The Clear Skin Diet
by Alan C. Logan, Valori Treloar
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Author: Alan C. Logan, Valori TreloarEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-09-01
ISBN: 1581825749
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Cumberland House
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- Condition: New
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Book Review: "Pizza Face" is more than just a pejorative
Summary: 5 Stars
Since I discovered this book in my mid-20's, my biggest complaint is that Logan and Treloar didn't publish a decade earlier. The money they could have saved me on dermatologist visits and Proactiv Solution Renewing Cleanser! Not to mention the social anxiety and lingering scars of breakouts I could have prevented.
Tell me if my routine sounds familiar to you: I would feel a breakout coming on, get out an arsenal of irritating topical products, dry my skin out so much I couldn't help but touch it, shellac heavy concealers and moisturizers on, stress that I wasn't fooling anyone with the cover up, and hunker down with my favorite sugary comfort food to wait it out. Every well-intentioned step of the way, I was compounding the problem. This book will give you more constructive ways to channel that anxiety.
The authors are serious when they describe this as a "lifestyle plan." They say it may take up to 90 days to see results and form healthy eating habits. Don't let this discourage you. Some of the studies they cite were able to show statistically significant results in under 6 weeks. I began incorporating their plan in the middle of an epic breakout and found the advice halved my healing time.
The results of the lifestyle are not superficial. The steps you take to clear your skin will change your hormones, gut flora, and brain chemistry. Side effects of the program may include weight loss, lowered risk for diabetes and heart conditions, higher energy, more stable moods, relief of some symptoms of depression/anxiety, thicker hair on your head and ladies, finer hair on waxing zones. Of course, none of this is guaranteed, so you'll have to see how the results manifest for yourself. :)
This book is structured to be a teaser. The first 6 chapters are a cross between Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values (P.S.) and Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me (Don't Go to the Cosmetic Counter Without Me). The authors are offering you the biological mechanics which confirm your suspicions about the contribution of excessive dairy, sugar, etc. on your skin. This can be a long slog, but equips you to make educated decisions about which portions of the diet are easy to incorporate into your lifestyle and which you can skip for now. Chapter 7 read like The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, examining the health ramifications of a western diet on the cultures that adopt it. Chapter 8 is what you came for, the diet itself. If you've read the preceding chapters, or any of Dr. Weil's books like 8 Weeks to Optimum Health: A Proven Program for Taking Full Advantage of Your Body's Natural Healing Power, the takeaway points will look like familiar common sense: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants" (Pollan). However, it's great to have it pulled together coherently with the lit review. Finally, Chapter 9 gets Julia Child on you and moves into suggesting some simple recipes.
I bought this book on Kindle Wireless Reading Device (6" Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation) for immediate gratification and so I could read it covertly in public places. Unfortunately, the Kindle is such a curiosity to by-passers, it's blowing my cover! If you have any suggestions for an "intellectual beard" I can download for my Kindle bookshelf, let me know! If you're waiting for a physical copy to ship, definitely go to the author's website ([...])and download the diary to get you on your way to establishing a baseline.
Summary of The Clear Skin Diet
While acne has long been a problem for adolescents, in recent decades - the last fifty years specifically - acne has been on the rise among adults as well, particularly among women. Many scientists have traced his upsurge to changes in the dietary habits of North Americans.The Clear Skin Diet is designed to help those who suffer from acne to understand:
- What it is
- Why they have it
- What it has to do with their eating habits
- And what they can do to prevent it or lessen its impact
Modern research shows:
- That there is a strong causal connection between certain kinds of foods and acne.
- That certain fats, such as omega-3 fatty acids, protect against acne, while others, saturated or trans fats, can promote acne by increasing the level of inflammation and oxidative stress in the skin.
- Culinary herbs like ginger and turmeric are known to dampen acne breakouts.
- These same dietary stresses also influence the level of the hormones that cause acne. While fruits and vegetables, green tea, soy, fish, berries, and fiber-rich whole foods lessen these androgens, meat and milk promote these acne-related hormones, as do sugar and low-fiber carbohydrates.
- There also is a strong causal connection between the brain and the skin. When a person experiences anxiety and depression, acne-producing hormones are released, which can lead to poor dietary choices high in saturated fats and sugars.
The Clear Skin Diet introduces the acne diet and lifestyle. Dietary requirements for protecting the skin are listed - along with suggested food supplements when they cannot be easily met - and summarized, as well as mind-body medical interventions that can influence acne hormones and lessen their impact. Also included are 50 acne-preventive recipes, along with information on how one can locate the ingredients that are not readily available in most grocery stores.
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