Guest guest Posted April 8, 2004 Report Share Posted April 8, 2004 Dear Friends, Just wanted to report having some great success with facial clearing. I feel like I have my face back! Many red patches have disappeared or turned a pleasant light pink (a " healthy glow " ), and the swelling has gone down. I attribute the clearing to a few factors. 1. I just finished my second liver cleanse 3 days ago, during which I flushed out about 300 larger stones. The first cleanse, I got about 1000 smaller stones out. Wow. How could a little ole' liver harbor all those stones? My energy level is off-the-charts, and I feel great. 2. I did a huge, comprehensive top-to-bottom cleaning of my house, during which I dealt with dust and mold problems that had been overlooked. My rosacea had developed after moving into this particular house, which I always knew was moldy. I'd always suspected a link between my system's inflammation and the environmental allergens in the house. After dealing with the mold (walls covered with it), I experienced almost-immediate clearing (this before the liver cleanse). 3. I starting taking some homeopathic allergy tinctures, for tree pollen (crazy bad right now...off the charts) and mold/dust. The homeopathic principle of " like cures like " really works! Allopathic alergy shots even work this way. The tinctures have really helped my skin, and indeed all my inflammation. It is my firm belief that my rosacea is really linked to my food allergies and environmental allergies, which keep me suspended in a constant state of inflammation (which we know as excess heat). I think my system as a bucket that gets filled with water as my allergies get worse (an analogy I picked up from Dr. William Walsh, a naturopathic allergist). When an environmental toxin fills my bucket on a daily basis, the rest of the allergies (food) cause water to splash out onto the floor, flaring my rosacea and causing achey joints, headaches and tiredness. It's a cumulative systemic response. If I address the environmental toxicity, I lower the level of water in my bucket and reduce the reactivity of my food sensitivities, so the water doesn't splash out onto the floor (flares don't happen). The reaction is lesser and the cells can handle it better. Dr. Arlen Brownstein speaks to this same principle in her book, " Rosacea: A Self-Help Guide " : she discusses immune complexes that float around in the body when allergic foods are eaten, causing systemic inflammation (excess heat!) and often precipitating a rosacea flare. When your body's in a constant state of " immune reactivity, " if over-reacts to lesser allergens, and the cycle of inflammation is really hard to break. I understand that not everybody's rosacea is " allergic, " like mine, but I strongly suspect that environmental conditions are at the root of many people's suffering. And of course a cleaner liver is more able to repond to the inevitable onslaught of new toxins, be they allergic in nature or not. I feel like I've finally cracked an important code to well-being! Happy Spring, all, Jen Bernard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 10, 2004 Report Share Posted April 10, 2004 Hi Jen Wow, I am happy you have made progress! I too wonder how so many stones can clog the liver and gallbladder. Nothing like getting rid of them. I appreciate your thoughts and insights. Chinese medicine relates both rosacea and allergies to what they call internal " damp heat. " The best way to remove damp heat is through cleansing, diet modification, and exercise. Kind regards OneLove jenbernard2004 <jen wrote: > Dear Friends, > > Just wanted to report having some great success with > facial clearing. > I feel like I have my face back! Many red patches > have disappeared > or turned a pleasant light pink (a " healthy glow " ), > and the swelling > has gone down. I attribute the clearing to a few > factors. > > 1. I just finished my second liver cleanse 3 days > ago, during which I > flushed out about 300 larger stones. The first > cleanse, I got about > 1000 smaller stones out. Wow. How could a little > ole' liver harbor > all those stones? My energy level is > off-the-charts, and I feel great. > > 2. I did a huge, comprehensive top-to-bottom > cleaning of my house, > during which I dealt with dust and mold problems > that had been > overlooked. My rosacea had developed after moving > into this > particular house, which I always knew was moldy. > I'd always suspected > a link between my system's inflammation and the > environmental > allergens in the house. After dealing with the mold > (walls covered > with it), I experienced almost-immediate clearing > (this before the > liver cleanse). > > 3. I starting taking some homeopathic allergy > tinctures, for tree > pollen (crazy bad right now...off the charts) and > mold/dust. The > homeopathic principle of " like cures like " really > works! Allopathic > alergy shots even work this way. The tinctures have > really helped my > skin, and indeed all my inflammation. > > It is my firm belief that my rosacea is really > linked to my food > allergies and environmental allergies, which keep me > suspended in a > constant state of inflammation (which we know as > excess heat). I > think my system as a bucket that gets filled with > water as my > allergies get worse (an analogy I picked up from Dr. > William Walsh, a > naturopathic allergist). When an environmental > toxin fills my bucket > on a daily basis, the rest of the allergies (food) > cause water to > splash out onto the floor, flaring my rosacea and > causing achey > joints, headaches and tiredness. It's a cumulative > systemic response. > If I address the environmental toxicity, I lower > the level of water > in my bucket and reduce the reactivity of my food > sensitivities, so > the water doesn't splash out onto the floor (flares > don't happen). > The reaction is lesser and the cells can handle it > better. > > Dr. Arlen Brownstein speaks to this same principle > in her book, > " Rosacea: A Self-Help Guide " : she discusses immune > complexes that > float around in the body when allergic foods are > eaten, causing > systemic inflammation (excess heat!) and often > precipitating a rosacea > flare. When your body's in a constant state of > " immune reactivity, " > if over-reacts to lesser allergens, and the cycle of > inflammation is > really hard to break. > > I understand that not everybody's rosacea is > " allergic, " like mine, > but I strongly suspect that environmental conditions > are at the root > of many people's suffering. And of course a cleaner > liver is more able > to repond to the inevitable onslaught of new toxins, > be they allergic > in nature or not. I feel like I've finally cracked > an important code > to well-being! > > Happy Spring, all, > > Jen Bernard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 11, 2004 Report Share Posted April 11, 2004 Jen, Thanks for the info. That sounds great. Where do you live? I'm wondering where Dr. Walsh practices? Did you notice rapid aging with all of the rosacea problems? I too am highly allergic to mold and think that it may play a big part in my rosacea. Thanks again and be well! Andrea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 Hi Andrea, Thanks for the response. You were wondering where I live...Portland, Oregon. It's a wonderful place to live, but a hotbed for allergens of all kinds. I don't see Dr. Walsh personally....I read his book, " Food Allergies: A Complete Guide to Understanding and Relieving Your Food Allergies. " It's a highly informative book, which addresses the most common food allergies and describes throroughly the process of allergy reaction itself. I highly recommend this book to anyone with food or environmental sensitivities. I recently scrubbed a lot of mold off my walls, and am now using an Ionic Air purifier to keep the air clean.....supposedly it will take the mold spores out of the air so I won't breathe them. I always suspected I was allergic to mold....I would even experience oral itching after eating blue cheese, and it would often cause flushing. Tell me about your mold experience when you have a chance. Jen , akenoff@a... wrote: > Jen, Thanks for the info. That sounds great. Where do you live? I'm > wondering where Dr. Walsh practices? > > Did you notice rapid aging with all of the rosacea problems? I too am highly > allergic to mold and think that it may play a big part in my rosacea. Thanks > again and be well! Andrea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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