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Summary: Fringe Benefits!
Review: While the focus of The Perricone Prescription is anti-aging, I derived a fringe benefit from it...weight loss! I tend to believe that this result was produced not only by the physiological regimen, but by a psychological effect. Most "weight loss" books place all their emphasis on the desired goal, i.e., weight loss. We try too hard and are at times discouraged when we don't achieve the desired results. With The Perricone Prescription, the focus is shifted to improving your skin, so the pressure to lose weight is not there. Not only has my skin improved, I've lost weight and have kept it off.Not only does this book deliver sound nutritional advice, it is effective on many levels. I have had a lifelong battle with weight and nothing has worked. This book was an epiphany for me because it details the science of how our bodies (skin included) react to foods and supplements. I must admit that the advice was easy for me to follow since I love fish, particularly salmon, and since I have a Mediterranean heritage, my diet has always included olives, olive oil, and seafood. Getting rid of the high glycemic foods, though, permitted me to turn the corner. NO ONE ever guesses my correct age...everyone thinks I'm at least 10 years younger than I am. I highly recommend this book...sound medical advice from a renowned dermatologist. How can you go wrong?
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Summary: The Perricone Prescription
Review: Perricone (The Wrinkle Cure), a professor of dermatology at Yale Medical School, believes that relatively simple changes in eating can effect dramatic changes in physical appearance and well-being. He has created a month-long program broken up into daily menus as well as a more restrictive three-day regimen designed to produce immediate results. Perricone's guiding principle, which he explains in some depth, is to reduce inflammation at the cellular level, which, he believes, causes the skin to age and is also linked to degenerative disease. Perricone suggests that protein and some fat is essential for everyone. He is particularly keen on the benefits of fish. Certain foods high in carbohydrates cereals, breads, bananas are taboo in this plan because of their high glycemic index; they cause a spike in blood sugar and prompt the body's insulin response, which stores rather than burns fat and causes inflammation. Perricone also recommends an exercise regimen, and nearly a third of the book is devoted to a discussion of antioxidants, vitamin supplements and creams. Some may question his nutritional theories, and others may find the diet difficult to stick to, with its almost total restriction of starchy foods. Still, Perricone is a proponent of Barry Sears's The Zone, and readers who have followed that book and Perricone's own bestselling earlier volume will probably appreciate this one. (Aug.) Forecast: Given the author's track record with his previous book, there's little doubt that this one will hit the lists especially with the help of media attention and the summer publication, when many people are suffering from the effects of too much sun.
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Summary: The doctorsecret is now out.
Review: Hi fellow antiWrinkle and antiagers!
I wrote this before on a different book review. The book is really a good menu or instruction set. It is written well and very enlightning. I'm sure it was made to promote his products but I found several websites that sell the stuff at a better price. doctorsecret.com or even ebay. The process is the best one written so far. I often hear I look 10-15 years younger. At this rate I'll be 16 again soon. Dr Perricone is handsome and intelligent, that helps in the selling. The Glycolic acid treatment proceedure or Serum CEster described are the best.
Thanks and good luck.
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Summary: Read with great caution
Review: The book describes a diet that is supposed to reduce wrinkles. As a proof, the author provides many photos of women before and after his diet. Looking at those photos, I noticed little difference in the women's complexion, but I certainly noticed that many of the women wore eye-makeup and lipstick in the after-the-diet photos. Also, the lighting was very different. So I am tempted to think that the women look different because of the makeup, not because of the diet.
I looked up some of the author-recommended websites and found that those sites do not necessarily agree with the author's glycemic index. For example, carrots, grapes, and pumpkins are often shown as low-GI, whereas the author rates them high.
I also wonder who can afford a diet that recommends the very expensive sockeye salmon as a staple food, and how healthy a diet really is that depends on a high intake of supplements.
And I have not even looked at the prices of the apparently notoriously high cosmetic line promoted by the author. It all sounds a bit fishy.
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Summary: Is Farmed Salmon Safe to eat?
Review: The problem with this diet is that Dr. Perricone recommends you eat only wild salmon. I had to ask myself right away what's wrong with eating farmed salmon and why won't Dr. Perricone recommend eating it as an alternative? With all the wild salmon you're supposed to eat, this diet gets very cost prohibitive very fast. If consumers knew what was in farmed salmon they might think twice about eating it more than once a month. Recent studies show that farmed salmon bought at markets on the East and West coasts were found to be contaminated with PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, at an average level far higher than any other protein source, including other seafood. PCBs are insidious and have been identified as probable human carcinogens. This diet works as long as you can afford to eat wild salmon numerous times a week. The consumer friendly alternative is the L.A. Shape Diet - it even recommends some of the same supplements. I have had great results by combining the L.A. shape diet with Perricone's recommended supplements and lotions. Just get smart and find the discount versions of Perricone's brands to get the benefit of great skin without dropping a lot of cash.
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Summary: Pretty good as a diet book....
Review: This is a bad book -- mostly because it is just a long advertisement for Perricone's products. The "research" he keeps referring to is not peer reviewed, not published in any medical journal, not performed using scientific method, etc. His research is anecdotal. 2 or 3 of his patients liked this particular lotion, 4 of his patients saw improvement with this cream, etc. His "diet" is the only thing of any value -- he advises eating lots of fruits and vegetables and he encourages the consumption of salmon. A bit of advice: be sure to SMELL his products before you buy them....stinky! (that comment doesn't refer to the book....)
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Summary: Over-Priced Snake Oil Salesman
Review: I'm a physician. I checked Perricone's peer-reviewed publications in PUBMED. There were only four, the most recent in 1996 which showed a miniscule sun-protection factor of 2.4 for topical glycolic acid. This is a far cry from his exaggerated claims, partial truths, and out-right lies in this book. The five-star reviews titled "Fringe Benefits!" and "The Perricone Prescription" read like shills for Perricone's incredibly high-priced products. Go to his website's store (http://www.nvperriconemd.com/), where he has a 2 ounce bottle of topical Lipoic Acid for $95!! This is typical for his products. Better yet, eat a "Mediterranean diet", skip this book, and ignore his advice on supplements. He's rich enough already.
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Summary: LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK ON DR. PERRICONE'S SKINCARE PRODUCTS.
Review: Three star rating from my previous review of this book. The Wrinkle Cure is the best, and extremely useful. The other materials he's written are just recycled info. Save your bucks! For those of you who might be using Dr. Perricone's skincare products, and are in your mid-40's (preferably female), could you please provide some feedback on how well, or how "not well at all" these products work, i.e., e-ester cream, and ala day treatment. Due the high prices of his skincare regime, I would greatly appreciate a "thumbs up" or "thumbs down." Thanks!
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Summary: Nothing to learn here
Review: Perricone is constantly regurgitating information in order to sell his books and overpriced skin care products. He is riding his fame like a wave that is going to crash soon. If you have the Wrinkle Cure then you don't need this book or his newest book, "The Acne Prescription" Most of the information in his books is nothing new or revolutionary. I knew about the supplements he mentions and topical agents long before he started writing books. He is not quite as revolutionary as he seems to think.
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Summary: I feel great
Review: The anti-oxidant/anti-inflamation concept is what grabbed my attention, especially as it relates to overall health. I'm not sure my skin looks terribly different (it looked pretty good beforehand; I'm only 36), but I FEEL terrific, have not been hungry (a big plus), enjoy buying and preparing all this lovely, colorful, delicious food, and I've lost 15 lbs. in the last two months. I know one reason is that I have so much more energy - much easier to head out the door for a walk when you have the energy to put into it! I'm not taking many of the supplements because I'm trying to get pregnant - multivitamin, fish oil, vit C only - but feel better anyhow. It's easy to bypass the bread when I know it's going to make me feel sluggish or give me a headache. It's a motivating book, really encourages you to think about the effects of food on your body and health. This is a lifestyle change, well worth it.
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