The Hidden Plague, Grant, Tara
The Hidden Plague, Grant, Tara
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The Hidden Plague
A Holistic Field Guide to Managing Hidradenitis Suppurativa & Other Skin and Autoimmune Conditions

Author: Grant, Tara

Narrator: Cynthia

Unabridged: 9 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/07/2024

Categories: Nonfiction, Medical


Synopsis

Have you been plagued with boils, cysts, ingrown hairs, and acne-like bumps that take months to resolve, leave embarrassing scars, and cause considerable pain? Have you been to the doctor, only to leave with a prescription for antibiotics, few answers, and little to no hope? Hidradenitis supprativa (HS) is a poorly understood skin condition that is believed to affect nearly 12 million people in the US alone. Only a small fraction of those affected have been properly diagnosed, leaving many others to suffer in silence or pursue ill-advised conventional treatment methods that fail to address the cause of this painful condition. Tara Grant, a twenty-year sufferer of HS, has become an underground legend to her Internet community of HS victims by presenting a methodical, self-tested action plan to heal naturally. The centerpiece of her holistic approach rests on the understanding that HS is an autoimmune disorder caused by leaky gut syndrome. With a few simple dietary changes that eliminate certain trigger' foods, you can heal your gut, restore your skin, reclaim your health, and rid yourself of HS symptoms forever. That means no antibiotics, no experimental surgeries, and no more pain, suffering, or confusion.You will learn to adopt a big picture perspective about disease and dysfunction, and understand how autoimmunity (the body attacking itself in an adverse manner) represents the root cause of many frustrating chronic health conditions. By modifying your diet and other lifestyle habits, you can break free from the suffering, frustration and uncertainty that seems to go hand in hand with autoimmune conditions and skin conditions like HS in particular. The Hidden Plague is a fabulous and comprehensive resource for not just HS specifically, but many other related inflammatory and autoimmune conditions.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Chrissy on January 09, 2016

I'm definitely more of a Starch Solution gal when it comes to my dietary choices, so I knew it would take some convincing to get me to love a book so focused on the paleo diet. And, I'm not sure if it's because I lost interest or because it felt a little redundant, but I really didn't love this book......more

Goodreads review by Michelelazzarotti on December 21, 2018

So good it should be translated to all languages! Extremely informative for those who suffer from HS.......more

Goodreads review by Marie on July 04, 2023

Very detailed and insightful. Could have done without a lot of the scientific "why" details personally, but overall an incredibly helpful and valuable read. My copy is marked up enormously with highlighter colors.......more

Goodreads review by Abbey on November 04, 2022

POPSUGAR 2022: A book with a recipe in it As a longtime HS sufferer, I was really looking forward to reading this book (a gift from my mother, also a sufferer). However, once I started reading it, I realized that this book is, like so many books on autoimmunity, filled with fearmongering testimonials......more

Goodreads review by Dayna on April 06, 2015

An easily read book with lots of recommendations for about every major aspect of life to help deal with autoimmune diseases. Well researched, but at least half (if not most) are biased sources and heavily rely on one person (Loren Cordain, founder of the Paleo movement). Some very good scientific ex......more