Pagano diet to combat psoriasis

Where did the diet Pagano?

It was developed by an American, a graduate of Lincoln College of osteopathy John Pagano. In 1991 he published the book “the Treatment of psoriasis. The natural way”.

In his opinion, the cause of psoriasis and eczema – a severe skin disease are bowel problems. Therefore, patients need a certain diet.

How is it different from other diets?

Pagano focuses on intestinal cleansing. First, he offers to go on a mono-diet, when within three to five days you can eat only apples or citrus. In parallel, you need to take chelators – substances that absorb toxins and remove them from the body.

Then you can move on to the diet. It is based on compliance with the acid-alkaline balance in the body. Pagano believes that acid-forming foods (animal proteins, eggs, dairy, seafood, cereals) should be no more than 20-30% of the daily diet. The lion’s share of power falls on schelocheobrazuyuschie products (fruits and vegetables, greens).

How to eat on a diet Pagano?

The author brought some mandatory rules:

• drink daily at least 1.5 liters of clean water without gas;
• be sure to use freshly squeezed fruit or vegetable juice, herbal teas and infusions of herbs, a decoction of watermelon seeds;
• make to restore alkaline balance dietary Supplement – granular lecithin;
• to drink in the morning on an empty stomach a tablespoon of olive oil to cleanse the bowel;
• eat foods with a high content of fiber (whole grain breads and cereals, vegetables, fruits);
• eat lean lamb, chicken without skin, rabbit meat;
• not to mix citrus and dairy products, meat and starchy foods, fruits with cereals and flour products;
• to exclude fried, smoked, salted, canned, containing large amounts of fat and sugar, artificial colourings and additives products;
• to use boiled eggs no more than twice a week;
• diet at least a month.

What products are included in the black list pegano?

1. Berries: strawberries and strawberries, plums and prunes, cranberries and blueberries.
2. Vegetables: potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant (all nightshades).
3. Fatty, fried, smoked fish, caviar, crustaceans.
4. Seafood: shrimp, oysters, squid, mussels, anchovies.
5. Pork and beef, duck and goose, offal, sausages.
6. Fatty dairy products, ice cream, butter and margarine.
7. Baked goods, including yeast and white flour, semolina, white rice.
8. Coffee, alcohol, tomato juice, soda.

Can I lose weight on a diet Pagano?

In principle it is possible. The diet includes foods low in fat, steamed or grilled, lots of vegetables and fruits that contain fiber, low sugar and fast carbs. So that the weight may be reduced due to the fact that you will consume fewer calories than usual.

But it is worth remembering that the purpose of the diet is not a weight loss, and the fight against psoriasis.

What people are saying? Whether diet helps?

Opinions diverge. Many claim that the diet really helps to deal with psoriasis. But for this it is necessary to observe quite a long time.

Someone is difficult to reduce the protein intake and focus on fruits and vegetables, especially in winter. Because of this relapse.

There are those who have found that dieting does not help: this opinion was expressed by 15% of respondents in a forum where we communicate with psoriasis.

What do you think about diet Pagano nutritionists?

Not all consider it useful.

Dietitian, gastroenterologist, founder of author school supply.

To me, as a doctor, a nutritionist, a gastroenterologist, often come lovers of sweet, flour, meat. These products contribute to acidification to lower the pH. I enter in the diet of more alkaline foods, including focus on the drinks with lemon. It does not matter, there is the patient has psoriasis or not.

For harmful a sharp shift in pH as the acid side (less than 7) and alkaline (more in 7.2). This leads to the destruction of cells, enzymes lose their ability to perform their functions. Therefore, the acid-alkaline balance in the body is tightly regulated. For its normal operation requires both acidic and alkaline decomposition products are formed and the first more than the second. Therefore, the body’s defense system are set up primarily for the neutralisation and excretion of acidic products.

In the practice of the treatment of patients with psoriasis is a powerful result, after the restoration of the microbiota (normal flora) of the bowel, spot treatment of stomach, liver and gallbladder. Patients need a long-term strategy of changing the supply. A temporary diet is injurious and does not give long-term effect.