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and constantly f ake off. It can be all over the body, including the scalp,
but is most commonly found on the arms, legs, elbows, and knees. Read
Eczema,” above, for extra tips.
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One-day, three-day, and f ve-day fasts should be done as directed by
a practitioner, eating only fruits and vegetables appropriate to indi-
vidual needs. Water intake will be vital at all times.
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Make sure that your hydrochloric acid levels are suff cient, and in-
crease essential fatty acid intake via GLA and olive oil.
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Eat lots of apples, grapes, carrots, and garlic.
Seaweed should be used both internally and externally, especially if
the skin is hot, red, and producing pus.
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For hot skin, cooling foods will help: raw fruits and vegetables, bil-
berries, celery, grapefruit, spinach, melon, cucumber, and apples are
all good.
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For cold skin and low body heat, warming foods will help: raw ginger,
chiles, horseradish, garlic, and onion.
Drink fresh lemon juice in distilled water — it will naturally cleanse
and clear.
Garlic will be one of the prime foods because of its immune-boosting
qualities and its sulfur content, which cleans and clears the skin.
f Mahonia root inhibits the growth of skin cells, so bathe the affected
areas with a solution of it and also take internally.
f Use equal parts of nettle leaf, echinacea root, lavender leaf and f ower,
burdock root, gentian root, cleavers leaf, skullcap leaf, red clover
f ower, barberry root bark, licorice root, sarsaparilla root, dandelion
root, pokeweed root, plantain leaf, and yellow dock root as general
liver, digestive, and blood cleansers and to provide immune-system
support.
f Drink three cups of burdock root tea daily.
f Use three parts skullcap leaf and one part lobelia leaf as a tincture to
nourish the nervous system.
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Clean and detoxify the eliminative channels— liver, kidney, and colon
see chapter 6).
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Aloe vera gel is absolutely brilliant at soothing and cooling. It has
built-in antimicrobial abilities and is easy to apply from freshly cut
leaves, if these are available.
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A seaweed and clay skin treatment is cooling, cleansing, and restorative.
Mash bentonite clay powder with dulse and other crumbled sea-
weeds, then add enough virgin olive oil to make a paste. Apply liber-
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