The Psoriasis & Eczema Solution: New Hope for Physical & Emotional Relief [Hardcover]

Michael F. Holick (Author), Daniel A. Lobovits (Author), Marta I. Rendon-Pellerano (Author), Marta I. Rendon (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 163 pages
• Publisher: Transmedia Pub Inc (July 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1890819069
• ISBN-13: 978-1890819064
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,526,856 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Michael F. Holick, Ph.D., M.D., is the director of the General Clinical Research Unit and professor of medicine, physiology, and biophysics at Boston University Medical Center. He has been quoted in The New York Times, Forbes, Time, Newsweek, Men's Health, and Scientific American.

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57 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The Psoriasis and Eczema Solution Is A Waste of Your Money, April 27, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Psoriasis & Eczema Solution: New Hope for Physical & Emotional Relief (Hardcover)

IN MY OPINION: As the mother of a child who suffers greatly from eczema, and who has read a ton on the subject, this book is not worth the paper it is written on. It throws out a few facts and figures about p and e, but probably not more than an actual sufferer would already know. In my opinion, the primary objective of this book was to promote a product called EXOREX, which I also believe (in my opinion) is not worth the cost of the container it is sold in.

Exorex is explained in the book to contain the essential fatty acids originally derived from bannana and the active ingredient 1% coal tar, and supposedly has a better skin penetrating formula and smell than regular coal tar.

Coal tar alone has been used for years for the treatment of these conditions, and some would question the safety of this type of use. I would question the safety of coal tar being more deeply absorbed by the body in this supposed new formulation. Also, 1% coal tar can be obtained in its own form a heck of a lot cheaper, and without the expense of buying this book that plays on the desperation of the poor folk who suffer from these conditions.

Finally, eczema and psoraisis, while both affecting the skin, are two completely separate and distinct conditions, and don't really seem to me to need to be discussed in one book.

For eczema, I would recommend a book by Dr. Atherton called, Eczema in Childhood - The Facts...good for children and adults alike.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Finally an answer........ :), March 31, 2008

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Dr. Bret M. Ribotsky (Boca Raton, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Psoriasis & Eczema Solution: New Hope for Physical & Emotional Relief (Hardcover)

Drs Holick and Rendon provide a must read for anyone with this aliment. Dr Rendon's plethora of knowledge on this subject is refreshing.