Oops! I just found the ingredients list! Sorry, ignore my previous
post!
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Thanks for the book references. I haven’t read Healing Psoriasis, the
Natural Alternative, so I will look for that one. Thanks. I have read
Russell Blaylock’s book Excitotoxins, The Taste That Kills and found it very
interesting and informative. I’ve been very careful for the past 5 years or
so to avoid excitotoxins in the many forms they are hidden in our foods. I
generally don’t buy prepacked prepared stuffs, but every so often I have
found that it "slips" into my diet anyway! Not often, but one example is I
was occasionally eating proscuito from Whole Foods Market’s specialty
section where they slice the meat for you. I inadvertently found out that
in the processing of it, they added "natural flavoring." Ack! That really
disappointed me! That was about a year ago now. Aside from that product, I
feel fairly confident that I’m no longer ingesting a lot of those
excitotoxins in packaged foods. Hopefully, none. Practically everything I
buy is fresh–not canned or prepackaged. Other than growing the stuff on my
own, I "think" I’m pretty clear of industrially manufactured excitotoxins.
Oh, one thing though is that I noticed that the shampoo I use (Aubrey
Organics) and well as a lot of other shampoos contains "soy protein" which
may contain some type of excitotoxin. Not sure if using it topically on the
skin would be the same as eating it? Otherwise, I don’t know what else to
wash my hair with.
I’m considering the meditation thing, too. I’ve tried it in the past
half-heartedly, so I really should give it another go.
Oh, wait, just the other day I picked up a book called Sugars that Heal by
Emil Mondoa, M.D. It discusses the importance of 8 essential saccharides
for proper immune function. I’m not finished with the book yet, but it’s
looking very compelling as far as something to try. I think Carisa may have
mentioned aloe vera in the past which is one of the sources for these
saccharides. But if you don’t react well to aloe, I believe there are other
sources.
Thanks again, and good luck to you!
Marla
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Maria,
I read your post ref vegan/raw diet/and wheat sprouts,
and admire your perseverence in giving it an honest
try. Two books got me interested in the possibility of
certain foods causing my dermatitis problem (chronic
eczema vs psoriasis):
1. Excitotoxins: The Taste that Kills by Dr. Russell
L. Blaylock. This book focuses on the glumatic acid
factor (MSG) and how pervasive free glutamic acid is
in out diet and how it affects all aspects of our
physiology.
2. Helaing Psoriasis, the Natural Alternative, by Dr.
John Pagano. Outlines over 30 years of evaluating the
causes of psoriasis; has recommendations for you to
consider.
Both books are available at Borders; in my case they
were not on the shelf and took less than a week to
have them ordered for my review.
I am still in the throes of mapping out a strategy for
myself and was even evaluating Mind-Tek and their
ultra-meditation CDs. Of course, every web link leads
one to other links, so it’s a challenge to sort
through all the information and decide on which
direction you want to pursue with one objective–to
get rid of your psoriasis and enjoy a better
lifestyle.
Thanks for sharing,
Ching