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"And the drugmaker Sandoz was sending checks for a hundred dollars to physicians who agreed to read a two-page article on how its organ transplant drug Sandimmune could treat psoriasis, a skin disease. Sandimmune had not been approved to treat psoriasis. In fact, it was so toxic that almost half the psoriasis patients taking it experimentally in one trial dropped out after it harmed their kidneys or caused their blood pressure to rise." - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.)

"Psoriasis My first suggestion for psoriasis would be to try thymic extract. (See Chapter 3 Immune Illness). Use of thymic extract had arrested 12 cases of psoriasis. (Health Sciences Institute Member Alert March 1998) The second suggestion is an extract of the Oregon Grape (mahonia aquifolium, or MA). This was given to 433 patients with psoriasis in Germany in 1995. Over 12 weeks the dermatologists reported that symptoms improved or completely disappeared in 81% of cases. In one case, Paula had suffered from psoriasis for 60 years. Within one month of MA, her psoriasis was gone." - James A. Howenstine, MD, A Physician's Guide To Natural Health Products That Work (Get the book.)

"The question is whether it is better to live with psoriasis or arthritis or to die from any of these other illnesses. So who benefits from these drugs? You can draw your own conclusions. One year on Remicade costs about $12,000. The combined sales of Remicade, Humira and Enbrel in 2007 earned the drug makers $13 billion. You can easily heal the causes of arthritis, Crohn's disease, and psoriasis through cleansing of the liver, kidneys and colon, eliminating animal protein from the diet and eating a nutritious vegetarian diet, while adhering to a balanced lifestyle." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Peter Mayser at Justus Liebig University in Giessen, Germany, treated psoriasis with intravenous omega-3 fatty acids and found that two types of psoriasis responded much better to those infusions than they did to omega-6 fat infusions. A nutritious diet and vitamin D tend to "quiet" your immune system so it doesn't overreact to foreign proteins that come in contact with the skin. Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes arthritis in the small and large joints and also can cause inflammation in the eyes, lungs, and blood vessels." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.) "In fact, doctors have traditionally treated psoriasis patients with ultraviolet light therapy and topical steroids. In the past two decades, researchers have seen that activated vitamin D and vitamin D analogs applied as ointments can reduce or eliminate psoriasis—and enhance the effectiveness of ultraviolet light therapy. Activated vitamin D combined with a vitamin A compound is even more effective. For centuries people have sunbathed in the Dead Sea as a remedy for skin diseases. The high magnesium content of Dead Sea water is the healing factor." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.) "This was proven by German scientists who studied cell activity in the skin of psoriasis patients and found that skin soaked with magnesium decreased the ability of scavenger cells to present proteins to the T-cells for activation. In other words, in the Dead Sea location, magnesium and UV light worked together to suppress immune cell activation in the skin of psoriasis patients. Dr." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.) "Peter Mayser at Justus Liebig University in Giessen, Germany, treated psoriasis with intravenous omega-3 fatty acids and found that two types of psoriasis responded much better to those infusions than they did to omega-6 fat infusions. A nutritious diet and vitamin D tend to "quiet" your immune system so it doesn't overreact to foreign proteins that come in contact with the skin. Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes arthritis in the small and large joints and also can cause inflammation in the eyes, lungs, and blood vessels." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"I had arthritis, psoriasis, and low energy, and was overweight and unhappy at work. Now I am vegan, organic, and following protocol. My cancer seems to be in full remission. I've lost twenty-six pounds. My psoriasis is gone. My hair and skin are healthy and my immune system is strong. It was through class assignments and other workbook activities that I understood I was "hard" on myself and soon experienced the positive relief of forgiveness of self and others. I left a toxic job. I meditate twice daily, exercise, practice yoga, and lift weights." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"One must ease into heavier dosages of fat in the diet as a weak liver (typical in those who have psoriasis) can be challenged by an excessive fat intake - even if raw. To overcome psoriasis, all cooked fats, especially egg and milk products (cheese, milk, butter, dairy ice cream) should be completely avoided. For those with psoriasis, six to ten colon irrigations should be undertaken." - David Wolfe, The Sunfood Diet Success System (Get the book.) "In a purely physical sense, the skin disease psoriasis is connected with liver dysfunction and enzyme deficiencies - especially a lipase deficiency. To heal psoriasis, one needs to daily select an appropriate type of fat (one which digests well). Fats that are easier on digestion include: fresh young coconut flesh, coconut oil, hempseed oil, flaxseed oil. One must ease into heavier dosages of fat in the diet as a weak liver (typical in those who have psoriasis) can be challenged by an excessive fat intake - even if raw." - David Wolfe, The Sunfood Diet Success System (Get the book.)

"Sandimmune had not been approved to treat psoriasis. In fact, it was so toxic that almost half the psoriasis patients taking it experimentally in one trial dropped out after it harmed their kidneys or caused their blood pressure to rise. Witnesses also detailed how local television stations were regularly broadcasting during their news programs videos that had been created by pharmaceutical companies to promote their products secretly without scrutiny from the FDA. The companies made the videos look like the work of broadcast journalists, while concealing their own involvement." - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.)

"Factors such as injury to the skin, prescription drugs, stress, cold weather, bacterial infections, surgery, or sunburn may trigger psoriasis. The immune system may play a key role in the defense against the development of psoriasis. Recommendations include digestive enzyme therapy to improve the digestion of food, maintain normal pH levels, and detoxify the body. Systemic enzyme therapy can support the immune system and act as a natural anti-inflammatory. Finally, proteolytic enzymes may help to improve circulation, speed tissue repair, and enhance wellness." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.)

"See Pitted soles, a rare form of psoriasis, which can be a reaction to certain medications or chemicals such as steroids, lithium, penicillin, and iodine. This condition can also be triggered by infections and emotional stress. SPOTS AND VEINS Small Red Raised Spots If you start noticing small red or violet, slightly raised, smooth, rounded spots popping up on your torso, you may have Campbell de Morgan spots (aka cherry angiomas). The spots may look like red domes and are usually smaller than 'A inch." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"These drugs do help to stave off joint destruction, but in the process TNF blockers also cause rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis patients to have several-fold-higher rates of lymphoma (a type of cancer). According to FDA officials, Remicade and Enbrel use have a "probable or possible" link to the development of lymphoma, and studies show that several patients' lymphomas regressed once treatment with these medications was discontinued." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"In fact, it was so toxic that almost half the psoriasis patients taking it experimentally in one trial dropped out after it harmed their kidneys or caused their blood pressure to rise. Witnesses also detailed how local television stations were regularly broadcasting during their news programs videos that had been created by pharmaceutical companies to promote their products secretly without scrutiny from the FDA. The companies made the videos look like the work of broadcast journalists, while concealing their own involvement." - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.)

"Vitamin B(12) cream containing avocado oil in the therapy of plaque psoriasis. Dermatology. 2001; 203(2):141-147. Bananas www.banana.com Emery EA, Ahmad S, Koethe JD, Skipper A, Perlmutter S, Paskin DL. Banana flakes control diarrhea in enterally fed patients. Nutr Clin Pract. 1997 Apr;12(2):72-75. Rabbani GH et al. Clinical studies in persistent diarrhea: dietary management with green banana or pectin in Bangladeshi children. Gastroenterology. 2001 Sep;121(3):554-560. Rabbani GH et al." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.) "A clinician's paradigm in the treatment of psoriasis. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2005;53:S59-69. Montonen J, et al. Whole-grain and fiber intake and the incidence of type 2 diabetes. Amer J Clin Nutr. 2003;77:622-629. Rubnov S, Kashman Y, Rabinowitz R, Schlesinger M, Mechoulam R. Suppressors of cancer cell proliferation from fig (ficus carica) resin: isolation and structure elucidation. J Nat Prod. 64:993-996, 2001. Slavin IL. Dietary fiber and body weight. Nutrition. 2005;21:411-418. Streppel MT, et al. Dietary fiber and blood pressure. Arch Intern Med. 2005; 165:150-156. Upton J." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"As stated in the article, the FDA has received reports of 30 cases of cancer among children and young adults treated with drugs for rheumatoid arthritis psoriasis, Crohn's disease, and other immune system diseases. The drugs involved are: 1. Enbrel, sold by Amgen and Wyeth 2. Remicade, sold by Johnson & Johnson and Schering-Plough 3. Humira, sold by Abbott Laboratories 4. Cimzia, sold by the Belgian company UCB Because these drugs block part of the immune system, they naturally contribute to a higher risk of cancers and infections." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Psoriasis patients with antibodies to gliadin can be improved by gluten-free diet. Br. J. Dermatol. 142, 44-51. 21. Auricchio, S., Greco, L., and Troncone, R. (1988). Gluten-sensitive enteropathy in childhood. Pediatr. Clin. North Am. 35, 157-187. 22. Gasbarrini, A., Torre, E., Trivellini, C, DeCarolis, S., Carso, A., and Gasbarrini, G. (2000). Recurrent spontaneous abortion and intrauterine fetal growth retardation as symptoms of coeliac disease. Lancet 356, 399-100. 23. Ciacci, C, Cirillo, M., Auriemma, G., DiDato, G., Sabbatini, F., and Mazzacca, G. (1996)." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"Often as not, the definitions in the Book of Leviticus more closely describe psoriasis or eczema. In 396 b.c.e., the Carthaginian army that was then encamped before the walls of Syracuse was stricken with a plague featuring dysentery, skin pustules, and other symptoms. The first-century Roman medical chronicler Celsus describes malarial outbreaks in great detail. Rufus of Ephesus describes a local outbreak of what sounds a great deal like bubonic plague, also in the first century." - William Rosen, Justinian's Flea: The First Great Plague and the End of the Roman Empire (Get the book.)

"The heat produced in infrared saunas is extremely beneficial for those suffering from such skin conditions as acne, eczema, psoriasis, and cellulite. The sweating caused by deep heat helps eliminate dead skin cells and improves skin tone and elasticity. Weight loss is facilitated through use of an infrared sauna, probably due to the increase in growth hormone that it produces. It has been calculated that one can burn 600 calories in 30 minutes in an infrared sauna." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"Red ears may be red flags for ear infections as well as such skin diseases as psoriasis or rosacea. (See Chapter 9.) They can also signal a condition, aptly named red ear syndrome, in which one ear typically becomes red, hot, and sometimes painful. Various seemingly innocuous triggers—such as touching your ear, turning your neck, chewing, sneezing, or Auditory nerve Cochlea EAR ANATOMY coughing—can set off red ear syndrome, which primarily affects children and young adults. But regardless of age, it's often associated with migraine headaches that affect the same side as the red ear." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"Celiac disease can have many other manifestations in the skin and mucous membranes including urticaria, psoriasis, and oral aphthous stomatitis [18-20]. Oral aphthous stomatitis ("fever sores" or "canker sores"), which can appear on the cheeks, tongue, gums, and lips, usually correlates with histologic changes in the small intestine." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"These include: Diabetes, Gall Stones, Kidney Stones, Gout, Hypertension, Varicose Veins, Rheumatoid Arthritis, psoriasis, and Obesity. Parasites! As if that were not enough, it has been estimated that as many as 80% of all Americans are afflicted with intestinal parasites.' Symptoms include nervousness, grinding of the teeth at night, aches and pains that move from place to place in the body, mimicked appendicitis, ulcers and various digestive pain, nausea or diarrhea, itching, acne, foul breath, furred tongue, jaundice, fatigue, menstrual irregularities, and insomnia." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.) "In addition, though, it does provide specific benefits, such as: • Extremely powerful memory enhancement and improved cognitive performance • Supports the adrenals • A strong antifatigue agent • Of significant benefit in rheumatologic and connective tissue disorders such as rheumatism, osteoarthritis, scleroderma, psoriasis, lupus, and spondylitis • Repair of the myelin sheath structure • Improved immunity • Reduced PMS and menopausal symptoms • And it just makes you "feel" really good Use of pregnenolone has shown no serious side effects even at very high doses of up to 700 mg." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.) "Pau d'arco has been used as a treatment for AIDS, allergies, all infections and inflammations, anemia, asthma, arthritis, arteriosclerosis, as a blood builder, bronchitis, all types of cancer, candidiasis, colitis, cystitis, smoker's cough, diabetes, eczema, fistulas, gastritis, gonorrhea, hemorrhages, hernias, Hodgkin's disease, liver disease, leukemia, lupus, multiple sclerosis, osteomyelitis, Parkinson's disease, polyps, prostatitis, psoriasis, rheumatism, skin cancer, skin sores, spleen infections, snake bites, ulcers, varicose veins, warts, and plain old wounds." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"Effect of dietary supplementation with very-long-chain n-3 fatty acids in patients with psoriasis. N. Engl. J. Med. 328, 1812-1816. 35. Wolk, A., Vessby, B., Ljung, H., and Barrefors, P. (1998). Evaluation of a biologic marker for dairy fat intake. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 68, 291-295. 36. Smedman, A. E. M., Gustafsson, I. B., Berglund, L. G. T., and Vessby, B. O. H. (1999). Pentadecanoic acid in serum as a marker for intake of milk fat: relations between intake of milk fat and metabolic risk factors. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 69, 22-29. 37. Turnlund, J. R. (1994)." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"He also had psoriasis and terrible stomach bloating after eating. After testing we found he had many, many things out of balance—his blood sugar, low testosterone levels, low levels of serotonin and dopamine, and dairy allergies. He hated fish and had very low omega-3 fats. But the most dramatic finding was severe B12, folate, and B6 deficiency. His methylation train was stuck. After cleaning up his diet, balancing his blood sugar and testosterone, giving him fish oil, and fixing his digestion, we gave him doses of folic acid, B6, and B,2 shots." - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.)

"Extensive research is now being done to look into its far-reaching anti-inflammatory effects in the treatment of colitis, psoriasis, and neurological disorders. Another medication that appears to be promising in the treatment of autism is Namenda, which is FDA approved for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Although Namenda does not decrease inflammation directly, it may be helpful by acting upon the glutamate receptors on the cells to block the activity of glutamate, an excitatory amino acid that may act synergistically with inflammatory mediators." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"You can easily heal the causes of arthritis, Crohn's disease, and psoriasis through cleansing of the liver, kidneys and colon, eliminating animal protein from the diet and eating a nutritious vegetarian diet, while adhering to a balanced lifestyle. I suffered from rheumatoid arthritis over 35 years ago, and once I knew what caused it, I healed it quickly without any medical aid. I appeal to all parents whose children are afflicted with arthritis, Crohn's disease, and similar disorders, to protect them against medical treatments designed to destroy their young and growing bodies." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

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