Rosacea, often mistaken for adult acne, is a skin condition marked by redness on the nose, cheeks, chin, and forehead. While rosacea cannot be cured, it can be controlled. Rosacea helps readers identify what triggers the condition for them and details the latest in medical and alternative treatments.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
This woman claims to be a naturopath but she treats her own disease in a compartmentalized narrow way:
I don't know what School of Natural Medicine Arlen Brownstein went to but she does not treat the body wholistically nor does she believe in the basic tenet of naturopathy which is that the body can heal itself through natural means. She is clearly neurotic about her skin and has not put her education to practical use in her own life. It's sad but if you think you're going to buy a book from a wholistic perspective you will be disappointed. The first thing she states is that hers is an incurable illness.... more info
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I just received this book, and already I like it! It has a lot of information about rosacea, about treatment, and ways I can do something about it. Most of this is new information to me. Beginning with an exact description of my experience in being diagnosed (down to the two pamphlets and vagueness), I found a lot to think about and to be surprised and comforted by.
This book was a Godsend!:
Rosacea had been making my life miserable for the past five years. My depression over the disease was literally ruining my life. A fellow rosacean suggested this book to me after she found it so helpful. I have been following the suggestions in the book for a little over a month now. There is no doubt that my skin has begun to dramatically improve. I hope the author reads these reviews, because I want her to know how thankful I am to her. If you have rosacea, get this book. I can't recommend it highly... more info
My first of this book disappeared...:
I reviewed this book and gave it a poor rating a few months ago, and now I find that the review has disappeared.
Here is the problem with this book in a nutshell: WAY too much data that is also very poorly presented, especially if you are a new sufferer of this condition. Perhaps a long-time sufferer of rosacea could pick through this helter-skelter mosaic and find some grains of wisdom, but the newbie like me will probably be overwhelmed and fall into despair. Fairly disorganized in general, there is... more info
