PERRICONE DIET - ANIMAL PROTEIN DIET - SKIN CARE DIET

THE CONCEPT

This diet was developed by Dr. Nicholas Perricone, a reknowned dermatologist. His diet, however, is not meant to achieve weight loss. His books, he describes a diet that claims to give users better skin condition. By choosing the right foods, you can improve skin's elasticity, reduce wrinkles, and make your body generally healthier.

THE PLAN

The plan has specifics for the type of correction you want for your skin. There is the normal plan, which is a 28-day diet that can be repeated indefinitely. There is a 3-day diet which is meant for faster skin effects, and can also be a nice little test before undertaking the 28-day cycle. Perricone promises you will notice the difference after the three days.

His diet has been improved, with Perricone adding the use of topical creams, nutritional supplements, and regular exercise. Since Perricone claims that blemishes and wrinkles are caused by our diets causing inflammation beneath the skin. So all steps to his diet are to prevent inflammation, feed our skin cells the nutrients they need.

The diet is based on eating a diet that is filled with fish, complex carbs, and water. Salmon is recommended with a majority of the meals, otherwise other meats low in animal fats, such as skinless chicken or turkey. The oils and acids in the fish help skin's elasticity directly. Water is strongly encouraged - 8 glasses a day. He asks that you choose only carbs with a low Glycemic Index, and eat plenty of vegetables and legumes. You are meant to cut out oils, except for olive oil. You should be eating foods that contain Omega-3 Fatty Acids, which are very helpful to your skin's health, such as the fish and olive oil.

This diet does include meal plans for the month, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, and two snacks per day. People who have been on the diet for a month, can opt to stay on the diet while adding a few forbidden foods every so often. The diet is very healthy, and does produce the skin results you expect. While following the plan, you are eating healthier than most people, and you cannot say anything bad about the diet, yet if your major goal is not just eating healthy but losing weight, you may want to consider another diet plan.

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