Section 2

Skin
Part 1
Wounds, Bruising
IMPORTANTLook under the section, Childbirth and Children: Infant Problems and
Childhood Problems, for many more skin diseases.
SKIN PROBLEMS
GENERAL SKIN CAREThe condition of your skin is a window to your lifestyle. Eat, work,
rest, exercise properly, and take care of your liver. Avoid oils, fats, and fried foods. Take a cold
shower every morning and a warm shower at night. Use less soap and never use strong soaps.
HYDROHere are several hydrotherapy applications. These hydrotherapy treatments will e
found in more detail in the author!s Water Therapy Manual (see book store), availale from this
pulisher. "age numers refer to that ook.
SKIN DISEASES#hort, $old %ull &ath (pp. 1!"1#). &ut restrictions are listed as to who
this can e used on.
BURNSThe Evaporating $ompress' the $old (rrigating $ompress )cool, wet cloth over the
area, to reduce heat or sprinkle water over it, to intensify the cooling effect*' if very extensive,
the "rolonged or $ontinuous +eutral &ath.
DRY SKIN#weating ,et #heet "ack, oil rued on skin, $old -itten %riction, $old Towel
.u' ,et #heet .u, #team &ath, Hot/air &ath, Electric Light &ath, #un &ath (p. !$).
ERUPTIONS(f dry, not irritale, give prolonged +eutral &ath. (f s%aly, alkaline ath )soda
ath or oatmeal ath*. (f moist and irritale, cool evaporating compress moistened with soda
solution )0 o1. to 0 gal.*. (f skin is thi%kened, as in chronic ec1ema, Hot or Alternate )hot and
cold* #pray 2ouche or $ompress for 03/04 minutes, 5 times a day. (f e&tensi'ely dama(ed skin
)as in pemphigus, confluent smallpox, ad urns*, the $ontinuous +eutral %ull &ath until the
skin is healed (p. !).
ERYTHEMA$ool Evaporating $ompress or (rrigating $ompress (p. !).
SWEATING FEET.evulsive 2ouche to feet, with extremes in temperature as great as
possile' Alternate Hot and $old %oot &ath, Heating $ompress to feet during night, with $old
-itten %riction of feet in the morning on arising (p. !)).
INACTIVE SKIN#weating process, followed y a cold ath (p. 1*$).
INCREASE SKIN CIRCULATION AND TONE#hort sweating procedures, followed y
short cold applications6 such as ,et #heet .u, #hallow &ath, or $old 2ouche. 2aily $old
morning &ath, $old Towel .u, $old #hower, or #hallow .uing &ath. (p. +).
PRURITUS"rolonged +eutral &ath' copious water drinking' large enema' daily aseptic
dietary (p. !).
SKIN GRAFTS"araffin &ath (pp. ,-"*).
SKIN SCALING+eutral Alkaline &ath daily for 04 minutes to 0 hour (p. !1).
BRUISING (Contusions
SYMPTOMSAlthough the skin is not roken, the underlying tissue is in7ured. The result is
some pain and swelling, and perhaps lack and lue marks.
CAUSE$ontusions occur when the skin is in7ured, ut the skin is not roken. &lood vessels
have een ruptured, and thus have released lood into the surrounding tissue, including the skin.
TREATMENT
8As soon as possile after an in7ury, place an ice pack on the ruised area and keep it there for 53
minutes. (f done right away, this will keep it from swelling. 9ften the swelling does more
damage than the ruise. Later apply a poultice of greens )fresh or dry*, oatmeal, wheat ran,
comfrey, or charcoal. "ulveri1e the charcoal, tie it in a cloth, wet it in warm water, and lay it over
the ruise for several hours. .epeat until it is etter.
PREVENTION
8 #trengthen the lood and vessels y eating a nourishing diet, rich in green leafy vegetales and
fresh fruit. &uckwheat is also helpful' also vegetale 7uices containing carrot, celery, and eet.
8 Take vitamin $, to owel tolerance )e sure ioflavonoids are included*, and vitamin E: ;33/
0,<33 units daily. =o out in the sun and asor some vitamin 2. "eople with vitamin $
deficiencies ruise more easily than do others, for their lood vessels are weaker. Also important
is vitamin " )ioflavonoids*.
./lso see 01asy 2ruisin(.0
ENCOURAGEMENT>esus is ministering on your ehalf in the heavenly #anctuary. He
provides you with enaling grace to oey His Ten $ommandment law. Thank =od for salvation
in $hrist? He is all we need now, and for eternity.
EASY BRUISING (E!!"#$osis
SYMPTOMS%re@uent and easily made ruising, when others around you do not seem to have
this prolem.
CAUSELow fier diets, containing little fruit and vegetales. (n other words, 7unk foods such
as coffee, tea, white flour products, and soft drinks.
TREATMENT
8 (mprove your diet. Take alfalfa talets and a good vitamin/mineral supplement </5 times a day.
8 %re@uent ruising indicates that the ody!s clotting factors are not strong. Take more vitamin A.
Bitamin 2 is another natural clotting factor. Take care of yourself6and don!t ang yourself
against things?
8 #ome people are more prone than others to produce ruise spots. That can e a sign of kidney
and liver disorders.
8 Anemia can also cause ruising, as well as allergies.
8 9ther factors that make one more susceptile to ruising are overweight and the time of
menstruation.
8 "urplish umps under the skin which do not heal and look like ruises could e a sign of A(2#.
Leukemia can also cause fre@uent or large ruises.
8 Aspirin causes internal leeding, and can increase surface ruise marks. Also eware of anti/
clotting drugs, anti/inflammatory drugs, antidepressants, asthma medicines. Alcohol and hard
drugs will weaken the clotting factors also.
8 Helpful hers include urdock, aloe vera, cayenne, kelp, and white oak ark.
8 =arlic, alfalfa, and rose hips are useful.
./lso see 02ruisin(.0
ENCOURAGEMENTThis is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. This faith
can penetrate the darkest cloud and ring rays of light and hope to the desponding soul. (t is the
asence of this faith and trust which rings perplexity and distressing fears.
CUTS% SCRAPES% &n' WOUNDS
SYMPTOMS$ut, scraped, and torn skin from collisions, falls, or cutting with glass, metal,
etc.
TREATMENT
8 (f the wound is small, let the lood flow for a short time as you clean it. This helps cleanse the
wound etter. (f the wound is larger, then you need to stop the leeding first, and then cleanse the
wound. #uperficial cuts can e cleaned with soap and water or 5C hydrogen peroxide.
8 =olden seal root powder helps stop leeding and promote healing.
8 ,ounds may e athed with several heral washes or poultices, including aloe vera, comfrey,
or plantain.
8 #@uee1e together the edges of the wound and place a utterfly andage, or something similar,
over it. Apply one for every inch of the cut. A small cut can e closed up and sealed with a &and/
Aid or gau1e wrapped enough to seal it, ut not tight enough to hinder circulation.
8 To stop leeding, apply direct pressure. (f an artery has een cut, the lood will spurt with each
heart eat. #mall artery cuts should receive direct pressure y your finger, pressed down over
clean cloth on the wound. Larger ones may re@uire a tourni@uet to control it until you get help.
&ut do not use a tourni@uet unless you have to, for they can e dangerous if left too tight and too
long. "lacing the wound in ice/cold water will also tend to stop the leeding.
8 (f lood soaks through your andage, add a new one over the old one. (f applying pressure does
not solve the prolem, elevate the lim aove the level of the heart, all the while applying
pressure with your finger.
8 (f inflammation or redness occurs later where the cut was, make a strong tea of a nonpoisonous,
green her )=oldenseal powder is the est*, and soak the in7ured area in this hot tea for aout an
hour every day until it is all right. .e/andage after each soaking.
8 (f a finger, etc., is cut all the way off6and there is no help availale6@uickly place it right
ack in its own lood, and hold it in place with a wrapping till you can get help. Healing will
often occur. =o to the nearest hospital emergency room.
8 =ive vitamin $ orally, to owel tolerance )0/4 grams*.
8 Apply tee tree oil to prevent infection, and reapply every </5 hours. To accelerate healing, apply
locally one or more of the following: vitamin E )it will also reduce scarring*, fresh aloe vera
7uice, or a comfrey poultice.
./lso see 02leedin(.0
ENCOURAGEMENTTrusting in =od, we can have victory in our lives over the sins which
so easily eset. Through faith, we today can reach the heights of =od!s purpose for us. Ever trust
Him.
INTERTRIGO
SYMPTOMSThis is an eruption of the skin, caused y two skin surfaces ruing together
)groin, reasts, underarms, or inner thighs*
CAUSE&acteria and yeast can grow in those areas and start an ulceration. (ntertrigo primarily
affects overweight women who perspire heavily or anyone who has urinary incontinence. (n
people with diaetes, it is more likely to develop into secondary infections. (t most often occurs
in warm climates and during the summer.
TREATMENT
8 Aeep the skin surface clean, dry, and free of friction. Use only natural, chemical/free soaps,
deodorants, and other products you place on your skin. These are availale from a health food
store.
8 To add dryness, starch can e applied. &ut never use talcum )ay* powder. (t is ground talc, a
soft rock which can cause cancer. 2o not use it on your ody or a ay!s.
8 (mprove the diet and the general health. Eat garlic, soured products, and acidophilus. Avoid
sugar and refined foods, for they nourish acteria.
8 Avoid sitting in one position too long. ,ear loose fitting, all cotton, clothing. -ake sure it is
not ruing on the skin.
8 Helpful hers include chamomile tea, which soothes the skin, fights acteria, and help healing
occur. Aloe vera gel is also good. Tea tree oil will help the skin heal.
ENCOURAGEMENTHe who could not see human eings exposed to destruction, without
pouring out His soul unto death to save them from eternal ruin, will look with pity and
compassion upon every soul who reali1es that he cannot save himself.
SWELLING
SYMPTOMS#wellings occur in various parts of the ody.
CAUSEThis can e caused y ruising, sprains, infections, arthritis, or edema.
TREATMENT
8 Take romelin )which is fresh pineapple en1yme*, either in talet form or in fresh pineapple
7uice.
8 -ake a tea out of chamomile, comfrey, white oak ark, mugwort, dill, or oregano. 2rink it and
apply it externally to the swelling.
8 A contrast )hot and cold* ath or shower may help relieve it. $old water alone may do it. A raw
potato poultice over the area is helpful.
ENCOURAGEMENT-an is erring and frail, ut =od is kind and patient, and of tender
compassion. He has heaven and earth at His command, and He knows 7ust what we need even
efore we present our necessities and desires efore Him.
SCARRING
SYMPTOMSA cut or wound has occurred, and you want to avoid later scarring.
TREATMENT
8 To accelerate healing, apply locally one or more of the following: vitamin E, fresh aloe vera
7uice, or a comfrey poultice. 9f these, vitamin E is especially good in avoiding later scarring.
Apply vitamin E locally )topically* and include it in the diet. "rick an E capsule and let the oil
oo1e over the cut or scar. (n some instances, if this is done even old scars will reduce in si1e and
possily disappear.
8 $lean and care for all wounds, so that they heal properly. $lose gaps with a utterfly andage.
This will lessen scarring. 2o not pick at scas' let healing progress naturally. Eat healthfully. &e
gentle on healing wounds, when ruing the skin, athing, etc.
ENCOURAGEMENT$hrist is your Advocate, your Helper, and your %riend. He alone is
your #aviour from sin. He can enale you, y His grace, to keep His Ten $ommandment law,
and do all that is pleasing in His sight.
Part 2
Sores, Ulcers, Burns
BLISTERS
SYMPTOMS.ounded, fluid/filled spots on the skin.
CAUSESThey are most fre@uently caused y wearing different shoes or the excessive
handling of tools.
TREATMENT
8 2ecide whether or not you want to prick it and let out the fluid. (t is generally est to prick
large ones, and ignore small ones. &ut if it is likely to reak, you do etter to drain it ahead of
time. #terili1e the area efore doing this. Leave the roof on afterward' this protects the skin while
healing occurs.
ENCOURAGEMENTTake the hand of $hrist and hold it firmly. He will hold you with a grip
that will not let go6unless you choose to wander away after the devil!s trinkets.
SORES% ABSCESSES% PUS
SYMPTOMS(ncluded here are sores that will not heal, and ascesses, which are large and
also have pus. &ut they do not seem to heal, so ecome open skin ulcers. The swollen part
ecomes inflamed and tender. There may e alternate fever and chills. /lso see 02oils.0
An ascess can form on the surface of the skin or within the ody6in the sinuses, teeth, gums,
tonsils, lungs, rain, adominal wall, intestinal tract, reasts, kidneys, etc.
CAUSES$auses include poor living and ad diet' enervation' lack of rest' worry' exhaustion'
as well as toxic poisoning. (t may also e caused y an infected wound, an illness, lowered
resistance, certain drugs, food allergies, stress, or 7unk foods. 2rugs containing sulphur can
produce oils.
Leg ulcers are a special prolem' they are open sores which develop on the legs. They are more
likely to occur in those with varicose veins. "oor circulation causes the skin tissue to reak
down. &ecause we have here a circulatory prolem, the following treatment may, or may not,
enefit the patient.
TREATMENT
8 %or sores that will not heal: vitamin E: <33 units a day. Apply a dressing of fresh comfrey
leaves and root or a paste made from raw garlic on gau1e for ;/03 hours.
8 3or a boil (furun%le), or %arbun%le, follow the directions elow for an ascess.
8 3or a surfa%e abs%ess: Aeep the infected area clean with soap and water. &ring it to a DheadD y
placing hot compresses on it. This will make it soft in the center. )Hot compresses or ice ags
will also help relieve the pain' hot compresses also promote healing.* A poultice with 5C oric
acid can e used or a hot Epsom salt compress )dissolve Epsom salt in hot water and apply as a
compress all night*. Echinacea can e used, or a clay poultice. #ome use a flaxseed poultice to
soften and mature the head. Either it will open itself or, when Dripe,D you can open it with a
sterile needle. Then flush it clean with a syringe with pure water or one of the aove solutions. (f
its of puss or dead flesh still remain, apply 5C hydrogen peroxide' then flush out with pure
water. The cavity will gradually fill in and heal.
8 Take vitamin $ orally to owel tolerance, along with A, & complex, and E. =et plenty of ed
rest, and drink lots of fluids to help flush the system. $lean the owels with an enema once a
week. #tay on a vegetarian diet, avoiding heavy starches, chocolate, excess sweets, too many
saturated or hydrogenated fats. &rief 7uice fasts of one to three days are very helpful, especially if
you are overweight. Take alternate hot and cold showers every morning and evening )or cool
aths every evening*. Also good: chlorophyll, garlic, and kelp.
8 2rink distilled water with fresh lemon 7uice, plus 5 cups of goldenseal or echinacea tea, each
day.
8 =o on a li@uid fast for <E to F< hours and stay in ed as much as possile during that time. This
will cleanse the system and prepare it for a nourishing diet.
8 A nutritious diet with ade@uate vitamins and minerals is needed to correct the prolems in the
ody which led to the ascessed condition.
8 A slippery elm ark and loelia poultice soothes and helps promote healing.
8 Apply honey externally to the area. (t is elieved that honey destroys acteria y drawing the
moisture out of those sores.
8 9n such open skin ulcers, you can also place heral poultices, such as =erman chamomile,
marigold, arnica, euphoria, cliff rose, snake root, andGor witch ha1el. Also helpful is red clover
tea and carrot and eet 7uice. Also useful: &urdock root, cayenne, and yellow dock root.
8 Applying chlorophyll water to the area several times a day will keep it cleansed.
./lso see 02oils.0
ENCOURAGEMENT$hrist revealed the love of =od to mankind. As >esus was in human
nature, so =od means His followers to e. (n His strength we are to live the life of purity and
noility which the #aviour lived.
CANKER SORES (A("t"ous U)!*+s
SYMPTOMS#mall oval or round white ulcers that can e very painful. They appear on the
tongue, gums, inner or outer lips, or on the insides of the cheeks.
At first it appears as a red, warm spot, which then ulcerates and has a yellowish order. +ext, a
yellowish mixture of fluid, acteria, and white lood cells is seen. There is often urning or
tingling at the place.
$anker sores are different in appearance than cold sores, in that canker sores do not form listers.
CAUSESThe =reek word, aphthae, means Dto set on fire.D Allergies, stress, vitamin
deficiencies, endocrine imalance, and viral infections are considered to e possile causes.
Hou are more likely to have them if your parents had them. They generally do not egin
appearing till the age of <3, and occur e@ually among men and women. 9lder people have them
less fre@uently. $anker sores generally heal y themselves within a week or two. (t is said that as
much of E3C of the adult population experiences them. #ome people seem to have one after the
other. "eople with $rohn!s 2isease )an illness of the owels* are more likely to have them.
Baccines and antiiotics may cause them.
TREATMENT
8 =oldenseal powder or a moistened goldenseal tea ag applied over the ulcer is one of est
treatments. (t may also ring relief of the pain.
8 ,ash your mouth with plain hot water, to draw healing lood and help relieve pain. This is a
simple hydrotherapy treatment.
8 #@uee1e vitamin E oil on the sore several times a day.
8 As soon as the first tingle is felt, take 433 mg of Bitamin $ with ioflavonoids, 5 times a day,
for 5 days.
PREVENTION
8 $areful thought will teach you things you do which tend to cause them. This might include
mouthwashes, citrus fruit, coffee, or certain other foods6especially sharp, highly seasoned, or
tart foods. 2o not smoke or chew snuff?
8 9nions help reduce their numer' include them in your food preparation. Lysine, vitamin &0<,
and folic acid help also.
8 2o not eat meat for two weeks. -eat increases ody acidity. #top eating it entirely, and you are
less likely to have canker sores.
8 Avoid sugar and processed foods. $itrus fruit cause them in some people.
8 Avoid physical damage to the area immediately in, and around, the mouth. Avoid sharp foods,
such as peanut rittle. Use a soft toothrush with no toothpaste.
8 Try not to ite the tongue or cheek. 2o not talk or turn your head while chewing.
8 A hair analysis will help you determine your mineral and pH alance. -aintaining a proper
alance can help you avoid canker sores.
8 (n the -idwest, they put a little earwax on the sore to help heal it.
8 (f you have repeated attacks of canker sores, something is wrong. ,ith careful checking, you
should e ale to find it. %or example, with some people, it is simply a matter of not overeating
on sweet foods, even naturally sweet fruit.
8 &eware? (f you have a mouth sore which does not heal, see a dentist. There are certain other
diseases which first appear somewhat like canker or cold sores6yet which are much more
dangerous.
.4ee also 0Cold 4ore.0 5ou may also 6ish to turn to 04yphilis,0 6hi%h often initially appears
around the mouth. 7o6e'er, the appearan%e of the hard %han%re of syphilis is mu%h different
than that of %anker or %old sores.
ENCOURAGEMENT=od is pleased when we keep our faces turned toward the #un of
.ighteousness. ,hen we are in troule and pressed down with anxieties, the Lord is near, and
He ids us cast all our care upon Him, ecause He cares for us.
COLD SORES (F*,*+ B)ist*+s
SYMPTOMSThese are thin/walled inflamed pimples which have a tendency to recur in the
same area, most fre@uently at the orders of the mouth, ut sometimes on the gums or
con7unctiva )the lining of the inner surface of the eyelid*. (t tends to occur at, or close to, where
the skin and mucous memrane meet. %irst comes a local tenderness with a small ump. Then
this ump changes into a lister, and the tenderness may increase. +eary lymph nodes may
ecome swollen. After aout E; hours, the listers crust over. #ometimes pus oo1es, making
eating difficult. $old sores appear 5/03 days after exposure and may last up to 5 weeks, ut
generally only F/03 days.
CAUSEThis is an infectious disease caused y herpes simplex (herpes simplex virus ('
7erpes 'irus hominis). &ut, for practical purposes, there are other causes as well:
#ome people never have cold sores, and others have them fre@uently. #tress is a significant
cause. Eating too much sugar is another. Excess ultraviolet light or acid foods cause them in
some people. %or some women, the onset of menstruation can e a cause. Alcoholic drinking and
poor diet also ring them on. Local irritation can e an incipient factor. %or some, cold sores tend
to occur with a fever, infection, or cold, after exposure to the sun and wind, or when the immune
system is depressed.
(f cold sores occur fre@uently, the prolem may e low thyroid function.
$old sores seem somewhat like canker sores )which see*, ut they are different in several ways.
They form listers, ut canker sores do not. They can form anywhere on the ody, although
especially on the mouth area or on the genitals. ,hereas we are not certain of the acterial or
viral origins of canker sores, cold sores are caused y herpes simplex virus (.
TREATMENT
8 Trust in =od and stop worrying aout so many things. Eat etter, take time to walk outside, and
get enough sleep at night.
8 Eat plenty of raw vegetales.
8 Apply ice for 04/<3 minutes at the first sign of tingling. (f possile, repeat it fre@uently. Apply
vitamin E etween applications. =et enough vitamin A )43,333 units* and & complex. Iinc is
also important )1inc gluconate lo1enges*' dissolve in mouth every 5 hours for < days or take <4/
43 mg daily. 2aily take <,333/5,333 mg of the amino acid lysine till the cold sore is gone. "rotect
your lips from sunurn and wind. Exercise plus ade@uate rest olsters the immune system, so it
can etter resist cold sores.
8 Also helpful is goldenseal, echinacea, red clover, and pau d!arco.
8 (f it is not othering you very much, leaving a cold sore alone is a good idea.
./lso see 0Canker 4ores.0
ENCOURAGEMENT,e can only see a little way efore us, ut =od sees everything. He
knows all aout our needs, and He cares for us. He sits aove the confusion and distractions of
the earth, and all things are opened to His divine survey. %rom His great and calm eternity, He
orders that which His providence sees is est.
BOILS (Fu+un!)*s- C&+.un!)*s
SYMPTOMS(tching, mild pain, and local swelling, often on the scalp, uttocks, face, or
underarms. ,ithin <E hours, the oil ecomes red and filled with pus. %ever and swelling of the
lymph glands nearest the oil may occur. &oils are tender, red, painful, and appear suddenly.
CAUSES&oils are small pus/filled umps. The medical name for them is furun%les.
Carbun%les are many/headed oils which tend to comine and enlarge. They egin as a painful,
locali1ed infection, producing pus/filled areas in the deeper layers of the skin. $aruncles are
slower healing than oils. They are oth treated alike.
2oils are contagious. 2o not let the draining pus get on the skin elsewhere? ,hen it spreads to
neary areas, the result is a caruncle.
Untreated oils tend to exude their poisons and disappear within 03/<E days. &ut, given careful
treatment, they are contained and less severe.
Aeep in mind that if the ody is trying to expel a poison )especially sulphur?* through the skin,
you may continue to have a string of oils for a time. The ody is trying to cleanse itself of
something ad. (norganic sulphur in the ody is especially prone to come out in skin oils.
TREATMENT
8 =o on a rief cleansing fast, to rid the system of impurities. The prolem may e toxins, ut it
may e chemical poisoning. 9ne example would e sulphur. ,henever it is taken into the ody,
it tries to leave6not through the owels or kidneys6ut through the skin.
8 ,hile on this li@uid fast for a couple days, you may drink 5 cups of an her tea daily of one or
more of the following: comfrey, red clover lossoms, yellow dock root, chickweed, plantain, and
wild cherry ark.
8 Every night apply a poultice of raw potato mixed with flaxseed. (f you apply a poultice during
the day, use whole wheat flour and stiffened it with enough honey so it will not run.
8 Apply moist heat )a clean towel, cloth, or gau1e that is wet in warm water* 5/E times daily to
the oil. This will reduce pain and help ring it to a head more @uickly. Avoid irritating the area
or spreading the pus. Avoid exercise which might cause sweating until it heals.
8 Aeep the skin clean y washing it several times a day. "lace honey directly over the oil.
Alternates would e clay, charcoal, andGor chlorophyll.
8 Apply vitamin E oil to the area.
8 #ome oils are large and persistent. #ome type of poison in the ody is trying to get out. &ed
rest, a short fast, followed y a light, nutritious diet will greatly help.
8 Helpful heral teas include oat straw, goldenseal, dandelion, and urdock root.
./lso see 0/bs%esses.0
ENCOURAGEMENT(f we were left to ourselves, we would make mistakes. &ut we can go
to =od, our kind %ather in heaven, and receive all the help in time of need.
BED SORES (P+*ssu+* So+*s
SYMPTOMSThese are deep skin ulcers6especially found on uttocks, hips, sacrum,
shoulder lades, elows, and heels.
CAUSESThese ulcers form during periods of prolonged ed rest, as pressure is continually
applied to ony parts of the ody. The edridden elderly, the unconscious, and the paraplegic are
those most likely to experience this prolem.
#uch individuals generally have a high pH )too alkaline*, and are deficient in vitamins A, &<
)rioflavin*, E, and $, as well as 1inc.
TREATMENT
8 Apply sugar or honey poultice to the sore' it will help draw out the poisons. Local applications
can also include 1inc oxide ointment, aloe vera, wheat germ oil, or comfrey. Avoid meat
products. -ake a paste out of crushed comfrey leaves and slippery elm, and cover the sores.
,ash the sores 5/E times a day with a comination tea )witch ha1el and myrrh or goldenseal*.
-ix powdered comfrey leaves and slippery elm in e@ual parts, mix with water, make a paste,
spread on a cloth, and tie it over the sore. (t can e left on overnight. ,hen dry, sprinkle some
powdered goldenseal or echinacea over the sores to disinfect the area' cover with cotton or wool
)not a synthetic faric*.
8 (mprove the diet' this is crucial to solving the prolem. 2rink enough li@uids, even when not
thirsty. Avoid processed, fried, and 7unk food. 2o not eat meat.
8 The diet should include enough fier. 9at ran is especially good. The owels should move
every day. Lower the pH with acid foods )such as cranerries*.
PREVENTION"revention is much easier than treatment.
8 Use protective padding on the ed, massage the skin to stimulate the circulation, and keep the
skin dry and clean. Turn the patient regularly. ,atch for signs of redness. 9ccasional sunlight to
the skin is eneficial. #ponge athe daily with a mild heral soap )never with harsh soaps*. The
ed must e kept clean and the sheet without wrinkles. #heepskin ed covers help disperse
weight more evenly. The use of air or water mattresses can e helpful. #ponge aths are helpful.
Loose/fitting clothing allows air to penetrate to the skin )cotton is est*. (f the patient can sit up,
have him do it 5/E times a day. #ometimes prop him up with a pillow.
8 =ive a well/alanced, ade@uate diet. =ive plenty of greens and carrot 7uice. =ive vitamins A, &,
$, E, and 1inc.
8 Apply vitamin E oil to the skin area.
8 The alternate hot and cold compress is very helpful. This is a fomentation application with the
application of a cold compress after it.
ENCOURAGEMENT,hatever may e the urdens that you ear, cast them upon the Lord.
He can solve your prolems, He can provide your deepest needs.
BURNS (S!&)'s
SYMPTOMSThere are first degree urns )redness*, second degree urns )redness and
listers*, and third degree urns )the entire skin and some of the underlying muscle is destroyed*.
%or third degree urns, immediately go to a doctor or an emergency room. Even more extreme is
a fourth degree urn: (nstead of oo1ing flesh, the area is dry and charred.
CAUSESTissue damage to the skin as a result of heat, chemical, electrical, or radiation in7ury.
%irst degree: usually from sun or water' second degree: generally from hot metal o7ects, flame/
contact urns and severe sunurn' third: hot fluid urns, steam from a pressure cooker, electrical
urns, or high flame contact.
TREATMENT
8 3irst de(ree: -ix e@ual parts of white vinegar with water and cover the urn surface, twice a
day. Also apply aloe vera or vitamin E oil locally. Tannic acid has een used in clinics for surface
urns that have egun to heal, so you can use white oak ark tea. Apply locally as a tea and wet
compress.
8 4e%ond de(ree: Apply vitamin E oil or 1inc oxide. Take vitamin $ to owel tolerance. Apply
aloe vera after healing egins.
8 Third and fourth de(ree: (mmediately take the person to a professional. 2o not try to remove
clothing stuck to the urned area. Apply aloe vera after healing has egun.
8 #oak the clothes, so the hot cloth will not increase the urn. Apply cold until the pain susides.
8 $old water or cold, wet cloths on the area reduce pain and swelling. $over the urn, to reduce
likelihood of infection. -ix and apply olive oil with aking soda to the area. Elevate the area, to
reduce swelling, and keep it out of the sun. 2o not reak the listers, and never put salves or
utter on urns. ,atch for indications of infection, odor, pus, or angry redness. $old clay
poultices are useful.
8 #econd degree, on up, re@uires a high protein diet and 4,333 calories per day. (ncrease fluid
intake. Also important: vitamins A, &, $, E, and %.
8 Applying vitamin E and spraying on a 0/5C solution of vitamin $ every </E hours is very
helpful. This reduces pain and accelerates healing. Take 0,333 mg of vitamin $ orally, every
hour.
8 Have the patient reathe deeply every so often. He needs the vital oxygen for healing of the
urn.
8 %resh aloe vera 7uice is outstanding on urns, to hasten healing. &ut this can only e done if
you have a growing plant to cut the leaves from.
HYDROThe following hydrotherapy treatments are listed in the author!s ook, Water Therapy
Manual (see book store): (ce "ack (p. !+), +eutral %ull &ath (p. 1), Evaporating $ompress,
and the $ool (rrigating $ompress (p. !). Extensive urns can e treated with the "rolonged or
$ontinuous +eutral &ath (p. !, 1). 9ld urns can e treated with the "araffin &ath (p. ,-).
ENCOURAGEMENTHe that keepeth (srael neither slumers nor sleeps. He is kept in
perfect peace whose mind is stayed on =od. &y His enaling grace, you may oey all His will
for your life.
LEG ULCERS
SYMPTOMS9pen sores which develop on poorly appearing skin areas of the legs.
CAUSESLeg ulcers occur when the lood circulation to the legs is inade@uate. #kin tissue
tends to erode and ulcers can form. (ndividuals with varicose veins, thromophleitis, or other
conditions caused y poor circulation are most likely to develop this prolem.
TREATMENT
8 Eat a light nourishing diet with ade@uate vitamins and minerals. -uch of it should e raw.
Leafy, dark green vegetales and garlic are important.
8 2o not eat meat, and avoid alcohol and nicotine?
8 -ake a gallon of goldenseal tea )stronger than you would drink*' and, after straining out the
her, put the leg in it for an hour. ,hen finished, let it dry for 03 minutes' apply olive oil in, and
around, the ulcer. 2ust a little powdered goldenseal on it. (f needed to keep out insects, put a
light gau1e andage over it while letting the air in. (t will heal, ut slowly. As much as two
months may e re@uired.
./lso see 0/bs%esses0 and 02oils.0
ENCOURAGEMENT=od is pleased when we keep our faces turned toward His #on, >esus
$hrist, our only #aviour. ,hen we are in troule and pressed down with anxieties, the Lord is
near. He ids us cast all our care upon Him, for He careth for us.
Part 3
Skin Spots
MOLES (&n' un/no0n s(ots
CAUSE-ost moles are harmless. &ut those that are flat, or nearly flat, are larger than the top
of a pencil eraser or have a mottled color should e checked. (f an existing mole turns lue,
white, or red and egins to leed or develops a crust6have it checked. (t may e skin cancer.
TREATMENT
8 To remove a suspected skin cancer )efore it has continued long enough to go into the system*,
fasten a thin slice of garlic to it in the evening and leave on overnight. 2o this for </E nights. The
spot will slough off' and, as it heals new, fresh flesh will take its place.
.3or more on this see 04kin Can%er.0
ENCOURAGEMENT>esus has said that He has set efore us an open door, and no man can
shut it. The open door is efore us' and, through the grace of $hrist, eams of merciful light
stream forth from the gates a7ar. &e faithful, trust and oey, and your future is right.
ACNE
SYMPTOMS&lackheads, whiteheads, pustules, inflamed and infected nodules, sacs, and
cysts. They occur where the seaceous )oil* glands are most numerous: face, neck, chest, and
ack. "ermanently expanded pores, as well as scarring, can result.
CAUSESA seaceous gland is located in every hair follicle, and produces oil which luricates
the skin. #ome of the oil ecomes clogged, acteria multiply, and inflammation results. This
occurs during adolescence )etween 0< and <E*, when androgens )male hormones* are released
in increased amounts in oth oys and girls. A few have acne all their lives.
9ther causes include 7unk foods, oral contraceptives, allergies, stress, and heredity.
The prolem is intensified when seum, comined with skin pigments, plugs the pores6and
produces lackheads. (f scales elow the surface fill with seum, whiteheads are formed.
$anadian Eskimos, prior to 0J43, never had acne. ,hen Dmodern foodsD were rought in, acne
ecame common.
TREATMENT
8 $leanliness is important. Aeep the skin washed and clean. Aeep the infected area free of all
oils. ,ash or pat the face with lemon 7uice 5 times a day. #hampoo the hair fre@uently. Eat a
good, alanced diet, exercise regularly, and get ade@uate sleep at night. 2rop all saturated fats
from the diet, along with 7unk food, fried food, refined food, dairy foods, caronated drinks,
caffeine, alcohol, and toacco.
8 $ertain dietary deficiencies have een linked to acne. This includes vitamin &K, 1inc, and
essential fatty acids.
8 (ncrease raw vegetale intake. Eat plenty of non/citrus fruits, raw vegetale 7uice, cooked
vegetales, salads, whole grains, and a few seeds and nuts. (nclude some seaweed )for iodine*
and pumpkin seed )for 1inc*.
8 =o on a short vegetale 7uice fast of 0/5 days, along with enemas. (t would e well to do this
every < to E weeks, until the skin is perfectly clear.
8 &eware of all oily foods which have saturated fats. This would include peanut utter, cheese,
milk, and cream. A small amount of unsaturated vegetale oil would e acceptale.
8 Hers which could e applied to the skin would include dandelion root, echinacea, alfalfa,
chaparral, and red clover.
ENCOURAGEMENTAt times it will seem that you cannot take another step. ,ell, wait and
know that D( am =od,D He tells you. D&e strong and of a good courage' e not afraid, neither e
thou dismayed, for the Lord thy =od is with thee whithersoever thou goest.D Trust Him and, y
His enaling grace, oey His Ten $ommandment law.
BLACKHEADS
SYMPTOMS&lackheads are small, tallow/like plugs formed in the pores y the accumulation
of dirt, oil, and acteria. They are lack, at the exposed end, ecause of oxidation rather than the
presence of germs. They generally cause no itching or pain, ut are unsightly.
CAUSESThe duct of an oil gland ecomes plugged with partly dried oil mixed with, more or
less, dust or dirt. -ost cases occur etween 0< and 53 years of age.
"rolems with digestion, constipation, or underactive thyroid and anemia seem to e contriuting
factors.
Although germs do not cause them, lackheads can easily ecome infected.
TREATMENT
8 #@uee1e out the visile lackhead very gently, with a lackhead remover )availale in a
drugstore*. +ever use fingers to do it. Then wash with mild soap and water.
8 #unlight kills the surface acteria, and thus clears the condition temporarily. &ut sunlight can
also stimulate the oil glands, possily making the condition worse later.
8 2o not overeat. Avoid fat, greasy, or fried foods, ice cream, cream, utter, margarine, chocolate,
pastry, sweets, or much starchy food.
8 Eat a nourishing diet of vegetales, ut avoid corn. Eat protein foods in moderation.
#upplement the diet with vitamins and minerals. Bitamin A is important.
8 Avoid alcohol, toacco, coffee, or cocoa.
8 9tain ade@uate rest at night and keep the owels open.
8 Exercise out/of/doors, ut avoid exercise which causes perspiration.
8 "ut no creams, oils, or ointments on the face. Aeep hands away from the face.
8 ,ash the hair twice a week.
ENCOURAGEMENT,e can have access to =od and e accepted y Him, through $hrist
our Lord. >esus can strengthen us to oey commands given in the &ile. (n $hrist, we can
overcome our sins.
AGE SPOTS (Li,*+ S(ots
SYMPTOMSAge spots )also called liver spots* are the flat rown spots which appear on the
skin. They are especially noticeale on the ack of the hands.
CAUSESLiver spots are different than freckles. %reckles are caused y melanin pigments
which react to the sunlight in fair/skinned people. Liver spots are the result of a DceroidD pigment
uild up in the skin of older people.
These latter spots are the outward signs of free radical destruction within the ody. There is pre/
oxidation of fats6in the cells instead of in the liver. %ree radical damage produces waste
materials in cells throughout the ody, including the rain and liver. The causes are poor diet,
eating rancid fats, lack of exercise, excess exposure to the sun, autointoxication, and sluggish
liver function.
TREATMENT
8 Eat high @uality food, purify the lood, nourish the glands, and keep the owels open. Exercise
the ody and the mind. Aeep the immune system in good shape. Take nutritional supplements.
8 A powerful helper is the use of vitamin E );33/0,<33 units per day*, which tends to destroy free
radicals. Also take vitamin A as eta carotene. 9tain all your fats as unsaturated fatty acids.
8 Eat @uality protein foods and stay away from old seeds and nuts. The oils in them may e
rancid. 2o not use meat or milk. 2o not eat meat.
8 2rink enough water, and make sure it is either pure or distilled. "ractice deep reathing. Learn
how to relax.
8 Avoid all alcohol, coffee, salt, toacco, white flour, and white sugar. Avoid all chemicals, drugs,
etc., in foods. 2o not overeat. $enter your diet around roccoli, caage, fruits, whole gains,
nuts, oats, seeds, and soyeans. A high fier diet is important.
8 =o on a rief fast, to cleanse the liver.
8 Avoid too much exposure to the sun.
8 2o not use commercial skin creams. Use olive oil and a warm wet washcloth, then rinse with
lemon 7uice and water.
ENCOURAGEMENTThe gifts of Him, who has all power in heaven and earth, are in store
for the children of =od. These gifts are precious, for they come to us through the costly sacrifice
of the .edeemer!s lood. (n $hrist we can e overcomers.
Part 4
Chapping, Cracking, Itching
CHAPPED HANDS
SYMPTOMS.ed, dry, cracked hands.
CAUSESThe low humidity in the fall and winter dries and irritates the skin. The skin of older
people has less natural oils. This prepares you for prolems. &ut the other causes, listed elow,
you can do something aout.
PREVENTION(f you find you have this prolem, there are several things you can do, to
prevent or lessen it.
8 ,ater removes oils on the skin. &ut a special kind of water is especially devastating: soapy
water. 2ish water not only removes oil from the plates, ut also from your hands. That is part of
the reason why your hands are chapped and your arms are not? ,hen you must wash your hands,
try washing only the palms and not the acks6which, having thinner skin, tends to dry out more
easily.
8 #oak your hands in warm )not soapy* water for a few moments. As you do this, some of the
water is asored y the dry skin. Then pat dry and gently ru a little vegetale oil on your
hands.
8 ,hat you place on your skin is asored into your ody, so eware of all the creams and
lotions on the market. The makers of these products are not re@uired, y the %2A, to include
food grade ingredients' yet those lotions are asored into your system for the ody to have to
deal with.
8 -assage a few drops of glycerine, comined with a few drops of lemon oil )oth are availale
at pharmacies*, into your hands at edtime.
8 "ut oil on your hands at night, and then slip cotton gloves over them.
8 Hot/air lowers tend to chap the hands' use a towel instead.
8 ,ear white cotton gloves while doing dry work. %or harder work, use leather gloves. .egarding
gloves, avoid vinyl ones, if you can' they makes the hands worse? The ruer traps the moisture
and keeps the skin from reathing.
8 Use a long/handled rush, when washing dishes.
ENCOURAGEMENTThrough >esus, we can have access to =od and e accepted y Him.
Take =od!s promises as your own' plead them efore Him as His own ,ords, and you will
receive fullness of 7oy.
CHAPPED LIPS
SYMPTOMS$happed and cracked lips.
CAUSESLow humidity, sunlight, wind, and lack of oil on the lips. Here are several other
factors you can control:
TREATMENT
8 Avoid licking your lips' it dries them out. 9ccasionally place a little vegetale oil on your lips.
8 2rink enough water.
8 .u your finger alongside of your nose and then on your lips' that puts natural oils ack in
them.
8 %inish your meal with a small amount of lecithin )which your rain, nerves, and lood vessels
need anyway*. ,hen you do this, e sure and leave a small amount of it on your lips.
8 Bitamin &< and rewer!s yeast oth help cracked lips.
8 Toothpaste dries the lips' instead use a toothrush and aking soda.
ENCOURAGEMENT-ay we come into the audience chamer, reach up the hand of faith,
and cast our helpless souls upon the 9ne mighty to save. He can help us fulfill His eautiful plan
for our lives.
DRY SKIN% CHAFING
SYMPTOMSThe skin is overly dry, and there can e a tendency to chafing.
CAUSESThere is oth a water loss and an oil loss in the skin. This may seem to e a matter of
little concern. &ut it can e a sign of a more serious prolem: essential fatty acid deficiency that
can result in cardiovascular disease )stroke, heart attack, etc.*
(f you are supplementing with vitamin A, in amounts over 033,333 units daily, dry skin may e
the first warning of overdose.
TREATMENT
8 The solution is not superficial creams, ut otaining enough unsaturated fatty acids in the diet.
These would e the uncooked vegetale oils, such as wheat germ oil, flaxseed oil, sesame seed
oil, corn oil, and soy oil. The oil should e fairly fresh' never use rancid oil, for it destroys the
vitamin E in that meal. Take additional vitamin E supplementation );33/0,<33 units a day*.
8 (f you are not taking supplemental vitamin A, egin taking a moderate amount )not over 43,333
units a day*. $arrot 7uice will also help.
8 %or the chafing, wear cotton clothes' not synthetics. Australian wool )the wool which does not
scratch* is also good. ,ash new inner clothing efore you wear it. This softens the faric. 2o not
wear coarse cloth next to the skin.
8 $ut out all greases and other saturated fatty acids' and, in their place put a talespoon of a good
oil )wheat germ oil, flaxseed oil, almond oil, sesame oil, and corn oil* on your food after it is
cooked.
8 2rink an ade@uate amount of water. (f necessary, gently ru a small amount of oil over your
ody after the ath. Avoid commercial lotions and saturated fats )greases*. These are all asored
y your ody.
8 %or your shower, rinse off every day with lukewarm water, and use as little soap as possile. 2o
not use hot water.
8 "our < cups of oatmeal, ground to a fine powder, into a athtu of warm water. Tie some
oatmeal in a washcloth and, then, use it as a washcloth. 9atmeal is extremely soothing to the
ody.
8 Use soap which has cocoa utter, coconut oil, or another vegetale oil. They do not clean as
well, ut are more soothing to the skin.
8 Aeep the house warmer, and it will not e as dry. Use a humidifier to put moisture ack into the
house.
8 %or itchy skin, add vinegar to the ath water, and take < talespoons of vegetale oil daily.
Helpful hers include yarrow, violet, and mar7oram. 2ry rush massage your skin, to tone it up.
ENCOURAGEMENT,e shall never know, until we reach heaven, what $hrist went through
to enale us to overcome sin here on earth and live with Him forever. Thank =od for His
inexpressile =ift.
SCABIES (T"* It!"
SYMPTOMSAn itching in a ody part, which tends to continue, then let up, then continue
again. Almost never occurring aove the neck, it is most commonly found in hands, finger wes,
wrists, elows, underarms, waist, and feet. (n men, it may also occur in the scrotum and penis' in
women, the nipples are most often affected.
CAUSE#caies is an infectious skin disease caused y an almost microscopic mite, called
4ar%optes s%abiei. Although he is a little fellow, you know he is there.
#caies is found on all social levels. $ontact, even y a handshake, is all that is needed to
ac@uire it. (t can also e transmitted through clothing and ed linen. (t is more common in older
adolescents and young people, and in girls rather than oys. "eople can also get it from touching
dogs, other animals, or their edding. (t is a special prolem in institutions, such as nursing
homes, etc.
#caies can only e accurately diagnosed y taking skin scrapings and viewing them under a
microscope. (f one person in a family has them, it is generally well to treat everyone. $hildren
under 04 are often the first to contract them.
TREATMENT
8 -ix flowers of sulphur with petrolatum )petroleum 7elly*. #ulphur is a poison, so do not
swallow it? (n addition, it will stain clothing and does not smell good. &ut it will work to kill the
scaies mites. %or children, use a 4C sulphur )4C sulphur and J4C petrolatum* mixture' for
adults, a 03C mixture. Take a warm, soaking ath efore applying the mixture. Apply it for 5/4
nights efore retiring. $over from neck to toes. Have someone else apply it to you, so everything
is covered.
8 2uring this period, launder your clothes fre@uently, using hot water. The mite cannot survive
temperatures aove 0<3
o
%. for more than 4 minutes.
8 To reduce the itching sensation soak in a cool ath, starch ath or oatmeal ath )see directions
under 2ry, (tching #kin*' mix calcium gluconate with a little oil and apply to the area.
8 Eat foods high in 1inc, such as soyeans, sunflower seeds, whole/grain products, yeast, wheat
ran, and lackstrap.
8 Avoid processed, fried, and 7unk foods. Use no sugar, chocolate, soft drinks, alcohol, or
toacco.
ENCOURAGEMENT=od!s love is revealed in all His dealings with His earthly children. He
loved us, or He would not have paid such an expensive price to redeem us from sin. Thank Him
every day.
Part 5
Groths
./lso see se%tion on Tumors and Can%er.
WARTS (P&(i))o$&s
SYMPTOMS AND CAUSESThere are three primary types of skin warts:
0 / $ontagious )viral* enign skin warts ('erru%a 'ul(aris)8 these are also called common warts
and may e found on the hands, arms, face, or ody. These warts, which can e dark or flesh/
colored, may range in si1e from a pinhead to a ean, and most fre@uently occur where the skin is
in friction with clothing, etc. They can also occur on the larynx )voice ox* and produce
hoarseness. They can e spread y picking, trimming, or touching them. 9n the face, they can e
spread y shaving.
< / "lantar warts are 'erru%a on the sole of the foot. &oth types of 'erru%a are actually enign
epithelial tumors, caused y a virus.
5 / Benereal warts (%ondylomata a%uminata) may e found on the vulva and penis. Benereal
warts are caused y the human papilloma virus )H"B*, of which there are more than 54 types.
=enital warts on a woman can change into cancer of the cervix or genital area. They should e
removed? 9ne study showed they can increase the risk of cervical cancer y <33 percent? The
incuation period for genital warts is generally 5 months. (t can spread to others even efore the
person reali1es he or she has it. "rofessionals recommend that you not have sexual intercourse
until these types of warts are eliminated.
,ith the exception of plantar warts which are flat, warts are always raised umps. ,here there is
constant contact, they can cause discomfort and even pain. Benereal )genital* warts are single or
clusters of soft cauliflower/like growths.
TREATMENT
8 #ince everyone seems to get etter using a different treatment, here are lots of them:
8 As with any infection, warts appeared ecause the ody has lowered vitality and lack of
resistance. Eat right, keep proper hours, exercise in the open air, and reath deep. Tone up your
whole ody.
8 They also appear more fre@uently in adolescents who are experiencing hormonal changes,
especially etween 0< and 0K.
8 2eficiencies of vitamins A, $, and 1inc have all een related to an increased incidence of viral
infections.
8 The usual methods of removing warts )surgery, acids, urning, electrotherapy, or free1ing*
often results in their reappearance. The underlying causes should e eliminated: (mprove the
diet' eat foods high in vitamins A, & complex, $, and 1inc. Also increase the sulfur/containing
amino acids in the diet, such as are found in asparagus, citrus fruits, eggs, garlic, and onions. &e
sure and take enough vitamin $ every day? Eat raw garlic.
8 "lace thin sections of garlic on the wart. Try to avoid touching the garlic to normal tissue. Hold
it in place with cloth and tape and leave it there overnight. 2o this for < or 5 nights. ,ithin a
week the wart will fall off.
8 Apply castor oil to the wart, for 5 weeks.
8 $over with honey, for 04 days.
8 "ut 0 drop muriatic acid on the wart once a day, for ; days.
8 2issolve as much sodium caronate )washing soda* in water as will stay in solution. #wa this
onto the warts for < minutes, E times a day, and let it dry in the air. Bery large warts have
responded to this.
8 Apply the 7uice of milkweed, celandine her, or the milk from green figs or marigold to the
wart.
8 -ix castor oil and aking soda into a paste and apply to wart, cover, and keep on all night. 2o
not pick at it, ut let it slough off within 5/K weeks.
8 Apply an iron formula, such as (ronite or lack walnut tincture.
8 Apply castor oil to the wart for half an hour, 5 times a day.
8 Apply powdered vitamin $, as paste, and cover.
8 #oak the wart in a concentrated salt water solution: 0L tsp. salt to L cup water e@uals a 53C
solution. #oak the wart for <3 minutes </5 times a day for a few weeks.
8 Here are several other helpful applications: green fig 7uice' that is, 7uice from arely ripe figs
)or milkweed sap* applied several times a day. %resh grated celandine 7uice. $ut a raw potato,
ru it on, and repeat several times a day for several weeks. $hickweed 7uice. #assafras oil. =reen
papaya 7uice. Aloe vera. 9nion and salt compress. The 7uice of white caage. ,heat germ oil.
%resh pineapple 7uice. $ashew nut.
8 %or plantar warts )warts on the ottom of your foot*, apply a plantain poultice )the leaf itself* to
the wart. Another method is to place the inner side of a fresh piece of anana skin over the wart
and hold it there with tape. $hange daily after washing the entire area. 9nce a week the
thickened outer horny layer is removed. -aximum time for complete disappearance of a wart is
K weeks, with no recurrence within < years.
ENCOURAGEMENT2o your duty and trust in =od, for He knows of what things you have
need. He watches over you with more tenderness than does a mother over an afflicted child.
WENS (S*.&!*ous !#sts- St*&to$&s
SYMPTOMSThese are slow/growing enign cystic cutaneous tumor/like formations. They
contain seaceous material and are often found on the scalp )wen*, ears, ack, or scrotum.
.anging in si1e from a pea to a golf all, a wen is painless and feels soft ut firm.
TREATMENT
8 A DstaD incision is made at the lowest edge of the cyst. The contents are then sucked out, and
the insides are flushed with hydrogen peroxide. (f the cyst is large, the wall will have to e
removed so it does not refill. Then place a daily changed sterile gau1e over, and within, it to keep
it draining for a week to 03 days.
8 To keep them from growing or returning, avoid fats, especially saturated fats, and all fried
foods, cheese, chocolate, utter, margarine, and dairy products. 2o not use alcohol, nicotine, or
caffeine products.
./lso see 04kin Can%er.0
ENCOURAGEMENT=od is a %riend in perplexity and affliction, a protector in distress, and
a preserver in a thousand dangers that are unseen to us. Trust Him ever' and, y His grace, oey
His ,ritten ,ord.
Part !
"ther #inor Skin Pro$le%s
OILY SKIN
SYMPTOMSExcessively oily skin.
CAUSESThe seaceous glands, which secrete oil onto the skin, produce more oil than they
should. The excess oil clogs pores. Heredity is a ma7or cause, ut diet and hormones affect it. 9il
gland secretions can e increased y stress, hormonal activity changes, hot weather, pregnancy,
or taking certain types of irth control pills.
The forehead, nose, chin, and upper ack tend to have more seaceous glands' hence can e the
sites of the most prolems. 9ily skin is most common among teenagers.
TREATMENT
8 Aeep your skin clean. &eware of certain cosmetics' they aggravate a prolem which might not
otherwise exist.
8 ,ash twice a day with soap' it was made to remove oil. Hot soapy water is even etter. (vory
soap is a more drying soap than many others. #cru the skin with soap and water.
8 #ome people put mud masks on to remove oil.
8 Avoid smoking' it increases the si1e of your skin pores and weakens the skin generally.
%ortunately, oily skin tends to age etter than dry skin, producing less wrinkles. #o count
yourself fortunate in one way.
ENCOURAGEMENT=od cares for our necessities, and His love and grace are continually
flowing, to satisfy our needs. (n His care, we may safely rest.
PRICKLY HEAT
SYMPTOMS#kin feels hot and prickly.
CAUSESHot weather, dry skin, sweaty skin.
TREATMENT
8 ,ash with mild soap, twice a day' apply apple cider vinegar )L tsp. in glass of water* after the
ath. Take vitamin $ orally )0,333 mg or more*.
ENCOURAGEMENTToo often we grieve our kind heavenly %ather y our unelief. (f we
will ut trust His guiding hand, all our difficulties will work to our est good.
HEAT RASH
SYMPTOMSAn itchy skin rash which can occur in the heat of mid/summer.
CAUSESAs a result of poor diet, overwork, and lack of proper rest, the skin has ecome too
acid.
TREATMENT
8 Take a soda alkaline ath. This helps counteract acidity in the rash. %ill a athtu with water at
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%. Add a cup of aking soda. #it in the tu and continually pour the water over yourself.
Aout 53/K3 minutes later, stand in the tu and partially drip/dry. Then pat yourself dry and get
out.
8 Eat a more nutritious diet, otain ade@uate rest, avoid meat and 7unk food. 2o not smoke or
drink li@uor.
ENCOURAGEMENT=od loves His children, and He longs to see them overcoming the
discouragement with which #atan would overpower them. 2o not give way to unelief.
.ememer the love and power that =od has shown in times past.
SUNBURN
SYMPTOMS%irst degree sunurns cause reddening of the skin and possily slight fever.
#econd degree sunurns makes reddening and water listers. Third degree sunurns produces
damage to lower cells and the release of fluid, resulting in eruptions and skin reaks where
acteria and infection can enter.
CAUSESThere has een excessive exposure to ultraviolet light rays. They first urn the
surface skin and, later, the lower cell layers. Ultraviolet rays can penetrate clouds, so e careful
even on ha1y days.
PREVENTION2o not expose yourself to the sun for extended periods of time etween 03
a.m. and < p.m., when the highest concentration of ultraviolet rays are present. .eflections from
snow water, metal, sand, or white/ and aluminum/painted surfaces can intensify the effect.
Apply a sunscreen aout 53 minutes efore going out. "rotect your lips, hands, ears, and the ack
of the neck. .eapply as needed after swimming and sweating. =et a tan gradually, eginning
with only a few minutes )never over 04*. ,ear protective clothing whenever possile. Aeep a hat
with you, and use it. Long sleeves help.
TREATMENT
8 A third degree sunurn is serious' see a doctor. ,ater applications help. Aeep the muscles
flexile. A strong sunurn can cause underlying muscles to contract somewhat.
8 %or oth second and third degree urns, e sure to eat high/protein foods. A lot of tissue needs
to e repaired' your ody is hard at work. 2rink a lot of fluids.
8 "ut cold water on the urn. Let him lay in a cool ath.
8 -ix a cup of skim milk with E cups water and add a few ice cues' every few hours, apply
compresses for 04/<3 minutes.
8 "lace dry oatmeal in a ag, run cool water through it, and save the water. Throw away the
contents of the ag, and use the water in compresses. Apply every </E hours.
8 Here are other suggestions: $lay poultices can e used. -assage aloe vera on the area. 2o not
apply any product which has alcohol, mineral oil, coloring, or waxes in it. -oisten a cloth with
witch ha1el, and apply often for temporary relief' for small areas, apply with cotton alls. Apply
plain yogurt to the area. -ake a paste of cornstarch and water, and apply it. An ice pack can help
reduce pain. =et lots of sleep.
8 (f the legs are urned, elevate them aove the heart level.
8 That skin area will e delicate for 5/K months, so e careful.
ENCOURAGEMENT=od helps the feele and strengthens those who have no strength. The
Lord is thy shade upon the right hand and upon the left. Trusting in Him, you will e safe.
ROSACEA
SYMPTOMSA reddening of the skin, generally on the forehead, nose, cheekones, and chin.
"ustules may appear on the nose, and are tender. The skin may thicken. =roups of small lood
vessels, close to the surface, ecome enlarged, resulting in lotchy red areas with small umps.
"imples may accompany the prolem. The rosacea may disappear, or ecome permanent.
&lackheads or whiteheads are rarely present.
(t often egins with a fre@uent flushing, or reddening, of the face. This is most often seen on the
nose and cheeks. A urning, or grittiness, in the eyes may e felt.
CAUSE.osacea, which usually egins in the E3s, is a skin disorder which can ecome
chronic. (t is important that you try to eliminate the underlying causes, which are closely related
to a wrong diet and way of life.
"eople who flush easily are more likely to develop this prolem. ,hite women etween 53/43
have it the most. ,hen men have it, the appearance of the face is worse, often accompanied y a
roughened, enlarged nose )rhinophyma*.
TREATMENT
8 Alcohol, stress, excessive heat or cold, sunlight, hot li@uids, or spicy food may trigger a
reaction. (t is elieved that a & complex deficiency is involved, along with a poor diet, resulting
from too much 7unk food. Alcoholics, who perennially lack in & vitamins and good food, often
have reddened faces. Avoid commercial skin creams, etc.
8 9nce or twice a month, go on a short fast, to clean out the ody. Eat nourishing food. 2o not
drink hot li@uids.
ENCOURAGEMENTHeirs of =od and 7oint/heirs with $hrist6what a wonderful hope is set
efore us? -ay we prove faithful every day. As we cling to $hrist and, y His enaling grace,
oey His Ten $ommandment law, we will re7oice in His light.
ENLARGED PORES
SYMPTOMSUnsightly larger pores in the face and on the skin, which gives an appearance of
premature aging.
CAUSEUsing nicotine in any form.
TREATMENT
8 #top elieving those ads which show eautiful people smoking. They only want to get your
money.
8 After @uitting all toacco products, get on a good nutritional, exercise, and rest program. Take
vitamin/mineral supplements. 2o not drink soft drinks or eat sugar, chocolate, potato chips, or
other 7unk foods.
ENCOURAGEMENTAll who enter into a covenant with >esus $hrist ecome, y adoption,
the children of =od. They are cleansed from sin, as they sumit to His rule and oey His ,ord.
Ever trust Him.
WRINKLES
SYMPTOMS,rinkles on the face. The skin tells what is inside. (f you have healthful,
youthful, skin, it is a good sign of a healthy ody inside.
CAUSEThe skin loses its elasticity and suppleness. (t ecomes thinner and dryer. ,ith age,
wrinkles are inevitale. &ut there are ways to avoid getting them earlier than necessary.
PREVENTION
8 #tay out of the sun. Avoid tanning ooths' they produce the same wrinkling as the sun. ,ear a
hat when out in the sunlight.
8 Eat carefully of good food. Exercise, drink enough fluids, and get ade@uate sleep. "ressing your
face against a pillow adds more wrinkles. 2o not scrunch up your face when you talk' that makes
new wrinkle patterns.
8 Avoid alcohol and nicotine. Toacco dramatically ages the skin? #moking makes a <4/year/old
woman look like a 54/year/old? #moking also decreases lood supply to the face and skin.
8 2ampen the skin and then apply a little vegetale oil, to luricate it. That will help put water
and oil into your skin cells.
8 -assage your face as the 9rientals do. That tends to exercise the skin and facial muscles and
strengthen them.
Now, don't laugh, and I will give you more suggestions:
8 To soften and nourish your skin, mash half an avocado and put it on your face. Leave it there
until it dries, and then wipe it off with water. Avocado has essential oils.
8 To reduce puffiness under your eyes, place cool slices of cucumer over them for 03 minutes.
8 To tighten and refine skin pores, whip an egg white and apply it to your face. After 04/<3
minutes )if you can still reathe*, rinse it off with water.
8 To remove dead surface skin cells and improve skin texture, >apanese women gently ru a
small handful of dry short/grain rice against their faces.
8 To cleanse the pores, ru mashed tomato over your face.
ENCOURAGEMENT9nly to those who receive >esus $hrist as their #aviour are given the
power to ecome sons and daughters of =od. &y ourselves, we cannot overcome sin' ut, in the
strength of $hrist we can e overcomers.
NIGHT SWEATS (H#(*+"i'+osis
SYMPTOMS#weating during sleeping hours which seems anormal. The sweating may
egin all at once.
CAUSESThere may e a lack of air in the sleeping room. The ody may e eliminating toxins
and needs help. Hou may have a thyroid prolem.
TREATMENT
8 +ot enough air in a room can cause you to reak out in an anormal sweat. -ake sure a current
of air flows through your ed chamer when you are sleeping. (t does not have to e much, ut
you need a slight amount of moving fresh air. (n some instances, there may e enough air in the
room' ut, when you reathe out air, it tends to remain in a hollow formed y the edding. (f
necessary, reathe through your mouth. (f you find that your rain @uickly feels etter when you
do this, then that is a significant way to solve your prolem.
8 (f you are not living right and eating right, then the sweating can e the result of a toxic
overload.
8 Avoid meat, salt, toacco, and 7unk food. 2rink < o1. of green drink )whi11ed up greens in
pineapple or apple 7uice* every day. 2o not eat closer than four hours efore edtime. %ast one
day a week on distilled water or fruit and vegetale 7uices.
8 Take Epsom salt )< cups* aths every night, and hotGcold showers in the morning. After the
night sweats are past, take 03/minute cool aths in the morning, to tone the system.
8 An alternative is to take a hot salt water sponge efore retiring. Use < tsp. salt per @uart of
water. A hot ath followed y a salt glow is also good.
8 Hou may have hot flashes, caused y irregular thyroid activity.
ENCOURAGEMENT$hrist alone has power to cleanse the heart. He alone can make you a
child of =od. He can transform your life and ring you peace and happiness in the midst of every
trial.
BODY ODOR (B+o$"i'+osis
SYMPTOMSThe secretion of foul/smelling perspiration.
CAUSES AND TREATMENT
8 A lack of soap and water applications causes the sweat to accumulate. ,ash your ody more
often, especially in the axial areas )under arms and groin*, and change underwear daily. -ake
sure your clothes are clean. $hoose natural farics' cotton and wool enale the asored sweat to
evaporate from the ody.
8 %oot odors can e caused either y not changing the socks often enough or y wearing ruer
or plastic shoes. They will make your feet smell like an old ruer tire. The prolem may e the
shoes, not your feet. -any people today wear such shoes, since they are so much less expensive
than leather ones.
8 &ody odors can also e caused y an excess of toxins in the ody which it is trying to
eliminate. Are you eating too much or eating the wrong foodsM Are you staying up late at night,
drinking alcohol or smoking cigarettesM Apply a wet sheet pack overnight. (t will help pull the
toxins out of a heavy meat eater. &y morning, the sheet will e stained y the eliminated poisons.
%ast one day a week on 7uice or vegetale 7uices, or a water fast. Epsom salt aths help the ody
eliminate toxins. .epeat daily for one week, and then reduce to once a week.
8 +ot eating enough unsaturated fatty acids )@uality vegetale oils* or not getting enough 1inc
can also produce ody odor.
8 Take a tip from hunters who wash with pine soap, so their odor will not e detected y wildlife.
Another is old/fashioned glycerine soap.
8 Another cause of ody odor is excessive sexual activity.
8 "ouring tomato 7uice on a dog to de/skunk him has een done for generations. #ome have
found that they can pour some tomato 7uice in a tu of water, sit in it for a time, shower off and
get out6and they also smell fine?
ENCOURAGEMENTThe promise of sonship is made to all who elieve on His name.
Everyone who comes to >esus, in faith, will receive pardon and power to oey.
SKIN RASH
SYMPTOMS.eddening of various kinds on the skin, with possile umps, scaling, and
thickening.
CAUSES(n our modern world, skin rashes can have many causes, including reactions to
chemicals, sun, wind, insect ites, alcohol, detergents, and friction.
#kin rashes in children are often caused y food rashes from chocolate, peanuts, dairy products,
wheat, eggs, or meat. (t has een estimated that F4C of children!s skin rashes are caused y
sensitivity to eggs, peanuts, or milk.
TREATMENT
8 Nuick relief from many rashes may e otained y soaking a clean cloth in cool water,
wringing it out, and applying it to the area for 03 minutes. .epeat as often as needed.
8 &etter yet, soak the cloth in comfrey tea or in calcium water. To make calcium water, take a
spoonful of calcium gluconate powder )otainale at a health food store* and stir it into a cup of
water.
8 A wash of chamomile tea helps reduce rashes. A poultice made from dandelion, yellow dock
root, and chaparral helps alleviate many of them.
ENCOURAGEMENT,hen a soul receives $hrist, he receives power to live the life of
$hrist. >ust as $hrist resisted sin, so, in $hrist!s strength, you and ( can resist temptation to
wrongdoing.
Part &
#a'or (er%al Pro$le%s
SKIN DISORDERS (12 H2 K*))o33% M2D2% Fo+$u)&s
CHILBLAINSAlternate %oot &ath' .evulsive 2ouche to feet' Alternate 2ouche' Hot %oot
&ath, followed y %oot &ath under flowing )cold* water' foot pack.
BURNSThe evaporating compress' the cool irrigating compress )cool, wet cloth over it to
reduce heat or sprinkle water over it ODirrigateDP to intensify the cooling effect*' if very extensive,
the prolonged or continuous +eutral &ath.
ERYTHEMA$ool evaporating compress or irrigating compress )explained 7ust aove*'
neutral compress.
PRURITUS"rolonged +eutral &ath' copious water drinking' large enema' daily aseptic
dietary.
ERUPTIONS(f dry, not irritale, give prolonged +eutral &ath. (f scaly, alkaline ath )soda
ath or 9atmeal &ath*. (f moist and irritale, cool evaporating compress moistened with soda
solution )0 o1. to 0 gal.*. (f skin is thickened, as in chronic ec1ema, Hot or Alternate )hot and
cold* spray 2ouche or $ompress, for 03/04 minutes, 5 times a day. (f extensively damaged skin
)as in pemphigus, confluent smallpox, ad urns*, the $ontinuous +eutral %ull &ath until the
skin is healed. OEditor!s note: 9ne of >ethro Aloss!s workers personally told me that when his son
was in7ured in an automoile accident, he gave him a $ontinuous &ath )of water with goldenseal
in it* for several days.P
1AUNDICE$opious water drinking' large Enema twice daily' sweating hot ath for 04
minutes: such as .adiant Heat &ath' #team &ath' Hot %ull &ath' ,et #heet "ack, followed y
prolonged +eutral &ath. =ive the sweating ath once daily, or even twice, if he is not too weak.
%or general tonic effects, apply $old -itten %riction or $old Towel .u twice daily. Alternate
Hot and $old $ompress over the liver twice daily, with Heating $ompress over the liver or
flannel/covered Hot Adominal "ack during intervals etween.
DRY SKIN#hort sweating ath, such as .adiant Heat &ath, #team &ath, hot/air ath, Hot %ull
&ath, Hot &lanket "ack, 2ry "ack, sweating ,et #heet "ack, followed y a cold ath suited to
his general condition, and this followed y massage with friction.
HYPERHIDROSIS#team &ath, sweating .adiant Heat &ath, followed y .evulsive 2ouche
to spine and general $old 2ouche.
SWEATING FEET.evulsive 2ouche to feet, with extremes in temperature as great as
possile' alternate hot and cold %oot &ath, Heating $ompress to feet during the night, with $old
-itten %riction to the feet, in the morning on rising.
EC4EMA (D*+$&titis
SYMPTOMS2ermatitis, also called ec1ema, is a skin prolem indicated y reddened skin,
thickening, itching when touched, the formation of dry, patchy scales, and flaking,
CAUSES AND TREATMENT
8 2ermatitis is an inflammatory skin condition that generally keeps reoccurring. (ts primary
symptom is ec1ema. 2ermatitis is actually an allergy which may e caused y contact with
perfumes, cosmetics, ruer, medicated creams and ointments, poison ivy, or contact with metal
alloys )including nickel, silver, and gold*. #ome type of food could e the prolem. (f the irritant
continues to e in constant contact with the skin, the dermatitis will spread and get worse.
9viously, if you have this prolem you want to solve it?
8 The condition can e intensified y emotional stress and fatigue. 2eficiency of any of the &
complex vitamins can cause dermatitis. Another important item is unsaturated fatty acids. (f you
are not getting enough, you can egin itching wherever you ru on your skin. Ade@uate vitamin
A and enough protein are also essential.
8 9ddly enough, hair loss )alopecia* is commonly associated with dermatitis, especially if a
concurrent unsaturated fatty acid deficiency in the diet exists.
8 (f the dermatitis is not terminated, it can so weaken the system, so that more serious infections
occur. This is ecause, at the same time that you are having skin prolems, your intestines are
developing lesions which can greatly weaken your aility to digest and asor nutrients?
8 (t is a fact that 05C of those with severe dermatitis later develop cataracts.
8 Here are some of the allergies which the experts have found to especially cause dermatitis:
0 / Co69s milk. Either stop drinking cow!s milk or try switching to goat!s milk.
< / Wheat (luten )wheat protein*. There are other grains you can eat instead.
5 / :i%kel. The experts call this Dnickel rash.D ,omen who have their ears pierced and the nickel
post placed in them can produce various rashes on the ody6especially where any other metal
7ewelry touches the skin. &y the way, any gold 7ewelry less than <E/karats has some nickel in it.
8 &eware of the ule ath and similar soapy tu aths.
8 $hildren!s rashes: A skin rash in children may e caused y eating eggs, peanuts, milk, wheat,
fish, chicken, pork, or eef. Eggs, peanuts, and milk account for F4 percent of the skin rashes in
children.
8 .egardless of what may e the cause, omit wheat, rye, oats, and arley for six weeks. Then
slowly add one ack at a time6and see how all this effects the dermatitis.
8 (f you know how to do so, you may wish to do a pulse test after each meal, in an attempt to
ascertain which foods increase heart eat. Those which do are the prolematic ones.
8 Avoid dairy products, white flour, fried foods, other processed fats, and sugar. Avoid
antiperspirants, for they have metal in them. Use cotton undergarments. %ake fingernails cause
skin rashes. Always use white athroom tissue only. The dyes irritate the skin. &e sure and rinse
the soap out of your clothes which have 7ust een washed.
8 -ix goldenseal root powder with vitamin E oil and put some on the affected area. This will
reduce the itching.
8 "rimrose oil and vitamin &K )pyridoxine* have helped infants with dermatitis.
8 An oatmeal ath is another helpful measure, to reduce the itching during the time re@uired to
solve the underlying cause. Use < cups of colloidal )powdered* oatmeal per tuful. $olloidal
oatmeal can e otained at a pharmacy.
8 Hers that may help include comfrey, dandelion, red clover, and pau d!arco.
8 #teep a tsp. each of urdock root, yarrow, and yellow dock root in a pint of oiling water for
half an hour. #train, add a pound of cocoa fat, and keep oiling and stirring until it is a salve. Use
this for ec1ema.
8 9ther useful hers are plantain, chickweed, urdock root, yarrow, and strawerry leaves. 9ne
can either drink the tea made from any of them or apply it to the affected area.
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ENCOURAGEMENT$hrist, having redeemed man from the condemnation of the law, could
enale man to fulfill its re@uirements. .e7oice that, in $hrist, you can stand an overcomer over
the temptations which have oppressed you.
HIVES (U+ti!&+i&
SYMPTOMS#trong itching )pruritus* may suddenly occur. Elevated wheals result, along with
swollen eyes. The suse@uent scratching makes you appear swollen and scratchy. The intense
itchy wheals which may result may disappear in minutes, hours, or several days. Hives are
generally gone within 0/F days, except in cases of severe hypersensitivity, when death may
result. 9ccasionally a fatal anaphylactic reaction occurs. At such times, edema of the reathing
passages produces respiratory difficulty similar to severe asthma.
CAUSESThe skin is reacting to allergies, physical irritation, stress, or emotions. #pecial
dermal cells egin releasing histamine, which causes internal lood vessels to leak fluid into the
deepest layers of the skin.
-eat' dairy' and poultry products, especially in fro1en or fast foods, are fre@uent causes of hives.
This is due to the chemicals, antiiotics, and hormones given to farm animals.
Here is a list of special things known to cause hives in some people:
Aspirin, antimony or ismuth )in various metal alloys*, anti/pyrine or phenacetin )pain relievers*,
ariturates, &HA and &HT )preservatives*, phenoarital or chloral hydrate )sedatives*,
chlorproma1ine and meproamate )tran@uili1ers*, fluoride )dental products and fluoridated
drinking water*, food colorings, griseofulvin )antifungal*, insulin, liver extract, menthol )in
perfumes, candy, cigarettes*, mercury )dental fillings*, morphine, penicillin, pilocarpine
)glaucoma medication*, preservatives, procaine )anesthetic, known as novocaine*, @uinine,
)@uinine water and malaria medication*, reserpine )heart medication*, saccharin )artificial
sweetener*, salicylates )flavoring and preservative*, sulfites )preservative in dried fruit*, and
thiamine hydrochloride )cough medications*.
TREATMENT
Immediate help:
8 Anything that is alkaline generally helps the itching. "lace a calcium gluconate paste on the
skin or apply milk, calamine, or milk of magnesia.
8 $old compresses or cool aths will immediately help also.
8 An oatmeal or ran ath will help relieve the itching. "lace < ls. of ether in a muslin ag and
set in a hot ath )03E
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8 A paste of cream of tartar and water can e applied to the area.
Longer term solutions:
8 Try to find the cause or causes of this prolem. Here are some of the things which result in
hives in others:
8 #tress, food allergy )milk, wheat, eggs, shellfish, pork, onions, some fruits*, chlorine in
drinking water, adrenal exhaustion andGor liver congestion resulting from an allergy,
hydrochloric acid deficiency, food dyes, preservatives, drug allergy, acid conditions, insect
stings, chronic infection, penicillin in the milk you drink, aspirin, coffee, alcohol, and toacco.
8 #econdary factors will e spinal lesions, stoppage of lymph flow, imalance etween deep and
surface lood circulation, and adrenal exhaustion.
8 Another factor is improperly )too hurriedly* weaning a child from reast milk.
8 .eading over the aove lists, it appears that the primary cause is fre@uently a physical reaction
to a sustance which the ody cannot tolerate to have put into it. ,e live in a chemical age. 9ne
cannot even drive down the highway without reathing dangerous fumes.
8 2o not use steroids, alcohol, or processed foods.
8 Lymph stasis and poor circulation may result from poor skin function, lack of exercise, fresh
air, and poor elimination' ut ingesting poisonous sustances top the list.
8 Aside from trying to find the chemical offenders, prolonged fasting is generally considered the
est method of terminating recurrent hives. This cleans out the ody and enales it to etter deal
with the chemicals it is daily confronted with. %asting will help the intestines and other organs to
heal. (t will eliminate toxins and help the owels egin working properly again. Trunk packs will
help induce sweating. -oderate sunaths will help also.
8 As a rule, fasting should not e over 0/5 days in length. (f you are overweight, longer fasts
might e considered. (f you are thin, never go over 5 days' indeed, one meal or 0 day fasts are
est for frail individuals. A carrot, eet, and green vegetale 7uice fast is etter than a straight
water fast.
8 Use enemas during the fast, and even afterward, until the hives do not return. -aintain good
owel action thereafter.
8 Also important are dietary changes: &e sure and get nutritional supplements, including vitamins
A, & complex, &
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, $, and calcium. Hou may need to take hydrochloric acid with meals.
8 There is one other cause which we have not yet mentioned: a lack of unsaturated fatty acids.
The est is wheat germ oil. %laxseed oil is also outstanding. &ut corn oil would e acceptale. (n
addition to including only such oils in your diet, you would do well to ru wheat germ oil on the
affected area.
8 ,hen the prolem exists for weeks or months, it is vital that you identify the cause, so you can
eliminate the hives.
8 $hronic hives can e linked to candida.
8 ,hen severe anaphylactic reactions occur, immediately take the person to the hospital. (t is est
not to let situations come to such a crisis. #olve the prolem efore hives produces such an
emergency.
./lso see 04kin ;isorders.0
ENCOURAGEMENT(n the work of redemption, =od has revealed His love in sacrifice, a
sacrifice so road and deep and high that it is immeasurale. %or =od so loved the world, that He
gave His only egotten #on6that you and ( could have eternal life?
IMPETIGO (I$(*ti3o Cont&3ios&- E!"t"#$&
SYMPTOMS AND CAUSES(mpetigo is not something to ignore. +eglected, it can produce
oils, ulcers, or other skin complications.
Untreated, it can result in deep infections of the tissue eneath the skin. (mpetigo is a skin
disease caused y a streptococcal acteria. (t occurs primarily in children, especially in
undernourished ones, and in the summer months. Lower economic groups living in crowded
conditions are the most likely to contract it. (t is more fre@uently found on the face, hands, and
arms next and feet and legs third.
$uts, arasions, insect ites, and stings allow entry of the acteria. An area of redness is seen,
followed y lister/like swellings. The fluid is straw colored. (f not scratched, the lesions reak
down in E/K days and form a honey/colored crust which heals slowly. The skin eneath may lose
its color, not to e regained for months. The scratching generally results in more skin in7ury and
a spread of the infection.
TREATMENT
8 (mpetigo is actually an early sign of immune depression, which allows organisms normally on
everyone!s skin to produce disease. The ody needs to e uilt up.
8 "roper nutrition is needed, along with sanitary living conditions.
8 (n some individuals, a food allergy )such as milk, wheat, or soy* or a contact dermatitis )such as
detergents in the clothes* weakens the immune system6permitting the impetigo to gain a
foothold.
8 #trict hygiene is necessary to prevent the spread of the infection to other parts of the ody6or
to other people.
8 Bitamin A is necessary for good skin health. =ive the child a good multivitamin supplement.
=ive vitamin $, to owel tolerance.
8 "ut a wash of oric acid and hers such as comfrey, golden seal, or echinacea on the affected
area.
8 "lace garlic oil, s@uee1ed from capsules, on the area.
8 .emoval of the crusts results in a more rapid cure. &athing in soapy water every E hours during
the day is helpful. #evere cases may re@uire a slightly salty or hydrogen peroxide application )5
parts water to 0 part 5C peroxide*. Apply soaks or warm compresses to the attached crusts. Hot
and cold compresses may e applied after the crusts are gone. At night, charcoal poultices can e
attached and left overnight.
8 Use disposale tissues instead of cloth handkerchiefs. Each person should e given his own
towel and washcloth. ,ash the hands fre@uently' and, while the infection lasts, keep the
fingernails short and clean. $hange pillowcases and ed sheets daily, and oil all linens for 03
minutes. (f possile, isolate the child.
8 Exposure to the air and sunlight will help, ut do not swim.
8 (f impetigo is on the scalp, cut the hair so you can treat it.
./lso see 04kin ;isorders.0
ENCOURAGEMENT=od gave His #on to ecome one of our one and flesh of our flesh.
The gift of =od to man is eyond all computation. +othing was withheld. =od has done, and is
doing, everything possile to save us from sin.
SHINGLES (H*+(*s 4ost*+
SYMPTOMS#harp, urning pain along a nerve route somewhere in your ody for 5/E days.
There are angry red listers at that pain site several days later. These are very painful and itchy.
Later the umps lister, turn cloudy, and form scas. (t usually lasts F/0E days from the time the
listers appear efore the scas drop off. This is no ordinary rash' it is shingles, which is a viral
infection of a nerve. (t most often occurs on the skin of the adomen, under the ris and aove
the navel. &ut it can appear anywhere on the ody. (t most fre@uently occurs after the age of 43.
(f shingles starts near an eye, eware? The cornea can ecome infected and lindness may result.
Hou would then do well to consult an eye specialist.
CAUSESThis staphylococcal infection consists of small round acteria growing in clusters.
The virus in the chickenpox you had as a child never really left your ody' and, when you are an
adult, it comes ack in the form of shingles. The virus may lie dormant in the spinal cord and
nerve ganglia for years until triggered. (t normally lives on the nostrils and skin of everyody.
,hat triggers the attackM (t is known that poisonous sustances in food, metals, drugs, and other
toxic sustances can do it. %or example, risk of shingles increases with the use of anti/cancer
drugs. Anything that weakens the immune system can ring on an attack of shingles. 9nce it
occurs, the pain can continue on for months or years. #o it is etter to prevent an attack.
TREATMENT
8 -assive doses of vitamins $ )0,333 mg 5 times a day and <33 mg 4/K times a day*, rutin, and &
complex. (n addition, take vitamin %, calcium, and lecithin. The amino acid, lysine, can help
inhiit the spread of the herpes virus. The diet must include raw fruits and vegetales, rewer!s
yeast, rown rice, and whole grains. &e sure and eat enough protein.
8 #ome suggest leaving the listers alone if they are not too othersome. 9ther suggestions
include placing one or more of the following on them: calamine or other calcium preparation on
them. $alcium is always soothing to skin rash conditions. Apply vitamin E oil from a capsule to
the area.
8 "ut cold water on a cloth and place it over the area. The cooler it is, the etter it feels. Avoid
anything that will make your listered skin hotter.
8 "ut apple cider vinegar on it daily. Take hot aths </5 times a week. Take a starch ath )one cup
of cornstarch or colloidal oatmeal* into a hot tu. $olloidal oatmeal is powdered, and is at the
pharmacy. 2o not slip in the tu?
8 $lean out the owels fre@uently. Light fruit and vegetale fasts will also help clean out, and
strengthen, the ody. ,ear only cotton clothing while the condition exists.
8 2a the infection with hydrogen peroxide to purify it. (f pain exists after the listers are gone,
put ice on the area.
8 Avoid drafts. Allow sunlight on the area for short intervals. =ently wash the listers when
athing and avoid touching or scratching them.
8 (f the shingles appear on the forehead, tip of the nose, or near the eyes, contact an
ophthalmologist. #uch cases can lead to lindness.
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ENCOURAGEMENTAs >ohn thought of the love of $hrist, he was led to exclaim, D&ehold,
what manner of love the %ather hath estowed upon us, that we should e called the sons of
=od.D 9h, may we praise Him every day for the overcoming strength He imparts, so we can
resist temptation and fulfill His will.
PSORIASIS
SYMPTOMS(t appears like patches of silvery scales or red areas, and is found on the scalp,
arms, legs, knees, elows, ears, and ack. There are cycles of flare/ups and remission.
#ometimes it disappears for months or years, and especially occurs in winter months. (n some,
aging makes it etter' in others, worse. (t is most common etween 04 and <4, and is not
infectious.
2o not use steroids, alcohol, or processed foods.
CAUSESThe skin cells seem to run out of control. (nstead of skin renewing itself in 53 days,
the new cells reach the top layer in 5 days. This produces raised areas of skin, called pla@ues,
which are red and often itchy. &ecause so many cells are rising and dying )as they normally do*,
they have a raised, silvery, patchy appearance.
"soriasis may e linked to faulty fat utili1ation. Attacks are related to times of stress, illness,
surgery, cuts, certain viral and acterial infections, sunurn, poison ivy, or poison oak. The drugs
such as chloro@uine, lithium, and eta/lockers also cause it to flare up.
There appears to e a hereditary factor involved.
"revious immuni1ations seem to e a causative factor for some people.
TREATMENT
8 There is no certainty that one can totally eliminate psoriasis. 2o not spend time worrying over
the matter, for the resultant stress may only aggravate it.
8 9nly the scales and skin deris can e removed. &ecause psoriatic skin is dry, it is well to put
petroleum 7elly or vegetale oil on the area. .esearchers have found that covering lesions with
tape or plastic wrap for days or weeks can sometimes help clear it up. This seems to work only
for small areas, no larger than half a dollar. &ut do not let the area ecome gooey and infected.
8 Lose weight if you are overweight. ,eight loss helps many who have psoriasis.
8 Heavy stress can make it worse' try to retain a calm, cheerful outlook on life. Existing psoriasis
tends to get worse when you come down with some other infection.
8 Exposure to sunlight or ultraviolet light reduces the scaling and redness. ,ith regular amounts
of intense sunlight, J4C of psoriasis sufferers improve. &ut keep in mind that too much
ultraviolet light also produces skin cancer.
8 Hou may wish to consider moving to a warmer climate, since the prolem ecomes much worse
in the winter.
8 An increased intake of animal protein can make it spread outward' conversely, a reduction tends
to shrink it. $itrus 7uices may also e a prolem.
8 #ince psoriasis is a metaolic disease, a cleansing 7uice fast, </5 times for the first week, is a
good way to egin working toward its recession. %our weeks later, the fast can e carried out
again. &ut in the meantime, an extremely nourishing diet should have een started. All 7unk food
should have een discarded. #earch out, and eliminate, allergy foods. &eware of milk and wheat.
(t may e well to exclude them for K months, even if they may appear harmless.
8 Avoid fats )utter, milk, cream, eggs, meat*, processed food, white flour, sugar, and citrus fruit.
.ed meat and dairy products contain arachidonic acid, which makes the lesions turn red and
swell. =et your oils from natural foods, such as flaxseed, sesame seed, and soyeans.
8 Bitamins A, & complex, $, and 2 all help the skin and appear to e of help in reducing
psoriasis.
8 #wimming in the ocean is good for reducing psoriasis. &athing in heated aths is also helpful,
ut it also tends to increase the itching. "ut seawater, several times a day, on the area.
8 The various medicinal drugs recommended for psoriasis all have potentially dangerous side
effects.
8 To reduce the itching, a cold/water ath, perhaps with a cup or so of vinegar added, is very
helpful. Another help is ice. "ut some in a plastic sack and hold on the area.
./lso see 04kin ;isorders.0
ENCOURAGEMENT,hat greater privilege could e ours than to enter the family of =od.
Trust =od and, y the enaling grace of $hrist, oey His Ten $ommandment law, even though
many around you may despise it.
ERYSIPELAS5
SYMPTOMS.edness, discoloration, listers, and swelling that most commonly attack the
face and is accompanied y high fever and other indications of acute illness. The skin is deep red
or pink and appears gla1ed. (t has a comined itching and urning sensation. There is a definite
edge or margin to the affected area. &listers may develop. The swollen area feels firm and hot.
The condition tends to spread in all directions from where it first egan. Even in cases
moderately severe, generally the face is swollen' eyes are closed' and the lips and ears are
thickened and feverish.
CAUSESErysipelas is serious' and, in aies, the aged, and women who have recently given
irth, it may prove fatal. (t is likely to cause aortion in pregnant women. This is oviously a
very serious condition. Hou will want to contact a physician. (f you have contacted a physician,
apply ice ags or ice/cold compresses )<3 minutes on and 03 minutes off* to the affected area
until he arrives. $old compresses to the head, to help reduce the headaches.
Erysipelas is contagious. ,ear ruer gloves. +ever simultaneously care for children or other
sick persons. 2isinfect clothes placed on his skin. #oak 03 minutes in a Lysol solution )0 tsp.
per pint water* efore putting in laundry.
TREATMENT
8 =o on a thorough cleansing program, with fruit and vegetale 7uice fasting, followed y a
careful nutritious diet.
8 (n addition to the li@uid diet, he must drink at least 5 @uarts of water every day.
8 Avoid constipation. ,hen eating, there should e 5 movements a day, or use an enema.
8 2o not wash with soap and water' only use a saturated solution of oric acid.
8 Helpful hers include plantain, yellow dock, chickweed, urdock root, chamomile, mullein,
and yarrow. 2issolve hers in a @uart of oiling water, dip a cloth in, cool, and lightly touch the
affected areas. 2o not wipe the skin. $hickweed tea is excellent for this purpose. Add 0 tsp. per
pint of oiling water.
8 A raw cranerry poultice, applied cold, will help remove the urning. 2ilute lemon 7uice 43/43
with water and apply gently.
8 $over the area with grated potatoes, aout a fourth inch thick. ,hen dry, remove, and do it
again.
./lso see 01rysipelas.,0 04kin ;isorders.0
ENCOURAGEMENT(n the gift of $hrist, =od gave all heaven, that the moral image of =od
might e restored in man. His enaling grace, in all its vastness, is offered to us6so that we
might live clean, good lives.
ERYSIPELAS6 (12H2 K*))o33% M2D2% Fo+$u)&s
GENERAL$old -itten %riction or Towel .u every 5 hours.
COMBAT LOCAL INFLAMMATION AND E7TENSION OF THE DISEASE$old
$ompress during the early stage of the disease, renewing efore it ecomes warm. Later, give it
less fre@uently. Avoid (ce &ags or (ce $ompresses, which involve risk of sloughing.
%omentations for </4 minutes every < hours. (ce $ollar when the skin of the head or face is
affected.
FEVER=raduated &ath, "rolonged +eutral &ath, $ooling Enema, $ooling ,et #heet "ack.
RECURRING CHILLS2ry "ack and hot water drinking.
VOMITING(ce &ag over stomach, Hot and $old Trunk "ack.
PERICARDITIS% ENDOCARDITIS#ee D"ericarditis and Endocarditis.D %omentation over
heart for 53 seconds, followed y $ompress aove heart at K3
3
%.' change every half hour.
ACUTE NEPHRITIS#ee DAcute +ephritis.D
GENERAL METHOD2uring the early stage of the disease, while the surface is right red
and the inflammation is extending, apply cooling measures, changing every few minutes )5/4
minutes*, as often as the fomentation is warm. "revent extreme depression y a %omentation that
is not too hot, every hour or two. ,hen the parts ecome a dull red color or the rapid extension is
checked, employ the Heating $ompress, changing it at intervals of 04/53 minutes, prolonging the
interval as the fever and inflammation suside.
(f any of the following related prolems exist, see under their respective headings: -yocarditis,
Arthritis, Acute +ephritis, 2elirium.
./lso see 04kin ;isorders.1.0
KERATOSIS (S"&+/s/in
SYMPTOMSThis is the rough Dgoose umpD skin you will find on your elows, and also on
the acks of your arms, thighs, and uttocks. (t feels like a sandpaper surface.
CAUSESThis is a seaceous and keratini1ed uild up of hard granular plugs in the openings
of hair follicles. -any physicians claim that this is a normal condition, ut it is actually a
deficiency of vitamin A and 1inc.
TREATMENT
8 Take vitamin A supplementation. This should e <4,333 units per day, for children, or 53,333
units per day, for adults. However, keep in mind that vitamin A can e dangerous' since it is an
oil/solule vitamin, it is normally stored @uite well y the ody. -any experts recommend never
taking over 43,333 units a day, and only for a limited period of time.
8 (ncrease 1inc to 43 mg, three times a day, and essential fatty acids to 4 gm, three times a day.
ENCOURAGEMENT=ive =od the most precious offering that it is possile for you to give:
=ive Him your heart. He offers to make you a memer of His family, a child of the heavenly
Aing. ,hat earthly inheritance can e@ual this?
LEUKODERMA (Viti)i3o
SYMPTOMSThis is a loss of skin color, especially in lack or dark/skinned people. ,hen
occurring in Europeans, it is less likely to e noticed. (t is most commonly seen as white patches,
surrounded y a dark order.
CAUSESThe skin is no longer producing melanin, the dark coloring pigment. (t most
fre@uently occurs to someone who has thyroid prolems. "remature gray or white hair may also
occur. All this points to a deficiency of certain & complex vitamins.
,hen treatment is effective, small spots of pigment will appear in the white patches, and then
gradually fill in. &ut only a few experience a complete return to the original color.
TREATMENT
8 & complex supplementation, plus emphasis on two special & vitamins: "ara/amino en1oic
acid )"A&A, 033 mg four times a day* and pantothenic acid. "A&A in7ections may e needed.
Also e sure and take hydrochloric acid if it is needed.
8 9ther helpful nutrients include vitamins A, & complex, &0<, 1inc, and copper.
ENCOURAGEMENT,e need a living faith. ,e must know that >esus is indeed ours' that
His #pirit is purifying and refining our hearts, and enaling us to keep the Ten $ommandments.
-ay we press closer to our =od, so He can fulfill His will more fully in our lives.