Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Re: [rosacea] The psychology of rosacea?

Thanks Emma, you are so funny! Yes, I've heard that about the laughing whether or not it is forced or real. I'll remember that. You know, the funny thing about the crying is I think it may depend on the reason for the crying. When my dog of 16 years died last year I thought I'd be a beast with all the crying I did for so long and yet, I got paler and the burning didn't start up. Could just have been that I wasn't eating anything though too. But the crying I am doing now is out of frustration, helplessness and anger and my eyes and skin are much worse. I think there is something there to look at.

You know Emma, it would be interesting to see what would happen for you if you did cut out even more carbs for the thirty days. I believe Brady still has brown rice as a choice in the no meat version. When I started to add carbs back into my diet after a time I was careful not to go crazy but I just needed some pasta (Italian over here). So I found a brand called Dream Fields (I found it in Shaw's Market and Stop and Shop). It tastes and looks exactly the same as any other regular brand on the market but it has only 5grams of digestable carbs. I have no idea how they do it, I've read the box backwards and forwards and I don't get the science behind it but there does not seem to be anything harmful in there. Anyway, I still wouldn't try to have it three times a week or anything but I did find it helped. Of course, there is NO low-carb healthy Italian Bread or French Baguette out there (bummer), but I did find in Wild Oats a brand of bread called THE BAKER and they
have a few good choices of low-carb breads that are healthy. One is a Rye and another is a Flax one. I'm am going to grab some before Thanksgiving so I can have one left over turkey sandwich LOL! Anyway, maybe those choices would help you out some. Good to hear from you.

Take care,
Elena (I am making myself smile : )

Emma Waghorn <redaction@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
On 20/11/06 02:59, "Elena Mutter" <emgm42000@yahoo.com> wrote:

> You can check out Brady Barrows book "The Rosacea Diet".
> ... he has a vegetarian friendly version of his diet and
> yes it is difficult but I will say that the whole cutting
> out the carbs thing is the only thing that shows fast real
> results in mine and MANY other cases. Again, it's sooooo
> not easy, but when your suffering you'll do most anything.

I can imagine. A low-carb vegetarian diet would just about be possible,
because protein could be obtained from eggs and cheese -- both low in carbs.
But I'm vegan -- I don't eat eggs or dairy, and never will. I suppose if I
relied on hemp protein, tofu and leaf protein concentrate (yummy!) for my
eight essential amino acids, I could just about give up grains and pulses --
for thirty days. But it just wouldn't be sustainable.

Still, I can cut *down* on my carbohydrates. I might try cutting out
wholemeal wheat pasta and couscous and eating more buckwheat, which is high
in rutin, because rutin is, allegedly, good for the old capillaries.

> I was diagnosed with Rosacea at 21 and am almost 47 now.
> I will tell you that conventional medicine ... all worked
> for many many years. But I did get progressively worse
> always ... I am finding the way the occular rosacea has
> kicked up in the two years to be the worst to deal with
> currently along with the burning skin

About a year ago I had what I thought was eczema on my eyelids, and I'm now
wondering whether it was ocular rosacea. Either way, it was very unpleasant,
so you have my utmost sympathy. I was lucky, though. Giving up wearing
mascara and changing my moisturiser and cleanser did the trick in just a few
weeks. My eyes do feel dry and rather sore when the heating is on. But this
winter I think I might follow your example and keep the house much colder.

> And with all this I am basically living day to day
> keeping the most debilitating symptoms just under the
> surface. It's very distressing and I know that for me
> it is pretty much a disease brought on 100% by stress, so
> ANYTHING you can do to lessen your stress is so important.
> Keep us posted on your progress and what helps you.

Thank you, Elena. I now feel that my problems are really quite trivial, and
I'm much more concerned about you. I do hope you're able to relax, and that
cooking for Thanksgiving isn't too traumatic. Keep watching the funny
movies, and whatever you do -- DON'T CRY! That must be one of the worst
triggers. I've found that I can usually stop myself crying by forcing my
mouth into a grin. Apparently, when you do that the muscles around your
mouth send messages back to your brain that can inhibit the urge to cry and
make you want to keep smiling. And forcing yourself to laugh is good, too,
even if it seems unnatural at first. Even a force laughed has been shown to
release endorphins -- our own natural painkillers. Don't do it in public,
though; it frightens people, I've found ... ;-)

All the best,

Emma

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