The Clear Skin Diet: A Nutritional Plan for Getting Rid of and Avoiding Acne

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 256 pages
• Published by: Cumberland House Publishing September 1, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1581825749
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1581825749
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.3 inches
• Weighs: 1.3 pounds

Product Review
"The Clear Skin Diet translates many dynamic research findings in dermatology and nutritional sciences, helping to illuminate what has been a great source of confusion--the role of diet in acne. Drs Logan and Treloar provide insight and clear up the dietary confusion with an approach that guides the reader through simple and logical decisions. The text also incorporates relevant lifestyle factors that act together with diet in the promotion of skin and overrall health and well being. I strongly recommend this text for both patients and clinicians alike. Enjoy the read!" --Martin A. Katzman, MD, FRCP(C), Assistant Professor, Psychiatry - University of Toronto

"Acne is erupting onto the face of the Western culture, with dangerous pills and marginally helpful lotions and potions the only solution--that is until now. Looking far more than skin deep, Drs. Treloar and Logan examine the real roots and science behind this bubbling epidemic in adults and children. Dealing with the causes of acne from the inside out, The Clear Skin Diet is the only 'solution' you will need to clear up your skin!" --Mark Hyman, MD, author of the New York Times bestselling UltraMetabolism, editor-in-chief of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

"I love this book! As a dermatologist trained in the traditional western medicine approach to disease, I read this book with skepticism. You have made a convert out of me! The information presented is so concise and well researched that it is impossible not to be excited by the plan." --Mark G. Rubin, MD, Assistant Professor, Dermatology - University of California, San Diego

Product Description
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 this 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.
Research has shown that there is a strong causal link between certain kinds of foods and acne. These same dietary stresses also influence the level of hormones that cause acne.
There is also a strong connection between the brain and the skin. When a human being experiences anxiety and depression, acne-producing hormones are released, which can lead to poor dietary choices high in saturated fats and sugars.
Most important, 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.

Reader Reviews
This is arguably the most important book on skin care in the last decade. It is not about hearsay, old wives tales etc, and it is not based on opinion or testimonials it is about scientific advances that have clearly shown that diet and acne are linked beyond any doubt. In addition to the updated diet and acne research from Harvard, Australia and other centres, there are some 300 scientific references in the back to support the connections. I thought it was an interesting combination of authors, a naturopathic doctor and a conventional dermatologist, and this seems to pay off for the reader. The chapters provide scientific explanations for why sugar, milk and so-called bad fats can promote acne. On the other hand, they also describe why whole grains, fibre, antioxidants, omega-3 fish oil and green tea can help acne. The authors provide shaded boxes for some specific anti-acne nutrients like zinc, selenium and some others, and they explain why acne patients may need more of these nutrients and where they can be found in foods. I liked the stress-acne chapter, how stress influences dietary choices, and the guidance on stress management was appropriate. This book should be in every high school library and the waiting room of every dermatologist's office.