Forgot to mention, I tried CMO for 3 months, with no noticeable benefits to any of my auto-immune things (but I'm a Lymie). P is an elusive thing, So leave no stone unturned; something might be the magic answer! L On Aug 16, 2012, at 11:17 AM, Marshalee Hallett wrote:
> Dear Paul, > Cetyl Myristoleate or CMO is supposed to help all auto-immune diseases, and > it cured my arthritis, (my dog`s, too) so if P is auto-immune, it ought to > help! (I`ve heard it is good for Lupus.) > Marshalee > > On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 9:09 AM, Lena Guyot <[email protected]> wrote: > HI Paul, > Psoriasis (P) seems to have many reasons, thus many remedies that sort of > work for a while and then don't. Being a Lymie, I've found that P, for me, is > an expression of my liver being over-burdened and the skin taking out the > trash, and manifesting inflammation. > > When I first started Salt & C, my P diminished somewhat, then plateaued and > as I killed more and more Lyme, it was hard to do enough detox to relieve the > skin and things more or less returned. > > I'd tried Milk Thistle, but it didn't do much, until this spring, someone > mentioned higher dosing and within 2 weeks, several of my more > recently-arrived patches completely cleared up! I was experimenting with 3 > caps a day. Now have gone to 4. (headaches appeared at increase, then tapered > off) Now my patches are more like clusters of islands, instead of solid > continents, and the rate of scale build-up is much slower. > > Stress, hot, humid weather, definitely don't help. Not scratching them until > they flake off and bleed is another thing. I've found that clear packing > tape, rubbed on hard with a spoon, then peeled off, will remove scales well, > without the bleeding, which I think triggers more inflammation. > > Argan oil, applied several times a day also seems to calm the skin a bit. I > put it in a small roll-on bottle (eBay) to make it go farther, as it's > expensive. > > I'm convinced that P, like Lyme, can be a group of things, which would > explain why remedies work for a while and then don't, as secondary fungi, or > infections become the new insurgents. Just my opinion: not a doc, just a > Lymie lab-rat. > > I tried Low-Dose Naltrexone for a couple months as that had been highly > touted for P arthritis, but to my horror, I had new outbreaks on my face > where there'd never been before, so quit. > > My local pharmacist mixes a topical creme base with Gotu-Kola, emptied from > herbal caps, and that seems to help soften scales so they come off more > easily. I've tried that, along with adding Feverfew herb powder to the mix. > I read the P sufferers are sometimes deficient in Fumaric acid, so I tried > that and it helped break 'continents' into 'islands' a bit, but slowly.I > still take one a day just in case. > > Recently, this summer, I had small (o)-sized red spots with dry scaly centers > pop up in new places and feared they'd be new P, then googled around and > found that there is a certain form of strep rash that can happen. I Rifed for > all the strep in the CAFL list and the spots faded away. > Colloidal silver seems to knock out some of the pathogens that might be along > for the ride on major patches. > > This is a tough one! The old ad saying 'The heartbrak of Psoriasis' wasn't > kidding. The TV-advertised pharma has too many black-box warnings for me. > Anything that compromises the immune system, especially for Lymies, is a step > in the WRONG direction. So many promising pharmaceutical that I resisted over > the years would now have entitled me to being part a many class-actions > suits, that I'm never tempted by their superficial fixes. If the remedy > doesn't actually work at the very basic cause, it's a waste of time, $$$, and > possibly one's ability to heal. > > On other issues, I've had good luck with Chinese traditional medicines, > (TCMs) with some that are pre-made as teapills, for general conditions, but > the couple I tried for P didn't do anything, which means they might have to > be custom-made by an expert Chinese herbalist, who can assess you personally, > and I have none in my area. > > Hope something here is of use. > Be well, > Léna > > > On Aug 16, 2012, at 9:48 AM, Paul Steel wrote: > >> Hey all >> >> Anyone know of a cure or something that helps a lot for psoriasis? >> >> Thanks a lot!!! >> >> Paul Steel >> h 508.520.6905 >> c 508.922.0519 >> The harder you work the luckier you get! >> > >
