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Summary: Very Informative and Helpful
Review: This is a great book. It is easy to read, very informative, and the "cures" (at least the ones that I've tried) actually work. It contains information about the strengths and weakenesses of various types of skin, and how antioxidants can help. The author also gives the names of some skin care products that include antioxiodants. Okay, so he also recommends his own products in that list. I'm not offended by the self promotion. However, I did visit the author's web site and found the prices for his products to be very high. Later, I surfed the web, found a few web sites about making your own face creams and lotions, and tried adding the antioxidants to these concoctions. I experienced visible improvement of my skin after only a few days. My experience with my home made antioxidant face cream is consistent with the results the author describes in his book. So, from this perspective I say the theory behind the book is sound, and I highly recommend the book to others.
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Summary: more than wrinkles
Review: This book tells about healthy skin, how it works, and what you can do to improve or maintain it. It gives the information on product ingredients that are helpful and those that are not. Don't wait for your wrinkles to get this information
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Summary: I love the results!
Review: Bottom line: I love this book. I'm very up to speed on diet and nutrition. However, This is the first time I've tried a diet for my skin. My 40th b'day was coming up, so I thought, well, why not. And I gave it a try. After three days I saw a significant improvment in my complexion. I have olive skin, and although I don't have any major complaints, I thought it could loook better. I ate the fish, the fresh veggies, fresh fruit (all organic) and avoided sugar and coffeeI Drank green tea instead... and drank a lot more water than usual. I always take a multi-vitamin, and added alpha-lipoc acid to my supplement. My dermatologist formulated a cream with Alpha-lipoc acid, DMAE and Vit C Ester in it, which I've been using every other night for two weeks. I've had GREAT results. This book is sort of a prima donna handbook really... if you plan on dining on Mac Donalds or if you smoke or drink a lot but expect great skin - forget about it. You have to combine common sense with some special creams. It's simple to do... if you really want the results just do what the book says. Yes, he provides a list of where you can get the products (Which I found helpful) but you can get them formulated by your dermatologist as well. It's a good book.
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Summary: Ground Breaking Work!
Review: I read with dismay a review by Peter Maclean disparaging Dr. Perricone's ground breaking work with topical anti-inflammatories. As a cardiologist, anti-aging and nutrition specialist, who along with several hundred physicians in the US, are recommending these products to their patients, I can attest that the visible results are impressive. Topical DMAE can delay or prevent a number of cosmetic surgical procedures and his topical anti-inflammatories have helped many of my patients. His innovative and highly effective C-ester and Lipoic Acid Cream have produced dramatic results for both men and women. Mr. Maclean quotes anonymous medical experts who, like him, have no first hand experience with topical anti-inflammatories, has no background in science or medicine, nor has he ever spoken with any of the physicians and scientists who have worked with this substance. Dr. Perricone's more than 15 years of ground breaking research, as told in The Wrinkle Cure is extremely important to other physicians because it is concise, clear, didactic yet entertaining. It provides us with a healthy lifestyle as well as providing technology which will prevent and/or delay patients from going on to invasive cosmetic procedures. Dr. Perricone's recommendations of using a multitude of targeted nutritional supports from the inside, complemented with topical anti-inflammatories has provided his patients and readers with perhaps the most innovative anti-aging strategies for the 20th Century.
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Summary: Beautiful skin requires more than a cream
Review: The Wrinkle Cure is a fine introduction for someone who has never heard of the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables. However, the author is unaware of a vast amount of information currently available on herbal skin care. For example, Oriental beauties are famous for flawless, ageless skin. They drink green tea--not only valuable as an anti-cancer food but also rich in polyphenols, antioxidents and nutrients for skin. You can drink it to help reverse aging and spray it on topically to help reverse sun damage. The wrinkle book offers a simple beginning approach to an important subject. We hope the author continues with additional work. I also recommend health/beauty books such as Personal Renewal and Asian Health Secrets, written by an herbalist who is expert in eastern and western natural remedies.
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Summary: Correction, it's vitamin C-ester, not standard vitamin C.
Review: In my previous review describing the contents of this book and praising the results I got while loosely following the author's guidelines, I listed 4 supplements that the author recommends (vitamins C and E, DMAE, and alpha lipoic acid). Actually, he recommends vitamin C-ester, not standard vitamin C.
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Summary: The Wrinkle Cure: by Nicholas Perricone
Review: Keep an open mind. I read this book on Sunday and bought the supplements and followed the diet on Monday. It is now Tuesday evening(2 days later)and my skin is soft and glowing I made my own face cream with the supplements recommended until I can order the ones produced by Dr. Perricone. My biggest concern was the neck area. After losing 15 lbs. and being 54 years old my neck was very wrinkled. The potion really does help. The diet was easy to follow.
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Summary: Do Yourself a Favor and Buy This Book
Review: This is the first time I'm writing a review. Believe me, I am not one who is taken in by fads, informercial ads, and the like. "The Wrinkle Cure" is such an excellent book, crystal clear explanations; I simply had to share my opinion with the public. I highly recommend this book for men and women who are interested in looking their best and also becoming healthier. If you buy one book in this genera, buy "The Wrinkle Cure". I have also purchased Dr. Perricone's restorative skin care products, a bit expensive, but well worth every penny because they really work. Do yourself a favor and buy this book and try the products. It's well Worth Every Penny! ~ Sincerely
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Summary: A Book That REALLY Can Help Us Have Better Looking Skin !
Review: This brand new, year 2000, 208 page book can really unlock the secret of having more youthful skin. Written by an acknowledged authority on the subject, he shows you that wrinkles do not have to be part of the aging process. His skin care technology has been proven to work through appropriately conducted and monitored clinical studies. He points out that plastic surgery isn't the only way to get rid of wrinkles. You'll learn exactly how and why your skin ages, how to determine and care for your type of skin, ethnicity and skin tone. Dr. Perricone shows you how and why each part of his method works. You might be surprised to learn that vitamin C can help get rid of wrinkles and fine lines. He shows you how to get an instant face lift, improve sagging skin, remove under-eye bags, firm your neck lines and get fuller lips. He does promote his line of products, but also informs about other products as well. I found the book easy to read, very complete, and full of information we can all benefit from. Unlike many other books on this popular topic, Dr. Perricone has the credentials to back up his statements. Very worth while.
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Summary: Not a self-serving, profit seeking book. Practical advice!
Review: I paid too much for The Wrinkle Cure because I didn't buy it here. But it was worth every penny. The last chapter in the book evaluates all kinds of products, some a lot cheaper than Dr. P's formulas. The fact that Dr. P recommends the competition's products in many cases tells me the book is quite objective and not self-serving at all. Many of the recommended products are readily available at supermarkets and very inexpensive. Anyone who claims Dr. P is marketing his own stuff must not have finished the book. An easy read, tho some chapters discuss too much about what skin is. I don't care. I just want mine to look good and this book tells how. Also some superbly valuable info on what vitamins and minerals might also help with memory problems, etc. I highly recommend this book. I sought it out after asking a friend what she was doing to her skin, which was positively radiant almost overnight. She is following the diet recommended in The Wrinkle Cure.
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