Les jours passent

My my the days are flying by! Already we are finished with the first week of January. It is a little scary, for last year seemed to have gone by so quickly and it appears that this year may do the same. However, this year is going to be better than the last. Already I have been exercising and working on a new diet for myself. It is not the sort of diet to lose weight, mind you. Being around 5'6" and 125 lbs I feel that I could gain a wee bit weight yet. No, the diet that I am working on incorporating into my daily life is for my skin.

Halfway through my sixth grade year I was diagnosed with Psoriasis. This skin disorder is both unsightly and sometimes painful. Though my case is not severe by any means, it is hard being a young woman with this disease. Right now I am at the time of my life when I am my most beautiful. However, it is hard to be confident with scaly patches on your face, chest, back, and arms.

Over the years I had used various soaps, lotions, and creams to try to rid me of this ugly disorder, to no avail. A couple of years ago I started getting injections every two weeks. Within a couple months my skin was entirely clear!!! However, the shots were excruciating. The thin needle itself was painless, but the liquid entering my bloodstream would burn so much that I'd clench my fists until my knuckles were as white as snow. I have been off of that drug for some time now and my lesions have returned. No longer do I want to experiencing the pain of that drug nor do I want to experience the pain of thinking myself to be ugly. I wanted a more natural solution to my problem. My wonderful and supportive boyfriend helped me find one!

Dr. Pagano's "Healing Psoriasis" is a natural solution to ridding oneself of Psoriasis, through diet. I have read through the book once so far and the results seem promising though I know that it is entirely up to me to obtain good results. In order to follow this regimen I will have to change my entire diet. It requires that all red meat be eradicated from what I eat. Also, I am not allowed to eat tomatoes or potatoes. There are other things I have to eliminate as well, but I do not think it will be too hard to do once I understand all the rules. There is also tons of stuff that I need to start consuming. Tons of vitamins and special herbal teas. Most importantly I will be taking in a lot more fruits and vegetables. So even if I do not get good results with my skin (I am almost positive I will be clear within a few months), I know I will at least be eating a lot healthier! Thus I will have more energy and be happier, too.

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Ps. I am drawing more too so far this year. I will have something to post in a couple of days, even though it is a bit rough. Really need to get back into the swing of things...