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- From: tscwhitehead@cc.weber.edu (Clarke Whitehead)
- Subject: Eczema and holistic cures
- Message-ID: <22DEC199211370552@cc.weber.edu>
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- Organization: Weber State University
- Date: 22 Dec 1992 11:37 MST
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- I'm fairly new to the concept of natural remedies to problems. My father
- was an organic chemist for a pharmaceutical company, and I was taught that
- the best cures were always through medical doctors and drugs. Over the
- years, however, I have started to look for more natural cures.
-
- I am curious however, about what approach to take in finding a solution,
- when there are many directions to take. Recently, I posted a question
- on the HOLISTIC internet list asking for advice regarding treatment for
- Eczema, and received dozens of different approaches including the
- exclusion of milk, wheat, citrus, etc, from the diet, ointments,
- Preparation-H, meditation, lemon-juice fasts, chants, etc, etc, etc.
-
- With the complex relationships between nutrition, life styles, mental
- attitude, etc. How do you isolate the actual problems creating such
- ailments. I recently (about a month so far) eliminated milk from my
- diet to see if that had an effect. I have also been cutting back on
- fats and eating more fruits and vegetables. The Eczema got much worse
- for a while, and now is starting to settle back down after resorting
- back to the old Hydrocortizone ointment. Do I have to go through this
- type of trial with every possible contributor? How long does it take
- for a nutritional change to have an effect? And, can I assume that it
- didn't do any good (perhaps even bad) to eliminate milk, or is the increase
- in veggies and fruits perhaps even making the Eczema worse? Perhaps I'm
- looking for too quick of a cure, but I hate to have my whole life and
- diet revolve around eliminating one problem among many (I also have
- several allergies I want to alleviate).
-
- Any recommendation to a new-comer would be appreciated :)
-
- Clarke
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