. and an ex-boyfriend of hers who happens to work for a doctor who treats patients with neurological diseases using natural therapies. While eating french fries, we got into a discussion about alcoholism, depression, and sugar addiction, which later prompted me to get on the Internet and do some sleuthing about sugar addiction. I am a total sugar addict--even though I rarely eat it, I crave it a lot and think about it constantly. I'm very competent in most areas of my life, so I've always been somewhat embarrassed about this, thinking "what is my problem? surely I should be able to control this..." though almost everyone in my family has some problem with food/diet/depression/etc.
Enter Potatoes Not Prozac, handily available at the library. While I was there, I also got out Your Last Diet, by the same author. After reading them, I bought a copy of "Potatoes" and shipped it to E. so we can discuss it when I'm visiting her in NYC this weekend.
If you're addicted to sugar, or carbs, or alcohol, or are depressed, or just have food issues, check this book out. Or take the quiz or learn the basics. After just one week on the breakfast and the nighttime potato, I was no longer craving sugar, started having good dreams, and was waking up feeling happy. Whew! What a relief.