re: Ease That Itch Part 2 – Treatment to Psoriasis and Eczema

pieauthority — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:54:19 GMT

Dr. Carolyn Dean and Dr. Mercola offer wonderful advice for sufferers of exzema or psoriasis. I came to the diagnosis of psoriasis by way of a drug of the beta-blocker type that I took after having a mild heart attack. I see that the ACE inhibitors are also implicated in triggering psoriasis in some, so I am trying to wean myself from the latter. It takes a lot of personal soul searching and acceptance of at least part of the blame for your condition. But these steps are important and necessary steps to take in order to become free from horrible skin attacks. I have found that daily supplements of good quality fish oil, vitamin D in winter, and diligent willpower to resist sugar, wheat or dairy binges, and a comittment to not drink any alcohol--if I manage to follow a relatively straight path, my skin will improve, as well as my energy level and social contacts. Psoriasis in its fullblown ugliness contributes zero to ones love life, or any life for that matter. Fight off all naysayers who insist that steroid drugs are the only way to heal. If the skin becomes unbearable, try soaking in the tub with a good handfull of salt and a cheesecloth wrapped package of uncooked oatmeal. Also, if you put a squirt of tea tree oil in the water, you will help to heal the cuts. It takes a couple of weeks of keeping an eye to eating only good food, mild exercise, exposure to sunlight of the affected skin, regular baths and fish oil and other supplements, and you will start to feel the skin healing. These methods work, especially in the long run. These methods are safe and drug-free. These methods will help you reverse the lifestyle choices you made to contribute to the progression of your skin problems. I believe my own psoriasis had many contributing factors, including medication, stress, poor nutrition, food and animal allergies, smoking and alcohol, lack of exercise, and not enough sun exposure. All of these things can be changed my me and only me. A good lesson learned.

re: Ease That Itch Part 2 – Treatment to Psoriasis and Eczema

pictorex — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 10:22:48 GMT

The reason psoriasis is considered to be somewhat treatable but not actually curable is because its true cause is not understood. Prof. Tullio Simonicini has concluded that the cause of psoriasis is a fungus and found that it responds to treatment with tincture of iodine. I have had chronic psoriasis on my elbows, upper arms and lower legs for more than twenty years. At times I could not even go to public swimming pools because the condition was so unsightly. I started applying tincture of iodine on 2. January 2009 and the condition was basically cured within ten days. Of course, it takes somewhat longer for the skin to recover completely. I applied the tincture multiple times a day for four to five days, until the surface of the skin peeled off, revealing healthy, psoriais-free skin underneath; one must be careful in letting it peel by itself and not force the peeling. A long bath will help the peeling process without causing damage to healthy skin. In some isolated spots the fungus may not be killed completely with the first treatment. In such a case wait about a week before reapplying the treatment. By all indications this is a permanent cure. This is the first time in over twenty years that I have been entirely psoriasis-free. One last remark: you need to use the classic old-fashioned tincture of iodine that dyes your skin deep purple. Iodine povidone solution is not effective at all.