John O. A. Pagano

I read this book because of my mom, who has suffered from psoriasis for many years, but doesn't speak English. My dad had skimmed the book before and given her some basic guidelines - no nightshades, no red meat, etc, which had been met with some (slow) improvement. Right now some of the lesions on her arms are slowly clearing up, but once she starts following the diet more strictly, I'm sure it'll go better.

The book explained everything really well, and I felt that it wasn't too technical. Pagano seemed like a very positive, likeable person, and that really shone through. I enjoyed the examples he gave of his successful patients. However, a lot of it was very repetitive; some information was redundant, especially because of the detailed appendixes. Otherwise, it was very readable and interesting, and my mom will be putting the diet to a test!… (mais)

With "Healing Psoriasis" Dr. Pagano has created a book of hope for any sufferer of this disfiguring disease. The medical community isn't interested in finding a cure, and insists that, in fact, there is no cure at all for Psoriasis. Their only solution, is to prescribe creams that treat the problem topically, but mostly without lasting results.

Here is where Pagano comes in. He offers a drug-free alternative. And it makes perfect sense (to me at least). In his book he describes a treatment plan for Psoriasis, that he has come up with after researching, and healing the disease for over 40 years.

This isn't one of those books that promises an easy cure. If you want to get rid of Psoriasis, you have to make some drastic lifestyle changes. One of the key elements in this treatment is diet. You will have to avoid a lot of your favorites. Only then can your body heal from the inside out.

The author is very good at breaking down all of the required steps, into small and manageable ones. I found the appendix very helpful, where Pagano goes over all the allowed and forbidden foods, and gives you some very handy lists for easy reference.

The book includes a lot of before-and-after pictures of Dr. Pagano's psoriasis patients. And seeing their results is very encouraging and helps you to believe in the effectiveness of the treatment plan. The only thing I found disappointing is that in this updated book edition the pictures are only black and white. In the 1st book edition all the pictures were in color and covered a whole page. That just made more of an impression on me.

But the inclusion of recipes in this edition made up for all that. I was kind of at a loss after reading the original book, because I had no clue of what to eat. So I was glad to discover that the updated version included actual recipes.

Overall, a helpful and easy to understand book which I couldn't recommend more!… (mais)