There's no itch to the rash and it only seems to act up when under stress, too tired, or (I think) too much caffeine. What are some of the antioxident foods I'd have in my fridge or pantry. There's no health food stores for miles around, other than the bush. I'll try the fast on Sunday and let you know how it goes. Can't do it during the week as I'm into heavy, heavy, labor. Need meat and potatoes for that! I like the idea of a health support group. I had no coffee Monday, and only two yesterday.

> Hi Charlie,

> The person who told you that the rash is a
> sympton of an inner problem is right, at
> least from a natural health perspective.
> Psoriasis and excema are definitely related
> to the digestive system and a cleansing is
> very good for those situations, as well as
> trying to determine where the allergy or
> toxins are coming from. You can treat the
> rash, but it's true, it is just dealing with
> a sympton rather than the source of the
> problem.

> I read this recently:
> A girl gave her mom a bottle of wolfberry
> juice (very high in antioxidants). Her
> mother drank some and got an incredible rash
> on her arm so she stopped drinking the juice
> and the rash cleared up. After a week she
> tried drinking it again and this time the
> daughter encouraged her to continue drinking
> it cause it was possible her body was
> cleansing out toxins that had somehow built
> up in that area. So the mother continued,
> though the rash began to heat up (fevered)
> and weep (gooey stuff oozing out), but it
> healed up and now the mother is fine with
> the juice.

> The point is, the anti-oxidant juice was
> causing her body to release the toxins. She
> could have stopped at that point and not
> continued, but if so, she would still have
> the toxin in her body which could have lead
> to another sickness.

> On another note about the rash, it could
> just be for a number of reasons, but first
> try the cleansing and see what happens. Your
> body may develop a rash if it starts
> releasing toxins, but this is a good thing.
> Let me know what happens, I can recommend
> something to help with the rash. Lavender
> oil, german chamomile, peppermint oil, all
> are good for relieving itchiness and rashes.
> I have a general all-purpose balm I use
> frequently which is made of olive oil,
> beeswax, comfrey and goldenseal powder.