Skin issues, REVERSED!

I have had so many more benefits from eating to live than just a 93 weight loss (and counting). From my teenage years until about six months ago, I had psoriasis on my hands. It was so painful, especially under times of stress. It would start with a very itchy rash and turn into a red patch that still itched, then would dry out and crack and bleed. I went to the doctor on and off over the years and tried a couple different creams that would work for a while, but were a pain in the neck. I'd put the cream on at night and then rubber band a baggie on my hand to keep it moist all night. Consistently, I'd have an outbreak in some form on my hand. If it wasn't itchy and bleeding, it would just be a dry patch. Probably unrelated, my knuckles had started to turn darker brown and very dry. I also had dry brown patches on my elbows. All this to say, about a month after starting to eat only plant based, whole foods, all of those skin conditions went away, GONE! My hands are smooth and even toned all the time now, without lotion needed. It's amazing! I haven't done anything special besides strictly following the Eat to Live way of eating.

My son is 14 and for years before he came into our lives, I had beautiful skin. People would compliment me on my smooth, beautiful skin. Well, after giving birth to him, it all went down hill. I had (at times severe) acne. I was 25 when I had him and the acne never went away until recently (I turn 40 this year). The acne hasn't cleared up completely like the other skin issues did, but it is tremendously improved. I'm a picker, so I do have scars, but they are diminishing. My hormones are still working on going back to normal now that I feed myself the ultimate diet :) The difference is that I get 1 or 2 zits once a month rather than 4-10 all month long. I've had two months when I had NO zits. I'll take it!

The other skin related issue that I had were two skin tags. I tried tea tree oil and it didn't work. Well, do I even need to say, that eating to live has taken them away. It took about 7 months for the one to go away and there is still a tiny bump where the other one was. It's amazing to me that when I started feeding myself just the way I was created to eat, my body systems got rid of the stuff that wasn't supposed to be on my body.

I wish that I had a magnifying glass to the inside of my body, I'm sure I'd be amazed at the changes that are happening in there! Check out my post about reversing my hypothyroidism and getting my blood sugar normal.