Guest guest Posted January 3, 2000 Report Share Posted January 3, 2000 Thanks for the information on Chinese herbs and on the treatment a naturopath is giving you. Glad to hear that you are having success with this treatment. a Re: Intro & Chinese Herbs >Thanks for sharing your story! I have a friend who is >a licensed accupuncturist (thought he was only doing >accupressure and massage--I was wrong) and, turns out, >Chinese herbalist. I'm planning to begin treatment >with him for my headaches (have gotten them >chronically since puberty and am becoming wary of all >the NSAIDS I've taken over the years) and will also >ask him what can be done for rosacea. What types of >herbs were you taking? I may ask him about them. > >Thanks! > > > >--- XXX wrote: >> >> Hi >> >> Just thought I'd drop a line about my personal >> history with rosacea, >> and what I have found that helps. >> >> I've had skin probs since my teens, first with acne >> (treated by >> antibiotics for 8 years), then later with rosacea, >> which I have now had >> for about 10 years. I had a great complexion for >> about 5 years in >> between! (Apart from the acne scars!). My skin probs >> have been the most >> consistent thing in my life! I have only recently >> been diagnosed with >> rosacea. There was some question about sub cutaneous >> lupus, but that's >> been ruled out. >> >> Some years ago I did a course of Chinese Herbs, >> which worked wonders, >> really. Long process (boiling up the herbs twice a >> day, every day for >> months on end and they taste VILE), but it was the >> ONLY THING EVER to >> help, and my rosacea went into remission. I was fine >> for a time, but >> then emotional stress caused a degeneration in my >> health (HUGE trigger, >> I suffer from chronic depression - treated by meds >> which don't help the >> skin - panic and anxiety disorder blah blah), and >> didn't have the $$ to >> continue the course of herbs. However, after living >> with it again for >> many years, and having had 1 too many people ask me >> if I was sunburnt, >> and 1 too many children asking mummy " What's wrong >> with that lady? " >> (kids are too honest!), and having had enough of the >> discomfort, I went >> back to a Chinese skin doctor, and am now enjoying a >> slow and steady >> subsidence of all symptoms. >> >> I need to stress that the process doesn't have to be >> time consuming and >> vile tasting, because it's certainly possible to get >> the herbs in >> powder or concentrate form. It can be costly, but >> not nearly as costly >> as cosmetics, pills, and ointments that don't work, >> or work for a short >> time and have side effects. >> >> I addition to this treatment, I follow a very health >> lifestlye. I am >> vegan, I don't drink, smoke or take drugs. I don't >> use any processed >> cosmetics, don't use soap on my skin, and use a >> herbal gel on my skin >> instead of any moisturisers. I swim in the sea as >> much as possible, and >> do lots of exercise including yoga. I avoid all >> processed foods, and >> sugar. Sounds pretty dull, I guess, but it's so >> bebeficial on so many >> levels that I wouldn't change my lfestyle for >> anything! >> >> Oh, and relaxation helps. >> >> Just out of interest, many people triggered by >> screens? TV and >> computer? Being a technophile, this is a problem for >> me. >> >> Hope this helps someone >> >> XXX >> >> >> >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> -- Create a poll/survey for your group! >> -- >> >/vote?listname=rosacea-support & m=1 >> >> > >__________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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