September 2016

Hi all,
I haven't visited my blog in months. I joined a Psoriasis Survivor page on FB but haven't don't much else.  I was so happy to come here today to read several posts from people who said they were inspired by my blog with the pictures.
I want to let you know I am still clear but I do have a dime size spot on my shin. I know my diet has not been the best - too much sugar and too much stress. But I will just get it cleaned up.
I still take my probiotics and vitamins and try not to overdo any of the bad stuff but I know I fell off the wagon.
My daughter's arms that had the eczema is completely cleared and beautiful. Misery loves company and I like having someone else at home that insists on a salad when everyone else goes for pizza and soda. We still eat that stuff - but as an occasional treat, not standard fare..
I know some people asked for my email address so they can ask me more questions - but I have 3 email addresses that all have unread messages. Please just ask on this blog - chances are someone else has the same question.
I will do a better job of visiting and responding.
Take care of yourselves!
Xoxox,
M

Happy New Year!

Hi all, been a while since I wrote. Still clear and my daughter's eczema cleared up as well. As you may have recalled she had eczema in the inside of her elbows. Being a teenager she wanted a doctor's advice, not mom's. They gave her cream which calmed rashes on her arms but popped up on her face instead. So off of the steroid cream and tried moms diet and probiotics. 2 months later her skin is clear.

Take care of yourselves.

Summer is here... Are you ready?

Hi all,
Just a quick note to tell you my skin is still doing great. If you are considering taking meds, try going natural for 6 months first. If you are already taking meds, see if you can change your diet and ween yourself off.

I did the steroidal creams for a while, I think it made me better in short spurts but the weening process caused flares.

All good now. Let me know how you are doing.

April Update.... No update

Hi all,
Psoriasis is becoming a distant memory for me. I am still clear.  I tell everyone that will listen that the key is in what they do and do not eat. Sometimes I underestimate how bad it once was, then I look at the old photos and get shocked all over again.

Best of luck to everyone trying to get better. It is possible.
M

March on!

Hi all,
I just wanted to continue to communicate that my skin is still clear. My diet is really not that restrictive anymore but I do tend to do less tomato sauce, less red meat, less wine, less night shades. But I am still clear. Hopefully this gives hope to the folks that are wondering when they do clear will they have to be on a weird diet for life. The answer is, not really.
Best of luck!
Michele

Continuing to Educate Myself

Hi All,
just wanted to drop a line to the people checking in...
First off - my skin still looks great! I am not on the strict Pagano diet any more - nor have I been for a long time but I still look and feel great.

As you know I contributed my healing to a healthier digestive track - and that education started,  with Dr Pagano's book called Healing Psoriasis Naturally.

I also did a lot of probiotic therapy and then detoxed with something called Medi Clear Plus - which I continue to put in my smoothies in the morning.

I also have gone completely organic (or as much as possible as sometimes it is just not available).

I started to read a book called "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and it has renewed my faith in going in organic, not just for my health but for the health of the planet.  I am not finished with the book yet but there is section that talks about the invention of synthetic fertilizers and what it does to our ground water - and ultimately drinking water, and dead zones in the ocean.

If you believe we are all connected - then perhaps you can start to view our psoriasis as a symptom of something off balance in your body - and ultimately on the planet.  Getting myself back in balance by replenishing the gut flora, removing toxins, and not retoxing myself has gotten me healthy, and because I am closely connected to my daughter - her skin has started to improve as well (she has eczema). After all, she eats what I eat - most of the time. ;)

People who read this blog may try to get themselves back in balance - start their own blog and continue the spread of knowledge about personal health, family health, community health, and dare I say it global health.

Everything starts with awareness. I am not saying my natural path will work for you, but I want you to be aware that it has worked for me, and thousands of others.

I want you to be aware of what you are eating and where it came from. If you eat a lot of processed food, you may be eating a lot of corn. Who cares? Well maybe your skin does. Maybe your health does.

More later.

October 2015 - I am declaring myself healed!

I am one of the lucky ones. My skin is an early warning system that my body is not functioning properly.  Some people get high blood pressure, or high cholesterol, or overweight, or depression, or asthma or <insert health condition>.

I get rashes that indicate that my body has toxins that are causing problems.  I have spent the past 18 months detoxing and cleaning up my diet and my skin currently shows no signs of psoriasis.  I am no longer on a restrictive diet but I eat and drink the things that poison me in much more moderation.

I have not used any pharmaceuticals in about 8 months. The steroid cream has its own set of problems but as my  blog followers know, I have used it when I needed a break from a bad flare.

I know I will get the occasional flare going forward, but I know that flare is reminding me to stay away from my toxins. My toxins may be different than yours but for me it was:

• night shades
• sugar
• wine
• pesticides from non-organic foods

How do I know this? Well it is all in my blog but the short answer is I had a toxicity report that tested me through the roof on some heavy metals. The only source of these I can figure out are from pesticides, maybe bad tap water.  I get itchy when I drink more than 2 glasses of red wine. I get itchy if I eat too much sweets. I don't feel itchy with night shades but I have been eating those in moderation.  If I eat tomato sauce 2 times in a row rashes looked a little redder - at least to me.

How I healed is clearly spelled out in my blog but to summarize I did the following:

• Read Dr Pagano's book and educated myself and tried to follow it
• Detoxed myself per Pagano's recommendations
• Addressed my leaky gut with supplements - (Probiotics)
• Detoxed with MediClear
• Drink more filtered water
• Went organic!
• Check lotions - a lot of them have bad stuff in it.  I switched to olive oil.

I wish you all the best.

My daughter has eczema - and I am starting her on my regiment. I will keep you in the loop on how she is doing.

Thanks for visiting my blog.  I have over 20k visits.  You guys kept me going.  I am very happy.

Michele

September

Hi all, still holding steady and feeling great.
If you haven't tried it yet, do the Medi Clear plus detox. I just completed another 15 days and my skin got even better. Will up load pics soon. (Seeing is believing).
M

Hola!

Hi all, I just got back from 10 days in Mexico. My skin is great. My foot has a little dry patch but it isn't even noticeable. I was eating and drinking everything in sight so I need to get on the wagon but the skin is holding up just fine.

Oh, but I did break/ sprain my toe on the first day tripping on rocks in the ocean. Other than that I'm great!
M

July 2014 - Doing Great

Hi All,
Just wanted to let you know that all all is going well.  I let the picture speak for itself....

May is almost over - and I am still doing great

Hi all,  my skin looks the same, clear every where except for one little spot on my right foot. I am taking different supplements. The ones to repair my kidney didn't really clear up the one spot. I went back to my holistic doctor and he is now worried about my stress level.  I dont feel stressed, but I do notice that I have been sleeping poorly at night. My mind just races on random topics.  If these supplements help I will list them out for you guys.

In the meantime I still loosely follow the Pagano diet. I eat organic. Fruit smoothies in morning for breakfast. Lunch is usually a salad. Dinner will rarely have nightshades or red meat. Sometimes I juice veggies like kale and carrots and beets. I will have a glass of wine or beer 1-3x a week.

My skin is great. But I do want to get rid of this last one little spot. I am confident I will soon.

Also I started (9 weeks ago)  an exercise class called the bar method. It is super hard but gives amazing results. :) pics to come in a few weeks. ( I would send pics now but still laying in bed with iPad and too lazy to get up.  :).  Happy Memorial Day weekend!
M

April fools update

Hi all, things are still going well but I will say that the last little spot on my right foot is still there. I went back to my holistic dr today and he said that particular spot on my foot is indicative of weak kidneys. He showed me a Chinese acupressure chart that showed me what he was talking about. Then he did some muscle testing and said everything does seem to be fine except my kidneys.

I am going to try the following supplements for a month, and if this spot heals then we all can start creating some new theories. BTW, he reminded me that when one puts steroid cream on one spot the psoriasis will simply move to a different spot. I have not been using any cream for a while so let's see if making my kidneys stronger helps.
M

Happy March

Hi All,
just to let you know, all is still well. I spent a little time this past week on Inspire.com to see what is going on with other psoriasis sufferers. The good news is some of the people that started the diet the same time I did have also seen fantastic results and are happy (go Jitterbug and a few others who's handles I can't remember right now).

The sad news is many other people write that they feel so depressed and sad because this condition is making their life miserable and their meds have stopped working.  I have chimed in on a few discussions to 'enlighten' sufferers to another path - but I don't want to be pushy.

When the student is ready the teacher will enter.
I will post there every now and then - but that is all.  My traffic for this sight has gone up so I know I am getting through to some of you.  Please know that I am not trying to make any money off of this blog.  Google tells me to add ads to make money - but that is not why I am doing it.  I really just want to give people hope that their body can heal if you give it a chance.

Peace and love to all!
today's skin.....

Happy Valentines day

Hi all,
it has been a while since I actually posted with a picture so I wanted to do that.  Not bad considering a holiday season of night shades and alcohol.  I actually gained 10 lbs but I have started my diet and exercising again to get into shape.

If you look closely my left foot looks as good as it ever has but there is a slight discoloration on my right.  This is strange because my right foot was always the best one.  But I know this is because I did a 10+ mile rollerblade with my kids right before Christmas and my socks were awful.  Its bruised but it will heal.  It is not itchy at all.

I have started going to the gym 2-3 times a week and do about 2-3 miles on the elliptical machine.  I make sure I remove my sweaty socks as soon as possible because I think that causes too much "stress" on my delicate skin.

People keep asking me what is the one thing that helped me. There is no answer other than clean living.  Educate yourself on what a good diet really means in terms of alkaline, sugar, gluten, night shades and all of the other things that are mentioned in the Pagano book.  Steer clear of processed foods because there are so many additives in there that you don't know what you are eating. Go organic to avoid pesticides.  This is the only thing I can think of that caused the heavy metals in my toxicity report.  Make sure your digestive track is doing what it is supposed to do daily, (if you know what I mean). Finally, believe.  Please tell me your stories.  I will keep blogging if it helps people.
xoxo

Still doing great

Hey all, I just want to let you know my skin looks great.
I feel blessed and fortunate.
I watch what I eat and drink but I still indulge. I promise I will tell you if any new changes come up but for now, I am declaring myself healed.

I hope this blog has helped at least one other person. It was scary to ignore my doctors and "heal like a hippy", but it worked and I am so happy.

I feel like some people have a better sense if smell, or are smarter, or better at math. I happen to have sensitive skin. My skin is my warning system that I need to eat something different. I see it as my blessing in disguise. I have learned so much about nutrition that I drive most folks nuts, but it has saved me.
Good luck to all of you.
M

Thanksgiving diet does not equal Pagano

Hi all! I thought I would give everyone an update.... 

The holidays are upon us and I have been off the wagon - the Pagano wagon, but still holding up pretty well.

I have indulged in egg nog with rum, more wine than I usually drink, I had lasagna with tomato sauce, tomatoes, white potatoes, etc.

But... I indulged more carefully than past years.  I have also been drinking my Golden Milk every night. Winter is here and weather is dry and I have been using lots of lotion - but not steroidal cream... none!

And my skin continues to improve. Here is a picture of my last plaque as of this morning.

I feel blessed.  I hope all of you are also on your way to healing.

Happy Holidays!

m

7 1/2 months later .. not too shabby

Ok, no preaching - just results.  Yes these are the same hands and feet.
There is still some slight redness on my left foot but I imagine this will be perfect by summer.

Getting a little better every day

All,
It has been a long time since I last posted and I am sorry.  The great news is I am really doing great. I'll let the pics speak for themselves. If you have follow my blog you've seen that I have been through just about every holistic cure.  I rarely (maybe once every 2-3 weeks) use a little steroid cream.  I do this if I am going to do a lot of walking and I don't want to inflame my feet.

I hope this blog serves as hope for people that have psoriasis, that there is a way to heal.  But know you have to take responsibility for your health.  You have to eat better.  You have to drink water and limit alcohol and anything else you know is bad for you.

I hope this blog gives you some ideas of how you can cure yourself, but I do believe everyone is an individual and what works for me, may not work for you. You have to experiment and be patient.

Here are some before and after pics....

My feet and hand in May

My feet and hand in June

My feet and hand in Sept

Today I enjoy wine 1-2 times a week.

I try to steer clear of night shades and gluten but I am not super hyper about it.

I try to eat organic all of the time but that can't be controlled all of the time.

I am starting to get back into my work out routine - now that my feet are not in pain anymore.

I will post again when my left foot is as clear as my right. maybe next month. ;)

Thanks for reading.

week one of detox done

This week I started drinking this detox (Mediclear) powder 1x a day for the first 4 days, but now I am up to 2x a day.  Sticking to recommended diet this weeks has been easy as I have been doing it for a few months now.  Next week however will be going no meat what so ever. Won't be extremely hard, but I will have to do a little more will power.

OK one little cheat I have allowed myself is my moring cup of coffee. But I have go to organic beans.
I am sorry but I am not ready to give it up.  My left foot was feeling pretty raw last Thursday so I allowed myself one dose of steroid cream and that has calmed things right down.

If I am not better off after this detox then I am going to start looking in to homeopathic medicine as many people have lots of luck with that.

My right foot still looks fine. ;)

Started Detox MediClear Plus Today

The post says it all. This morning I put Mediclear in my smoothie.  The diet changes that they call for will not be a big deal for me considering what I've been doing already.

I also saw a pretty neat video on nutrition so I am cutting down on animal products again.
check it out!
http://nutritionfacts.org/video/more-than-an-apple-a-day-preventing-our-most-common-diseases/