How I healed my Psoriasis

[nicklebleu]

Sorry, genero81, for reading about your troubles.

Two things come to mind:

First, stress is a major issue with psoriasis, as in most diseases. Reducing it should make it better.

Second, have you ever gone through an elimination diet? You might be taking some foods even within a ketogenic diet that you are allergic to. Visiting a good kinesiologist could give you some insight into what foods to avoid and then see what happens, when you totally avoid these.

But in general, avoiding the major four - gluten, dairy, corn and soy - should also help, as well as a strict keto diet - minus the stuff you are allergic to.

What about iron and heavy metals? Have you had your iron levels checked in recently and done a heavy metal detox?

Best of luck,
Nick

 

[casper]

There are natural ways of solutions to health problems, alternative medicine.
Ihtioterapija - Garra Rufa fish treatment is a treatment that can help in the treatment of the above-mentioned skin diseases (psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, acne and eczema). The treatment lasts for 21 days, typically for two hours a day (in the case of more severe forms of three hours). The first results are visible after 7-8 days. Upon completion of treatment disappear flakes, redness and skin is smooth without itching and burning.
Latin name Garra Rufa fish is, it belongs to the family (Cyprinidae) carp. From two to three species (Cyprinidae) carp, only Garra Rufa has a salutary effect. Lifespan lasts from 4-6 yearsAnd can grow on average by 9-12 cm and weighs only 8 grams. He lives in thermal, sweet river waters of the Asian continent. Natural habitats fish are located on the northern part of the province of Anatolia, where the hot thermal springs, near the small town of Kangal in Turkey. In the north of Anatolia, which is rich in thermal water curative properties "nibbling" fish are known hundreds of years. In normal conditions the fish feed on tiny organisms living in thermal waters, and there are not enough. Lack of protein fish are offset by "nibbling" dead flakes of skin to people who stayed in the thermal waters.
So they observed the healing properties of micro-exfoliation who performed Garra Rufa fish in the treatment of psoriasis, neurodermatitis and eczema. During the treatment, "nibbling" fish production of the enzyme dithranol, which prevents the rapid development of skin cells by inhibiting Psoriasis.
Garra Rufa fish do not have teeth, so the treatments are completely painless fish and quite comfortable, without side effects. This an alternate treatment is a simple combination of nature and man. Garra rufa is known as doctorfish or fish doctor.
The treatment takes place in a pool of 700 l, where the person resides with fish in heated water 34-36 ° C.
A person staying in the pool for two hours, at a temperature such fish accelerates metabolism, instinctively start with micro-peeling nibbling diseased parts of the body and at the same secreting an enzyme dithranol which prevents the development of psoriasis.
Garra Rufa fish treatment is a completely natural method without the risks and side effects.
Therapy Garra Rufa fish spread from Germany to Austria and neighboring countries

 

[MusicMan]

Interesting. I have encountered skin-nibbling fish in the (fresh) waters of a lake within an island off Wewak in New Guinea. It's quite a pleasant sensation.
As far as psoriasis goes, my wife's aunt had the problem and it went away after she started using the goo that dairy farmers rub onto their cow's udders when milking. I think one of its ingredients was lanolin, the oil from sheep's wool. Sorry, I don't know what it was called.

 

[casper]

Fishes can buy, and the price with respect to efficiency, not big,
only needs to renew fish stocks.

 

[RedFox]

Hi genero81

Something you wrote intrigued me:

I will say that this has been a problem for the better part of my life. I've tried every imaginable natural solution and not had any results except when I was on the Macrobiotic Diet. No wheat, no dairy. Only a little fish for protein. Basically brown rice, legumes, and vegetables. Miso soup. My skin cleared completely.

Miso soup is full of vitamin K2 and B vitamins. K2, vitamin D3 (from supplements or sunlight/UV exposure - which is also known to help psoriasis) are needed for the body to deal with calcium correctly. I've seen studies that show people with psoriasis are more likely to be insulin resistant (prone to diabetic problems), which can be a sign of magnesium deficiency - magnesium is another thing that the body needs in order to handle calcium correctly!

On that hunch I found the following:
http://curedandhappy.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/vitamin-k2-and-d3.html

The two ladies who started these threads have cleared their psoriasis within weeks by just taking K2 and D3 vitamins daily together with fat. I highly recommend you read both these threads, it's very interesting if you suspect one of your triggers could be dairy.

And to back it up the theory:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10733675

Psoriasis and altered calcium metabolism: downregulated capacitative calcium influx and defective calcium-mediated cell signaling in cultured psoriatic keratinocytes.
[..]
Moreover, psoriatic keratinocytes maintained their defective responses up to at least fifth passage suggesting that psoriatic keratinocytes have an inborn error in calcium metabolism, rather than a localized defect in response to altered extracellular calcium gradient observed in vivo.

What the above says in basic terms is that psoriatic cells have trouble getting calcium into there cells, and problems using it - all of the above mentioned thinks (k2,D3 and magnesium) are what cells need for this to work efficiently.

With all that in mind, the first suggestion would be a keto/paleo diet low in things that can cause inflammation (brown rice being something that does! hence why your post intrigued me), and high in good animal fat.
Along with that try the following supplements:
Life Extension Super K
Vitamin D3 softgel - Be careful not to over do the dosing, 2,000 UI twice a day to start with and try slightly higher if it's not working.
Animal fat (coconut can be inflammatory)
Magnesium supplements (magnesium taurate would probably be best).

You could probably accelerate this through transdermal magnesium oil - but be cautious as it will still like heck if you put it on tender skin!
If you diluted some magnesium oil (so it was tolerable), and added one softgel of vitamin K2 and D3 to the mix and rubbed it into the effected regions I should image it would (if the theory holds) clear up extremely quickly.
It would be good to supplement with these for some time though, as it won't just be your skin that is effected.

Please note I'm not a doctor, so it is best to research these things thoroughly yourself and/or seek out a professional to help.
One other cause worth mentioning is heavy metals (such as mercury from fillings).

 

[genero81]

Thanks for the replies. One thing I forgot to mention about the Macrobiotic diet is that there is no eggs or butter. One theory is that leaky gut is a primary cause of the condition. So these proteins, gluten and casein leak out and the bodies immune system reacts. I tried Ghee in the fat bombs for a short while to try and eliminate both. Could well be it was not long enough. It can take several months for the skin to clear even when on the right track. But eggs could be an issue as well. Even when I do my best to separate the yolks from the whites, I think still a little whites are present in the fat bombs. But the yolks could be a problem too as well as other proteins. And it's difficult to get enough fat without Fat Bombs especially if I need to eliminate butter as well.

Very interesting about the fish. If I lived by an ocean, salt water and sun helps a lot.

 

[genero81]

Thanks Red Fox, very interesting. Yes, I suspect something about the Fat Bombs I've been making (I always use coconut oil) is not helping the situation. I will look into the supplements you suggested.

 

[nicklebleu]

Vitamin D3 softgel - Be careful not to over do the dosing, 2,000 UI twice a day to start with and try slightly higher if it's not working.

Hi RedFox,

Thanks for posting all this information - quite interesting.

However, I have a question - why do you recommend only 2'000 UI twice a day to start? Seems a bit low ... especially if you are deficient.

 

[RedFox]

Vitamin D3 softgel - Be careful not to over do the dosing, 2,000 UI twice a day to start with and try slightly higher if it's not working.

Hi RedFox,

Thanks for posting all this information - quite interesting.

However, I have a question - why do you recommend only 2'000 UI twice a day to start? Seems a bit low ... especially if you are deficient.

My thinking was short of a blood test it would be hard to tell if you are deficient or not. 2,000 UI is quite a bit more than the RDA of 500 UI.
The people posting in the threads I linked to where using 15,000 UI.
My understanding is that too much D3 can be toxic? But perhaps I'm mistaken and being a bit to cautious on this one?

 

[nicklebleu]

Vitamin D3 softgel - Be careful not to over do the dosing, 2,000 UI twice a day to start with and try slightly higher if it's not working.

Hi RedFox,

Thanks for posting all this information - quite interesting.

However, I have a question - why do you recommend only 2'000 UI twice a day to start? Seems a bit low ... especially if you are deficient.

My thinking was short of a blood test it would be hard to tell if you are deficient or not. 2,000 UI is quite a bit more than the RDA of 500 UI.
The people posting in the threads I linked to where using 15,000 UI.
My understanding is that too much D3 can be toxic? But perhaps I'm mistaken and being a bit to cautious on this one?

True, too much vitamin D can be toxic - however in doses up to 10'000 UI per day it is almost never seen. In doses between 10'000 and 20'000 UI per day it is only rarely seen. I was on 10'000 UI per day for about 18 months and didn't even get into a high range.

The recommendation of 600 UI per day is only to prevent overt rachitis, but you will still be most likely too low. Also note that most stated normal ranges are way too low.

Having said all that I think it still is a good idea to measure vitamin D levels after some months on some significant dose, just to make sure. Be sure to measure 25-hydroxy vitamin D (and not 1, 25 -hydroxy vitamin D).

 

[genero81]

The link that I checked out stated that the dosage was 15,000 IU of soft gel D3 twice a day.

 

[Ask-Seek-Knock]

I have severe Psoriasis. Back in November I entered a clinical trial (placebo controlled) for a new drug from Merck. Participants would either receive the new drug, a placebo, or Enbrel. If I was to receive the new drug and it was working, I would have been able to continue for two years with an option for five years. If I was on Enbrel and it wasn't"t working I would be switched to the Merck drug. If the Enbrel was working the study would end after seven months. Whatever I was on; my skin cleared, I started exercising with a gym membership, I was on the Keto diet with fat bombs. I was doing my breathing exercises a couple times a week. Things were going well. I felt like me and the Universe were pretty tight. I thought sure I was on the Merck drug, but after 7 months the study ended.

"Okay, I thought, maybe with the Keto diet I can stay clear. With the possibility of a plague in the near future, I don't need to be on an immune compromising drug anyway." Things went well for a while. However, being honest here, I sometimes fell off the wagon with Carbs. But would go back to Keto within usually 6 weeks or so. My Psoriasis really started coming back when I was actually on the Keto diet. I had moved to a new location which disrupted my exercise routine which then came to an end. Then I kept getting these colds that lasted up to two weeks. I got into a frame of mind where I just basically said to heck with it, I just want some comfort food.

So things just started going downhill from there. I finally made an appointment with the skin doctor at the same place where the study was conducted and saw them about a month ago. They filled out paperwork for a free Enbrel program and I gave them my tax return for 2013 to show that my income level would qualify me. I had an appointment last Monday but the office closed due to an Ice storm. So, I rescheduled for this coming Monday. I am at a point where I'm ready to fix my diet again. I have been Gluten free for several days and eating fairly low carb but not Keto adapted yet.

I will say that this has been a problem for the better part of my life. I've tried every imaginable natural solution and not had any results except when I was on the Macrobiotic Diet. No wheat, no dairy. Only a little fish for protein. Basically brown rice, legumes, and vegetables. Miso soup. My skin cleared completely.

I don't know why I've waited so long to reach out. It such a stubborn problem I think I just feel like no one can help me. I'm thinking about going on some modified Macrobiotic diet but I don"t know what to do. There's been no word on the Enbrel so far. Any thoughts or ideas welcome. Thanks for listening.

Thanks for sharing your story. I've had a couple dermatologists recommend Enbrel when they saw the coverage on my body. I basically looked like I had rolled around in poison ivy. That's actually what people use to ask me when I wore a bikini. As I've stated earlier it is awful having to smear your body with the types of topical meds that actually worked for me. Any way, I was considering Enbrel until I read the package insert and saw the list of horrifying side effects. The package insert opens up to the size of a flippin map. It scared me the crap out of me so I passed.

I was also a great candidate for the PUVA treatment see details through this link: http://www.psoriasis.org/about-psoriasis/treatments/phototherapy. I did not try PUVA because my schedule was too hectic at the time and the only doctor I could find with a light box in his practice was too far away to drive to during my lunch hour. But, I would have done PUVA before the Enbrel, FWIW.

Until I changed my diet (Eat for Your Blood Type) and beauty products (see list above), the only thing that gave me relief was a tanning bed, also the reason why I was such a great candidate for PUVA. I used the stand up beds as I felt they were cleaner and always wore sandals to protect my feet from foot fungus. That may help in the meantime but what I've learned after 30 years of battling this condition is that finding what works best for your body is unfortunately a trial and error process and it seems you are figuring it out as you go just like I did. I still get flare ups when I eat pizza and bread, things I still eat but sparingly because a flare up can take weeks to recover from which sucks when you are trying to figure out what caused it. So just keep at it and you will find what works best for you I promise.

My tipping point was when the patches started showing up on my face, fingernails and toenails (started as pitting on the nail and spread underneath the nail). I was afraid it would spread to my joints which can be debilitating.

I also agree with Redfox on supplementing D3 with K2. I started taking it a couple weeks ago (Life Extension brand) as more and more studies are coming out about its positive results. From what I've read, the majority of people are vitamin D deficient especially if you live in an environment were there is little sunshine. Yes, I agree with taking a test to find out how deficient you are before taking mega doses. I spoke with a doctor in Tampa, FL (http://drkellymiller.com/) that takes 18,000 units a day but he also tests himself regularly to monitor his levels. In his professional opinion, he witnessed nearly 100% of his patients being vitamin D deficient after blood testing. Also, there are places were you can test for food allergies and vitamin deficiencies, here is one place I plan on going to when I get extra cash, http://www.GulfCoastNutrition.com/Lab-Testing-s/1957.htm, it may not be in your neck of the woods but it's an example of a facility that specializes in the types of testing that could benefit you, me and lots of others.

My advice is keep going with your efforts in researching and finding out what works for you. It will pay off as I am proof of it. I know the frustration that you are going through, I've been there, it sucks not having answers but just know that there are people like me who have been where you are right now and we have come through it almost healed in the end. It does get better once you find a solution that works for you and you'll find it if you keep going. Good luck and take care!

 

[Ask-Seek-Knock]

genero81 - I forgot to mention that I tried the Excimer Laser treatment for about a month. A picture of the unit can be found in this link:
http://www.westcoderm.com/xtrac_laser.php

I went to the dermatologist twice a week and they targeted a dozen patches on my shins and knee caps. The laser is the size of a pen and its square at the end, a little bigger than a pencil eraser, that way it only zaps the psoriasis patch not the healthy skin around it. They zapped the patches once during each visit and the laser was strong enough to leave a red square. After a month I decided it just wanted worth it considering the size of the laser vs the coverage of patches on my body. Plus it didn't work nearly as good as a tanning bed. I ended up having to pay out of pocket for the procedure (couple $1,000) because back then it was considered experimental and I couldn't prove that I had tried the "million and one" alternatives they recommended because my childhood dermatologist didn't have my records to prove my prior treatment history.

This treatment may work for you. It is probably covered by insurance now since its been almost 8-10 years since I tried it.

 

[Jenn]

Hi Ask-Seek-Knock, I'm glad you managed to treat your psoriasis, I don't suffer from it myself but know of someone who suffers dreadfully with it...

Have you read Gabor Mates book- 'When the body says no" ?

 

[genero81]

Yes, thanks for your reply A-S-K. I have started on D-3 and Super K along with Magnesium Glycinate. But I also started back on Methotrexate while I wait to find out about the Enbrel program which is delayed due to them being behind on processing applications. Don't know what my blood type is. Things seems a little better but don't want to speak to soon.

I was on Enbrel before. Didn't notice any significant side effects. Of course finding the natural solution will always be the goal.