July 15, 2014
My rare disease, PRP, started about a year ago with a rash that progressively covered most of my body, caused the skin of my hands and feet to crack causing the fear that I would not be able to walk, It was accompanied with terrible itching and extremely low energy. The most likely prognosis was 3 years of debilitating disease with no certainty of outcome.
Yet after just 7 months of a natural treatment plan (after first using some prescription drugs that did not work) I was 80 per cent better. And now, I'm 90% cured. My hands and feet are totally fine and I am back living a normal life including a 3 week travel adventure to Ukraine.
With the onset of this disease I took on a mission to find a cure (there being none recognized then or now) and share the results, hence this Blog. What follows is a brief summary of what worked for me. Please click on the links (in green) to learn the details.
1. Juicing fast. No solid food for 35 days. I decided to test my Naturopath's theory that skin problems are largely a compromised gut. Juicing cleans out the gut and loads you with vitamins. Not much fun and a bit of work but worth it for the results. This is what I call my Killer App (or the Silver Bullet). During this time I experienced Dramatic improvement.
2. Coconut Oil for the dry skin and flaking and itching that comes with the disease. Better than topical steroids and natural. Feels great. Probably good for everyone not just PRPers. Nice to find that a natural healthy substance works better than big Pharma's which I proved with an independently verified live test.
3. Vaseline oil (and Shea Butter) for hands and feet to prevent craking and immobilization. On hands inside plastic gloves and on feet in plastic grocery produce bags . Not great fun but it worked to keep me mobile when PRP was most intense.
4. Probiotics. Probiotics are good bacteria. Good bacteria are necessary for a well functioning gut and digestive system. One of the downsides to antibiotics can be reduced population of good bacteria in the gut.
5. Diet. After juicing I went on a Vegan diet until recently, Now with PRP no longer a problem I'm back to just healthy eating. Whole foods. Mostly vegetarian. Fish and very limited red meat.
6. Exercise. Essential to health. Hard to do when you have little or no energy which occurs with PRP. However, I did try to get out and walk every day.
7. Positive mental attitude. Studies show being happy has a huge effect on our health. Having PRP is not a happy occurrence. I made it into one by starting a Blog to record my experience as an adventure. I also made an extra effort to take time and focus away from PRP on things I enjoy.
8. Take responsibility. Make your own decisions! I got great advice and support from some medical professionals and terrible advice and direction from medical professionals with the top rated hospital institution in the country. Take responsibility, trust yourself and second guess everyone, no matter their credentials.
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If you are interested in more details please read the rest of this Blog. Particularly the links in this post (underlined and in green ). Or scroll down and start from the beginning. I hope you enjoy reading as much as I enjoyed writing this adventure story! And please feel free to comment or email.
Thanks for reading!
