Snow
Jedi Master
I do not know if I am allowed to ask a personal question, but I figured that in asking, it might also help other people who "suffer" from it.
A little background. I have a mild form of vitiligo and it started in my puperty with small patches of white skin under my arms (armpits) and other "sensitive" areas. I always compared it to Venice, which with the progression of years slowly sinks into the water, sometimes more, sometimes less, but still sinks nonetheless. Same with my Vitiligo, some years it grows faster and sometimes slower and even recedes a little bit, but never stops claiming more of my pigmentation.
I am living gluten free and am very strict about it, but has no discernible effect on it. I am still missing something. I also read some theories about acidity of the gut which could have an effect on it, something in the line of the body getting rid of the acidity through the skin and damaging the cells or make the immuun system go haywire. There might also be a mental (stress) factor to it (?)
Anyway, to get a better bearing where to go / how to heal, I thought it might not hurt to ask the C's.
The question(s) would be:
- What is the cause of Vitiligo / my Vitiligo? Is there a mental / spiritual part to it, or has it purely to do with the physical body? Are some people more prone to it (DNA make-up?)
- Would supplementing with bromelain (pineapple extract) have a positive effect in countering Vitiligo?
A little background. I have a mild form of vitiligo and it started in my puperty with small patches of white skin under my arms (armpits) and other "sensitive" areas. I always compared it to Venice, which with the progression of years slowly sinks into the water, sometimes more, sometimes less, but still sinks nonetheless. Same with my Vitiligo, some years it grows faster and sometimes slower and even recedes a little bit, but never stops claiming more of my pigmentation.
I am living gluten free and am very strict about it, but has no discernible effect on it. I am still missing something. I also read some theories about acidity of the gut which could have an effect on it, something in the line of the body getting rid of the acidity through the skin and damaging the cells or make the immuun system go haywire. There might also be a mental (stress) factor to it (?)
Anyway, to get a better bearing where to go / how to heal, I thought it might not hurt to ask the C's.
The question(s) would be:
- What is the cause of Vitiligo / my Vitiligo? Is there a mental / spiritual part to it, or has it purely to do with the physical body? Are some people more prone to it (DNA make-up?)
- Would supplementing with bromelain (pineapple extract) have a positive effect in countering Vitiligo?