Re: normal skin? I wonder what that's like...

Hi Plasticat, I can imagine this is unbelieveably frustrating. Seems like you have been through the mill and trying just about anything and everything. I see you do try the essential fatty acids, but are you including saturated fats like butter? which are actually healthy but given a very bad rap.

Aside from that, it seems there is something else going on that is not allowing you to heal or experience benefits from your ongoing efforts. Cleansing and flushing and all those things might be ok temporarily, but shouldn't have to be ongoing and if anything may not be healthy. The body needs to build up and heal too and have a chance to absorb nurtients and fats in order for anything to happen. If you are flushing all the time and doing too many cleanses, you may cause issues, rather than help them. The body needs a break and a chance to rebuild.

Do you have dental amalgams? I am trying to figure out an ongoing source that maybe going into your system all the time and possibly causing this entire issue. Mercury is a biggy for some people and they are often not aware and exhaust all issues in health and find they are not getting too far.

The candida diet is great for sure, and having enough protein (eggs, meats), essential fatty acids and saturated fats, whilst avoiding hardened vegetable oils and trans fats, but if you have an ongoing source of toxicity, you may not get too far. Your weakness must be your skin, and whatever weakness you have, the toxicity will exaggerate that to the extreme. Like someone else may have a weakness towards mental symptoms, so they may end up with very bad Depression or other problems in that area. Or someone else it maybe migraines etc.

Just a thought for you, you may already have addressed this, but if not, I would seriously look into it, as there is really not much more you can do. If you have provided the healthy Diet with plenty of vegtables, proteins, fats and no sugar, gluten, milk, no fruit (temporarily) etc and things are not improving, then something else is definitely going on. I'd put my bets on mercury. and YES it can and does cause very dry skin, rashes and everything. Candida can too, but usually candida and mercury go hand in hand as they both can set eachother off. one worsens the other.

I seem to recall you mentioned facial scarring and suggestions were made about chemical face peel or laser treatment, but I don't remember if you responded or not. I dont' think you did.