RE: harriet

[Guest guest]

Hi Harriet,

 

You have my sympathies on the face bit; I had that too. Mine was related to

how I was assimilating fats, which stopped when I began taking enzymes. Mind

you, I was being very careful in the types of fats I got but for me, I

needed to replenish what I hadn't taken care of. One thing I have found

being just about as sensitive as you are...that while I am still careful,

with enzymes, I have been finding that I am not as sensitive to anything

though I enjoy eating very healthy. Your face sounds as much a reaction as

anything. I am still experimenting with the various types of enzymes out

there to find what most what I am missing but the improvement is so much

better even in this stage. If its hormonally based they have a great

" women's formula " for things like that that I have seen passed around...its

in their files, too...

 

No doubt the others will have some wonderful things to share...this is a

great group.

Good luck~

Linda Lane

5. Skin Problems/MCS

otherowl

Message: 2

Fri, 22 Jun 2001 17:39:25 -0000

otherowl

Skin Problems/MCS

 

Hello All:

They looked like pimples that wouldn't come to a head.

Now mind you, I was 33 years old at the time and have always had

a " peaches and cream " complexion. Very clear, even in my teen

years. These lumps would not go away. They would crop up and stay

for upwards of two or three weeks, then finally subside, but not

before others were erupting to take their place. But my skin is still

breaking

out in very small pustules that break when I wash my face and leave a

red mark for a few days. I want to eliminate this. I'm greedy, I

want my face back. I'm using my face, something I can clearly see

and judge, to " guesstimate " my total body health. I figure if my

skin is still erupting, however small, then there is still an

inbalance.

 

My overall health is pretty good as long as I respect the fact that

essentially I'm allergic to the man-made world. My multiple chemical

sensitivity is quite severe and unfortunately, it has also created

allergies to foods which I previously did not have. Finally, I think

my hormones are sort of out of whack.

 

After two years of treatment that has included very stringent dietary

modifications (I was already a lacto-ovo vegetarian, but now I eat

real healthy, real whole, no artificial colors, flavors, etc., cut

out sodas/soft drinks, eliminating wheat/gluten and nightshades due

to apparent sensitivity), a complete upheaval of my life (had to go

to TOTALLY natural soaps for body/hair and laundry for me AND my

family, I was even breaking out from hypo-allergenic laundry

detergent and reacting to soaps my husband used); strictly spring

water for consumption and washing my face; some vitamins, herbs and

colloidal silver and several treatments for leaky gut syndrome.

 

I've taken, with success, milk thistle, red clover, burdock, yellow

dock, valerian, skullcap, and kava. I just started on sarsparilla

last night. In addition to that I'm also currently taking the first

four herbs I listed. Milk thistle actually seems to be too strong

for me now and I only take it when I've been exposed to toxic

situations. Red clover was terrific when I first took it but it too

seems too strong.

 

Currently I'm taking cat's claw, pau d'arco, dandelion, and vitex

(monk's pepper). I'm not too sure about how to take the vitex,

though. It definitely helped with the breakouts I was getting pre-

menstrually, but post-menstrually my skin used to be as good as it

would ever get that month, and this month, blech. Should I be taking

vitex for an entire month, that's just too much for me, taking it

from the second half of the month until day one seemed to be the most

help. My skin definitely seems to be breaking out in relation to my

hormonal cycle and that's what I'm trying to balance out. I've tried

natural transdermal progesterone cream but that seemed to exacerbate

the situation. That's why I added sarsparilla.

 

I'm really sorry for running for so long, but I really wanted to be

thorough. I would sincerely appreciate any help or suggestions.

 

Best regards,

 

Harriet

a.k.a. OneGreyOwl