Let's say Rosacea is included in a group
of symptoms. These symptoms can occur mildly, or more severe in some people, and they are usually set off by an event like stress, food additives, alcohol, chemicals and caffeine, among other things.
Sound familiar? If you are reading this article and you suffer from Rosacea, I know you can relate to all of this, because Rosacea is a pain in the face! It's embarrassing, uncomfortable and causes red cheeks and broken blood vessels.
People are walking around everywhere with Rosacea because it is unexplainable, just 'something that happens to people'. They are spending hundreds, even thousands of dollars on special creams, lotions, moisturizers and laser treatments to sooth their red cheeks and reduce the appearance of broken blood vessels. But like many of our 'treatments'
for dis-ease,
they never get to the crux of the problem.
I had Rosacea for years, and when it got to the point where I could melt an icepack on my red cheeks in a matter of minutes, I finally went to my doctor.
I was hoping for some experiential insight but she just told me, 'It's Rosacea, there is not much you can do about it. It's not really caused
by anything, it just happens. You'll have to learn to live with it.'
Well I certainly didn't like that idea. Living with Rosecea meant giving up a lot of things I enjoyed, like beer (a little Irish background shines through now and then) eating out with my friends, and stress ~ how was I going to completely stop that?
It seemed almost insurmountable, but I refused to live with this embarrassing, annoying and uncomfortable, unexplainable dis-ease.
I knew there was a cause, because I didn't have it for the first 38 years of my life, so something must have changed.
I started by giving up most of the things I reacted to, but it kept happening anyway, and gradually got much worse. I started thinking about applying for Mrs. Claus's job with my jolly red cheeks! If I got excited about something, or had a cup of black tea, was under a lot of stress, or had a beer after sports, it would continue to happen. Every single day I had headaches. At the peak, I was having three or four Roseacea 'attacks' daily. Tylenol became my new best friend.
But then something amazing happened. I did the Brown Rice Cleanse
for two weeks and my symptoms completely disappeared. No headaches, no red face. I had more energy. I felt much calmer and was not so irritated.
What I learned was that Rosecea is a message from your body of a more serious underlying problem, which I'll reveal in a second. But first, back to my story …
When I did the Brown Rice Cleanse for two weeks my Rosacea went away for almost 3 months! I could eat anything and not react! Before that, I was having Roseacea 'attacks' almost constantly which were set off by a number of things so it was really hard to pinpoint. I was looking at the MSG, or alcohol, or stress, or caffeine, or sodium benzoate, or perfume, or cleaners ... all those things would make me react.
Now if you had a symptom or series of symptoms, and you did a body cleanse, and the symptoms went away, then really, you do
know what caused the symptoms. Do you agree? Pretty straightforward.
Roseacea is a sign from your body, which may be interpreted as, "AND if you stuff one more thing in here without giving me a break, I'm going to give you the biggest and 'baddest' Rosacea attack you've ever had!... Whewf! Glad I got that out of my bloodstream!"
Ahhhh ~ now it is clear ~ Rosacea is a sign of toxic overload!
When we take in too many toxins in the form of chemicals, damaged fats, excess protein and acids, our eliminatory organs become overloaded. Our liver, kidneys and bowels cannot keep up and our skin is used to excrete excess wastes.
Soon our skin becomes overloaded too and begins to show the effects through heat, inflammation, red cheeks, pustules, boils, eczema, psoriasis, rashes, acne, bacterial and fungal infections.
In holistic nutrition, we are taught that our liver, which is directly responsible for cleaning
our blood, is intimately connected to our skin, which means, an overburdened liver shows it's suffering through
our skin. How do we take the load off our liver and give our skin some relief too? By cleansing our body.
So, the key to healing Rosacea ~ Cleanse Your Body!
It is not necessary to stick to the Brown Rice Cleanse
although it's a perfect first cleanse. There are lots of choices and you will immediately begin to feel better.
Rosacea is not caused by one thing or event rather it is caused by an inability of your body to be able to handle even one more onslaught without reacting. It means your body is full of junk!
When you give your body a break and allow it some time to waste
out the junk, the Roseacea goes away; AND the beautiful thing, it takes all its irritating symptom-friends with it.
Quick Liver Detox
1) Make a juice of beets, carrots, black radishes (substitute: any radish) and dandelions greens. Mix with water to dilute.
2) Drink fresh lemon juice, pinch of chlorophyll powder and water ~ 3 or 4 glasses throughout the day. (Perrault, 1998)
Until next time, Heal Yourself!
Reference:
Perrault, Danielle., R.H.N. Nutritional Symptomatology.
(1998) Canadian School of Natural Nutrition.
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