The Acne Prescription: The Perricone Program for Clear and Healthy Skin at Every Age |
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| Title: | The Acne Prescription: The Perricone Program for Clear and Healthy Skin at Every Age |
| Author: | Nicholas Perricone |
| Publisher: | William Morrow |
| Type: | Book / Hardcover |
| Publication Date: | 01 September, 2003 |
| ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0060188782 / 9780060188788 |
| List Price: | $27.50 |
| You Save: | $9.35 |
| Amazon Price: | $18.15 |
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Product Description
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Perricone Prescription and The Wrinkle Cure comes a powerful new weapon in the fight for clear and healthy skin. No matter your age, race, or gender, here's everything you need to know about acne -- how to treat itand how to prevent it. The Acne Prescription Long recognized as a pioneer in reversing skin damage caused by aging, board-certified dermatologist and #1 bestselling author Nicholas Perricone, M.D., now turns his knowledge and expertise toward acne. Although usually considered an unavoidable problem limited to the teenage years, in reality, millions of people suffer from this inflammatory disease well into middle age. In fact, half of the acne patients in Dr. Perricone's fifteen-year practice suffered from adult-onset acne. With The Acne Prescription, Dr. Perricone finally delivers the solutions acne sufferers have been waiting for. A complete program that incorporates Dr. Perricone's trademark three-tiered approach -- antiinflammatory diet, targeted acne-fighting nutritional supplements, and breakthrough anti-inflammatory topical applications -- The Acne Prescription will help clear your skin in a matter of days. And, Dr. Perricone will tell you what to do to treat the pitting and scarring that often affect adult acne sufferers. Like the runaway #1 bestseller The Perricone Prescription, The Acne Prescription will feature dramatic before-and-after color photos, rock-solid scientific background explication, and a day-by-day program of meals and exercise. And, although physicians have long told patients that diet plays no role in acne, Dr. Perricone's breakthrough research dispels this and other common myths regarding the causes and treatment of acne. By following the Perricone Program of diet, vitamins, topical applications, and exercise, you can dramatically reduce the appearance of blemishes and breakouts, and achieve a smoother look within three days. You will look and feel better than you ever thought possible. Good health and clear, radiant, beautiful skin -- an unbeatable combination!
Amazon.com Review
Acne: it's not just for teens anymore. Thanks to changing hormone levels, many women in their 30s and 40s (and some men as well) can expect to regain a part of youth they really didn't miss. It's not the curfew—-it's the problem skin. Early on in The Acne Prescription, Dr. Perricone (The Perricone Prescription) repeatedly emphasizes that half his patients are adult women. And really, this book seems written specifically for them. He refers to acne as a systemic inflammatory disease. His three-part program aimed at reducing inflammation emphasizes widespread dietary changes generally based on the glycemic index of foods, taking a variety of supplements, and using specific topical applications. The diet features plenty of water, several servings of salmon each week, and lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. An extremely detailed guide to supplements offers an excellent education, and an illustrated yoga course provides a method of relaxation and gentle exercise. Few of the recipes from an extensive section are geared for novice cooks (almond flour pancakes with mixed berry compote, for example). If you're interested in curing acne problems from the inside out and are willing to make substantial lifestyle choices, you'll find this an excellent learning tool; in other instances, it may seem simply overwhelming. --Jill Lightner
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Customer Reviews:
• Good Advice Although A Little Self Promoting
18 March, 2007
This book has really changed the way that I live. Not only has it really improved my overall skin quality, I have more energy and I am more vivacious than ever before! I have struggled with acne since I was about twelve years old. I have tried everything including accutane. It as not until I found this book and began following some of the principals that I really noticed a difference. I will say this, a really do not believe that all the supplements are required for you to reach your optimum skin health. I do fine with my fish oil and ALA ( which I will not buy at the overly inflated perricone web site prices), and watching my high glycemic carbs. I also take DMAE and eat a lot of salmon. Not only has my skin cleared, the entire color of my skin is different. People began to complement me for the first time in my life telling me that I had beautiful skin. In addition to the skin clearing, i also am much more toned and dropped about 10 pounds since the start of the program. The only problem I have with this book is it seems like Dr. Perricone really plugs his products waaaaay to much. The prices on his website are a little crazy for my taste. If you want to really save on your topical supplements go to a website called [...] With the products on this website you can make you own skin care products using cetaphil as a base. They are exactly the same thing.
- Amazon Customer Review
• Excellent
05 November, 2006
If you are into health at all, much of this information is obvious. However, some of the more specific information about nutrients, vitamins, foods and quantities are very useful. I found the book helpful and my serious adult acne problem began to lessen after a week or so when topical treatments did little.
- Amazon Customer Review
• Impossible Program To Follow Without A Big Budget
03 August, 2007
I think he should rename his book as The Acne Prescription: The Perricone Program for the RICH by Nicholas Perricone. Has he checked the prices of wild salmon and all the berries he recommended lately? They are sky-rocket priced. If I follow his program and buy his over-priced products, I would spend all my paychecks and some loans. I think he should practice his program with limited budget like the rest of us to see if it is realistic or NOT.
I think the most effective, economical program is The Acne Cure: The Nonprescription Plan That Shows Dramatic Results in as Little as 24 Hours by Dr. Terry J. Dubrow and Brenda D. Adderly.
- Amazon Customer Review
• I Was A Skeptic!!
28 January, 2007
I am 33 mom of 3 and at my wits end with Acne. I had been to a dermatologist again (off and on throughout the years) and been put on topical medications which were not working. I stumbled upon this and CANNOT BELIEVE that after 3 days my acne started clearing up. It has now been 6 days and it is only getting better. I went on the 3 day diet and am now incorporating his ideas into my regular lifestyle. I think I have lost 3 pounds too, but to me the clear skin is the best!! I have been taking a multivitamin, some extra Vitamin A and selenium drinking a lot of green tea, use flax seed on my yogurt and just started taking fish oil too and that has worked for me. If you have acne and really want a solution, I say give it a try...just incorporate what you can into your life and see. p.s. I love!! coffee but am going without except for maybe 1 cup a day.
- Amazon Customer Review
• A Solid Foundation For Acne Cure
21 December, 2009
I've been suffering from acne all my life since my late teenage years. I'm 33 now and work in a high stress environment so it's no surprise.
What started off as a little annoyance in my teenage years had fully evolved into a stage where I was losing confidence in every day life by my 20s.
I read pretty much all the acne related articles in the internet & followed through the advices, been to 4 different dermatologists for different type of acne treatments (was on different antibiotics like tetracycline, clindamycin, used all sorts of different topical/oral medications including Accutane, bought some informercial products etc). Regardless of my consistent effort and commitment, nothing seemed to work! So I must say I was pretty skeptical when I first came across this book.
Like many previous readers have noted, maybe it's not practical to follow all the suggestions in the book due to cost issues (some of the cosmetic products are very pricey!). But this book is packed with some useful information that will set you off to the right path. Some of the core messages I got from this book were 1) Stress management 2) Increased Omega-3 intake (e.g. Salmon, eggs, nuts, seeds, olive oil etc) 3) Drink green tea instead of coffee for antioxidant benefits 4) Moderate exercise 5) Take multi vitamins and mineral supplements 6) Drink plenty of water to flush out the toxins 7) Avoid foods with high glycemic index like white breads, starchy vegetables, pastas etc and replace them with good quality protein foods. Just one thing to note though, I think eating multigrain products should be ok as long as they don't have too high GIs.
To be honest I wasn't following all the guidelines/recipes suggested in the book. But by sticking to above points were good enough to have cleared my skin of acne! I like the fact that it is absolutely drug-free, healthy natural way too. I suggest this book to anyone who's interested in learning more about the cause of acne & the cure.
- Amazon Customer Review
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