A RASH OF INFORMATION No comments yet

Orignially Posted: August 18th 2008

Remember that old admonition, “you are what you eat?” Well, in many ways, that is absolutely true. Yeah, yeah, we know that, doc. But here’s a little pearl that you didn’t know. With certain illnesses, such as asthma or allergic rashes on the skin, they can be induced by and exacerbated from a poorly functioning G.I. tract. (tummy and intestines) Of course, one of the big offenders is sugar. Not only does it aggravate the G.I. tract, but it sustains unnatural flora such as yeast.

The inflammation that ensues shows its nasty head as a rash or chronic asthmatic cough. How about recurrent nasal/sinus inflammation? Yup, look to the G.I. tract. This is also very important when looking at children. Chronic gunky (that’s medical terminology!) noses in young children is not sinusitis. For the most part, their sinuses aren’t fully formed. It does represent a chronic inflammatory state usually in their adenoids (an area in the very back of the nose).

So what can you do? Let’s do the obvious first. Treat the rash topically. Even rubbed in baby oil oftentimes suffices. To clean a G.I tract, think about a 2 month course of ‘probiotics’. What!? Yeah, it’s one of those fancy names that just means a replacement of normal G.I. flora. It comes as a powder or liquid and totally tasteful. Try going to www.LEF.organd consider their products. During the probiotics and hopefully long after, cut out processed sugar completely. (yes, that includes brownies). Increasing soluble and insoluble fiber is also a must. You can do this forever, if you like. Products like ‘Fiber Choice’, ‘metamucil’, and Inulin are absolutely great choices. Just remember to ‘rash’-un your portion.(Sorry, I couldn’t help myself)