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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | Healthy, vibrant skin depends more on what you put in your cheeks than what you rub on them, says dermatologist Nicholas Perricone. In The Perricone Prescription, fresh salmon tops the list of must-eat foods for total body rejuvenation. In fact, it is the star of Perricone's "Three-Day Nutritional Face-Lift," a convincing trial run for those who are a bit hedgy about committing to his 28-day diet and his supplement, skin care, and exercise regimen. Perricone's clear explanation about the adverse effects of inflammatory foods persuasively argues for shunning destructive, low-fat favorites (including watermelon, carrots, and bagels) and "culinary horrors" like pizza, pasta, and beef. Better to eat anti-inflammatory choices (those with a glycemic index of 50 or less) like salmon, halibut, and trout. While the book's mega list of recommended supplements is a bit hard to swallow (literally and figuratively), the supportive information Perricone supplies about each is certainly helpful. Another detailed grocery list--this time for topical anti-inflammatories--addresses skin care, and his wrinkle-free fitness plan promotes flexibility, muscle strength, and endurance. Finally, a handful of savory recipes offers respite to those who only know how to broil. So, despite all the salmon (and the angry kids whose parents have purged their high-glycemic kitchens), Perricone's prescription doesn't sound fishy at all. --Liane Emory Thomas | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Nicholas Perricone | | Hardcover: | 288 pages | | Publisher: | Collins | | Publication Date: | August 01, 2002 | | Package Length: | 9.2 inches | | Package Width: | 7.1 inches | | Package Height: | 1.3 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.7 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 124 reviews |
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 Excellent book, and worthwhile recommendations Aug 02, 2008
I highly recommend this book to anyone seeking to improve their eating habits as well as their skin. Most of the book deals with the effect of diet and supplements on the body, and gives specific recommendations as to which foods and supplements have the greatest healthy and anti-aging benefits. As well, it also approaches the topic of aging in a very well balanced way. For instance, Perricone also stresses the important effects of exercise, sleep, skin care, and lifestyle choices on ones overall health and aging. The Three-Day Facelift outlines an easy three day meal plan to follow to reduce inflammation. The plan is uncomplicated to follow, and the foods he recommends are easy to prepare. I followed this for 3 days and felt energetic and my skin glowed. I repeat this program whenever I need a pick me up (or I want my skin to look great!). This advice in this book are definitely something that I have modified my lifestyle around becasue it is effective, sensible and something that I feel is beneficial to my overall health, in addition to my skin. I HIGHLY recommend this as a read for anyone looking to improve their general health and eating habits with some truly impressive benefits!
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 Solid Ideas But Impractical Application for Most People Jun 29, 2008
Ok...I really haven't gone insane. I saw this particular "diet" mentioned on a show I was watching about a month or so ago and the dietitian talked about how the "core" of the program is actually pretty solid but she thought, by and large the supplement and skin care regimen that he's created is "excessive" - I think she was one step away from saying it's just too much (money) to be spending and too much to be taking in terms of vitamins and other supplements. If you did everything Perricone said, you'd be taking about 20 vitamins and various other supplements and putting 4-7 lotions and topical creams on your person everyday, twice a day...and most of them are hundreds of dollars apiece if you're buying his brand (and still quite pricey of you "shop around" for the same thing from another manufacturer). You'd be spending several thousand dollars a month just on supplements and creams before you even got to the food part of this.
Reading this and being able to be objective out it (i.e. I'm not looking for a quick fix, I'm looking for additional strategies to add to this whole healthy living adventure thing I've got going on) it's slap you in your face obvious how this guy makes his living because, according to him, everything can be made all better with these supplements and creams. My complaint with this is it's clearly for people who are making a LOT of money...he wants you to eat fish (specifically Alaskan salmon, but a few others are in there too) seven days a week and for more than one meal a day...according to him, that should be the staple of the diet with some chicken and turkey breast thrown in, but never beef. If everyone were to suddenly start eating like this, wouldn't that have a long term negative impact on the salmon population....for the amounts he's recommending, it seems like this diet will coast a lot of $$$ to stick to the letter of the plan. I think I've come away from it with some things I can defiantly work into my plan and it was interesting to read about health and well-being from a dermatologist perspective, but I'm guessing the people who can really embrace and benefit from this type of diet/lifestyle long term are the one's making loads and loads of money. I do give kudos that all the recipes are the embodiment of simplicity, even my 8 year old daughter could make everything listed in the recipe section...he seems to think under his plan you could eat this way for the rest of you life...I think you'd get sick of salmon after a while...no matter the health benefit, eating ONLY one food 95% of the time, in my opinion can be really hard to stick with long term (unless you're fanatical about salmon). Overall, interesting read from a dermatological perspective, but not something I think most people would be able or willing to do for a lifetime. I've come away from it with a few new ideas about supplements (small changes that I can make that won't cost me tons of $$$) and some new (for me) info on bad and good sugars and carbs. I give it a C simply because the average Joe couldn't get on this program without bankrupting themselves.
There aren't enough words to say how WONDERFUL!!! May 02, 2008
I am 33 and first saw Dr.Perricone on Oprah. Everyone had great results, but the patients were much older. I don't have a concern at this time with wrinkles, but my skin is glowing and I rarely need make up. I have lost 75 pounds TWICE on this diet - I used it after I had my 2 children and now I am skinny again! I eat 5 times a day on this plan and am always full!!! My friends and even strangers ask me how I look so good so often that I had to Xerox his diet and keep copies in my purse to pass out! I am going to write his office next to thank him.
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 TURNING BACK THE CLOCK Jan 18, 2008
Through Dr. Nicholas Perricone Perricone millions have become familiar with such scientific names as peptides and neuropeptides, which he maintains give new life to skin and hair, aid in heart health, and even decrease the risk of certain forms of cancer.
"Wrinkled, sagging skin is not the inevitable result of growing older," Dr. Perricone has declared. "It's a disease, and you can fight it. You can look your best, feel your best, and enjoy beautiful skin and optimum health every day of your life, provided you start right now. And you don't need expensive, invasive plastic surgery to do it."
The host of several well-watched PBS programs, Perricone's credentials are impressive: a degree in Medicine from Michigan State University, an internship in Pediatrics at Yale University School of Medicine, and certification by the American Board of Dermatology.
After more than two decades of study Dr. Perricone emphatically declares that "a high protein, low carbohydrate diet full of salmon, fresh blueberries, cantaloupe and spring water can help slow and even reverse the aging process." In other words the clock can be turned back.
Is there an accompanying product line? Of course. Among his best selling items are his "Advanced Face Firming Activator," long a favorite of beauty editors and celebrities, and "Ceramic Skin Smoother,"a proprietary finishing serum treatment formulated by Dr. Perricone that helps to protect against the visible effects of environmental stresses while preparing your face for makeup"
Similar in tone to his later books, Perricone's offers pretty straight forward stuff, a bit like a lecture. Robin Webb gives an able, distinct reading.
- Gail Cooke
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my review Nov 22, 2007
This is an excellent book and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to improve their health
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