Books
‘Hood Health’ Offers Practical Advice on Nutrition
“I
n all my world trav-
els, never have I
picked up a book
with the kind of love, con-
cern and information that
I’ve seen put into this
book... Information is
power.
The power in this book is
unimaginable. I thank the
editors for taking the time
and effort to teach the mass-
es the truth about how
important diet and nutrition
by Kam Williams
are… Some of you aren’t
Special to
even aware that you’re eat-
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ing badly or living unhealth-
ily… On every page, there’s
something you must know.
When I look at the state of health in America, particular-
ly African-Americans’, I say, ‘My God, we need a shift in
the wind.’ I believe this book is the shift in the wind we’ve
been waiting for.”
excerpted from the Preface by Dick gregory (pgs. 3-4)
You can’t help but take notice when Dick Gregory gives
a how-to book promoting health a ringing endorsement.
After all, the well-preserved, 78 year-old comedian is
almost as well known as a health food advocate as he is for
his acerbic wit. Furthermore, he’s even written his own
cookbook and stands as a shining testament to the virtues of
longevity via a nutritious dietary regimen.
What makes “The Hood Health Handbook” unique is not
just its sound advice but the way in which the authors have
carefully couched their pearls of wisdom in street vernacu-
lar to grab the attention of their target audience. In order to
interest members of the Hip-Hop Generation, the chapters
have been given catchy titles like “Teefus,” “When Gold
Grills Go Bad,” “11 Things Not to Get from the Dollar
Store,” “Keep Your Coochie Right,” “Junk Food Is Crack,”
“The Def Jam Detox,” “Don’t Be a Booty Scratcher,”
“How to Not Have a Rotten Face,” “At Least Try This, You
Chump” and “K.O the B.O.”
While many of the headings are admittedly hilarious,
they merely serve as attention grabbers to get folks
absorbed by an array of serious subjects of concern to the
Black community. Edited by C’BS Alife Allah and
Supreme Understanding, “The Hood Health Handbook”
features contributions from over 20 experts in fields rang-
ing from diet to hygiene to exercise to psychology to mas-
sage to reproduction to money management to pollution
and beyond.
Weighing in at a hefty 480 pages, pound-for-pound, this
encyclopedic manual for urban survival in the 21st Century
just might be the best investment you could make this year
in your mental and physical health.
To order a copy of The Hood Health Handbook., visit
The Skanner Store by visiting www.theskanner.com.
the hood health handbook
Volume one
Edited by C’BS Alife Allah and Supreme
Understanding
Foreword by Dick Gregory
Supreme Design Publishing
Paperback, $19.95
480 pages, Illustrated
ISBN: 978-1-935721-32-1
I believe this book is the shift in
the wind we’ve been waiting for
march 30, 2011 The Portland Skanner Page 9