Psoriasis is a chronic, recurrent inflammatory skin disease that affects 2–3% of the population in the UK
Fairskinned people, wherever they live, are equally affected by psoriasis, but it is much less common in African Caribbeans and Asians, and virtually non-existent in Native Americans. It affects men and women equally. The word ‘psoriasis’ comes from Greek words meaning ‘the state of having the itch’.
Since psoriasis has often been described but never really defined, let’s have a reasonable definition of the disease, based on my many years of clinically dealing with the subject: Psoriasis is the external manifestation. of the body’s attempt to “throw off” internal toxins .. In other words, to put it more succinctly, the skin is doing what the bowels and the kidneys should be doing. The skin is not ordinarily designed to remove waste matter to any great extent, but, due to the toxic overload produced by a leaky gut, it acts as a backup system and takes on the task of removing toxins-thus the rash, irritation, and lesions.
The Cause of Psoriasis
Looking to the skin for the cause of psoriasis is like looking at the tip of an iceberg and assuming it to be the entire structure. One can keep chipping away at the tip, but the iceberg will never disappear. Why? Because its main body lies hidden beneath the surface, and as long as that remains hidden, the iceberg will continue to exist.
So it is with psoriasis. What one sees on the outside is the physical evidence of something happening inside the body. One can treat the outside, but the disease will keep coming back again and again, month after month, year after year, until the patient has exhausted all available avenues of relief. Whom does he turn to? Is there really a remedy to this irritating, often devastating, chronic skin disease? Is it possible for a victim to be free from a lifetime of pain, disfigurement, and considerable expense?
The answer to these questions is an unequivocal yes! There are solutions to the riddle of psoriasis, solutions that have guided many in effectively managing the disease in a safe, natural way.
If a researcher turns to orthodox medicine for an explanation of the cause of this disease, he will still be met today with the same age-old declaration that “there is no known cause or cure for psoriasis.” Only an inner belief that there must be an answer, although presently unknown, will motivate this scientist to continually seek a solution.
It’s very important to have patience while treating psoriasis. The treatment can be long and a positive mental attitude is highly important. Negative words like “It’s not going to get cured” “Had I known it was this difficult, I would have never started.” will increase your chances of remaining a victim of psoriasis.
In order for the treatment to work the patient must first understand psoriasis for what it is; second, it is important to set on the right track, to rid oneself of the disease; and third, the patient must have patience and persistence!
The Origin of Psoriasis
As mentioned earlier, to understand the reason for the outward manifestations of psoriasis, one must go inside the body to find the origin. According to experts, that source is found in the intestinal tract. Here is where psoriasis begins and, until this fact is fully grasped and therapy is based on this premise, the condition will persist.
For psoriasis to occur, the walls in certain areas of the intestinal tract must become thin and porous. When this happens, toxic substances that should normally pass through the intestines and eventually be eliminated by the body seep through these walls, enter the lymphatic system, and invade the bloodstream. The body’s natural purification system, primarily the liver and the kidneys, then tries to filter out these toxins, which build up in the blood. It may take some time, but sooner or later the accumulation of toxins will prove to be more than these organs can effectively handle. When this point is reached, the body’s secondary or backup purification systems attempt to aid in the process of elimination. When the liver, the major filtering gland of the body, is overloaded, the skin comes to the rescue and helps to eliminate toxins. When the kidneys are overtaxed, the lungs come into play.
Get a free trial of Dermasis psoriasis cream. and Read the Quick Action Plan to cure psoriasisThe digestive tract is actually a long tube that carries out various functions all along its course, from the ingestion of food to the elimination of waste products.
When food enters the mouth, certain enzymes begin the process of breaking it down for eventual absorption and assimilation in the small intestine. Before food reaches the twisting and turning small intestine, it must pass down a straight section of tubing called the esophaegus and enter the stomach. There it may remain for hours, being acted upon by more enzymes and certain acids before passing into the first portion of the small intestine, the duodenum, which is only about twelve inches long.
It then enters the next portion of the small intestine, called the jejunum, which, in turn, leads into the ileum. It is within these areas, especially where the duodenum meets the jejunum, that the walls of the intestines in the psoriatic become thin and smooth, allowing a transfer of toxins to take place. This transfer can, however, take place anywhere along the entire length of the alimentary canal. This is called intestinal permeability, commonly referred to as the leaky gut syndrome.
The Leaky Gut Syndrome Explained
The Leaky Gut Syndrome is the name given to a very common health disorder in which the basic organic defect (lesion) is an intestinal lining which is more permeable (porous) than normal. The abnormally large spaces present between the cells of the gut wall allow the entry of toxic material into the bloodstream that would, in healthier circumstances, be repelled and eliminated. The gut becomes leaky in the sense that bacteria, fungi, parasites and their toxins, undigested protein, fat and waste, normally not absorbed into the bloodstream in the healthy state, pass through a damaged, hyperpermeable, porous, or leaky gut.
Leaky gut syndrome is almost always associated with autoimmune disease, and reversing autoimmune disease depends on healing the lining of the gastrointestinal tract. Diseases in this category are lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, vertigo, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and diabetes, among others, as being directly related to a hyperpermeable intestinal wall. With leaky gut problems, we become less resistant to viruses, bacteria, parasites, and candida (yeast infections). These are but a few of the many diseases or conditions that are now being closely scrutinized as having their origin in a leaky gut.
Why the Walls Break Down
The following causes are associated with the breakdown of the intestinal walls that produces the leaky gut syndrome:
• Antibiotics, because they lead to the overgrowth of abnormal flora in the gastrointestinal tract (bacteria, parasites, candida, fungi)
• Alcohol and caffeine, which are strong gut irritants
• Foods and beverages contaminated by parasites
• Chemicals in fermented and processed foods
• Enzyme deficiencies
• Prescription corticosteroids (Prednisone)
• A diet high in refined carbohydrates (for example, candy bars, cookies, cake? soft: drinks, white bread)
• Prescription hormones (birth-control pills)
• Mold and fungal mycotoxins in stored grains, fruit, and refined carbohydrates
I would also add the following, each of which will be dealt with as we proceed:
• Chronis constipation
• Improper elimination
• Insufficient daily intake of water
• Foods high in saturated fat
• The “nightshades” particularly tomatoes, which carry an enzyme that is powerfully destructive to the psoriatic, eczematous, and arthritic patient
• Smoking
• Negative emotions such as resentment, tear, and anxiety
• Depression
• Spinal misalignments
• Hereditary factors
Rebuilding the Walls
As you can see, there are many reasons that the intestinal walls break down and become porous. The good news is that the repair and regeneration of these walls is well within the reach of the average person, for the inner lumen (wall) that forms the barrier that prevents undesirable elements from seeping through is normally renewed and regenerated every six days-provided, of course, that consumption of irritants is halted and
other beneficial substances are introduced.
The two primary substances taken internally, which I have used successfully, are slippery elm bark powder and American yellow saffron tea.
Both are prepared in the form of a tea and are administered with the purpose of healing the internal walls of the intestine and purifying the entire alimentary canal.
The Folds throughout the Intestinal Tract
The food, known as chyme at this stage of digestion, continues to move into the ileum, the longest portion of the approximately twentyfoot-long small intestine, where nutrients are absorbed and waste matter is passed into the large intestine and then the colon and is eventually eliminated. The walls throughout most of the intestinal tract should have certain folds present at all times, aiding in the absorption and movement of the contents that are passing through.
These folds begin at the latter half of the duodenum, continue throughout the jejunum, and end about halfway into the ileum. They are more concentrated at the duodeno-jejunal flexure. When these folds become smooth, as though they were thinned out in the psoriatic, they permit a seepage of toxins through the walls and eventually into the bloodstream. Anatomically, they are called the plicae circulares.
Although the transfer of toxins occurs primarily at the duodenojejunal flexure, this seepage of poisons can and probably does take place throughout the length of both the small and large intestines of a person suffering from psoriasis. The idea, therefore, in this new approach to the disease is twofold.: (1) to cut down or preferably stop ingesting pollutants, and (2) to strengthen these porous intestinal walk
Why the Intestinal Walls Become Thin
Smoothing of the intestinal walls does not always have the same cause, but more often than not is due to improper coordination in the eliminating systems. Doubtless, some of the conditions that cause poor elimination overlap each other, contributing to a toxic buildup and causing an increase in acids in the blood that should always be alkaline. The acid content of the blood must be reduced. This is the basis for the therapeutic regimen that we’ll discuss here on this site.
The toxic buildup is caused by not only those elements that have already been identified as having a poisonous effect on the body, such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons, cyclamates, and many others, but there are also other substances that are more common but less suspect, especially certain foods that do not necessarily affect the average person but play havoc with the psoriatic. They act as allergens to psoriasis suffers and turn their lives into a living hell The control of the disease, therefore, is attained primarily by learning to identify those foods that cause a toxic overacidic reaction in the body and by making it a priority to avoid them at all costs.
Why the Intestinal Walls Become Porous
When the intestinal walls ate already thin and compromised, they are more susceptible to fungal yeast infections. Yeast that collects in the folds of the intestinal villi (due to overly acidic pH levels that result from eating too many yeast-laden foods, especially sugar and white flour products, or from overuse of antibiotics) can change from normal, beneficial yeast into fungal yeast. This new fungal yeast grows roots (rhizoids) that penetrate the gut wall in their search for nutrition derived from blood, thus opening passageways for the toxic macromolecules to invade the blood circulatory system. The resulting “pinholes” are the source of the term “leaky gut.” The waste matter or toxins that should ordinarily pass out of the body can now find a passageway into the blood. Remove the fungal yeast buildup and thegut will heal, preventing further leakage into the blood. This is best done by avoiding the foods that basically caused the problem-too many carbohydrates and sugars-and instead consume foods that help correct the problem-olive oil and garlic, as well as plain, organic yogurt with live cultures–and the chances of recovery are greatly enhanced.
Understanding the Connection
Until this concept of nutritional effects on the skin is fully understood, one fights a losing battle. External applications in the form of salves, creams, and even ultraviolet light do help in many cases to clear the skin, but they are palliative- at best, and before long, the condition usually returns, often worse than before. To those relatively few who have experienced a spontaneous remission of the disease without ever having a return of symptoms, I say they should thank their lucky stars. For reasons that may never be known, these fortunate few were relieved of a lifetime of anxiety and pain.
To those less fortunate, however, I say, take heart! All is not lost.
Does the Regimen Work?
The results can be so outstanding that you would never know you ever had psoriasis. We are serious. Perhaps even more important, they rarely, if ever, have to come to me again. This result has often been achieved with children as well.
Those who will achieve only moderate results with the treatment regimen will most probably be those that either will not stay with the regimen (they got bored, they began to cheat) or have the attitude, “Okay, I know it works, so I’ll stop for now, enjoy whatever I want to eat, and if it flares up again, I’ll go back on the diets eventually.”
Discipline is important!
The no side of my answer almost always has its origin in patients’ inability or unwillingness to discipline themselves. They want what they want when they want it. That’s okay we all want that .. But it is like a star athlete saying, “I want to be the greatest runner in the world, but don’t ask me to stop smoking!” It won’t happen.
So, the answer to the original question is yes, the regimen works for most people who follow through long enough; no, it doesn’t work for those who play at it, do not take it seriously enough, and are always looking for a quick fix.
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