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Dr. Perricone and Clear Skin Prescription

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I think I may go to Borders later and read a bit of this book to see what he says. Has anyone read it?

Here are some excerpts I found on line. It does make sense, because since I have been pregnant, I have been eating so many foods i normally wouldn't eat like ice cream, sugars,  and other 'comfort foods". I know the pregnancy hormones cause the acne, but I am thinking eating inflammatory type foods aren't helping it either. I have tons of huge painful pimples all over my chin.

"Dr. Perricone's trademark three-tiered approach ? anti-inflammatory diet, targeted acne-fighting nutritional supplements, and breakthrough anti-inflammatory topical applications --"

 When your blood sugar levels swing too much it triggers a hormonal reaction that leads to:

  • Increased sebum production
  • More dead skin cells
  • Big lumps of dead skin cells

 

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  • JCM052707JCM052707
    I definitely know dairy causes my acne to be 100 times worse. It's the hormones in dairy (even organic).  My acu also took me off all dairy for PCOS which is all hormone related.
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  • McKenna81McKenna81

    Makes sense.

    On a related note: when I was working at this holistic medical center a few years ago, one of the nurses was pregnant and was having horrible acne break outs. She tried avoiding a number of foods, and using various pregnancy-safe topical lotions, but what finally worked for her was kyodophilus capsules (like acidophilus, but a combination of various healthy bacteria). These healthy bacteria work throughout your system to combat various unhealthy bacteria, even, as she believed, the ones trapped beneath your skin in the form of acne. She took a higher dosage than was recommended for maintaining a healthy intestinal environment, but apparently they're totally safe for pregnant women.

    Anyway, I'm not sure if it'll work for you, but it might be worth a try. 

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  • BoSoxbrideBoSoxbride member
    Just had to say that a few years ago I was in Nordstroms in West Hartford, CT and Dr Perricone's wife was at his counter in the store. How do I know it was his wife? Because she was SCREAMING at the poor employee at the make-up counter "Do you know who I am?! This is my husband's products and your display looks like shiiit!" Then she shouted off a list of demands to improve the visual merchandising. Such a nasty biyatch! Because of that scene, I've always steered clear of his products.
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  • JCM052707JCM052707

    imageBoSoxbride:
    Just had to say that a few years ago I was in Nordstroms in West Hartford, CT and Dr Perricone's wife was at his counter in the store. How do I know it was his wife? Because she was SCREAMING at the poor employee at the make-up counter "Do you know who I am?! This is my husband's products and your display looks like shiiit!" Then she shouted off a list of demands to improve the visual merchandising. Such a nasty biyatch! Because of that scene, I've always steered clear of his products.

    wow that is awful! I've never tried his products, but I haven't heard good things about them. 

    Totally unrelated, Trish McEvoy herself taught me to do my make up and she is unbelievably sweet and nice! 

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  • BoSoxbrideBoSoxbride member
    JCM, wow, that's so neat. Oh, and I forgot to mention that his wife was screaming like this with her toddler at her side. Charming.
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  • JCM052707JCM052707

    imageBoSoxbride:
    JCM, wow, that's so neat. Oh, and I forgot to mention that his wife was screaming like this with her toddler at her side. Charming.

    Classy! haha 

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