A reader writes:
Would like more information on psoriasis. I had read a small blip in one part of Jim’s books, however, wanted to know if there was more information as to how to treat it so it will fully go away. Would MMS topically work on psoriasis? What regimen would you suggest.
I’m going to give you my opinion, as to what I’d do for myself, given what I now understand about disease conditions such as this. You’ll need to follow your own inner wisdom.
I looked up psoriasis in one of my favorite resources, Wikipedia, which is a great place to get quick, generalized information on just about any subject. Typically, it also presents current thinking on that subject. Psoriasis is a case in point. There is some useful descriptive information about the condition, as well as some useless, or shall I say, misleading information. It occurs in the first sentence of the third paragraph.
The cause of psoriasis is not known, but is believed to have a genetic component.
Anyone who takes that statement to heart is immediately flushed into a black hole of confusion and resignation, for how or where do they begin to rid themself of this uncomfortable “mark?”
Reading further, I saw that the National Psoriasis Foundation, which is described as an “education and advocacy group,” receives a major share of its funding from pharmaceutical companies. Its goal, as is the goal of its benefactors, is to “promote awareness, ensuring access to treatment and supporting research that will lead to a cure.”
The operative word that is missing from the line above that reflects the true meaning would be “pharmaceutical.” Insert it just before the word “cure,” and you’ll see what I mean. A real cure isn’t being sought for psoriasis by these people, for it would lead sufferers outside of the confines of their particular playing field; i.e., expensive medicines that disrupt physiological processes, causing additional complications that lead to more medicinal dependency.
Psoriasis is far more a behavioral and environmental phenomenon than it is a genetic one. But to consider this would make you look at things that we can change, rather than that which we (believe we) cannot.
Did you know that October 29 was World Psoriasis Day (sponsored by Merck Serono and Wyeth)? The information on the NPF site goes on to say:
Psoriasis affects approximately 125 million people—and is often dismissed as a cosmetic skin condition. In reality, psoriasis is a serious, genetic disease of the immune system that researchers have linked to other serious conditions, including heart disease, diabetes, liver disease and obesity. Psoriasis is not contagious, but for those who have it, the disease can be both a physical and emotional burden.
It also announces that the NPF is recruiting volunteers for a Psoriasis Action Network, a community to “educate Congress about psoriasis and the need for increased research funding through proposed legislation.
Q: What does any of this have to do with understanding the cause of psoriasis?
A: Nothing.
Q: If you have psoriasis, how does the PAN get your problem fixed?
A: It doesn’t.
Q: What is this really about?
A: The proliferation of the idea that psoriasis is a “disease” of unknown origin and questionable cure, and to help people “feel good” about their problem while legislators, lobbyists, and the health care industry “play God” with so many lives by relying on ineffective drug therapies, and continuing to think theirs is the only way.
Therefore, the “awareness” that is actually being promoted, is unawareness, keeping the public in the dark about what psoriasis really is, and how treatable, and in fact, curable it is when you understand what it is, and is not.
My Take on Psoriasis
Psoriasis is but one thing that can happen when not enough oxygen gets into the blood cells. Oxygen is delivered through respiratory function, and through hydration. In addition to life itself, our health is dependent on sufficient quantities of oxygen being delivered to each cell.
When oxygen levels decrease, the body chemistry becomes more acidic, and turns it into a breeding ground for anaerobic organisms. The “bad bacteria” so often connected with any disease condition, are anaerobic. They not only don’t need oxygen, they are intolerant of it. They are drawn toward necrotic tissue… whose cells have died. They in fact, serve a beneficial purpose, as they will remove diseased or dead tissue from the body. That is, until their numbers are out of balance.
Psoriasis is but one result of what happens when the body is not in chemical balance, which occurs as a result of chronic deficiency in certain minerals, magnesium being a key one. Toxin build up, and toxic medical treatments, all contribute to the further lowering of body pH from its natural alkaline level of 7.3-7.4, into the acidic range. All necrotic tissue will have an acidic pH.
The absence of enough magnesium allows calcium to run amok. Dermatological evidence of this process is excessive skin production, which we label as psoriasis, and think of as having a unique pathogenesis. The pathogenesis is not unique; how it is expressed, is.
I’m not claiming any of this to be definitive. You are free to refute or reject any part that doesn’t resonate as true to you. It simply makes sense to me. Knowing what I now know, here’s what I’d do about it.
To Stop Feeding Psoriasis: Get Alkaline
I see psoriasis as an organism that grows on my body’s surface, somewhat like the Great Barrier Reef, except not beautiful, and unwanted. However, it is a living, though toxic, organism that only exists because the chemistry of the “host” is simply fertile for it. To remove the organism, remove the conditions that allow it to exist; i.e., the toxins that feed it. This can be done by any or all of the following:
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Flush the system by improving hydration. There are a number of products available that help improve effective hydration, this is one.
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Alkalize the body with nutrients, particularly magnesium. However, depending on where the outbreak is located, applying ocean-derived magnesium chloride, may be a problem at first because when it encounters toxins, the effect can be itching or a burning sensation. However, the nutrients are still needed. So I’d suggest foot baths with magnesium oil, or rubbing it on in areas that are outbreak free.
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Draw the toxins out with living clay. This would be perhaps the best and soothing ways to go. Calcium Bentonite Clay is a natural analgesic. It has a high pH, and is a natural electron acceptor to anaerobic organisms (bacteria, viruses, parasites), toxins, and heavy metals. I would suggest applying masks to the skin. The clay would simply draw the toxins out of the body, and into itself, which you can then rinse off. Simply keep doing it until your skin is toxin free. When there are no toxins in your skin, you will no longer have psoriasis.
Here is an podcast interview I did with Perry A~, author of the book, Living Clay. You’ll find that Mother Nature has some very elegant and effective answers to problems such as these. In the 2 minute video below, you can see how the clay is mixed, and applied.
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MMS — I would not use MMS topically on psoriasis. There is no way to ensure safe, uniform application and deep, beneficial effect. I would use the MMS protocol internally, as outlined, to do part of the internal cleanse that is sorely needed (no pun intended) when psoriasis has gotten out of hand. The clay would provide a much more effective and pleasant healing experience.
None of these methods compete or conflict with the other. All are beneficial. They are complementary, working for your benefit, adding that which is needed, and removing that which is not. Anyone with psoriasis is displaying, like a very conspicuous badge, that they have a mineral deficiency and toxic overload; nothing more, and nothing less. Why anyone would treat a toxic condition with more toxins, with what we know about human physiology, is anyone’s guess.
So there you have it. If we continue looking at psoriasis (or any disease), as something to shoot arrows, bullets, poisons, or even laser beams at, we’ll continue missing the point, and swim in that vast ocean of disease. These organisms grow because we have made ourselves fertile for them.
The problems are not just physiological. They are psychological and spiritual. The presence of diseases represent opportunities for us to learn, not so much about the disease, but about ourselves and our true nature. To say there is no cure in an authoritarian manner shuts the door to exploration, which you don’t need a Ph.D to do, especially as it relates to you.
We have a grand opportunity to learn and practice becoming at peace with ourselves, and each other, even when things aren’t peaceful around us. We have a grand opportunity to learn to love ourselves, and each other, even when there appears to be so much not to love. The moment is pregnant with the power of forgiveness, as we apply it to liberally and with conscious intent. Here is where the power to look beyond conventional wisdom comes to us, as well as the courage to step ahead and move forward toward our heart’s dream, instead of drop out altogether.
I hope you have found this rant beneficial.
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in my case it was all about alkalinity and avoiding acidic foods and red meat. Edgar Cayce provides some of the best advice on treating the disease… thats what worked for me…. its all about detox and mind set
I have been using milk of magnesia (magnesium oxide) topically on a friends psoriasis with improvement within a week.
It has also had successful results topically on tinea in less than two weeks the infection was completely gone.
I think it’s great that someone is willing to put it out there that pharmaceuticals are NOT the solution to everything. In fact As you’ve pointed out, their mission is to keep people enslaved to their products instead of developing a natural psoriasis cure.
Unfortunately some things will probably never change, and evil pharmaceuticals are probably one of them.
Well I’ve tried everything else… Why not this?
I agree entirely with Bryan. One other thing to note is that not only are we what we eat, but we are also what we think. Recently it has been found that neuropeptides within the brain are created in a direct response to the thoughts that run through our mind. This provides an explanation for placebo effects that can/are be produced in any double-blind drug trial. If you have a sincere expectation for healing, you heal, whether you’ve taken a sugar pill or a real drug. Ergo, be positive. If you take on a negative viewpoint about your illness, ie. you tell yourself you’re never going to get better, you are creating a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you want to get better, tell yourself you’re going to get better. One of the most effective methods in producing positive neuropeptides (IMO) is to use visualization in meditation. see your genes becoming corrected, see your cells slowing in their growth rate, etc. you can even visualize yourself inhaling a medicine more effective than enbrel, while having no side effects. These are just examples to get one started. The bottom line is it’s all in your mind.. if you allow it to be so.
@ Bryan: Great Posting!
Even thought this blog is an older one, I found your site through a search on hypnosis and psoriasis, which one of your posters mentioned. You have interesting thoughts, which are often a marvelous thing. I do wonder though if you know anyone who has the disease: if you did, I do not believe you would make some of the statements you do. I won’t try to comment on the other posters since most of them have their own misleading information. Nor will I address your linkage of a lack of oxygen in the body, acidic body chemistry, a lack of magnesium, and a surfeit of calcium: I suspect you’re grasping at an internal chemical imbalance, which does have some relation to this disease. I have had psoriasis for almost 25 years. The NPF has been an invaluable resource for me over the years, not only for new medical info, but also for the member chats and message boards where other sufferers can comment on the efficacy of various drugs, treatments, herbs, or homeopathic remedies. I have no quarrel with your apparent distaste for the Foundation’s use of governmental bodies to draw attention to its mission, that it derives funding from pharmaceutical companies, and that governmental funds may be misused for psoriasis. The NPF promotes on its own website a pro/con response to all drugs and treatments, as well as herbs and alternative therapies. Indeed, I, or anyone who has psoriasis, can tell you that not all drugs, nor all alternative therapies, work all the time…nor for everyone. The etiology of the disease is better understood today than when I developed it in the mid-1980’s. We know that there is a now-identified gene predisposing persons towards development of psoriasis. We have learned that the disease is an auto-immune disorder similar in cause and effect to lupus, arthritis, and MS, and have identified the biochemical mechanisms which turn on and off the symptoms. We have some effective drugs to treat the symptoms. We also know that emotional and psychological imbalances, whether temporary or long-standing, can aggravate psoriasis. I do not believe that the public is purposefully being kept in the dark about the disease, its cure, or its treatment, as you suggest, because most persons I have met who notice my skin have either never heard of psoriasis, or know little about it and think it contagious. Thus, I can say the NPF at least serves a minimal purpose of raising public awareness of the disease. Jerry Mathers of Leave It To Beaver is a spokesperson, as is CariDee English, the America’s Next TopModel. Such persons give those vulnerable to the depressing effects of psoriasis some hope. Your suggestions for therapy- water, magnesium, and clay- are not bad ones, although a little searching on the Net will provide more cost-effective options than the expensive therapies like MMS, magnesium oil, and bentonite clay you tout. Of course, drinking an appropriate amount of water not only removes toxins, but keeps the body hydrated and the skin more supple, and so reduces the pain associated with the itching and flaking skin cells. And magnesium is contained in sea water, and, while the amusingly expensive “magnesium oil” noted on the attached advertising link above may have some benefit, the chief ingredient is available to anyone who lives within driving distance of the ocean. There are also sea salts for purchase from Israel which can be mixed in the bathtub to create a similar effect (and for some this method alone can create a remission). As far as the clay goes, there is a place called Soap Lake WA where the mud/clay deposits and the lake hot springs have a high mineral content, and have shown efficacy for skin conditions for nearly 100 years. The same effects have been known at the Dead Sea in Israel since Roman times. Psoriasis is best dealt with both internally and externally in accordance with the sufferer’s own best results. I did lots of research on my own when I was diagnosed, and have continued to pursue all types of treatments…with fairly typical rates of success and failure. Some drugs I have rejected, some alternative therapies I use. I do commend you for your mind-body connection because acceptance of the disease leads to knowledge of what can and cannot be accomplished in one’s body. And with knowledge one can overcome.
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Great points, all. Thanks.
PS I have also heard of psoriasis responding very well to http://www.NutriSilver.com, a colloidal clustered silver product which again indicates that it microbial in nature. This is a leading treatment for Morgellon’s disease as well.
On psoriasis – It is my opinion that psoriasis is fungal in nature. There are homeopathic remedies that can cure psoriasis. Go here: http://www.fixdisease.com/psoriasis1.html?gclid=CIrirtP_jYsCFTIeGAodsUz_WQ
Sometimes combination homeopathic remedies will not do it and extensive classical homeopathic treatment is required. I once easily cured a psoriasis case with a topical homeopathic remedy. That particular case was caused by the use of an injected steroid.
Then it is reported that Lugol’s iodine applied topically will also cure it. I have seen some success with this. Go to this site for further info: http://www.curenaturalicancro.com/cancertherapy-skin-cancer.html
I doubt that there is any genetic link unless you clearly see it running in a family. It can be treated and cured with homeopathy. Some cases are also eliminated with topical drugs never to return. I hesitate to consider these cases cured but maybe. Most likely repressed.
Hypnotherapy is therapy which is described on the basis of hypnosis subject. The meaning of the subject hypnosis is sleep of nervous system.
Hypnotherapy is applied on your body in order to modify subject’s behavior, emotional behavior and for different attitudes.
You can use this therapy for skin diseases such as eczema, psoriasis and urticaria.
http://www.altmedicinezone.com/hypnosis/hypnotherapy-treatment-done-in-subconscious-state-for-healing-different-problems/
Your post was immensely helpful. Not only the information you provide but particularly your thinking through elements which our health-care system hardly ever stops to reflect upon. Thank you very much for these ideas.
In a similar vein I thought you might be interested in this post on illness which involves the work of Susan Sontag and her book “Illness as a Metaphor”.
http://amelo14.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/reflections-on-illness-17-2/
Andrés