MD's and Alternative Medicine (was re: derogatory posts)

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Hi everyone,

As a medical student who suffers rosacea, I have been seen by many

doctors and most have adviced me that less is more, and they have

clearly stated that there is no cure for rosacea and that the

medicines available do not work for everyone...

I too have turned to alternative medicine, inspired by my own

curriculum which includes alternative medicine electives for the 4th

year medical students. Medical doctors now a days are recognizing

that traditon has as much relevance to disease outcomes as do

medically researched treatements. Many many schools in the US are

now offering alternative medicine training to allopathic medical

students, so that doctors can keep up with the needs of their

patients.

Here is a link to such a rotation at Harvard Medical School:

http://www.medcatalog.harvard.edu/courses/electives/courses/me549j.ht

ml

Just know that a particular persons feeling pertraining alternative

and natural treatements does not at all reflect what is the attitude

of medical doctors towards such treatements nowadays.

Eliza Hueda

MS III

> > > Hi Jan, I need to find my book on oils, to see if

> > flax and

> > safflower can be

> > > interchanged, but I will go ahead and answer your

> > other questions.

> > EFA stands

> > > for essential fatty acids. Borage oil comes from

> > a plant, black

> > current seed

> > > oil from black currents, and flax from flax seeds,

> > all natural

> > plants. Some

> > > products are organic and some are not. There is

> > also a difference

> > in how the

> > > oil is pressed out and processed. The Vitamin

> > Shoppe products

> > which I use

> > > contain, borage 15 calories, and flax 10 calories.

> > I have a very

> > healthy diet

> > > which include tuna, salmon and other fish up to

> > 3-4 times per week.

> > I rarely

> > > eat beef, pork or deep fried foods, maybe several

> > times per month,

> > so the

> > > calories in the oils dont worry me. To the best

> > of my knowledge

> > while fish

> > > oils have been shown to help with inflammation in

> > the body, they

> > dont have an

> > > impact on the eyes, in the same way as borage. In

> > general, the low

> > fat craze

> > > of recent years has had a down side for many

> > people. Good fats are

> > necessary

> > > for the skin and the production of hormones. A few

> > women on the

> > list have

> > > reported changes in their cycle when they take the

> > oils.

> > >

> > > Taking borage oil did more for my ocular rosacea

> > than any thing

> > else. I took

> > > it for 5 years, was having no problems with my

> > eyes and decided I

> > didn't need

> > > it anymore. After 5 months of being off the Borage

> > I had major

> > problems with

> > > my eyes again. That proved it for me!

> > >

> > > I have taken 400 mg of Vitamin E for 15 years,

> > but that does not

> > do the work

> > > of borage. It is important to include it in your

> > supplements, and

> > has many

> > > other protective aspects for the skin. I also find

> > that Selenium

> > 200mcg is

> > > important for the eyes and should be taken along

> > with the E.

> > >

> > > A woman chiropractor told me about borage about

> > ten years ago. It

> > seems to

> > > liquify the oil in the glands in the eyes,

> > allowing the eyes to

> > again produce

> > > the natural lubrication. That is how the hot soaks

> > work too,

> > liquifying the

> > > secretions that get " stopped up " . An

> > opthalmologist told me to

> > gently

> > > massage around the eye, using little circles,

> > before I get out of

> > bed every

> > > morning for the same reason. Get a book on

> > acupressure and also

> > hold the

> > > acupressure points around the eyes. This

> > stimulates the eye oil

> > glands.

> > >

> > > One other thing which I forgot in my earlier post

> > is watch out for

> > eye makeup.

> > > When your eyes are flaring don't use any. Also

> > throw out mascara

> > every 3-4

> > > months. I recently used some old mascara for a

> > special event and

> > was I sorry!

> > > Had to go back to the antibiotic ointment for

> > several days. I use

> > Almay

> > > products when I use mascara but am on the lookout

> > for other good

> > eye makeup.

> > >

> > > I am convinced that skin care is an inside job.

> > Yesterday the girl

> > at the

> > > local health food store was reluctant to give me

> > the senior

> > discount, which

> > > is very gratifiying! Regards, Kate

> > >

> > >

> > >

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