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Does anyone here suffer from severely dry skin. I am on Rocephin and Levaquin. I am wondering if that is the reason for my dry skin or if it justs comes with the territory. Please give me any advice you can.
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Carol in PA
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Try pharmaceutical grade fish oil. (By mouth) Worked for me!
Also, a tube of lanolin from the drugstore is very effective on dry skin on the hands and feet, although you may not need it anymore after you take the fish oil for a while.
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my skin is literally peeling off my feet and hands like something that has died, my hair is also very dry and stands up with electricity all the time. I use lots of creams and leave-in conditioner for my hair and body. I think it hjas something to do with the ketes dying (IMO) Fish oil is excellent Lymelady
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I remember getting dry, scaly (but not flaking off) skin on my ankles the first time I got sick and started on antibiotics. In my brain fog, I wondered, "When did my ankles start looking so OLD?"
My son got the same kind of skin on the backs of his hands, swore he didn't wipe his nose on his hands! For both of us, it went away on continued treatment.
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For lotion, I highly suggest "Udderly Smooth." You can get it practically everywhere nowadays.
I've been using the stuff for years, and my friends used to laugh at me (only because the directions on the bottle were for repairing cracked or damaged cow teets). Every one of them is now a satisfied customer.
I figure if it can repair the cracked hands of a sailor (me), than it can fix just about anything...
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[QB] For lotion, I highly suggest "Udderly Smooth." You can get it practically everywhere nowadays.
I've used Udder Balm on my dry skin and it worked great. Also Make sure you don't have any thyroid problems. I had more skin problems before treating my thyroid problems.
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Yes. I just had a makeover at a department store after ignoring makeup, clothing, and other reminders of healthy life for ages. The salesperson took one look at my natural complexion and said, Oh my God, your skin is completely dehydrated, and the only real way to cure it is better nutrition. This from a woman who sells $80 eye cream.
The supplements people seem to recommend the most are fatty acids, Vitamins A and E, B complex, minerals, and primrose oil. Also, lots of water. I just started taking flaxseed oil twice a day, and in place of nighttime moisturizer, am using Sodium PCA ($7 a bottle) and aloe vera gel ($5 a bottle).
Please write with more ideas as you find them!
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It was really really dry few years back I went to the skin dr and he said use oil of olat soap for sensitive skin....
I do and it is much better still a bit dry but never anywhere as severe as it was.... and I dont use lotion cuz im just to dog gone sick and dont have the energy.
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Very dry skin and hair is also a red flag for being hypothyroid. All the lotion in the world won't take care of that.
Also don't forget the body (including skin)needs to drink water, water and more water.
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Fish oil definately!!
Aubrey organics products if you don't want to add all the toxic junk they put in 99.9% of commercial products.
Also, Kiss my face has some good lotion but you have to read the ingredients. I won't use anything with mineral oil (actually drying .... and an ingredient in most lotions..........makes no sense), laurel sulfates or parabens.
Hope this helps someone, robi
read labels ............ don't add toxins to you're body in the products you are using
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I take a really high grade fish oil, plus black current oil.
I also think getting a shower filter has helped a lot, getting the chlorine out of the shower, out of my hair and off my skin. My hair's a lot softer since we installed that.
And, as map said, water. I drink a lot of it. I also add liquid oxygen to it, which I think helps.
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Coconut oil, good source - take inside and out, has been great for all of this for me. It's the only thing I use on all my skin and face for a long time now, better than any expensive cream ever was, and makes a great intensive (leave on overnight) hair treatment.
Over the long term I also lost that 'chicken skin' on my legs thing, and the wrinkles starting around my eyes went away.
It's also good for the immune system, thyroid, **candida, cholesterol and more. High nutritional value.
Just put some in a small glass jar, and melt it by putting the jar in some warm water so you can take it on a spoon and use it on your skin.
I take three tbsp a day now, for a long time I took much more.
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I use Rechts-Regulat alone or mixed under coconut oil. Wherever needed.
I am reposting this article below. It was a handout to patients of Dr. K. around 1990, when eggs were still a no-no for another 12-15 years following. In those days, 6 eggs detoxed a lot of junk. That was before the Phospholipid Exchange and all the fancy expensive stuff came along. Now even the eggs contain mercury -- and the chicken as well -- Where will it end?
I still eat my eggs though. And I still wash my hair with an egg yoke several times a week.
General Guidelines for Eliminating Toxic Solvents
Read the labels on all your personal grooming products - shampoo, creme rinse, soap hair spray and gel, moisture lotion, shaving cr�me, deodorant, toothpaste, etc., your make-up, base eyeliner, mascara, blush on, lipstick, nail polish, etc., and household cleaning products. Eliminate all the products with obvious toxic solvents:
``Prop'' Isopropyl alcohol or isopropanol - 2 times as toxic as ethanol, and is absorbed through the skin. Used widely in cosmetics and antifreeze! * Propyl alcohol or propanol - similar to the effects of isopropyl alcohol but has an additional drying effect on the skin. * Propylparaben - propyl alcohol plus ester form of p-Hydroxybenzoate. Used extensively; can cause contact dermatitis and is toxic. * Propylene glycol - permeates through skirt better than glycerin and is less expensive. Widely used in cosmetics and hydraulic and brake fluid; can cause liver abnormalities and kidney damage. * Or any other chemical listed with ``prop' in the name.
``Methyl'' * Methyl alcohol or methanol - common solvent especially irritating to the eyes. * Methylparaben - widely used as a preservative in cosmetics; can cause allergic reactions. * Methylcellulose a binder and thickener that has caused cancer in rats. * Or any other chemical with ``methyl'' In the name.
``Butyl'' * Butyl alcohol or butanol - solvent and clarifying agent that is a strong irritant and toxin. * Butylparaben -- used as an antifungal and is toxic. * Butylene glycol - - common in hair sprays; toxic to central nervous system and kidneys. * Or any other chemical with ``butyl'' in the name
``Ethyl'' * Ethyl alcohol, ethanol, cetyl alcohol, S.D. alcohol - Before ethyl alcohol can be used in cosmetics it must be denatured (made unfit to drink) which requires the use of toxic solvents. Therefore, even ethanol and its related compounds are not safe additives.
* Grain alcohol - The only nontoxic alcohol additive; it is not denatured. (Some companies therefore break the guidelines and do not denature their ethanol.) * Ethylene glycol - used as an antifreeze and solvent; very toxic to central nervous system, lungs. an~ kidneys. * Ethylene dichloride -- solvent and wetting agent; highly toxic even through skin absorption. * EDTA or ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid - preservative that is highly allergenic, and can cause kidney damage and cancer. Also used in carbonated beverages
Benzene. Toluene, styrene, xylene, etc. * Toxic aromatic hydrocarbons from petroleum, but these will rarely appear on the label. * Therefore, avoid obvious sources - Vaseline, Jell-C, candy, throat lozenges, all medications if possible. most cold cereals, chewing gum. many tea-tree products. ice cream, most pet foods, fruit juices, bottled waters, perfumes. almost all cosmetics and personal care products, and all household cleaners not bought at the health food store or co-op.
Miscellaneous * Ascorbic acid - Vitamin C, natural preservative; non-toxic if extracted cleanly. * Benzoin - a gum preservative not related to benzene; non-toxic if extracted cleanly. * Citric acid - from grapefruit seed; natural preservative: non-toxic if extracted cleanly. * Mineral Oil - petroleum derivative, suffocates the skin, indigestible when absorbed, toxic.
Solvent-free Shopping List Rule 1- All plastic has traces of benzene It's almost impossible to avoid plastic though, because most companies cant afford to beat the expense of shipping products in heavier glass jars. However, try to transfer as much as you can into glass containers when you get home.'
Rule 2- Almost all make-up has benzene in it from the extraction process of the particular pigments, scents, and ingredients needed. Even the health food store brands (BWC, Rachel Perry, Aubrey. and Weleda, etc.) almost always have propyl-, methyl-, benzene-, etc., in them. Your best bet is to buy all your make-up from REAL Purity in Michigan (1-800-253-1694), Their products are absolutely clean and natural. They also have shampoo creme rinse, moisture lotion, hair spray with grain alcohol, halt gel, and deodorant.
Men might want to order ``chapstick'' called Hauschka's lip cream'' from Kripalu (1-800-967-7279). Hauschka's is a well.respected German company using all natural sources. (And their lip cream doesn't look like lipstick!)
``Arcoroc'' and other French and Italian glass-- even colored glass - test better than other brands (less toxic metal-lead-influence).
Cosmetics
Good Bad
Tom's toothpaste Weleda pink toothpaste Xylifresh toothpaste Weleda salt toothpaste TeaTree (Australia) toothpaste Homeodent Auromere toothpaste Ecodent tooth powder in paper container Peelu toothpaste Peelu tooth powder
Chica Bella Shampoo Almost all BWC, Zia, Chica Bella cream rinse Rachel Perry, Weleda, Chica Bella moisture lotion Aubrey, Kiss My Face Chica Bella soap
Real Purity shampoo Real Purity cr�me rinse Real Purity moisture lotions/cr�mes/etc. Real Purity hair spray All other hair spray Real Purity hair gel Real Purity deodorant Real Purity ( all their products are okay) All other hair dyes Aubrey's B5 design hair gel
Eggs (help repair nerve myelin sheath and cell membrane) Fresh-squeezed juice All flavored juices Most ``healthy'' teas Coffee, Lipton'' tea
Cheeses (buy the more irregular looking shaped cheeses) Celtic salt Sea salt
7th Generation Q-tips/cotton balls! menstrual pads [Chlorine and dioxin-free] Second Nature toilet paper, paper towels, napkins [Chlorine and dioxin-free] Macrobiotic-type crackers Most crackers Rice Cakes Enriched with A and D Rice Dream Organic Rice Dream Soy milk Soy lecithin
One Earth Laundry Powder One Earth Bleach Ecover Laundry Powder Country Save Laundry Detergent Country Save Bleach 7th Generation Dishwasher soap
Of course, organic fruits, vegetables, whole grains, bottled salad dressings, olives, pickles, pasta, whole grain breads and many other whole foods from your co-op and health food store are find. Not listed is obvious junk food, like Jell-O and chewing gum, because no one but concerned health-oriented people are going to read this anyway!
We are also in agreement with Dr. Clark's beliefs that, in the presence of these chemical solvents, aflatoxins= a toxic mold by-product found on all nuts, bread more than a few days old, overripe fruit, beer, and many bulk grains-are more opportunistic. Therefore, while you are detoxing solvents, avoid these products as much as possible. However, if you cook the grains and nuts, it should destroy any aflatoxins. Also, mixing a 1/2 tsp of powered ascorbic acid (Thorne) with your nut butters should render them mold free.
Solvent Detox Protocol
The most effective way to detox isopropyl and related alcohols, and benzene and related hydrocarbons, is to simply avoid them. However, the following pure, solvent-free nutritional supplements can speed up the average 5 month process.
* Chlorella Begin with 4 a day; 2 in the morning, 2 at night, without food. Build up to 8-12 per day If your amalgam fillings are removed. Take chlorella and garlic to8ether, on& 2:1 ratio. (Chlorella is a powerful l toxic chemical and metal chelator) * Garlic Take. at the nine time with chlon,l1a, on 1:2 ratio. without food. Build up to 4-6 ~per day. ~The sulfur in garlic attracts and absorbs toxic metals and chemicals, and strengthens the liver's detoxification cytochrome p450 system~
* Free-Radical Quencher 3 to 6 a day, with or without food. (Antioxidants. assist in chemical detox and cell membrane repair.
* Pycnogenol 2 to 6 a day, without food. ~Pycnogenol is a more powerful antioxidant then vitamin C and E.
* `Buffered C Powder 1to 2 tsp a day, with or without food. (Buffered vitamin helps alkalinize acidic solvent toxic tissues, and acts as an electron donor for energy and a strong antioxidant .
* Anti-Mutagens 2 a day, without food, 1 in am., 1 In p.m. (A blend of anti-carcinogens of plant origin. that protect against the harmful effects of air and water pollution and electromagnetic fields. Don't let the ``propyl-`` scare you-it's a natural plant product!
* NH4~Redox 2. day without food; 1 in am., 1 in p.m. (reduces Intestinal ammonia that is linked~ to hepatic encephalopathy'' - the neuropsychlatrlc abnormalities such as memory log, and depression that rise with liver dysfunction secondary to toxic solvents and metals)
* L-Trepein 2 a day. with food. (A lipotrophic that aids in liver repair and helps restore metabolic enzyme function to better. detox solvents.)
Phospholiplds 2 a day, with food. (Helps repair cell and nerve membranes and restore efficient fat metabolism.)
Ornithine 2 to 4 before bed. (This amino acid is mildly sleep inducing and taken before bed stimulates growth hormone production. It also helps repair solvent-damaged cell walls.)
Arginine Qr Citrulline 2 capsules, 2 times a day (4/day), away from food with Aminomine. (Arginine. also helps repair solvent damaged cell walls, as well as stimulating growth hormone and enhancing thymus activity. Take citrulline if you have a history of herpes outbreaks)
Aminomine 2 capsules, 2 times a day (4/day), away from food (Combination amino acid specifically for brain cell repair. This is especially important since all solvents have neurotoxic and neuropsychiatric effects.)
Eggs 2 to 6 per day. (``Apoprotein E, found in eggs, shuttles cholesterol to the injured nerve and cell membranes for repair and regeneration. It also assists in escorting the cholesterol FROM the body)
*Double on days of increased toxic solvent exposure.
(from the early 1990's)
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