Cracked Finger Tips

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I would like to thank everyone of you for taking the time to offer

suggestions on how I can cure this problem. I will indeed give each

suggestion a try.

Debbie, thank you for reminding me that I have been extremely lax in

drinking enough water and I also stopped using flax or omega oils (I

was using Udo Erasmus' products) in the past few months. I will make

a conscious effort to correct that in the future.

I'll stop now since it hurts to type. :-)

Thanks again.

Lois

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Wednesday, December 19, 2001 6:09 PM

Re: Cracked Finger tips

 

 

> Alobar,

> What is neuropathy? My husband has diabetes and has very bad

problems

> with his feet but his regular doctor never helps him at all. Somedays he

can

> barely walk. I appreciate any info I can get to help him.

> Also his triglycerides are at 561 when they should be around 150.

The

> only help the doctor offered was to say " stop eating fattening stuff. " My

> husband is quite overweight (about 400 lbs and 6' 3 " ) and if it were that

> simple, there would be no overweight people. Stress and anxiety make it

> nearly impossible to for him to stop eating his comfort foods.

 

 

Neuropathy is nerve degeneration in the hands & feet. Feet get

cold & dry. Fingers tingle. Feet lose feeling. Easy to injure oneself

when one has neuropathy as the usual pain is not present. I heard of a man

who walked barefoot on hot beach sand & so burned his feet (but did not feel

the burning) that he eventually have his feet both amputated. Neuropathy is

linked to bad circulation & wounds heal much slower than normal.

 

The concept of " comfort foods " is tied into the one major addiction

all of us humans share -- addiction to jerking around our serotonin levels.

I highly recommend reading The Schwartzbein Principle. It explains the

theory much better than I can. [url at end.]

 

To put it simply, we jerk around serotonin levels with foods &

drugs. We become addicted to the jerking around & need to cut out all the

things which jerk things around. When I confronted my denial of a problem

(I was eating several pounds of sugar a week) I was miserable & did not

think I could ever eat a reasonable diet. I felt I *needed* my comfort

foods & would rather die than give up my comfort foods.

 

Well, I read & absorbed the Schwartzbein book. Scary stuff. But i

t made me realize I had no choice. I *had* to give up the foods I felt I

needed so much. Funny thing is, the more I got my diet under control, the

easier it was to do! As I got rid of one food addiction after another, the

cravings went down drastically.

 

I am not saying I have turned everything around. Just saying I

have made dramatic changes for the better over a few short months. The

dieticians do not understand (or do not care about) serotonin. So their

diet includes lots of things which keep making for more & more cravings so

the diet is virtually impossible to keep. One wants more & more of the

things one is not supposed to eat. But by looking the problem straight on &

dealing with removing *all* the food addictions, the cravings go out the

window. Not saying there are no cravings, but they are much more

manageable by cutting back all the craving stimulants, rather than ignoring

them as the dieticians suggest.

 

Besides diet, I would highly recommend a preparation from India.

It is called Gourdin. [url below.] Most people take it along with whatever

diabetes medicine their doctor prescribes to help revitalize the pancreas.

I was able to revitalize myself enough that I have gotten off diabetes meds

(much to my doctor's upsetment) completely after 4 months. My blood sugar

is still a bit high, but the side effects of the meds made me miserable.

Not saying your husband should get off his meds. I am not overweight & am

able to watch my diet. I would say both the Schwarzbein book & the Gourdin

are both very important to me regaining my health.

http://www.schwarzbeinprinciple.com/

http://www.gourdin.com/

 

Alobar

 

PS

I feel it is very important that the person with diabetes take charge of

educating himself. There is lots on the web. The more he reads, the more

he can figure out how to interpret all the conflicting ideas. Not easy, but

(again in my opinion) nobody can do the homework for him. One of the real

dangers of any illness is feeling out of control & then going into denial

when others try to force change from the outside. *ALL* change must come

from within & be based on what one puts together that makes sense. Self

discipline begins by becoming disciplined enough to do the homework to

figure out what path to take.

[Guest guest]

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Salve " which is very good for skin problems. You can order it from a local

distributor, or off the web. Click the link below for more information.

 

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Lynn

 

 

 

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Hi Lois,

 

I apologize firsthand if I appear persistent but if your finger tips are this

severe and painful (forgive me if my advice veers off topic) you may find

greater relief by taking your condition to a dermatologist. Your condition

to me appears akin to that of eczema of the finger tips/hands. Eczema is

commonplace in the hands. Eczema also takes on many different forms,

unfortunately there is no cure but this can be controlled. This condition

usually warrants a more potent, prescription strength cortisone cream to

clear up the infection. And then again, each person reacts differently to a

treatment whether its conventional or alternative.

 

You may just want to start off with an OTC Rx such as Westcort or Polysporin

and apply it to the open cuts. A compress of the herbs Calendula and Comfrey

have helped with the itching and soreness associated with eczema. Tea Tree

Oil is a wonderful natural antibiotic as well.

 

If all else fails you may find some relief with a recipe I've read about for

the itching (if any), redness, dryness/scaling of skin. It's an old time

remedy that dermatologists mix and it is said it never fails to provide

relief even for the most difficult cases. It's TAR.

 

The mix:

 

- 10% LCD (liquid coal tar distillate

- 5% Salicylic Acid

- 3% Lactic Acid ointment base such as Aquaphor

 

Also, for some, dairy products are a common offender.

 

Kandi

 

 

> I would like to thank everyone of you for taking the time to offer

> suggestions on how I can cure this problem. I will indeed give each

> suggestion a try.

> Debbie, thank you for reminding me that I have been extremely lax in

> drinking enough water and I also stopped using flax or omega oils (I

> was using Udo Erasmus' products) in the past few months. I will make

> a conscious effort to correct that in the future.

> I'll stop now since it hurts to type. :-)

> Thanks again.

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thursday, December 20, 2001 9:56 AM

Re: Cracked Finger Tips

 

 

> If all else fails you may find some relief with a recipe I've read about

for

> the itching (if any), redness, dryness/scaling of skin. It's an old time

> remedy that dermatologists mix and it is said it never fails to provide

> relief even for the most difficult cases. It's TAR.

>

> The mix:

>

> - 10% LCD (liquid coal tar distillate

> - 5% Salicylic Acid

> - 3% Lactic Acid ointment base such as Aquaphor

 

Isn't coal tar carcinogenic?

 

Alobar

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Take a look at www.dadamo.com and see if the blood type diet makes sense and

if so give it a go.

 

You have probably tried everything else and it never really works. You have

nothing to lose when you try this type of diet and all to gain.

 

Regards

 

Doug