Keratosis Pilaris

[Guest guest]

So, I have gone through phases of sometimes having this on my upper

thighs and butt (since I know you all are a butt crowd!), but I can't

track what may be causing it.

Anyone have any experience with it and foods or vitamins that help or

exacerbate it? For anyone that doesn't know, keratosis pilaris is

those annoying little bumps on the upper arms and/or butt.

My bumpy ass thanks you.

a

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> I have upped my intake of vitamin A, but so far mine is worse, not

> better. Soon I will start taking high vitamin cod liver oil to see

if

> more A will help. It's very frustrating! Some people report that the

> condition gets better in the summer, when their skin is exposed to

> more sun. Vitamin D may be key.

, a,

I had this on my upper arms for *years.* Sometime after I started

taking cod liver oil it disappeared. I hadn't known that would be

one of the benefits of CLO! (I take Green Pastures " Blue Ice "

brand.) It's great having smooth arms again.

Hope it works for you.

[Guest guest]

>

> , a,

>

> I had this on my upper arms for *years.* Sometime after I started

> taking cod liver oil it disappeared. I hadn't known that would be

> one of the benefits of CLO! (I take Green Pastures " Blue Ice "

> brand.) It's great having smooth arms again.

>

> Hope it works for you.

>

Hi ,

Good for you! I have been taking cod liver oil for about 2 maybe 3

months now, first thing in the morning, mixed with a bit of fresh

squeezed lemon juice. I haven't seen any improvement yet.

Maybe it just takes time?

Thanks,

a

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>

> Hi a,

>

> I have kp too, on my upper arms. When I posted about this to the WAPF

> chapter leaders, Sally responded that she feels it's related to

> vitamin A deficiency. She had it when she was a teenager (when mine

> started, too) but it's gone now. Others posted that upping their

> intake of vitamin A and D have helped. One person wrote that sodium

> lauryl sulfate exacerbated hers, and upping her intake of vitamin A

> and D were key to getting rid of it.

>

> I have upped my intake of vitamin A, but so far mine is worse, not

> better. Soon I will start taking high vitamin cod liver oil to see if

> more A will help. It's very frustrating! Some people report that the

> condition gets better in the summer, when their skin is exposed to

> more sun. Vitamin D may be key.

>

> I hope that someone will have more insight. The best I can do now is

> to exfoliate mechanically (scrub) and moisturize (I use coconut oil).

> This doesn't cure it, of course, it only makes it appear to be less

> present.

>

>

Thanks for the info, . I wonder if it just takes time to let

the benefits of a WAP style diet and cod liver oil to set in.

Keep me updated with any progress you might have!

a

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shawnalendzion <recon@...> wrote:

> , a,

> I had this on my upper arms for *years.* Sometime after I started taking cod

liver oil it disappeared. I hadn't known that would be one of the benefits of

CLO! (I take Green Pastures " Blue Ice " brand.)

Hi ,

Good for you! I have been taking cod liver oil for about 2 maybe 3 months now,

first thing in the morning, mixed with a bit of fresh squeezed lemon juice. I

haven't seen any improvement yet.

a

I too have had this condition on my upper arms most of my life, although I had

no idea it had a name. It comes and goes on a regular basis. I have been taking

CLO for a 2-3 years now and the CLO has not eliminated it. I wondered if it was

a systemic yeast or fungal infection, not that I think I have either of

those...but I don't know for sure. vsp

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Hi a,

I too had KP for years, and was told early on that it was a Vitamin A

deficiency. My family wasn't in to giving vitamins so I was an adult before

it went away permanently.

Anyway, I was wondering if Vit A doesn't help it might be possible that you

are lacking the precursor beta carotene. It is available as a supplement as

well.

Just a thought.

Ada

[Guest guest]

Two members of my family had this problem. We started the Blue Ice CLO and it

helped diminish it, but it didn't disappear until we increased the dose of the

CLO.

Rebekah

Re: Keratosis Pilaris

>

> Hi a,

>

> I have kp too, on my upper arms. When I posted about this to the WAPF

> chapter leaders, Sally responded that she feels it's related to

> vitamin A deficiency. She had it when she was a teenager (when mine

> started, too) but it's gone now. Others posted that upping their

> intake of vitamin A and D have helped. One person wrote that sodium

> lauryl sulfate exacerbated hers, and upping her intake of vitamin A

> and D were key to getting rid of it.

>

> I have upped my intake of vitamin A, but so far mine is worse, not

> better. Soon I will start taking high vitamin cod liver oil to see if

> more A will help. It's very frustrating! Some people report that the

> condition gets better in the summer, when their skin is exposed to

> more sun. Vitamin D may be key.

>

> I hope that someone will have more insight. The best I can do now is

> to exfoliate mechanically (scrub) and moisturize (I use coconut oil).

> This doesn't cure it, of course, it only makes it appear to be less

> present.

>

>

Thanks for the info, . I wonder if it just takes time to let

the benefits of a WAP style diet and cod liver oil to set in.

Keep me updated with any progress you might have!

a

[Guest guest]

Rebekah said:

> Two members of my family had this problem. We started the Blue Ice CLO

and it helped diminish it, but it didn't disappear until we increased the

dose of the CLO.

>

I was just wondering what you increased the dose to?

Kim

[Guest guest]

For my daughter, who weighs about 50 lbs., I went from 1/2 tsp to 1 tsp. For

myself, weight about 120, I started at 1/2 tsp., then went to 1 tsp. for about 2

weeks, to now I alternate between 1 tsp. and 1 1/2 tsp. daily.

Rebekah

Re: Re: Keratosis Pilaris

Rebekah said:

> Two members of my family had this problem. We started the Blue Ice CLO

and it helped diminish it, but it didn't disappear until we increased the

dose of the CLO.

>

I was just wondering what you increased the dose to?

Kim

[Guest guest]

>

> My 12 year old son with a history of eczema has keratosis pilaris

(small bumps over his arms,

> legs and bottom). It appears to be spreading. He eats a very good

diet but not totally candida

> diet. He takes fish oil, has regular salt baths. I am hoping

someone has some information

> that can help us move forward with treating this condition. Any

help most appreciated.

>

>

My son has this too. He's 14 now. When he was a baby the doctor told

me to use lotion liberally on him. It helped quite a bit. But as he

got older of course he won't let Mom put lotion on him...and he's

apparently too lazy to do it himself regularly.

I made him start doing it every single night after the shower in

front of me. For months. Nothing happened. Nothing at all. They

didn't improve at all this time.

I recently put in very high quality shower filters in both showers.

They filter out all chlorine and many other contamanents. It's been

on the shower for about 3 weeks.

There is a very noticable improvement in my sons bumps now.

Apparently they were an allergic reaction to the chlorine in the tap

water (and the pool, the jacuzzi, the water park etc).

The shower filter had been recommended to me by a dear holistic

doctor friend. He assured me he's seen this many times over and that

the shower filter always helps if not cures the condition.

So far...so good...

[Guest guest]

>

> My 12 year old son with a history of eczema has keratosis pilaris

(small bumps over his arms, legs and bottom). It appears to be

spreading. He eats a very good diet but not totally candida

> diet. He takes fish oil, has regular salt baths. I am hoping

someone has some information that can help us move forward with

treating this condition. Any help most appreciated.

==>Hi . Welcome to our group. Eczema is related to candida

overgrowth, which is mainly caused by a depressed immune system.

This program is designed to build up the immune system which is the

only way to overcome candida. Skin diseases, rashes, and eruptions

(even keratosis pilaris) are mainly caused by toxins which the body

eliminates through the skin in order to protect vital inner organs.

This program has been known to cure psoriasis and eczema along with

candida so it would be important for you son to follow it.

You will find the entire program in my article which was sent to you

when you joined, i.e. " How to Successfully Overcome Candida " - you

can also find it in our Group's Files - you need to be on the Group's

actual website - look to the left-hand menu and click on Files. My

article is found in the 2nd Folder.

Once you read that article you will understand why this is a healing

program for candida overgrowth and for improving anyone's health.

The best, Bee

>

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>

> My son who is almost two had this as well, on his cheeks and his upper

> arms. Our pediatrician told us it was keratosis pilaris and that while

> the bumps on his cheeks would eventually go away on their own, the

> ones on his arms would not, and that there was no treatment/cure for

it.

>

> We discovered that my son is gluten intolerant and once we removed

> gluten from his diet his cheeks started clearing up and then his arms

> (his arms still have some bumps, but they are MUCH clearer than they

> were before).

==>Hi Kay. More than likely your son has candida overgrowth, which is

often diagnosed as gluten intolerance. Any skin problems are caused by

toxins which the body eliminates through the skin.

All candida sufferers are gluten intolerant and there condition does

improve when it is removed. However that alone will not treat the

cause, which is a depressed immune system. That's why this program

works so well - it treats the underlying cause of such conditions.

Luv, Bee