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A chronic skin disorder that often affects the forehead, nose, cheekbones, and chin. Clusters of capillaries near the surface of the skin dilate resulting in scattered red spots, small bumps, and sometimes blisters. Redness can come and go, but it may eventually become permanent. Rosacea can look a lot like acne, but it tends to be more chronic. Blackheads and whiteheads are almost non-existent and usually begin in middle age or later. It’s a fairly common disorder – about 1 in 20 Americans suffers from it but many never realize it. Rosacea is caused by a weakened immune system, vitamin deficiencies, and excess toxins. Light-skinned people appear to be more prone to this condition than dark-skinned people.
symptoms:
Rosacea usually begins with frequent flushing of the face, especially the nose and cheeks. Redness is caused by swollen blood vessels under the skin. This “red mask” can be a warning signal. Rosacea can also cause persistent burning and a feeling of tightness in the eyes, or inflammation and swelling of the eyelids.
Recommendations:
- We suggest a high-quality whole food supplement, eg VITAFORCE™ To correct nutritional deficiencies. This provides complete organic nutrients essential for healthy skin and skin tissue repair.
- Herbal detoxification products may be helpful in flushing out toxins, chemicals, heavy metals, and thousands of other toxins from the kidneys and affecting the skin. We suggest using formulations that use whole, organic herbs. If you are interested, take a look at our bladderwrack kidney and cayenne pepper extract formula.
- Eat a diet that is 50% raw and includes plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
- Drink plenty of distilled water and fresh “live” juices throughout the day. Smoothies are very nutritious and detoxifying.
- It is very important that you only eat organic foods. These foods will be free of pesticides, hormones, pesticides, and other chemicals and toxins that cause psoriasis.
- Use all natural skin care products that do not contain chemicals or synthetics of any kind.
- Aloe vera gel has excellent healing properties. Apply pure, organic aloe vera gel topically to dry skin according to the directions on the label. If you feel irritation, stop using it.
- Primrose oil is a good remedy for all skin disorders because it contains linoleic acid, which is needed for healthy skin.
- Lavender is good to use in a sauna or steam bath, as it fights infections, soothes and heals irritated skin.
Things to avoid:
- All animal foods (they produce excess acids that erode the stomach lining): dairy products (milk, cheese, butter, cream, ice cream), fish, meat, chicken, turkey, eggs, fried and fatty foods, margarine, and all other processed foods and products derived from your diet. These foods are full of chemicals, pesticides, and toxins as well as high levels of saturated fats that promote inflammation.
- Salt, tobacco, caffeine, strong spices, soft drinks, coffee, sugar, refined white flour (bread, pasta and cereal – replace whole-wheat pasta, bread and cereal). These products are very damaging to the skin.
- Avoid extreme temperatures, especially heat. Keep showers and baths short, using only warm water that you can comfortably tolerate.
References:
1) James F. Balch, MD, Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, “Prescription for Nutritional Healing,” (1997)