Apr

15

My Holistic Tips To Conquer Eczema

Filed Under Eczema Treatment, Eczema Triggers, Eczema Diet, Eczema Trauma, Natural Eczema Treatment, Eczema Causes, Eczema Mind Power | Leave a Comment

About thirty minutes ago, I was surprised to find a ton of comments that I have to moderate on this blog. Why this blog has not alerted me about the comments pending, I do not know. So I have gone ahead to approve most of the comments but wish to apologise if I have not gotten round to replying your questions individually.

Additionally, my email delivery system appears not to be working for the past one week. I’ve already requested for help from the company; so hopefully, I can resolve this problem soon.

Due to time constraints, I can only reply to some of the more common questions. I’ll also be explaining in a minute why I have been burying myself in the caves somewhat.

A couple of subscribers wrote to ask me if I am completely healed of my recent eczema flareup. Well, I’m glad to report that I’m on the recovery path. I hope to post some pictures in my next update.

What caused a minor flareup? I cannot declare with full certainty since I am not a medical doctor and will not be in a position to establish a direct link. My guess is that I had gotten back to eating some of my food triggers. These triggers have time and time again, proven to be toxic to my body. As a Singaporean, I’ve found it hard to give up on local favorites like laksa, mee siam and sambal prawns - all of which used the dried prawns ingredient. Sigh….

In the meantime, I’ve gotten back to my fruit-only diet in the morning. Dr Sebastian Liew also pointed out that oats is in the same family as wheat. I’ve been eating oatmeal for breakfast in the past few months and have given that up. Lunch is mostly salad. Dinner is rice with fish or chicken with vegetables.

I’ve also doubled up my efforts in moisturizing the affected part of the skin. Instead of 3 times, I can apply up to 6 times. I do the same for my daugther too. In the middle of the night, I will also sneak into the bedroom, to give her an extra dose of lubrication.

As for the leaky gut test, results only come out after a few weeks. Incidentally, Dr Liew is also away this month to Europe to upgrade his knowledge. I hope to be reporting more on these when I visit him next, upon his return to Singapore.

However, what I’m excited to share this time round in my bid to overcome my eczema, is that I found out that I had not given myself “permission” to be healthy. Those who have followed this blog will remember that I wrote sometime back on the mind-body-spirit approach to healing eczema. All this time, I have been continuing to clear past anger issues. An inability to forgive myself also surfaced during one of my inner healing sessions.

There are several layers to our emotions, apparently. It is necessary to remove them, to be completely free. Sometimes, layers can be peeled off in one go but sometimes, it is necessary to work on them layer by layer.

I was beginning to feel despondent over my inability to deal with my flareup. It was minor, to say the least but I was starting to fear that it would worsen. It then dawned upon me that there could be some missing elements in my subconscious mind that I had not looked at. Through my investigation, I found out that these were the thoughts that were holding me back:

- I am not healthy.

- I do not have the permission to be healthy.

- I do not have beautiful skin.

- I do not believe that I can conquer my eczema without the help of my doctor (since Dr Liew is away).

- I do not love how I look.

After clearing these issues, I noted that I had a turnaround. Interestingly, I also discovered that my daugther had similar negative thoughts.

After helping my daugther clear hers as well, I then help reinforce our subconsious minds with using positive affirmations. Together, my daugther and I will say simple sentences like:

- I am and choose to be healthy.

- I love myself and how I look.

- I have beautiful skin.

- I choose to release my negative emotions in a helpful way.

My daugther repeats after me. And the last I’ve checked, the more empowering thoughts are anchored in her belief system.

If you are interested to read more about inner healing, do check out my other blog here. I’ve chosen to spend more time writing self help articles because I believe that the mind holds the key to plenty of the problems that we face, including our physical health. While I continue to want to write on eczema issues, a greater proportion of my time is now spent on inner work. (So do forgive me if I now take a longer time to respond to emails. I feel that I can best serve the community if I continue to investigate the mind-body connection and report my findings.)

Amazingly, I am being called to a higher purpose; that is to help people out of their misery and suffering, and in the search for an abundant and more fulfilled life. In my case, eczema is an indication of repressed emotions waiting to be released. The fight to conquer eczema signified the beginning to a process of self discovery. From the pain and suffering, I found out much about myself. I’ve never looked at myself more deeply. Somehow, in that understanding, I discovered a higher purpose to my life.

The one sign of well being that my close friends can say of me is that I’ve never looked happier! And it’s true - I’ve never felt more at peace and joyful!

Apr

6

Affirmations To Heal Eczema

Filed Under Eczema Treatment, Eczema Causes, Eczema Mind Power | 1 Comment

I’ve just finished reading this book on “You Can Heal Your Life” by Louis Hay. In her book, she recommends the idea that poor health or just about any symptoms that you are experiencing can often be linked to a low self esteem or lack of self love. Her solution is to practise saying self affirmations as often as possible throughout the day, to change your negative self talk. When you change your thoughts, you start to change your belief system and to love yourself more. Healing is then experienced at all fronts.

Wait a minute….You may be tempted to scoff at the possibility of curing yourself with the use of affirmations. However, look at it this way: if Louis can heal herself from terminal cancer, applying the power of positive belief through the use of affirmations, what makes you think it is not possible for eczema?

Louis Hay documented a long list of health conditions and the affirmations to say for each of them. Here, I’ve listed down, from her book, those that apply to various skin symptoms and diseases:

Eczema
Probable Cause: Breath-taking antagonism. Mental eruptions.
Affirmation: “Harmony and peace, love and joy surround me and indwell me. I am safe and secure.”

Skin Problems
Probable Cause: Anxiety, fear. Old, buried guck. I am being threatened.
Affirmation: “I lovingly protect myself with thoughts of joy and peace. The past is forgiven and forgotten. I am free in this moment.”

Scabies
Probable Cause: Infected thinking. Allowing others to get under your skin.
Affirmation: “I am the living, loving, joyous experssion of life. I am my own person.”

Hives (Urticaria)
Probable Cause:Small, hidden fears. Mountains out of molehills.
Affirmation: “I bring peace to every corner of my life.”

Herpes Simplex (Herpes Labialis)
Probable Cause:Burning to bitch. Bitter words left unspoken.
Affirmation: “I think and speak only words of love. I am at peace with life.”

Cold Sores (Fever Blisters)
Probable Cause: Festering angry words and fear of expressing them.
Affirmation: “I only create peaceful experiences because I love myself. All is well.”

Itching (Pruiritis)
Probable Cause: Desires that go against the grain. Unsatisfied. Remorse. Itching to get out or get away.
Affirmation: “I am at peace just where I am. I accept my good, knowing all my needs and desires will be fulfilled.”

Rash
Probable Cause: Irritation over delays. Babyish way to get attention.
Affirmation: “I love and approve of myself. I am at peace with the process of life.”

Ringworm
Probable Cause: Allowing others to get under your skin. Not feeling good enough or clean enough.
Affirmation: “I love and approve of myself. No person, place or thing has any power over me. I am free.”

Psoriasis
Probable Cause: Fear of being hurt. Deadening the senses of the self. Refusing to accept responsibility for our own feeling.
Affirmation: “I am alive to the joys of living. I deserve and accept the very best in life. I love and approve of myself.”

Of course, Louis also managed to cure herself of cancer not just with words alone. She took actions that supported her new empowering beliefs about herself and her health. She did detoxification, yoga, watched her diet, eliminated unhealthy foods from her diet, meditate, amongst others. This being the case, I would think that my Eczema Diet Secrets will be a perfect companion book to hers.

“You can Heal Your Life” by Louis Hay is certainly a good one to read. It recommends an alternative angle to healing yourself from eczema. If you are interested to find out what affirmations to use for other health conditions and how they are related to your emotions, do check her book out.

If affirmations have worked for you in relation to eczema, do also share your success stories!

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