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Treatments

Raw Milk May Help Clear Psoriasis

I just read a very interesting blog post over at HodgePodgeInk about treating psoriasis with raw milk. I’ve never thought of doing this, and I think some additional research into the subject would be useful to a lot of sufferers.

Raw milk is defined as being fresh from the cow with no anti-microbial treatment or pasteurization of any kind — simply raw, fresh milk straight from the dairy. A list of where you can find raw milk in your state is located here.

The original blog post cites a study performed in 1929 using raw milk to completely cure a terrible case of psoriasis, and the first commentor to the post makes a great contribution by stating that the cure may be related to the issue of Ph levels in the body. I’m off to research the Ph issue, and will report back soon.

Has anyone tried the raw milk treatment for psoriasis? Has anyone gone the Ph adjustment route by changing their diet so as to raise their internal Ph levels?

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Enbrel Success

My dermatologist is recommending that I start using Enbrel to control my psoriasis.  Several things are holding me back from trying this treatment:

  1. The expense - Thousands of dollars per year, and I’ve heard that it is difficult to get insurance companies to pay for the treatments.
  2. I hate needles - with Enbrel you have to inject yourself on a regular basis - not sure if it’s weekly, daily or what.
  3. Side effects - I’ve read about some scary side effects related to Enbrel - any search engine will spit out huge lists of them.

So the question is this - does anyone have personal experience using Enbrel to control their psoriasis?  Would you recommend this as a viable treatment, or should I keep looking elsewhere?

 

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