Skin Issues -- and healing advice

When I met Dr. Wallach last week, he first gave a lecture that illustrated that medical doctors provide care for trauma and infections, but don't have a good track record with chronic conditions.

He rattled off a lengthy list of health concerns that he says can easily be eliminated. First you stick to the "good foods" and eliminate the "bad foods" then you nutrify the body with the 91 essential nutrients, dosed appropriately for body weight.

After his lecture, Dr. Wallach invited questions from the audience.

The woman seated in front of me started by asking about plaque psoriasis. Dr. Wallach started by saying to her that she was on steroids. She asked how he knew; he answered that she was puffy and fat from the meds. She said that would lose the weight when she went off the steroids, but then the psoriasis would come back.

Dr. Wallach asked about her diet. Did she eat any products containing gluten, breads, for example? No, she said, she had only an occasional sandwich.

When she said that, the man seated next to her, who turned out to be her husband, did a double take and just turned in his seat to look at her. Apparently he thought she ate more than the occasional sandwich.

Dr. Wallach asked if she had fried foods. Rarely, she said; her husband shook his head. Her husband's body language suggested there was a greater frequency than she seemed to acknowledge.

Dr. Wallach asked if she ate protein rich foods, like eggs, meat, fish, poultry. She said yes, and her husband again shook his head, no.

Then Doc gave his recommendation: she should eat the "good foods" and avoid the "bad foods" and add the ninety essential nutrients. She should take additional EFAs to support healthy skin development.

The woman said, "thank you," and Dr. Wallach turned to me.

I said I had a skin concern as well.

Dr. Wallach asked what it was. I said, "ichthyosis." I didn't tell him that I hadn't realized I was "different" until I changed schools at seven and found that my classmates wouldn't touch me because they didn't like the feeling of my skin. I didn't tell him of the doctors who had pronounced the disease incurable. I didn't tell him about the various drugs, lotions and potions that had been prescribed over the years to improve my skin's condition. I didn't tell him that nothing had worked. I didn't have to; I think he already knew!

Dr. Wallach asked, "did they tell you what causes it?"

I replied, "they said it was hereditary."

"Wrong," he shouted. "No genes need to express except hair and eye colour." Anything else is optional. These concerns are the result of nutrient deficiencies.

By replacing the essential 90 nutrients and ensuring a healthy diet that did not increase challenges and inflammations, it is possible to heal a chronic skin problem.

Doc advised me to make sure that I eliminated all gluten, oils and fried foods, and ensured lots of eggs, butter, and salt to support digestion. I should take the quantity appropriate for my body weight of the essential 90 nutrients as provided in the Healthy Start Pack to ensure the base nutrients are all covered, and to add EFAs. He said I'd notice a difference in three months and it could be gone in 3-6 months!

Wow! Healing can be easy!