There seems to exist popular beliefs that by applying topical lotions, ingesting synthetic pills, and by performing various cleansing rituals that one can rid themselves of a skin disease. There is no greater folly, for these methods will only toxify your cells, tissues, and organs to a greater extent. Today I will be talking about toxaemia, how it leads to disease, and how to prevent it.
In short, toxaemia is "dirty blood". Blood that is creeping and crawling with the stuff that create disease. There are many ways in which to defile your blood. The most common of them are these:

*Poor Diet (Standard American Diet)
*Enervating habits such as smoking and drinking.
*Emotional instability
*Lack of sunshine
*Lack of sleep
*Lack of exercise

When one does not adhere to rule of healthy living, poison is created and sent to the blood to be filtered out and eliminated by the kidneys. When the kidneys and other vital organs have been so overloaded with toxic dump to where they can no longer bear the load, the body must finds other ways to remove the poisons. This is usually done via respiratory organs. The lungs will release large quantities of poisonous carbon dioxide and other noxious byproducts. Nasty morning breath and a coated tongue is created this way as rest and recuperation offers time and energy to detoxify your body. When the respiratory organs can't keep up with the accumulations, massive amounts of poisons will be purged out of every pore of your body. These poisons will deposit themselves on your skin and wreak havoc. Irritated and inflammated skin cells are the result of this chemical abuse. Generally speaking, the more sensitive the skin, the more devastating the effects of the poison. Teenagers will find acne beginning on the sensitive tissues of the face first, then spreading elsewhere if their ill habits continue further. Keratosis Pilarsis is an indication of a weakened and polluted body. For one to effectively rid themselves of KP, some serious detoxification must happen. When poison is no longer overloading your elimination organs, the body will have the energy to remove diseased cells and replace it with vibrant, healthy cells.

The most effective way to detoxify is by fasting with water. By this I mean, removing food from your diet for a period of time and only drinking water. Digestion of food requires a tremendous amount of energy especially if it is cooked food. Raw foods such as fruits are not as taxing as cooked foods, but is no where near as effective as a water fast. This summer I did a 28 day water fast, and my KP (face, arms, legs, back, ect.) were effectively removed, and only a slight pinkish tone on my face remains but does not redden with temperature change or emotional instability like it once did. Even this is slowly vanishing and I suspect my face will be completely healed by next spring. Though I did the fasting without supervision, I do not recommend it due to the complications that may arise. Dieting is not as effective as a water only fast, but a diet conducive to elimination can be just as effective over time. For those working or full-time students, this may be a more comfortable solution. There are many diets than can improve the skin, but the ultimate (in my opinion) is the 80/10/10 diet. Not only will this improve your skin but it will improve the quality of your cells, thus the appearance of your body. It is primarily a fruit diet, but you will see improvements with this faster than any other diet. If you feel the need to purchase the 80/10/10 Diet book by Dr. Graham, please be my guest. But I feel that the fundamentals of this diet are so simple that I can explain it in a new thread, if the demand is high enough. I think everyone should read Denise's post on "the yeast connection" because there are some good points concerning the byproducts of candida. If you fear you have candida overgrowth, a water fast of perhaps 2 weeks will be necessary to normalize their levels before you adopt the 80/10/10 diet. You may only fuel their success if you dont normalize their levels first. A 2-4 week water fast will also effectively starve out parasites, bacteria, protozoa, yeast and weaker viral strains.

Because this is a keratosis pilarsis forum, I'd like to offer some positive news concerning this condition. Though KP may seem like a menace, a real giant looming over your life, it is probley the easiest thing to overcome. Like my little yorkie terrier who barks at bigger dogs from afar, she humbles herself when she realizes she's only a shrimp in comparison. KP is no different. It's a big time chicken when you bring the big dogs to town! (fasting and healthy diet). Again, let me reiterate that the lotion and oil companies and other cleansing rituals that offer you the hope of eliminating KP do not understand the conditions of health and disease and are leading you blindly into further turmoil. Everyday is a crusade for health. Who will your leader be? Companies intent on profit, or your own body, glorious in itself? Be your own leader! Take charge and vanquish the foes that have plagued you for years! You and you alone hold the keys to recovery!