Guest guest Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 In my " hello " post I said I was regulating my P and said it was a " story for another time " - because I was rambling a bit in my intro.... I've already corresponded with one of you who asked me direct about it - so rather than type it all again - i've cutnpasted my mail below....hope it is of interest....sorry for the formatting - consequence of using .... > Like you and every other person with P, i've > scrabbled aronud trying just about anything > that has been tried or recommended by just > about anyone.....an expensive and time > consuming process......you look at one site, it > talks about helpful stuff and mentions a > product, so you google that, and find another > site that talks about other stuff etc etc ad > infinitum..... > > Right now I am on a regime of Kallawalla (kalawalla) > (www.organichope.com for info and a source - > and no...I don't work for them!). This is a > dried extract of a fern from Honduras that > grows in the rainforest and had been used by > the locals for years as a cure for skin > conditions. On a technical level it modulates > your immune system - doesn't suppress it, just > turns it down a little I think (some gibberish > about T2 -> T1 lymphocytes I read somewhere). > I take 4 a day (as recommended) and have been > taking it for about 3 months. > > Within a week of taking it I noticed two > unrelated things......first of all the P seemed > a lot less scaly and red, quite remarkable for > a few days worth of taking it. > > What I also noticed that I seemed to have a > lot more energy than before, not sure why but > there is evidence out there that this product > is beneficial to people with MS and Lupus also > (not got those - but symptomatically they feel > tired).. Can't say what this is about - just > the effect is quite remarkable. > > So - I have persevered with this supplement > and my Psoriasis is improving daily...it gets > really good, then comes back a little - then > gets a lot better then comes back but less than > before......a kind of see-saw action but with a > steady improvement thrown in. > > At that point you would think - hey you found > something that works - why look elsewhere, but I > am determined to get rid of P totally....so I > did another research expedition a few weeks > ago. > > This threw up a homeopathic remedy > recommended by a clinic in India for treating > warts, exczema etc. > > Now personally I believe that Psoriasis has a > skin-borne trigger and that this is the same > virus that causes warts....there is evidence on > the net that in the scales from psoriasis > sufferers there is a larger amount of this > virus present than on normal skin.....the virus > is just HPV and everyone has it on their skin, > the theory is that P sufferers are more > sensitive to the virus than " normal " people. > > So - a little lateral thinking tells me to > try the remedy which is available from the > local chemist. It is called Thuja 6C (which is > the potency). > > Started taking it about 10 days ago....and as > much as I think Homeotherapy is a bit cranky > (logical brain tells me that when you dilute > something down so far it can't possibly > help)...it actually seems to be helping. The > effect of the Kallawalla wave (as I have > nicknamed it!) is accelerated and my P is > better further by degrees. > > Step 3...... > P sufferers usually cover up their lesions (I > have a lot of long sleeve shirts!) but recently > I have decided to go short-sleeved as it is > really sunny here and we all know UV works well > (it works really really with with Kallawalla). > So lately I have had my elbows exposed to the > world.....and have therefor been > " experimenting " with my wife's massive array of > moisturisers and creams to stop them getting > flaky. > > I found one in the cupboard that kept my skin > nice and moist - but she was a bit mad at me > because it is a facial moisturiser and costs > £28 a bottle (thats $50). so I scrabbled > around a bit more and found a tube of something > she had bought to help get rid of bruises (she > is a nurse and is constantly getting clanged by > beds or carts at the hospital). So...I just > started using a bit of that.....and > lo-and-behold...that is helping too! It is > called " Arnica bruise relief " ....and if you > read about Arnica - it has evidence on the net > about it's benefits to P sufferers. (just be careful as > it can cause contat dermatitis in the sensitive.) > > I have cut right down on alcohol intake and > milk intake over the years..I only drink very > occasionally and only the odd budweiser or two. > It helps having a really nice car that I love > to drive and as I refuse to drink anything if I > am driving so I always volunteer to drive (kind > of reverse psychology or something) - it keeps > me out of the way of alcohol (which is a major > trigger for everyone with P). On the milk > front I have the odd cup of coffee but never > large amounts in one hit.....it all seems to > help. > > My P has gone from being red, vivid and very > flaky on my elbows to being pink and non-flakey > and on days it seems to almost disappear > completely - the mass of the lesion is breaking > up around the edges and returning to normal > skin, and there are small areas in the middle > that are also more or less normal too. > > One last thing - as I said I believe that HPV > is a trigger of some sort for P - sufferers > immune systems go wild about it for some > reason. But this does not explain why P > suddenly starts up...... > > In my case I think (and I am prepared to be > shot down over this belief because it goes > against every P sufferers mantra) that my P > stems from a time when I was learning the art > of Chinese KickBoxing. There was another guy > there who had P on his elbows and I came into a > lot of close contact with those lesions whenever > he elbowed me in the head. Now before you say > " whoah - P is not catching " hear me > out........I had nothing before I came into > contact with him...but within months a lesion > developed on my elbow and from there spread to > other parts of me. I believe that this may be > down to the fact that HPV comes in many strains > and the strain on his body was different to > mine.....my immume system coped with my own ok, > but this other strain somehow has triggered a > reaction. It is not a transfer of disease but > a transfer of a usually benign trigger that > everyone has on their skin anyway. If you look > at how P spreads - it forms colonies on the > skin...I simply believe that > this is due to this HPV virus. Unfortunately > there is no " cure " for HPV (although there have > been some breakthroughs recently which I am > keeping an eye on) Thats about it.....I will soon add milk thistle to the attack as I have read a fair bit of good press on the net about it. I found an interesting site the other day....which may be of interest to some of you.... http://www.remedyfind.com/hc_default.aspx Regards. nik. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2006 Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 On the milk front I have the odd cup of coffee but never large amounts in one hit.....it all seems to help. What does milk do for Psoriatic arthritis??? Is it a bad thing to drink with this??? I never heard this one before... Maybe I was not paying attention... Love and Peace Always Shaun and Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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