-I’ve never been (to my knowledge, anyways) to Sin City, but I’ve definately
heard of it. I think it’s in Metairie, I’m not sure.

I’m also a musician, and at the point where I’m
so overly critical of myself, I had to take a break
from it.

-What instrument do you play/type of music?

-I don’t know what Fit for Life is all about, someone mentioned lots of
fruits and vegetables? I don’t know if it talks about food combining, but I
think that’s important. Has anyone looked into ‘Eat Right For Your Type?’

It’s basically following different menus according to your blood type. The
book makes much sense to me, curious if anyone else has tried it or even
agrees with it. I don’t even know my blood type, but I’m going to find out
on Monday.

Guy

- You describe a diet consistiong of meat, potatoes, chocolate, etc. I
think once a person realizes this
disease starts on the inside and works it’s way out, results will be seen. In
other words, instead of treating this
with creams and lotions or sun lamps or whatever, treat it from the inside.
Chocolate-covered-sugar-frosted
Sugar-o’s for breakfast isn’t the way to go for the psoriatic (or anybody else
for that matter). I’ve seen the
best results when I carefully monitor my diet, and symptoms return when I eat
crap. For breakfast I’ve replaced
cake with fruit along with many other changes. Results are slow but steady.

Guy

Chicken George?!

> -I was around 23 when it first showed as a quarter sized patch on my
>forehead. Creative hair styling corrected that.

Sounds worse than a comb over. Um…about that picture….no hurry
I think I’m in love! Especially the last part. I hate vegetables. A
plain undressed salad if it comes with the meal is about it, otherwise it’s
meat and potatoes….and almost anything chocolate. Shame on me. I don’t
believe I’ve ever had cake for breakfast — I’m addicted to cereal, you
know, the kind most parents won’t let their children eat? It’s lucky for
me I have a physical job, so I do get some exercise, but other than that

the most exercise I get is crawling under the futon to retrieve the remote
control.

I agree that genetics are never the only factor, but I hardly think
anything I do would halt the disease. There will be flare ups and periods
of remission, mostly based on my stress level and sun exposure. I have
been seeing a lot of stuff on the benefits of diet, so I’m trying out the
megadose vitamin E theory. Still too early to tell if it helps, though. I
have a light cabinet, but I’m still working on finding the right exposure
time and frequency. Problem is, a little too much seems to yield the same
results as not enough, so it gets confusing. Just needs a few minor
adjustments…

Gail

Smoky mountains are lovely, been there a few times but I’m here in the
middle on the Plateau.. I love that there are rolling hills everywhere and
hate that the forests get smaller or obliterated every season. Trying to
teach that these habitats are necessary to save our wild herbs.

Karen

-Of course those were jokes. Except for Americas Most wanted- I’m the
mastermind behind the largest underground cockfight ring in the south……..
Damn! I’ve said too much……..

Your PARENTS don’t know? How old were you when it first showed up?

-I was around 23 when it first showed as a quarter sized patch on my
forehead. Creative hair styling corrected that.

How has your health deteriorated?

-I consider psoriasis a deterioration of health (as with any degeneritive
disease). While heredity may play a role in this condition, I feel it is

very wrong to believe genetics are the ONLY reason and there’s nothing a
person can do. I CHOSE not to excersize, eat cake for breakfast, consume no
vegetables, etc… and this resulted in a deterioration of my health appearing
as psoriasis. If I lived this way with a different genetic make-up, maybe my
condition today would be diabetes, or cancer, or nothing at all. I feel
genetically speaking, you obviously have no control regarding the condition
that arises but you DO have the control to halt and reverse that same
condition. That takes two things: education on the disease, and will-power.
I’m still working on the latter.

Well, time to go eat cake for breakfast.

Guy

Were you ever "regressed"… or does your skepticism draw the line at past
life regressions?
:))

Tracy

Your PARENTS don’t know? How old were you when it first showed up?

LOL! You have a good attitude about it, but I understand how you feel.
I’ve tried being open about it. If I have a visible patch and someone asks
"what’s that?" I’ll say "psoriasis", but how many times can you stand
getting that wrinkled nose response with "what’s that?" It just gets
tiring having to explain all the time that it’s not contagious, it’s
hereditary, etc. We need more public awareness programs.

How has your health deteriorated?

Gail

take care,
Charmaine

I have learned one thing during my past 26 years. This one lesson, my one
philosophy about everything in my world can be summed up into 2 words: Thought
Creates.

Robert, if you believe your closing sentence, that will be all you see in your
world. If that makes you happy, then more power to you. I have chosen a
different route as have many others on this list.

Sometimes, things have to be believed to be seen.