Healing Psoriasis from the Inside Out / Issue #123 - April 2, 2008

Home Spa Lady's
Tips of the Week
Issue # 123 - April 2, 2008
Publisher: Marilee Tolen RN
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In This Issue
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1. Healing Psoriasis from the Inside Out

2. Essential Oil Tip: Lavender and Aloe
(video)

3. Success Tip: Dale Carnegie

4. Recipe of the Week: Fennel, Watercress and Apple Salad

5. HSL's Joke or Cute Quote of the Week

6. It starts tonight!


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1. Healing Psoriasis from the Inside Out
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During the years of my practice in my Wellness Center,
I received many patient referrals from Dr. John Pagano, the
author of the book "Healing Psoriasis: The Natural Alternative".

These patients were suffering severely from psoriasis. Many of
them sought out Dr. Pagano's "alternative treatment" as a last
effort because medical treatments had failed them.

Dr. Pagano referred these patients to my center because we
offered colon hydrotherapy, one of the holistic approaches to
psoriasis that he recommended.

Psoriasis, along with eczema, are conditions where the body is
toxic. Internal cleansing combined with a few other natural
approaches can offer healing to those suffering from these
uncomfortable and unsightly conditions.

To understand this approach it is important to remember that the
skin is an organ of elimination. When other eliminatory organs
are over-taxed, especially in the intestinal system, the skin
takes over their job. Many skin disturbances are the body's
attempt to get rid of toxins.

Foods are an extremely important factor with psoriasis. There
are certain foods that contribute to flare ups, and there are
certain foods that allow the healing.

The more dealings I had with people with psoriasis and
the more I learned about the foods they ate, the more convinced I
became on how important nutrition is for the psoriatic (name for
person living with psoriasis).

This might sound kind of odd, but it is true. . . .the actual
skin lesions of these folks looked like the foods they binged on.
The popular culprit - pizza, or foods with lots of white baked
flour and tomato (pasta). Bagels and cream cheese were also a
common favorite.

Besides the bright red "tomato" colored skin, some of these
patients also had white crusty patches that resembled mold on
cheese. This suggested to me internal fungus. I could tell by
survey that cheeses, tomatoes, and white bread were the greatest
offenders to these folks.

I trained as a colon therapist and became certified under a few
different programs. I did this to get the depth and breadth of
this modality.

The program and philosophy that I most embrace is the
Cayce/Reilly approach to health. This is the same approach that
is discussed in "Healing Psoriasis: The Natural Alternative".
The suggested diet emphasizes eliminating the nightshade family
plants for conditions such as psoriasis and arthritis.
Psoriasis is often accompanied by arthritis (there is a strong
connection between digestion and joints).

The nightshade family plant foods are tomatoes, potatoes,
peppers, and eggplants. Again, I found that the people with
psoriasis that I treated ate these foods very frequently.

Here are some key factors and recommendations for the
natural approach to healing psoriasis from the Cayce/Reilly
approach to health and Dr.John Pagano's book "Healing Psoriasis:
The Natural Alternative":

--Psoriasis is basically a toxemia with the cause being poor
eliminations and a thinning of the intestinal wall

--There is excessive acidity in the blood

--Internal cleansing is recommended

--Spinal adjustments from a chiropractor or an osteopath is
recommended

--Sources of irritation are commonly the duodenum, jejunum, and
upper intestinal tract

--Colonics or home enemas are recommended

--Diet should be highly alkalinizing

--Fish, fowl, and lamb are okay to eat

--Drink 6 - 8 glasses of pure water daily

--No alcohol

I would also add:

--Eliminate breads and baked goods
--Eat lots of leafy green vegetables
--Exercise to mobilize the lymph system which also helps to
detoxify the body
--Take digestive enzymes
--Get fiber in the diet

There's always so many questions as to what essential oils can be
helpful for psoriasis. It is very important to note that
although there are essential oils that can help diminish the
discomfort of the condition, no essential oil can help psoriasis
completely if these other recommendations are not followed.

Some recommended essential oils/products:

--Juvaflex over liver for liver cleansing
--JuvaCleanse internally (start with one drop)
--Rose Ointment topically
--Lavender topically
--LavaDerm (see below)
--Cleansing Trio or Internal Cleansing products that contain
therapeutic essential oils


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2. Essential Oil Tip: Lavender and Aloe
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Young Living has an excellent spray product for the
skin for burns and other irritations. This product is
called "LavaDerm".

It is a cooling mist that soothes and nourishes.

Here is a 46 second video on using LavaDerm
http://snipurl.com/lavaderm_4_skin

For more info or to order LavaDerm contact your Young
Living distributor or go to: http://tinyurl.com/aenfp


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3. Success Tip: Dale Carnegie
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"Flaming enthusiasm, backed by horse sense and persistence, is
the quality that most frequently makes for success."

~Dale Carnegie

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4.Recipe of the Week: Fennel, Watercress, and Apple Salad
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Watercress is a highly recommended food to eat for cleansing the
skin - here is a great salad using watercress!

Fennel, Watercress and Apple Salad

1/2 cup balsamic vinegar

1 large fennel bulb, trimmed

2 bunches watercress, large stems removed

1 small red apple, cored, sliced 1/8-inch thick

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/4 cup toasted pine nuts

1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese


--Boil balsamic vinegar in a small skillet over medium high heat
until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 5 minutes

--Cut fennel bulb in half lengthwise, remove core, slice 1/8
inch thick lengthwise

--Combine fennel, watercress and apple in a large salad bowl.

--Add olive oil and toss

--Divide on 4 salad plates, drizzle with slightly cooled
balsamic vinegar

--Sprinkle with pine nuts and Parmesan cheese


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5. HSL's Joke or Cute Quote of the Week
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A young woman wanting to make her skin as smooth as possible
heard that milk baths make you beautiful, so she left a
note for her milkman to leave her 15 gallons of milk.

When the milkman read the note, he felt there must be a mistake.
He thought she probably meant 1.5 gallons, so he knocked on the
door to clarify her request.

The woman came to the door and the milkman said: "I found your
note to leave 15 gallons of milk. Did you mean 15 gallons or 1.5
gallons?"

She said, "I want 15 gallons. I'm going to fill my bathtub
with milk and take a milk bath."

The milkman asked, "You want it pasteurized?"

She replied, "No, just up to my shoulders.


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