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WHY THE OCEAN IS GOOD FOR YOU

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Why the ocean is good for your health. Specifically, why it’s good for skin conditions like Eczema and Psoriasis.

Let’s start with the ocean breeze according to Lung Institute in Florida just by breathing in the air you can improve lung function, and decrease sinus pressure. Not only that sea air accelerates the ability to absorb oxygen due to the negative ions that is found in sea air.

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When your body can absorb more oxygen, it will in turn increase blood circulation. This will speed up the process of recuperating the skin such as wounds. Both Eczema and Psoriasis are like wounds on the skin due to the increase inflammation and the scratches that occur after relieving an itch.

So, is it good to swim in the ocean when you have a flare up?

Yes! it will help you recover quickly. Now let us discuss the healing benefits of ocean water.
Ocean water contains Calcium, Magnesium, Sulfate, Potassium, as well as dissolved gasses, including Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Carbon Dioxide.

What exactly does all that mean?

The ocean has the power to absorb toxins out of your body and remove any bacteria that is on your skin. Eczema often times at its worse runs the risk of getting infected if not thoroughly washed everyday. By just swimming in the ocean you are able to remove these toxins and help your body to go into “healing mode” quickly.

Not only is the ocean water good for your skin but the sand you walk on also helps you. By relaxing your muscles you are able to calm your mind. Your mind is very powerful when under stress it can trigger your eczema no matter how perfect your diet or conditions are.

EXFOLIATION: Helps stimulate blood flow and the lymphatic system. Sand exfoliates your feet and your skin and can be used to help aid your body in the shedding of dead skin.

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References:

“The Health Benefits of Ocean Air.” Lung Institute, 20 July 2017, lunginstitute.com/blog/breathing-in-ocean-air/.

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How To Control Eczema

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^^^WARNING this old outdated methods I no longer use a lot of the methods mentioned below to help my eczema. Please read my recent blog post: MY ALL NATURAL ECZEMA HEALING JOURNEY 

Eczema is a beast that you can’t always control 100%, but they are ways to tame it.

In this post I am going to be listing out what has helped me control personally my own eczema.

1.Avoid Eating or being near what your Allergic

If you don’t know what your allergic to I highly recommend getting an IgG Allergy test. What I have found to be the most accurate are ones done using your blood sample. The problem with patch testing is that they are not very accurate. Apparently when I got the patch test done I wasn’t allergic to anything which is far from the truth.

I have a lot of common food allergies including Nuts. Ate a cookie that had them and went through the worst flare up in my life. Reason being at that time I didn’t know what I could do to tame this allergic reaction now I do.

Steps to Take if you do encounter something your allergic to

Do all these steps as soon as possible to avoid scratching yourself like crazy if your like me and get really itchy when something upsets your body.

A. Take an Allegra 180mg one in the moment and another exactly after the recommended hours. (Note always carry a few with you when you go out to eat at restaurants since you can’t control what the cooks use and do in the kitchen) Ice the areas that you know will get itchy for me its the neck and arms.

B. Take APIS MELLIFICA 200 CK Make sure you take 5 pellets 3 times a day as recommended on the label.

C. Brush your teeth and tongue and mouthwash to remove any particles of the allergen immediately after eating if you feel the common allergy systems like itchy throat etc.

D. Shower With Dead Sea Salt and Cln Body Wash

Take a cold shower this is highly recommended but if you can’t due to cold climate take a regular shower then for the last few seconds do a cold dip. Whats the point of this? This will stimulate your blood flow. Not only that Hot showers will make you itchy it will only feel good at the beginning but then unfortunately it will dry out your skin. I have found that when I take a cold shower in combination with using dead sea salt in affected areas the itchiness would go away. I’m talking about your possessed and can’t stop scratching type moments were your literally walking to the shower scratching.  If your eczema is as severe as mine was at that moment the dead sea salt I’ am not going to lie is going to sting like crazy. After that I would use this body wash that a dermatologist gave to me and actually helped immensely called Cln Body Wash.

E.  Drink Lots of Water you need to flush out everything

Consume things that would make your body more alkaline. I recommend Drinking a veggie juice that contains Cucumber, handful of cilantro and parsley.  Its gross but you’ll feel so much lighter and it will help clean out your colon. God forbid getting constipated because you consumed something you were allergic to.

 CONT. TIPS TO HELP CONTROL ECZEMA…

2. DRINK ALKALIZED WATER! You can find this at Sprouts and Wholefoods in the water aisles. They are a lot of options the one I used was the ph level of 8 Sprouts Brand.

3. Supplements you should be taking : (Note brands are important in supplements so don’t always go for the cheaper one) I do take all of these everyday for maintenance 

Standardized Milk Thistle Natures Way Brand : This helps clean out your liver which could be the culprit of your eczema.  Its important to get one that says standardized and that has 80% Silymarin.

Super Quercetin Bluebonnet brand 

Silver Biotics Immune System Support Dietary Supplement

Nature Made Fish Oil 1200mg 360mg omega-3

Stress B-Complex Caps TWINLAB High potency B-complex vitamins : your emotions can control how your skin will react these help with stress.

Centrum Adult Multivitamin/Multimineral Supplement

Only take for short period of times when detoxing 1-2 weeks

Pure Graviola this fruit is found to even heal cancer and helps clean out your body. When I was going through a severe flare up my Alternative doctor prescribed me this for only 2weeks.

Naturesway Burdock Root helps with cleaning out the liver holistic doctor prescribed me this for only short period of time. I no longer use this herb.

4. DIET *IMPORTANT 

Now I have tried it all Paleo, Elimination, Vegan, and what I have found to help me be balanced since my main issue as a vegan was not being able to consume nuts for protein which is hard. So for me I consume strictly only white meats Chicken, Tuna, Sardines, Fish. I basically eat a vegan diet but I still consume white meats if that makes sense. Meaning I eat just as many salads with black beans, and avoid milk and eggs. I consume Veggie Juices in the morning such as beets and carrots juice. In the afternoon I consume a more green juice with cucumbers, ginger, and kale or spinach.

5. MOISTURIZE 3 or more times daily 

Things I use to moisturize 

COCONUT OIL COLD PRESSED ONLY -all the other types aren’t good quality and wont help your skin as much. Just found out this is cheaper online what even XD.

Cacao and Joboba oil Found at sprouts

Soft Touch Chocolate Body Butter at Dollarama This is super cost efficient and was recommended by my alternative doctor.

Palmer Cocoa Butter  

99% Aloe VERA Gel Everyday Formula – I use this when I go out and Tan and it helps heal my skin quicker.

BIO OIL – This is something new that I just started to use and will be writing a review over it in the next couple of weeks want to see how my skin reacts to it.

6. Soaps and washes I use 

Cetaphil Daily Facial Cleanser for normal to oil skin

Neutro GRISI 

Everyday Coconut and Lime Shampoo

Everyday Coconut and Lime Conditioner 

7. Go Out And Tan

One thing all the dermatologist got right was that I needed to expose myself to sunlight in order to heal my skin. What was recommended was 15-20min of sun exposure when the sun was at its strongest. Since I was at el Salvador the sun was pretty strong same goes for Miami.  If where your living has barely enough sunlight and its cold I would do phototherapy which helped me immensely when I was in Texas where I currently reside.

*NOTE: If you live near the beach god bless your soul. I know swimming in the ocean may seem crazy for you since it stings and hurts but honestly thats what it takes to heal your wounds. I Would put sunscreen I recommend this one for eczema sufferers: Coppertone Baby Sunscreen. First swim for 30min it’s painful bear through it walk out tan till your dry make sure you tan both sides I use a timer on my phone to switch sides every 5min. and apply aloe vera gel and then right after coconut oil.

The ocean is incredible and its the main reason why I was able to dramatically help myself heal quickly note the picture above. The one on the left was me living in Texas during winter and the one on the right is me after just 4 days of going to the beach and tanning everyday in El Salvador. Of course it involved other things that I had wrong with me(Click Here For More) and with the right medications I was on track to finding my health again.

8. EXERCISE

Never stop doing what you love because of eczema. I love to Longboard and even in my worst flare up ever I would go out and longboard cause I knew it was good for me. Im not going to sugar coat it I couldn’t lift weights since my arms were bleeding. I couldn’t box since my neck would sting and hurt every-time I would move it side to side. So I stopped going to the gym I was embarrassed, but despite this I knew I could longboard so it became my new form of exercise.

Anything to do with jumping is recommended for us since it stimulates our blood flow. Jump roping, boxing, or running whatever you love to do just do it. Remind yourself that when your in a flare up that pain is temporary it may last for a day or a week or even a year but it will subside and what will replace it would be something far greater then you can imagine.

There is always a way find it and stick to it. Keep Fighting I know its hard since many around you will think that your not doing anything for your health. Ignore them they don’t know what it is like. Eczema is my reason. It is the reason why I made this blog, it is the reason why I  work hard everyday to eat healthy and workout. It is the reason why I am able to comprehend others people pain. It makes me have empathy for those who suffer. Not only from eczema but from psoriasis, Rosacea, or any skin disorder.

Love each and everyone of you feel free to leave a comment below if you have any questions or want to share your own story.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Medical Trip To El Salvador

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Spring break was around the corner so I booked a trip to El Salvador and have been loving every second. Being here allows me to always refresh not only my physical health, but my mental state of being. Half of my family is here in El Salvador so I always end up staying with my aunt in Santa Tecla or my grandparents in Izalco. Why do I love it here?

I guess it has to do with the weather which is always at a perfectly warm and tropical temperature. I hate the cold. You may even say I am allergic to it, but that would be crazy right? Well,  yes I react to the cold and its super annoying. If I get my hands dipped in ice for a short amount of time my hands slowly start to develop large itchy goosebumps that go away when they get warm again. 

Not only that, but my eczema gets from being mild to severe while living in cold conditions. It makes sense since during the cold season almost everyone has relatively dry skin. Now imagine already having dry skin and on top of that the weather not in your favor? Yup, you guessed it very severe eczema thats intolerable. If you want to know more about my condition click here. 

Recently they have found through blood testing that I was a host for parasites and candida something that 4 doctors in the US couldn’t find. No wonder my healing process was stalled. Recently I have been given a syrup for the parasites and antibiotics that specifically target the bad bacteria I had as well. After just a few days on this medicine in combination with the sea and sunbathing my skin did a complete 180. Dr. Pastran has always been able to change the state of my skin in a astonishing way, and I want to share this to others who are suffering as well.

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If you know someone that has eczema or psoriasis please share this blog post with them.

Current Treatment given by Holistic Doctor (Medicine that is over-the-counter)

~Alkaline Diet I go more in depth about it in my free ebook. Drink For a week or longer detox drink which includes handful of Parsley+handful Cilantro+ 1 Cucumber+16oz water. I’m not going to say this tasty cause its not, but its what you need to clean out your colon. Drink lots of natural coconut water the kind thats not from concentrate and carrot juice.

Note: Coffee drinkers its recommended for at least 2weeks to not drink coffee. Also to the energy drinkers cut down that as well. Why? These are very acidic drinks and if your flaring up your already at an acidic ph level. If you can eliminate this until you feel your skin has healed then I would reintroduce it. Personally I don’t drink Coffee cause I am Allergic, and never liked energy drinks or coke. Which is perfect sense either way I shouldn’t have it.

Supplements:

~Pure Graviola this supplement claims to help cancer patients as well.

~Apis Mellifica Homeopathic Medication the purple one found at Vitamin Shoppe. This helps with the itchiness I used it during a real bad flare up and it helped calm it down after a week.

~Super Quercetin Vegetable Capsules Bluebonnet brand its usually in purple.

~SilverBiotics Ultimate Immune System Support 

~Natures Way Milk Thistle Standardized with 80% Silymarin brand is important mostly the standardized part if you buy one that doesn’t say that then it won’t be as effective. This is used to restore liver damage.

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Treatment Given By my Alternative Doctor Pastran 

~Use cold pressed coconut oil put on skin 3X or more a day note the brand matters I would buy either from Vita Coco or Carrington Farms 100% Organic Virgin coconut oil. Cold press I feel hydrates more my skin and has more benefits.

~Use Soft Touch Chocolate Body Butter (surprisingly this lotion was cheap and has worked for several patients like myself with skin disorders for hydration. I would put this right after applying coconut oil in order to help with the oiliness. This is found at Dollarama at El Salvador not sure if they sell them in the USA. If you can’t find this there is also cocoa butter with jojoba oil found at sprouts.

~Fosfocil antibiotic for the bad bacteria I had in me 🙁

~Nistatina Infantil Arsal to clean out the parasites I had in me

~Diloxanida GAL 500 for the Candida

~Eye Drops for my Dry Eye Alap (Contact user problems)

Note These are things you need to test for with an Alternative Doctor:

  1. Candida
  2. Parasites
  3. Bad Bacteria in your intestines
  4. Get a Fecal and Urine Test Done
  5. IGG Allergy Test done with your blood (that patch allergy testing isn’t always accurate)done it several times and apparently I had no allergies, but I actually do have quite a lot.

Additional treatments you should get done?

Foot detoxes which is basically where you put your feet in special salt and it will drain all your toxins from your body with electromagnetic waves.

Temazcales which is basically a hot sauna treatment that will make you sweat all those toxins out make sure you drink before, during, and after a session. If your not allergic to pollen or honey its recommended to put during the Temazcale session honey on affected parts of your body and then wash it off at the end of the session. This is a moment of meditation and allows you to focus and refresh your mind as well.

Sunbathing with sunscreen of course! I recommend again if your not allergic to use Water babies 50 SPF or more. This is the only sunscreen I’m personally not allergic to.

Swim in the Ocean If you live anywhere near the ocean, and you are able to go to it I recommend going to the sea to swim even for a short 15 min everyday for a week or more along with sunbathing. Later on when your skin heals you can start going around once or twice a week to maintain your skin soft and fix the color of your skin. Later use soft sand while your in the ocean to exfoliate the dead skin. Now I’ am talking about tropical weather locations such as Cali, Miami, Hawaii, Cancun etc. Not the cold ocean haha yeah thats not fun. Maybe it will work for others, but again I am allergic to the cold+ cold ocean water= bad reaction for me. 

No Ocean? Use Dead Sea Salt or Epsom salt baths to replicate the beach it will never be the same, but its better then nothing. (Main reason why I am moving )

DERMATOLOGIST TREATMENT: 

Phototherapy If its not sunny and tropical weather for you to tan this is the best alternative. It’s expensive but it honestly works. It could cost around $50-$75 a session depending on where you get yours done. You literally just put on goggles then walk into a circle of lights and wait for the countdown except this time you don’t go down a chute for a slide your just blinded with the light rays instead.  I recently did phototherapy in Texas with Dr.Selkin.

CLn Dermatologics Think Clinically Clean was told to use this body wash and let me tell you I love it. It definitely helped me clean my skin when it was covered in scabs. Gross, I know but its the truth I could barely extend my arms and this helped me get to work.

Thoughts on Dupixent: So Dupixent is fairly new medicine that can cost around $35,000 a year no I didn’t type that wrong. Basically Dupilumab is an antibody designed for the treatment of allergic reactions associated with eczema. It comes in green liquid shots. Reminds me of  Dr. Curt Connors from spider-man giving himself a shot. Except this one hopefully doesn’t turn you into a lizard.

Reasons why I haven’t tried it yet

  1. Long Term affects are unknown and haha im pretty sure I will use it for life.
  2. Severe Dry Eye Symptoms are pretty common. Imagine me with my already blind self with contacts and dry eyes?
  3. More Susceptible to herpes
  4. Itchiness around the eyes.

Some people are lucky and they go through none of these symptoms, but the majority of people I’ve been talking to that are on this medication have the dry itchy eye symptoms.

Thoughts on Steriods

I Avoid using Steroids since I had this pretty severe since I was born I would have to continually use steroids to maintain myself. Eventually using stronger and more potent steroids the older I got. I know a lot of people that have gone this route and I am not going to lie the side affects are scary and different for every individual. Steroids don’t fix my problem it only throws a temporary bandaid over your cut. Even though the cut is still underneath you just can’t see it. Eventually the bandaid the “steroids” when taken off will reveal the cut that never healed.

Main reason why I really don’t like steroids is because I know people in life who use it all the time for treating wether its psoriasis or eczema and end up with other health problems. So maybe your skin does get cleared up but you end up with permanent thin wrinkled skin, Kidney dysfunction, cancer, infertility etc. Of course doctors don’t tell you this because a lot of them are connected with the pharmaceutical industry that survives on the money of the sick. Think about it they make a lot of money out of eczema patients who are dependent on the drugs they provide.

I ‘m not saying using steroids is terrible its just need to be used in moderation if you have mild eczema this maybe your solution. Since you only need to use it for a couple of a days and your problem is solved.

If you have moderate to severe eczema which is always present then steroids in my opinion isn’t going to help long term. It will help you short term but the issues you will have later is not worth it.

I’ve gone through TSW on my upper lip, neck, and arms I was using the steroid for more than a week. I would stop using it and my eczema would keep coming back worse. Eventually I stopped the steroid completely. I went through the worst eczema flare up in my life. Honestly traumatized because of it.

Reason being I try to always heal from the inside out. Yes, it takes longer and requires a lot of discipline through staying on a strict healthy diet, and drinking plenty of water a day. Yes, it requires going through some pretty bad detox flare ups, but in the end of the day it’s all worth it. Keep Fighting against the people that think you are crazy for changing your life through diet and treatments you do. Forget them. You are capable of so much by just changing your mindset.

WEATHER EFFECTS MY ECZEMA

For some reason I have found that being here in El Salvador keeps my eczema under control.  Reason being why I am planning on moving here. I mean wouldn’t you? Not only that but medical help here is super affordable. I can afford 2 holistic doctors, an alternative doctor and dermatologist. While in Miami or in Texas where I lived, I could barely if at all afford one appointment with one holistic doctor. 

Now I’am only stating the positive side of things about moving here to El Salvador. I will be sacrificing a lot of things for my health. My aunt keeps reminding me that is dangerous to live here, and on top of it I will be leaving behind my family and friends. It will be difficult for me to make new friends since everything I do is online. I will be taking college online in order to continue my studies, and working online as well. So the question is how the Fudge cakes will I make friends XD. 

I’m tired of my voice never being heard. It’s part of the reason why I made this blog.I need people to know that we all suffer from something. We all have our flaws, and it’s because of them we are unique and beautiful.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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