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

by Tara Grant

Overview

This is the new paperback version of the bestselling hardcover edition that has helped thousands of sufferers turn their health around. Read the couple hundred amazon reviews attached to the now out-of-print hardcover book. You be touched deeply by the level of suffering and frustration that people have endured, then achieved rapid results by following holistic plan presented in the Hidden Plague.

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 twelve million people in the United States 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. Author Tara Grant has synthesized years of research, personal trial and error and cutting edge functional medicine and dietary strategies to give you a simple, do-able action plan to clean up your diet and clean up your skin. The Hidden Plague is a fabulous and comprehensive resource for not just HS specifically, but many other related inflammatory and autoimmune conditions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781732674547
Publisher:	Bradventures LLC
Publication date:	06/01/2019
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	423,758
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Tara Grant is a featured success story on MarksDailyApple.com ("Tons of Doctors and No Solution") and in the Primal Blueprint 21-Day Total Body Transformation. She has transformed from 235 pounds to 159 pounds since going Primal in 2009. Tara suffered a litany of serious health problems related to the Standard American Diet and repeated failures of western medicine to cure her. Empowered by the reclaiming of her health, Tara has made it her mission to inform and inspire others about Primal living. Her motto, "Empower. Enlighten. Evolve," has been put into play in numerous ways! Her book, The Hidden Plague—A Comprehensive Guide to Surviving Hidradenitis Supprativa, details her struggle with this debilitating skin condition, and how sufferers can take matters into the own hands and heal naturally. Tara is a veteran presenter of numerous PrimalCons, where she holds court detailing her Primal transformation from health to wellness. Tara is also a contributing writer for the Primal Blueprint Expert Certification program and is working with Carrie Sisson on her upcoming Primal Womanbook. A dynamic speaker, Tara presents the Primal Transformation Seminar in numerous cities, and counsels individuals as a certified CHEK Holistic Life Coach. Tara holds a degree in Journalism from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada and blogs regularly.

Table of Contents

Foreword Robb Wolf vii

Welcome 1

Part 1 The Whys And Wherefores of HS

Chapter 1 What the Frak is HS? 17

Back(Side) Story

Enter the Internet

The Stages of HS

It Does Get Better

Chapter 2 What the Doctors Will Tell You 29

They'll Tell You It's Hygiene

They'll Recommend Medications

They May Suggest Surgery

Kiley's Story

Chapter 3 Autoimmunity 101 55

How HS Manifests

The Basics

The Name of the Game

If It Walks Like a Duck

Why Me? Three Words: Genes, Gut, Environment

Is There a Cure?

Remission Defined

Caveat Emptor

Chapter 4 Follow Your Gut 69

Gut Flora and the Gut Barrier

The Link Between Neolithic Foods and Leaky Gut

The Link Between Drugs and Leaky Gut

Supplements and Your Gut Health

Chapter 5 The Hormone Connection 95

Why Do I Flare Up Before My Period?

The Steroid Hormones

Hormone Fluctuations

Respect Insulin and Find Balance

Insulin Resistance

Chapter 6 Wound Care 111

To Lance or Not to Lance?

Effective Home Remedies

Myths & Misconceptions

Chapter 7 Dealing With Stress 129

The Mind- Gut Connection

The New Prozac

Stress Management

Part 2 The HS Autoimmune Protocol

Chapter 8 Phase I: The Elimination Diet 145

Foods You Can Eat Freely

Items to Eliminate First

Items to Eliminate Last

What If It Doesn't Work?

If You Positively, Absolutely Cant Handle a Total Elimination Diet

Chapter 9 Phase II: Reintroduction and Designing Your Personal Ancestral Diet 180

The Ass-Backwards Plan

Keeping Track

Getting Started

What to Reintroduce First

Whoops, I Flared Up Again

Chapter 10 PrimalGirl Recipes 197

PrimalGirl Basics: Day One & Beyond

Building Your Personalized Recipe Collection

Chapter 11 Frequently Asked Questions 231

Chapter 12 Success Stories 239

Afterword: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is 245

Appendix A FODMAP Foods 249

Appendix B Pages from The Primal Blueprint 90-Day Journal 250

Appendix C Resources 253

Glossary 261

Notes 277

Indexes 277

Recipe 297

Subject 298