Guest guest Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 Tess writes: Also, I've had a strange experience with face cream lately. Started using some cleansing lotion and cream at night that contain alpha hydroxy acid, and noticed on the nights that I use it I get a headache. Could I be absorbing this in and could it be causing a headache? I know this is not directly " on-topic " to raw food, so if it is more appropriate, replies can be sent direct instead of posted. _____ Definitely on-topic from my perspective. Tess, your question is a great one -- and I would love for you and others to begin to see that you already know the answer! You already know that we produce acidity through activity, and that we therefore seek alkalinity in what we put in our bodies. And while none of us may never know what " alpha hydroxy acid " is, we all know that no acid can ever be alkalizing inside us. You have brilliantly observed the connection between the cream and the headaches. The only thing remaining is for you to trust your own observations. Beautiful, healthy skin results from excellent hydration. In other words, from water, NOT from externally-applied oil. Our skin is a protective layer, but it is selectively permeable to many materials, meaning that many substances are absorbed through the skin. So when we put anything on our skin, we are, in effect, eating through an alternate pathway. Do you have any idea what " alpha hydroxy acid " is? Does anyone? I don't. No one had ever heard of it until a couple of female dermatologists began using the term to market face stuff. Can you think of any reason for consciously choosing to eat acid? I can't. Congratulations on noticing and on " connecting the dots. " Trust yourself. :) Best to all, Elchanan -- ---------------------[ Ciphire Signature ]---------------------- vlinfo signed email body (1401 characters) on 24 March 2005 at 20:14:25 UTC rawfood ------------------------------- : Ciphire has secured this email against identity theft. : Free download at www.ciphire.com. The garbled lines : below are the sender's verifiable digital signature. ------------------------------- 00fAAAAAEAAAChH0NCeQUAAEACAAIAAgACACBZ36NZd8ice9rJ4ZlYrt6BrEjH8O zzmKDQLsTNDUWDmAEAhgSkE5NuzzvORJkeFIi/NVXB9GCG1XVfaMj+yPGZ0X0Sgq FUouwwV9dGMHAwNP9x4IQJdln6PmIw+pkmIww51w== ------------------[ End Ciphire Signed Message ]---------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 E, Thanks, once again for helping to focus on something which completely eluded me! I wasn't even connecting the ACID in the cream to the acid we want to avoid internally! So used to compartmentalizing myself and the world... I had the feeling it wasn't good for me, but couldn't put my finger on why it shouldn't be. Need to think and dig a little deeper sometimes. Tess _____ > Definitely on-topic from my perspective. > > Tess, your question is a great one -- and I would love for you and others to > begin to see that you already know the answer! You already know that we > produce acidity through activity, and that we therefore seek alkalinity in > what we put in our bodies. And while none of us may never know what " alpha > hydroxy acid " is, we all know that no acid can ever be alkalizing inside us. > > > You have brilliantly observed the connection between the cream and the > headaches. The only thing remaining is for you to trust your own > observations. > > Beautiful, healthy skin results from excellent hydration. In other words, > from water, NOT from externally-applied oil. > > Our skin is a protective layer, but it is selectively permeable to many > materials, meaning that many substances are absorbed through the skin. So > when we put anything on our skin, we are, in effect, eating through an > alternate pathway. > > Do you have any idea what " alpha hydroxy acid " is? Does anyone? I don't. No > one had ever heard of it until a couple of female dermatologists began using > the term to market face stuff. > > Can you think of any reason for consciously choosing to eat acid? I can't. > > Congratulations on noticing and on " connecting the dots. " Trust yourself. > :) > > Best to all, > Elchanan > > > -- > ---------------------[ Ciphire Signature ]---------------------- > vlinfo@e... signed email body (1401 characters) > on 24 March 2005 at 20:14:25 UTC > rawfood > ------------------------------- > : Ciphire has secured this email against identity theft. > : Free download at www.ciphire.com. The garbled lines > : below are the sender's verifiable digital signature. > ------------------------------- > 00fAAAAAEAAAChH0NCeQUAAEACAAIAAgACACBZ36NZd8ice9rJ4ZlYrt6BrEjH8O > zzmKDQLsTNDUWDmAEAhgSkE5NuzzvORJkeFIi/NVXB9GCG1XVfaMj+yPGZ0X0Sgq > FUouwwV9dGMHAwNP9x4IQJdln6PmIw+pkmIww51w== > ------------------[ End Ciphire Signed Message ]---------------- > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2005 Report Share Posted March 24, 2005 tesser2u [tesser2u] Thursday, March 24, 2005 12:41 PM rawfood [Raw Food] Re: Face creams etc. E, Thanks, once again for helping to focus on something which completely eluded me! I wasn't even connecting the ACID in the cream to the acid we want to avoid internally! So used to compartmentalizing myself and the world... I had the feeling it wasn't good for me, but couldn't put my finger on why it shouldn't be. Need to think and dig a little deeper sometimes. Tess _____ > Definitely on-topic from my perspective. > > Tess, your question is a great one -- and I would love for you and others to > begin to see that you already know the answer! You already know that we > produce acidity through activity, and that we therefore seek alkalinity in > what we put in our bodies. And while none of us may never know what " alpha > hydroxy acid " is, we all know that no acid can ever be alkalizing inside us. > > > You have brilliantly observed the connection between the cream and the > headaches. The only thing remaining is for you to trust your own > observations. > > Beautiful, healthy skin results from excellent hydration. In other words, > from water, NOT from externally-applied oil. > > Our skin is a protective layer, but it is selectively permeable to many > materials, meaning that many substances are absorbed through the skin. So > when we put anything on our skin, we are, in effect, eating through an > alternate pathway. > > Do you have any idea what " alpha hydroxy acid " is? Does anyone? I don't. No > one had ever heard of it until a couple of female dermatologists began using > the term to market face stuff. > > Can you think of any reason for consciously choosing to eat acid? I can't. > > Congratulations on noticing and on " connecting the dots. " Trust yourself. > :) > > Best to all, > Elchanan > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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