The Dieter’s Dilemma Part 2: Sabotage Secrets Revealed
By Nicholas Perricone, MD
If you think that the fabulous figures of Eva Mendes, Scarlett Johansson, Bar Rafaeli, Adriana Lima or Megan Fox are unattainable, think again. I can’t promise you the cover of Sports Illustrated or the Victoria’s Secret catalog, but I can promise that many of your weight problems are not your fault!
Some scientists [...]
Cabernet Sauvignon will keep you young
Red wine contains a powerful heart-healthy, anti-cancer, anti-aging antioxidant called resveratrol. It also appears that resveratrol helps protect the skin against the sun’s UV radiation. Cabernet Sauvignon grapes have the highest concentration of antioxidants. Just be sure to keep it to one glass, and have your wine with a meal to mitigate the inflammatory effects [...]
Women, Stress, and Acne
Today’s blog is inspired by an interview request I received from the UK concerning the significant rise in adult women visiting their dermatologist for acne. It is absolutely true that our hard economic times, and the general ‘bad’ news coming from all sectors, internationally as well as domestically, is contributing to a major increase in [...]
28 Day Acne Program
You can say good-bye to acne forever and enjoy a happier, healthier, more productive life in the process. I’ve designed an effective plan that combines good old fashion sense with up to the minute medical information.
Follow the 28 day acne-free diet program, take the appropriate nutritional supplements and use recommended topicals. Avoid coffee, excess alcohol and [...]
10 Dirty Little Secrets about Body Fat
10 Dirty Little Secrets about Body Fat
By Nicholas Perricone, MD, FACN, CNS
There are many reasons to embrace Paul McCartney’s suggestion for “No-meat Mondays/giving up meat one day a week.” In fact, unless you are eating 100% grass-fed meat, I recommend cutting back on overall meat intake. This is not just environmentally sound, it is sound [...]
What Men Want
What Men Want
By Nicholas Perricone, MD. FACN, CNS
Dear Dr. Perricone,
I have followed the Perricone Prescription on & off since my mother-in-law gave me the book. How do you feed a 6′4″ and 220 lbs. man this kind of diet? I know he would feel better so any suggestions on how to slowly change [...]
Sugar and Skin Conditions
Sugar in all of its forms (corn syrup, cane sugar, high fructose corn syrup, etc.) is extremely damaging to the skin–and in fact to all organ systems.
Sugar and foods that rapidly convert to sugar when eaten cause sudden spikes in blood sugar levels, resulting in the release of insulin into the blood stream, that then [...]
Lighten Up: Solving the Pigmentation Problem by Nicholas Perricone, M.D.
I often receive insightful questions from my readers and welcome the opportunity to share them with you.
A recent one that piqued my interest is the following:
Dear Dr. Perricone,
Does using the Pigment Corrective make the skin more exposed to the sun and cancer, since it inhibits the production of melanin?
Fortunately, the answer to this is ‘no.’
Pycnogenol® [...]
Preserving Lean Muscle Mass
As we age we gain body fat and lose muscle mass. Fortunately there are several key nutrients that help us preserve lean muscle mass, such as conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) and chromium.
Experts in the field of nutrition report that the general population of the United States is deficient in chromium–and it [...]
A Longer, Healthier Life, as easy as NBC
For many years, researchers in the field of aging believed that the only way you could increase lifespan was by caloric restriction (CR). This is because low caloric intake will improve blood glucose levels and insulin sensitivity, thereby helping to prevent one of the most dangers pitfalls of aging, obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes. [...]
