Exisle Publishing. - The healthy skin kitchen : for eczema, dermatitis, psoriasis, acne, allergies, hives, rosacea, red skin syndrome, cellulite, leaky gut, MCAS, salicylate sensitivity & histamine intolerance

the

healthy skin

kitchen

FOR ECZEMA, DERMATITIS, PSORIASIS, ACNE, ALLERGIES, HIVES, ROSACEA, RED SKIN SYNDROME, CELLULITE, LEAKY GUT, MCAS, SALICYLATE SENSITIVITY, HISTAMINE INTOLERANCE & MORE

KAREN FISCHER BHSc, Dip. Nut.

About the author

Karen Fischer is an Australian nutritionist who holds a Bachelor of Health Science Degree. With a love of nutritional biochemistry and a passion for nutrition, over the past twenty years Karen has created various food programs to help thousands of people with real skin issues.

Karen has penned six health books including the best-sellers The Eczema Detox, The Eczema Diet and the award-winning book The Healthy Skin Diet (Australian Food Media Awards, 2008). In the 1990s Karen was a popular childrens television presenter and in 2008 the media went crazy for her tips on marketing healthy food to children. She has appeared on Sky News, Sevens Sunrise and Today Tonight, Nine Networks A Current Affair, Whats Up Doc? and The Morning Show and in 2014 Karens breakthrough diet for eczema story appeared on primetime Seven News. Karen has written various articles for The Sun Herald, Body+Soul and Madison magazine and she had a health column in Cosmopolitan magazine.

Karen now spends her time running a company called Skin Friend, developing products to help people love their skin and enjoy life. When she is not wearing hats, youll find her cooking in the kitchen or lying on a yoga mat. She has two beautiful children and lives a quiet life by the beach.

Karens websites and social media include:

www.skinfriend.com

www.eczemalife.com

www.healthyskinkitchen.com

@skinfriend.co

Praise

Dear Karen,

Where do I start? I have always suffered from eczema. I remember as a child being jealous of other kids in assembly who had smooth skin on the backs of their knees while mine were all scabby and sore. Throughout my life I have had good and bad times, including nearly being put in hospital in my early twenties as I had hypothermia due to the rawness of my skin and I looked like a burns victim. I have tried so many diets and creams and used steroids for years but never really managed to get on top of it.

Leading up to Christmas 2017 my skin was bad, so as a New Years resolution I started on what I thought would be a healthy diet: no dairy, alcohol or chocolate but lots of fresh fruit and vegetables, lean meats etc. But I went from bad to worse, I was covered from head to toe with eczema and itched like crazy. The doctor put me on stronger steroid creams, prednisone and antihistamines day and night but I saw little improvement. I was signed off work for a month to see if it was stress-related but only saw a small improvement. The doctor recommended me to a skin specialist and while waiting I found your book, supplements and website.

I was very sceptical, given I had tried so many diets before, but I had to do something. I was so unwell I had nothing to lose. The results were amazing within ten days I was able to stop taking the antihistamines, it felt like coming out of a fog, the itching was reducing. The skin specialist wanted me to try drugs to suppress my immune system usually used for a certain type of cancer treatment and this meant a two-year course with the possibility of some side effects. As I was beginning to see some improvements to my skin by following your diet, we agreed to delay taking the drugs.

I followed your diet for five months and by the following Christmas my skin was eczema-free and I had lost that bit of extra weight I could never shift, even though I was eating lots of food and never hungry while on your diet. Over a year later I am still eczema-free. Thank you again, you have changed my life, my skin is the best it has ever been and so smooth. The healing power of your diet is amazing.

KATE SMITH, NEW ZEALAND

The Healthy Skin Kitchen is a visual feast and a heartfelt guide to skin wellness. I greatly value and prioritize health and wellbeing in my life and this book will serve as a wonderful guide to anyone who wants to maintain a healthy diet whilst allowing their skin to reap the benefits. As a former patient and close friend for 27 years, I trust Karens advice and her recipes are delicious!

MEGAN GALE, MODEL, MOTHER, ACTRESS AND BUSINESSWOMAN

This sublime book is much more than a recipe book. Its a work of art. Karen Fischers gentle wisdom interweaved with cutting edge research on skin health and sublime photographs compel you to convert to the healthy eating way.

JACINTA TYNAN, JOURNALIST AND AUTHOR

Karen knows first-hand the pain, discomfort and debilitation chronic skin issues can have on your life. As an award-winning author, nutritionist and health expert, Karen provides a warm and insightful look into her and her daughters journey with skin issues, and provides the healthy and delicious recipes she created to heal them. The best part is all of the recipes are customizable, so if you have an issue with a particular ingredient, Karen provides delicious alternatives, which is helpful as you will literally want to eat all of the meals right off the page.

ALICE HAMPTON, ACP MANAGEMENT AND FORMER VICE PRESIDENT OF GLOBAL
COMMUNICATIONS FOR SHISEIDO AND BAREMINERALS

Praise for Karens other books

The Healthy Skin Diet

Thank you so much for a concise and well researched book. If I said its changed my life I would sound clichd, but that sums it up. Im 31 and have suffered from acne since I was fifteen. Its been six days and I can honestly say Ive seen better results than in a decade of trying. Much love and appreciation.

CAMILLA

The Eczema Diet

I am 51 years of age and have suffered from eczema since I was around three years old. So now I have followed the guidelines of Karens book. In the last six months my progress has much improved. My flare ups are not as aggressive and do not last as long. The swelling has gone down and is not as red, no more weepy skin on my neck and eyelids. I can get water on my face! I dont have crying temper tantrums when my hands, face and neck are so itchy Im scratching them raw. Im getting more than two hours sleep a night, sometimes even 6! Yaaah. My sheets and pillow slips are not constantly in the wash. These are just a few of the improvements. Ive still got a wee way to go but its nice to see a little light at the end of such a very long, depressing and dark tunnel. Thank you Karen.

AMANDA THOMPSON, NEW ZEALAND

My son, who is now one, has had eczema since he was three months old. I started eliminating foods in the hope that would be the answer. I found Karens book The Eczema Diet and started implementing parts of her diet adjusting it to my sons multitude of food allergies and his eczema started to clear. When he turned one, I was able to start giving him AM and PM supplements. Can I just say, game changer!