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Lichen Sclerosus POSSIBLE HELP

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r61018
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I just want to say that while I always have and still do adhere to the western conventional medicine and advice given by my dermatologist, he did encourage alternative medicine in conjunction with this.

I found a wonderful guy in London that is an Osteopath, Naturopath & Practitioner of Chinese Medicines. It is only since I started seeing him too, in conjunction with my normal dermatologist appointments that I started to experience a drastic improvement in my condition.

He has put me on a special diet cutting out all foods he refers to as "hot" and in my weekly appointments with this Osteopath he puts acupuncture needles in me while he performs cranial/shoulder/neck type massages.

I used to be the biggest cynic but since combining his expertise along with my conventional dermatologist appointments, only now am I seeing HUGE improvements.

I am at the stage now that I have stopped using the steroid creams and I just wash with E45 WASH and moisturise morning and night with E45 CREAM.

This has really worked for me and I only hope it works for you with any luck.

My best wishes and please believe this can get better.

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  • bennetta
    bennetta r61018

    Posted

    What are some of these hot foods? I have always been into natural remedies and I cannot stand taking medication, so I'm hoping to eventually be off of the meds. I've always been interested in the raw/vegan lifestyle, but am currently vegetarian (for animal reasons not necessarily health). I'm reading up on this so im curious what they are having you do. Thanks!!
    • r61018
      r61018 bennetta

      Posted

      This is not an exhaustive list but what i've jotted down from my appointments with the Osteopath over the last several weeks.  Worth noting that he acknowledges that alot of these foods are actually very good and in some cases some are super foods, but for the purpose of controlling the Lichen Schlorosis he has asked I stick to what he says for 12 - 16 weeks to reduce the heat in the body and allow the liver to work less hard.  He said it is not forever, just for 3 - 4 months to allow the body to heal itself.  But just this hot food component is only part of what's making me better, it's his accupuncture and the cranial/neck/shoulder manipulation he does in the appointments once a week that I truely beleive is helping:

      NO (or what he terms hot)

      VITAMINS

      BAROCCA

      COFFEE

      TEA

      CAMOMILE TEA

      MINT TEA

      GINGER TEA

      GINGER

      CORRIANDER

      HERBS

      CAFFEINE

      CHOCOLATE

      HOT CHOCOLATE

      COCONUT

      COCONUT WATER

      SHELLSISH

      PRAWNS

      LOBSTER

      CHOCOLATE

      CHEESE

      SUGAR

      DATES

      ORGANIC AGAVE NECTAR

      JAM

      HONEY (APART FROM MANUKA)

      VANILLA

      PASTRY

      PEPPER

      GARLIC

      CHILLI

      SOY

      SOY SAUCE

      AVOCADO

      PEPPERS

      OILS

      OLIVE OIL

      OLIVES

      MARGARINE

      MAYONNAISE

      SEEDS

      WHITE BREAD

      PEANUTS

      PEANUT BUTTER

      YELLOW MELLON

      RED & YELLOW GRAPES

      BLUEBERRIES

      ORANGES

      BANANAS

      FAST FOOD

      READY MEALS

      YES (these are allowed)

      LIGHT VEGETABLE OIL

      BALSAMIC VINEGAR (VERY LITTLE)

      SALT (VERY LITTLE)

      LEMON

      BLACK GRAPES

      WATERMELLON

      TANGERINE (VERY LITTLE)

      BLACK / RED PLUMS

      POMEGRANITE

      BERRIES (NOT BLUEBERRIES)

      PRUNES

      CORN (VERY LITTLE)

      POTATOE (VERY LITTLE)

      TOMATOES

      ONION

      LETTUCE

      LEMON TEA

      GREEN TEA

      MALT EXTRACT

      SUPERMALT

      COTTAGE CHEESE (VERY LITTLE)

      FRIES (VERY LITTLE)

      KETCHUP (VERY LITTLE)

      BROWN BREAD

      BUTTER (VERY LITTLE)

      TUNA

      EGGS

      MANUKA HONEY

      LIVE YOGURT

      BACON

      PORK

      BEEF

      BEETROOT

      ALL FISH

    • christine94142
      christine94142 r61018

      Posted

      wow the mind boggles i will lose some weight too i think interesting though a lot of the hot foods i have already cut out of my diet since my husband had a heart attack 18 months ago even through he war fit and at healthy he still fell to his heritage . he had no colestrol problems either. so our diet has changed more . thanks for the info
  • christine94142
    christine94142 r61018

    Posted

    WHAT ARE HOT FOODS
    • r61018
      r61018 christine94142

      Posted

      This is not an exhaustive list but what i've jotted down from my appointments with the Osteopath over the last several weeks.  Worth noting that he acknowledges that alot of these foods are actually very good and in some cases some are super foods, but for the purpose of controlling the Lichen Schlorosis he has asked I stick to what he says for 12 - 16 weeks to reduce the heat in the body and allow the liver to work less hard.  He said it is not forever, just for 3 - 4 months to allow the body to heal itself.  But just this hot food component is only part of what's making me better, it's his accupuncture and the cranial/neck/shoulder manipulation he does in the appointments once a week that I truely beleive is helping:

      NO (or what he terms hot)

      VITAMINS

      BAROCCA

      COFFEE

      TEA

      CAMOMILE TEA

      MINT TEA

      GINGER TEA

      GINGER

      CORRIANDER

      HERBS

      CAFFEINE

      CHOCOLATE

      HOT CHOCOLATE

      COCONUT

      COCONUT WATER

      SHELLSISH

      PRAWNS

      LOBSTER

      CHOCOLATE

      CHEESE

      SUGAR

      DATES

      ORGANIC AGAVE NECTAR

      JAM

      HONEY (APART FROM MANUKA)

      VANILLA

      PASTRY

      PEPPER

      GARLIC

      CHILLI

      SOY

      SOY SAUCE

      AVOCADO

      PEPPERS

      OILS

      OLIVE OIL

      OLIVES

      MARGARINE

      MAYONNAISE

      SEEDS

      WHITE BREAD

      PEANUTS

      PEANUT BUTTER

      YELLOW MELLON

      RED & YELLOW GRAPES

      BLUEBERRIES

      ORANGES

      BANANAS

      FAST FOOD

      READY MEALS

      YES (these are allowed)

      LIGHT VEGETABLE OIL

      BALSAMIC VINEGAR (VERY LITTLE)

      SALT (VERY LITTLE)

      LEMON

      BLACK GRAPES

      WATERMELLON

      TANGERINE (VERY LITTLE)

      BLACK / RED PLUMS

      POMEGRANITE

      BERRIES (NOT BLUEBERRIES)

      PRUNES

      CORN (VERY LITTLE)

      POTATOE (VERY LITTLE)

      TOMATOES

      ONION

      LETTUCE

      LEMON TEA

      GREEN TEA

      MALT EXTRACT

      SUPERMALT

      COTTAGE CHEESE (VERY LITTLE)

      FRIES (VERY LITTLE)

      KETCHUP (VERY LITTLE)

      BROWN BREAD

      BUTTER (VERY LITTLE)

      TUNA

      EGGS

      MANUKA HONEY

      LIVE YOGURT

      BACON

      PORK

      BEEF

      BEETROOT

      ALL FISH

  • christine94142
    christine94142 r61018

    Posted

    i started with a chinese doctor to day a herbal tea he has made for me but enven though i am try to fix my auto immune system this way he told me to keep take my meds for a short time and go to talk with my gp so he can keep an eye on me. we will see what goes.
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