introduction
Hello to All
Please allow me to introduce myself. I am from Oh, and am a health
care professional. I am new to your group so I Would not know what the
interests are. I have been on the internet for awhile and enjoy meeting
new people. I pride myself in the knowledge i have gained over the years
about all aspects of natural living.
thank you, anthony belmonte
May 9th, 2005 at 11:12 am
Hi,
My name is Audrey I am a 40 year old female who is still struggling with
acne. It’s really flaring up right now. I have fought this off and on
since my early 20’s. The last time it flared up really bad I started using
Proactive, about 3 years ago. It really helped for a couple of years. I
would still get breakouts but not severe. Well for some reason it has
stopped working as my face is horrible!! I think mine may be hormonal. (
can’t wait for menopause)
Maybe then it will finally STOP. My girlfriend, who is also 40, has the
same problem. She had a facial done and found out she has rocesia (sp?). Her
face is always red. I saw a dermatologist once and he gave me a bunch of
creams and stuff that made my face peel and burn and didn’t’ really help.
That was a long time ago. I have been thinking I should try a dermatologist
again. Anyway it is great to find this group. It is so nice to able to
share with people who know exactly what you are going through.
If anyone has found something that really works for them I’d like to hear
about it.
I just read the post on tea tree that sounds interesting. Does anyone who
where to get it?
Thanks
Audrey
May 27th, 2005 at 10:14 am
Hello! I am a 31 year old esthetician who once suffered from severe
cystic acne. Since I was about 10, I had been breaking out and my
acne had worsened after puberty. I finally cleared my skin about 2
years ago and I am thrilled! I am here to help with any questions and
pick up some tips of my own. I do not advocate using any antibiotics
or other medications whatsoever. I endorse organ cleanses and a clean
diet as well as spiritual and emotional health. I will soon be
opening an all organic day spa in Columbus, OH and I advocate the use
of certified organic skin care products (Miessence). Thats a little
bit about me. Let’s talk!
Carisa
p.s.- If anyone wants to learn about my acne program, I will be happy
to post it. It’s a couple pages long, though.
May 27th, 2005 at 10:26 pm
hi Carisa,
I too have acne problem and need advise from experience like yourself, I am
currently taking some antibiotics to help the situation but found out that those
medicines are not good for health as in general. Pls help…
thanks
Darren
Hello! I am a 31 year old esthetician who once suffered from severe
cystic acne. Since I was about 10, I had been breaking out and my
acne had worsened after puberty. I finally cleared my skin about 2
years ago and I am thrilled! I am here to help with any questions and
pick up some tips of my own. I do not advocate using any antibiotics
or other medications whatsoever. I endorse organ cleanses and a clean
diet as well as spiritual and emotional health. I will soon be
opening an all organic day spa in Columbus, OH and I advocate the use
of certified organic skin care products (Miessence). Thats a little
bit about me. Let’s talk!
Carisa
p.s.- If anyone wants to learn about my acne program, I will be happy
to post it. It’s a couple pages long, though.
May 29th, 2005 at 5:12 am
hi thanks…would really appreciate it if youd send me a copy!
thanks a lot!!!
tris
December 29th, 2005 at 9:19 pm
Hello. I am new here. My name is Val and I am 24 from London,
England. I have had Eczema since I was 5 but broke out all over when I
was 13. I have been on Ayurvedic medicine since Aug 2003. I am taking
EPo and Flaxseed oil and have just started taking Glyconutriens a month
ago. My skin is terrible right now and it is difficult to know whether
it is the healing crisis b/c I am doing this alone. I would really
love support here and I will offer mine to whoever needs it until we
all get a cure!!!!!
January 2nd, 2006 at 5:08 am
Hi Val
I’m in England too and have suffered for 29 years now. Last year I did a
detox using herbal tablets from Holland and Barratt and my psoriasis cleared up
within a month. Unfortunately it has returned recently probably due to
stress, but I am going to try the detox again soon. I also used to get it on
my
face and scalp but since I have started cleansing with Avene cold cream (from
Boots) I haven’t had any on my face. I use Keratase Derma Calm shampoo for
sensitive scalps and have now been clear for 5 years in my hair.
I hope that helps in someway, please feel free to email me.
Tracy
January 9th, 2006 at 11:56 pm
—hi val wishing you support
April 14th, 2007 at 11:21 pm
Hi everyone!
I just wanted to introduce myself! My name is Theresa, I’m 25 years
old, and in my last year of college. I have had skin problems on and
off since I was 12 years old. Lately though I have been having real
problems with my eczema and am just trying to find out the cause of
the problem.
At the beginning I used a steroid, antibiotic cream for my eczema. But
lately that has not been working. So, now I’m trying a natural remedy.
I use natural cream for my face, that is designed for people who have
skin problems. I just ordered the detoxification herbal for eczema,
and I’m hoping that it will help. Right now I’m avoiding dairy
products, soy, coffee, and citrus fruits. I take a multi vitamin daily
and just started taking grape seed extract because it is supposed to
help maintain healthy skin.
The thing that I was wondering is if anyone has heard of make-up
aggravating eczema? My make-up is hypoallergenic, (L’Oreal – true
match) and I did put some on my arm for a day to see if I would have a
reaction and did not. But would I have to do that for more then one
day for it to show any kind of results.
Since it has gotten worse my self esteem has taken a beating. I have a
great boyfriend who says that I’m beautiful no matter what, but I
don’t feel that way!
Any kind of advice would be greatly appreciated!
Theresa
April 15th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
What works for me:
In-Liven Probiotic and Evening Primrose Oil (ten capsules a day)
Check Vitacost.com and they sell cheap
April 15th, 2007 at 11:47 pm
Hi, Theresa.
I am also 25 :0 )
I completely agree about flare ups affecting self esteem. I feel SOOO Down
when I have flare ups–esp on my face–and often don’t feel inclined to
leave the house.
You sound like you have a wonderful, supportive boyfriend, so I bet that
helps a lot.
Let us know how the detox herbal works; I use cortisone 1% and now that
seems to work, but I’m open to new treatments.
I personally noticed that when I put on foundation makeup (even clinique) my
face seems to have issues not too much longer–I don’t notice this with
other types of makeups (eye makeups, etc).
Good to meet you!
Yehudis
Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:34 pm (PST)
Hi everyone!
I just wanted to introduce myself! My name is Theresa, I’m 25 years
old, and in my last year of college. I have had skin problems on and
off since I was 12 years old. Lately though I have been having real
problems with my eczema and am just trying to find out the cause of
the problem.
…
April 16th, 2007 at 8:24 pm
Hi!
I’m sorry to say that the Chinese herbal treatment did not work. It just made
it a lot worse, I mean I got hives all over after taking it.
I tried the 1% cortisone cream, but that does not seem to work.
I’m going to see a dermatologist in November and I’m going to try a different
dotox treatment, so I’ll let you know how that goes!
I have big issues with make-up. My skin seems to be bad regardless to if I
wear make up or not. It is a whole self esteem issue. When I wear make-up I am
more out going and seem to be able to converse with people a lot more (I work at
Wal-mart as a cashier). I tied not wearing makeup for a few days in a row, but
my friends gave me strange looks and seemed to be looking at my eczema, and
commenting on how bad it was. At work I almost cried when a little kid asked me
what the red spots on my face were. It was just a bad day to begin with. Lately
my skin is just getting worse, so I don’t even like looking in a mirror because
it does not seem to be letting up.
I was thinking about setting up a support system/group for Thunder Bay,
Ontario, Canada. Having people come together to share experiences would help a
lot.
Theresa
I am also 25 :0 )
I completely agree about flare ups affecting self esteem. I feel SOOO Down
when I have flare ups–esp on my face–and often don’t feel inclined to
leave the house.
You sound like you have a wonderful, supportive boyfriend, so I bet that
helps a lot.
Let us know how the detox herbal works; I use cortisone 1% and now that
seems to work, but I’m open to new treatments.
I personally noticed that when I put on foundation makeup (even clinique) my
face seems to have issues not too much longer–I don’t notice this with
other types of makeups (eye makeups, etc).
Good to meet you!
Yehudis
Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:34 pm (PST)
Hi everyone!
I just wanted to introduce myself! My name is Theresa, I’m 25 years
old, and in my last year of college. I have had skin problems on and
off since I was 12 years old. Lately though I have been having real
problems with my eczema and am just trying to find out the cause of
the problem.
…
April 17th, 2007 at 3:17 am
Hi Theresa,
I also get the red rash on my face. I originally thought it was eczema, but
it was different. My whole face would come up red & hot & i’d get rash on my
face. I only ever got eczema on the creases of my arms, behind my legs abit,
& on my neck prior to this. Anyway, I had it for nearly a year, & found odd
things would trigger it, but there were no patterns. Since having it, I
hardly go out, hate people looking at me or talking up close. I went to a
naturapath & found out my sugar level was extrememly high! I was taken off
yeast, diary, sugar & wheat. I love chocolate & so continued eating abit. My
bowels weren’t working properly & the less I’d go the worse my face would
get. I went to a chinese doctor/herbalist & found out i have Candida!! Since
then i’ve been taking chinese herbs - it’s go my system working properly
again….& I’ve completely cut out sugar!!! Gawd its made a difference. I
rarely get flare ups, & my face doesn’t go red anymore. I have to be
extremely strict with my diet, no preservatives, flavourings, sauces,wheat,
sugar etc….a real bland diet, PLUS lots of exercise (sweat the toxins
out). Plus drink alot of water. I feel great now.
Anyway, it’s just a suggestions. Try to change your diet, eat alot of
greens, & exercise.
Hi!
I’m sorry to say that the Chinese herbal treatment did not work. It just
made it a lot worse, I mean I got hives all over after taking it.
I tried the 1% cortisone cream, but that does not seem to work.
I’m going to see a dermatologist in November and I’m going to try a
different dotox treatment, so I’ll let you know how that goes!
I have big issues with make-up. My skin seems to be bad regardless to if I
wear make up or not. It is a whole self esteem issue. When I wear make-up I
am more out going and seem to be able to converse with people a lot more (I
work at Wal-mart as a cashier). I tied not wearing makeup for a few days in
a row, but my friends gave me strange looks and seemed to be looking at my
eczema, and commenting on how bad it was. At work I almost cried when a
little kid asked me what the red spots on my face were. It was just a bad
day to begin with. Lately my skin is just getting worse, so I don’t even
like looking in a mirror because it does not seem to be letting up.
I was thinking about setting up a support system/group for Thunder Bay,
Ontario, Canada. Having people come together to share experiences would help
a lot.
Theresa
I am also 25 :0 )
I completely agree about flare ups affecting self esteem. I feel SOOO Down
when I have flare ups–esp on my face–and often don’t feel inclined to
leave the house.
You sound like you have a wonderful, supportive boyfriend, so I bet that
helps a lot.
Let us know how the detox herbal works; I use cortisone 1% and now that
seems to work, but I’m open to new treatments.
I personally noticed that when I put on foundation makeup (even clinique) my
face seems to have issues not too much longer–I don’t notice this with
other types of makeups (eye makeups, etc).
Good to meet you!
Yehudis
Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:34 pm (PST)
Hi everyone!
I just wanted to introduce myself! My name is Theresa, I’m 25 years
old, and in my last year of college. I have had skin problems on and
off since I was 12 years old. Lately though I have been having real
problems with my eczema and am just trying to find out the cause of
the problem.
…
April 18th, 2007 at 11:16 am
this will work it did for me………windy
Complete Psoriasis Relief from Mr_Shortcut Fast effective shortcuts to
dramatically reducing psoriasis and other skin conditions.
Every prescription drug for psoriasis is dangerous, with provably nasty side
effects.
So far, there are zero exceptions to this well-known, well-documented fact.
Let’s jump right in and begin by making certain there is no wiggle room here:
Any doctor who prescribes prescription medicine - especially corticosteroids, is
ignorant, or a positive quack.
If your doctor has prescribed pharmaceuticals for your psoriasis, instead of
explaining any of more than a dozen natural, safe, and more effective
approaches, that doctor needs to be fired.
This applies no matter how severe your psoriatic lesions may be. Again, there is
no wiggle room, because there is no acceptable reason or excuse for prescribing
chemicals that do NOT solve the problem, rather than using the results, those
methods that continue to be most reliable, most effective, and non-injurious, in
relieving the unpleasant and ongoing effects of psoriatic lesions.
This is not subject to debate or denial. ANY doctor who prescribes such
dangerous chemicals for something so easily and swiftly treated with natural or
at least safer products, does not have your interest at heart; in fact, not even
marginally.
>QUESTIONS TO ANY WHO WOULD DENY THIS:
Have YOU PERSONALLY eliminated your own psoriatic lesions using natural methods?
Have you helped several hundred people who suffer psoriatic lesions help
themselves naturally, cheaply?
If not, shut up and listen to those who have!. These shortcuts have
consistently accelerated the healing process for every one who has stuck to
keeping it wet. You’re in for enormous, fast relief.
– Keep in mind that moisturizers containing perfumes are bad news. Also,
anything containing corticosteroids. No matter what your doctor tells you,
steroids are bad news, and produce long-term damage. Not a full minute will be
wasted justifying that statement, as the danger and extent of side effects have
been thoroughly documented: liver, kidneys, etc., and they happen far too often
to be ignored. If you want to get rid of most - or all - of your miserable skin
problems, close your mouth and open your ears to the single most successful
secret of ameliorating skin problems: KEEP IT WET! Never ignore the fact that
people who have eased or cured or massively alleviated their psoriasis problems,
and obtained relief from similar skin problems… the people who have cured
themselves of psoriasis know better than anyone else how to do it. Everyone
else is full of chatter.
Fact is, they keep it wet.
– Second, understand and remember that moisturizers do NOT in any way ease or
reduce your psoriasis or the unpleasant symptoms: they can only seal in natural
moisture, and that’s the entire foundation for this fast-acting, absolutely
guaranteed method of treating and measurably reducing a condition that formal
medicine has never made any true progress on: sealing in natural moisture, incl
water.
NOTHING ELSE HAS EVER COME SO CLOSE! Water eases symptoms AND soaks off the
excess cells.
1) First, wet your skin, with water. It’s the first and most important of all.
You already know that there is little or no benefit to putting oil or Vaseline
or Vitamin E onto your skin unless the skin is first wet, and the cells are
openly accepting whatever unguent or salve or oil you’re rubbing in. Simply
stated, the water is soaking off the excess skin cells, so that the mineral oil
or Vitamin E or Vaseline or suntan oil (pure only - NO perfumes) can do its job
keeping the excess cells from accumulating in the first place. Again and again
you are reminded that skin must be wet first before removing excess skin,
because it’s the only safe to separate it from normal skin. You must have water.
Tap water, bottled water, well water… just make sure it’s fresh water.
Everyone seems to have their own favorite way of doing so. Splashing it on,
rubbing it on, soaking it in, just make sure that the affected area is plenty
wet, enough for the water to really soak the area.
2) BEFORE YOUR SKIN IS THOROUGHLY DRY rub tiny, repeat tiny amounts of pure
vaseline on. The less you use, the better it works. The more you rub it in (up
to complete absorption) the better it works. It’s important to know that the
more you use per application, the less benefit it brings. You will NOT ruin your
clothes because your skin is going to absorb all or nearly all of it.
If you have more than a square inch or two of affected area, you’ll notice that,
by the time you complete the task, the area you started in feels sort of dry
again. RIGHT NOW, WHILE IT’S STILL PARTIALLY MOIST, rub another drop or two into
that area, again, rubbing it in thoroughly.
NOTE: There are a few products, such as mineral oil or pure suntain oil that
contain no perfumes or artificial ingredients that will also work efficiently.
Further, most petroleum jelly products are not as pure as the container
indicates. We know this because many of them cause the affected area to burn,
itch, or otherwise feel uncomfortable. I’ve found steady success with real
Vaseline, made by the company that owns the Vaseline brand of petroleum jelly.
Hospital petrolatum is also free of impurities and works very well.
Follow this procedure no less than twice per day. If you have really bad
psoriasis, do it three or four or even five times per day. Within a few days, a
week at the most, at least eighty percent of your problem will have gone down to
little or zero, as you shall soon see for yourself.
Within a far maximum of 15 – 20 days, you will notice that your symptoms are
just a bare fraction of what they were at the beginning of the method, at which
point you can now go back to doing it just once per day. You can further
accelerate the process dramatically, and also put the affliction into total
remission with ultraviolet.
Contrary to the claims of scientific ignoramuses who insist that the sun causes
premature skin aging and skin cancer, the truth is, the sun causes premature
skin aging and skin cancer to skin that is not properly treated. It is a
perfect, undeniable fact that the rays of the sun are healthy, curative,
energizing, loaded with important vitamins such as E and K… provided that the
skin is treated properly.
A) When sunlight is allowed to pour down on dry skin, look out, damage
is imminent.
B) When sunlight is poured all over wet, oily skin, it warms, heals, and, good
news, cures a whole variety of skin problems. This has been true for thousands
of years, and man’s pollution of the atmosphere, while not very nice, is not
even in the ballpark of altering that never-changing fact.
C) Most people, practicing foolish hygiene methods, come home from a day at the
beach, and what’s the first thing they do, (often not even waiting until they
get home)? That’s right, they take a shower. Now here is one really fine example
of the exquisite stupidity of the human race, and why skin cancer has gone up:
pride goeth before the fall; vanity and convenience supercede health factors.
You see, for the hours that we’re out in the sun, the sun is literally cooking
the skin, especially when it’s properly coated with oils. It’s how skin problems
are gently cooked off.
NOTE ON SUNBLOCK: Sunblock is needed (initially) only for those with very pale
skin. With medium or dark coloring, there is no benefit to sun block, only
detriment, because you’re preventing the benefits of the ultraviolet rays from
going skin deep). All else is commercial hype designed to promote sales of
products with artificial, and unhealthy ingredients. Sunlight is wonderfully
healthy.
For many years I’ve used Hawaiian Tropic, or a generic equivalent, containing
only natural emollients such as fruit oils when grabbing my five daily minutes
of sunshine or a day at the beach
When out in the sun more than a few minutes,, the sun is causing the skin to
cook. By no stretch of the imagination should you think that your skin stops
cooking when it comes out of the sun. Good way to tell this is to place your
hands flat against your sun-exposed skin even three to eight hours after coming
out of the sun. You’ll invariably find it’s still hot to the touch. It’s why you
get darker and darker in the hours AFTER you come out of the sun than you do
while you’re in the sun. This is so simple; simple enough, in fact, that we
overlook such simplicity in our eagerness to find more complicated reasons,
explanations, causes, and excuses, rather than using simple techniques to good
and beneficial effect. When we come out of the sun and artificially reduce the
skin temperature with a shower and/or air conditioning, we specifically
interfere with the natural process of the body, and its desire to cool down
gradually; and we all know that it’s just not nice to fool
Mother Nature, any more than it’s wise to fool WITH Mother Nature.
Let your body take its time cooling naturally, over the period of hours it
determines on its own. This is much healthier, and goes far in curing the
lesions that are the manifestation of psoriasis and several other similar skin
conditions.
Yes, yes, your skin is all oily, and its inconvenient. No one says you have to
stay completely oily; you can gently wipe, VERY gently wipe excess oil from your
skin with a wet washcloth even a few minutes after you come out of the sun.
Better to pat the oil off than to actively rub it off.
Ten or more times my psoriases has flared up in particularly stressful times,
and ten or more times I’ve reduced it 90 to 100% within a matter of days simply
getting sunshine after wetting and oiling up.
EMERGENCY TREATMENT
Let’s face it: there are times when you have what amounts to a skin attack, and
most of you psoriasis sufferers know precisely what this means, when the burning
and itching are driving you to scratch and scratch, ending up with that horrid
burning, and usually bleeding as well.
RELAX – THERE IS AN INSTANT TREATMENT THAT WORKS APPROXIMATELY 100% OF THE TIME,
NEVER KNOWN TO FAIL!!!
– Wet the area and ice it. Immediately. Whether you put ice cubes in a cloth,
or plastic bag, or directly on the burning skin area depends on precisely how
badly it’s burning and/or itching. Soaking the area in icy cold water is even
better.
Decide for yourself on an event-by-event basis. Personally, I’ve just grabbed an
ice cube and rubbed it on the area, gaining relief in seconds. Sometimes, when
the burning goes away, there is still some itching, and you get that feeling
that you just HAVE to scratch. If you do, better do so gently. It is better, and
more effectively long-lasting if you instead take a cold, wet washcloth and
gently gently gently run the affected area, so that you are softly removing all
of the excess skin cells that are irritating the skin beneath the buildup of
excess cells. Better to gently scratch the itch with something OTHER than your
fingernails, a particularly disastrous tool which feels wonderful during those
few seconds of scratching the itch away, and then up to a full day of hurtful
burning/bleeding.
Softly rubbing away the excess skin cells that are the symptoms of this problem
is still the best way.
Obviously, it works best when the affected area is actually under water, which
shows us another expeditious way of applying this excellent, fast-acting method.
Simply jump into the bathtub as its filling with less-than-hot water, even cool
water if it’s comfortable for you, and gently rubbing the affected areas with a
dripping wet cloth. Then, thoroughly rub small amounts of Vaseline or oil in.
Not only have these methods worked for me, they work well for others, as well.
Seems a good time to share it with you, since you and I definitely understand
how unpleasant skin conditions can be.
You are urged, with considerable vigor of discourse, to ignore so-called
conventional wisdom.
If they knew better, they’d do better; true or not?
I am free of those horrid little spots that brought a thousand hours of distress
until figuring out just how effective these techniques are. Obviously, there are
no dangers or chemicals, or significant expenses to these high-powered shortcuts
to attaining relief from psoriasis and a half-dozen similar afflictions. A whole
week of this treatment still takes less time, and just a tiny fraction of the
effort and expense of going to just one appointment with a dermatologist. Here,
you’ve gotten it from the horse’s mouth, and there are only two ends of a horse
dispensing information. If you’re not getting it from the horse’s mouth, well
please tell us at which end of the horse we’ll find you. Thank me later.
Should you find your self-discipline lacking, call Dr. Cohen’s office at (718)
972-1616 for an appointment, and he can see if we can get you on your way to
better skin through naturopathic or homeopathic remedies… healing naturally.
I’m sorry to say that the Chinese herbal treatment did not work. It just made it
a lot worse, I mean I got hives all over after taking it.
I tried the 1% cortisone cream, but that does not seem to work.
I’m going to see a dermatologist in November and I’m going to try a different
dotox treatment, so I’ll let you know how that goes!
I have big issues with make-up. My skin seems to be bad regardless to if I wear
make up or not. It is a whole self esteem issue. When I wear make-up I am more
out going and seem to be able to converse with people a lot more (I work at
Wal-mart as a cashier). I tied not wearing makeup for a few days in a row, but
my friends gave me strange looks and seemed to be looking at my eczema, and
commenting on how bad it was. At work I almost cried when a little kid asked me
what the red spots on my face were. It was just a bad day to begin with. Lately
my skin is just getting worse, so I don’t even like looking in a mirror because
it does not seem to be letting up.
I was thinking about setting up a support system/group for Thunder Bay, Ontario,
Canada. Having people come together to share experiences would help a lot.
Theresa
I am also 25 :0 )
I completely agree about flare ups affecting self esteem. I feel SOOO Down
when I have flare ups–esp on my face–and often don’t feel inclined to
leave the house.
You sound like you have a wonderful, supportive boyfriend, so I bet that
helps a lot.
Let us know how the detox herbal works; I use cortisone 1% and now that
seems to work, but I’m open to new treatments.
I personally noticed that when I put on foundation makeup (even clinique) my
face seems to have issues not too much longer–I don’t notice this with
other types of makeups (eye makeups, etc).
Good to meet you!
Yehudis
Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:34 pm (PST)
Hi everyone!
I just wanted to introduce myself! My name is Theresa, I’m 25 years
old, and in my last year of college. I have had skin problems on and
off since I was 12 years old. Lately though I have been having real
problems with my eczema and am just trying to find out the cause of
the problem.
…
April 18th, 2007 at 5:55 pm
Hi Everyone!
I just wanted to introduce myself and tell a little bit about my
situation. I am 26 years old and have had eczema since I was around 12
years old. Before it would come and go, but lately it has been really
bad. I have tried every cream out there, seen a dermatologist, and
tried homeopathy. Nothing seems to be working. I use baby soap for
washing and my laundry. Right now I have changed my diet so that I
don’t eat acidic foods, dairy, red meat and soy. It is just so
annoying! I’m jealous of people who don’t have to be so careful about
everything. I think that soy is a trigger for me but soy seems to be
in everything like chicken nuggets, baking spray, and even soup.
I have been on a waiting list to see the dermatologist for almost nine
months now. But until see him I was wondering if I could get any
advice on how to make my eczema better.
Theresa
April 19th, 2007 at 4:17 am
Fist advice - stay away from steroid creams. It will not solve anything. I
have severe eczema on my hands but now it has healed quite a bit. I couldn’t
even bend my fingers anyway to make the long story short my hands are on its
way to heal. You just have to be patient with it. It will get worse before it
will get better. I haven’t been watching my diet but I make sure I take
In-Liven probiotic and evening primrose oil - you can buy your supplements at
vitacost.com and you have to google In-Liven - they only sell it in Australia. -
again I do not work for these companies nor do I sell them - I just want to
tell people what works for me - so pls dont ask me if I sell these products.
April 19th, 2007 at 4:02 pm
Hi, this is Vicki and I was wondering if you use chemicals in your homes?
And does the make-up you wear have chemicals in them that irritate you?
I have been reading up and it says " to reduce the toxins in your home and
to get a laundry system that will not agitate you .
Have any of you tried going chemical free?
Vicki
Stayin’ home&lovin’ it
www.home4gus.com
April 20th, 2007 at 4:55 pm
Soy is definitely a trigger for me…
Right now I have changed my diet so that I don’t eat acidic foods,
dairy, red meat and soy. It is just so annoying! I’m jealous of people who don’t
have to be so careful about everything. I think that soy is a trigger for me but
soy seems to be in everything
April 20th, 2007 at 11:35 pm
Hi Natasha — it’s interesting that sugar and wheat aggravate my skin a lot too.
Diet helps a lot with the eczema on my legs, AND my trichotillomania (compulsive
hair-pulling). I have a feeling trich and eczema are related somehow. –
Noelani
I also get the red rash on my face. I originally thought it was eczema, but
it was different. My whole face would come up red & hot & i’d get rash on my
face. I only ever got eczema on the creases of my arms, behind my legs abit,
& on my neck prior to this. Anyway, I had it for nearly a year, & found odd
things would trigger it, but there were no patterns. Since having it, I
hardly go out, hate people looking at me or talking up close. I went to a
naturapath & found out my sugar level was extrememly high! I was taken off
yeast, diary, sugar & wheat. I love chocolate & so continued eating abit. My
bowels weren’t working properly & the less I’d go the worse my face would
get. I went to a chinese doctor/herbalist & found out i have Candida!! Since
then i’ve been taking chinese herbs - it’s go my system working properly
again….& I’ve completely cut out sugar!!! Gawd its made a difference. I
rarely get flare ups, & my face doesn’t go red anymore. I have to be
extremely strict with my diet, no preservatives, flavourings, sauces,wheat,
sugar etc….a real bland diet, PLUS lots of exercise (sweat the toxins
out). Plus drink alot of water. I feel great now.
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