Healing Psoriasis The Natural Alternative-Psoriasis: Psoriasis: The “Inside” Story

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Psoriasis: The “Inside” Story  
Doctor, you must help me—I can no longer go on living this way.” These were  
the first words Mr. A. uttered to me as I greeted him at my door. He was a  
friendly, pleasant man in his late sixties. Judging by his outward appearance,  
one would assume there wasn’t a thing wrong with him. But something was  
indeed wrong—radically wrong. When Mr. A. disrobed, I saw the reason for  
his torment. He was a victim of one of mankind’s oldest skin diseases:  
psoriasis. He had been suffering with the disease for thirty years. It had finally  
reached a point where over 80 percent of his body was covered with thickened,  
silvery scales that caused pain, bleeding, and intolerable itching.  
He had heard about me from a local health food store owner, who told him  
that I had helped several psoriasis sufferers. Mr. A, having exhausted all other  
available means of fighting the disease, came to me with the expectation that I  
might solve his problem.  
His case was so severe that I hesitated to accept him as a patient, for fear of  
giving him false hope. I had no choice, however, when he pleaded, “Doctor, I  
have no one else to turn to.”  
I am happy that he persuaded me to accept him as a patient, for he proved to  
be totally cooperative. He followed my instructions to the letter, and much to my  
(and his) surprise, he was totally clear of all lesions in thirty days!  
This patient was, and still is, the fastest-responding case I have ever  
witnessed. Most patients take from three to six months to show results. Years  
later, Mr. A appeared before a group of my patients to verify his successful  
recovery. He was an inspiration to all who met him.  
Mr. As success had come about by following a regimen of therapy based on a  
theory never before recognized or even seriously considered by the scientific  
community. This theory accounts for his success and the success of many others  
whom I have had the privilege of treating.  
My Definition of Psoriasis  
Since psoriasis has often been described but never really defined, I offer this as  
a reasonable definition of the disease, based on my many years of clinically  
dealing with the subject: Psoriasis is the external manifestation of the body’s  
attempt to “throw off” internal toxins. In other words, to put it more  
succinctly, the skin is doing what the bowels and the kidneys should be doing.  
The skin is not ordinarily designed to remove waste matter to any great extent,

but, due to the toxic overload produced by a leaky gut, it acts as a backup system  
and takes on the task of removing toxins—thus the rash, irritation, and lesions.  
The Cause of Psoriasis  
Looking to the skin for the cause of psoriasis is like looking at the tip of an  
iceberg and assuming it to be the entire structure. One can keep chipping away  
at the tip, but the iceberg will never disappear. Why? Because its main body  
lies hidden beneath the surface, and as long as that remains hidden, the iceberg  
will continue to exist.  
So it is with psoriasis. What one sees on the outside is the physical evidence  
of something happening inside the body. One can treat the outside, but the  
disease will keep coming back again and again, month after month, year after  
year, until the patient has exhausted all available avenues of relief. Whom does  
he turn to? Is there really a remedy to this irritating, often devastating, chronic  
skin disease? Is it possible for a victim to be free from a lifetime of pain,  
disfigurement, and considerable expense?  
The answer to these questions is an unequivocal yes! There are solutions to  
the riddle of psoriasis, solutions that have guided me in effectively managing the  
disease in a safe, natural way.  
If a researcher turns to orthodox medicine for an explanation of the cause of  
this disease, he will still be met today with the same age-old declaration that  
“there is no known cause or cure for psoriasis.” Only an inner belief that there  
must be an answer, although presently unknown, will motivate this scientist to  
continually seek a solution.  
I have done just that by turning to the works of Edgar Cayce, where I found  
what sounded like a logical explanation for the disease. “There is a cure,”  
declared Cayce. He then went on to cite the cause and suggest a remedy. The  
question remained, however, could his theories be proven? This led me into  
concentrated research for a period of fifteen years. During that time, I convinced  
my patients, as well as myself, that the information provided by Cayce was  
indeed valid and worthy of serious consideration in the treatment and  
management of the disease. In this book, Cayce’s information and the concepts  
drawn from it are revealed as clearly and as simply as possible. Simple,  
however, does not necessarily mean easy. It all depends on the attitude of the  
patient. What is easy for one person may seem monumentally difficult to another.  
I advise my patients to approach the problem in a relaxed, confident way.  
Anxiety is not part of the regimen.  
As an example of the effect of attitude, the skin of one of my patients cleared  
up in fourteen months after his suffering with psoriasis for fourteen years. He  
expressed his gratitude when he said, “Fourteen months after fourteen years is

not bad.” Eight years after his skin cleared, he remained satisfied with his  
results.  
Another patient, after staying on the regimen for two weeks, complained,  
“Had I known it was this difficult, I would have never started.” Needless to say,  
she remains a victim of psoriasis.  
In order for the treatment to work the patient must first understand psoriasis  
for what it is; second, it is important to get on the right track, to rid oneself of  
the disease; and third, the patient must have patience and persistence!  
The Origin of Psoriasis  
As mentioned earlier, to understand the reason for the outward manifestations of  
psoriasis, one must go inside the body to find the origin. According to the  
theories advanced by Cayce, that source is found in the intestinal tract. Here is  
where psoriasis begins and, until this fact is fully grasped and therapy is based  
on this premise, I believe with utmost certainty that the condition will persist.  
For psoriasis to occur, the walls in certain areas of the intestinal tract must  
become thin and porous. When this happens, toxic substances that should  
normally pass through the intestines and eventually be eliminated by the body  
seep through these walls, enter the lymphatic system, and invade the  
bloodstream. The body’s natural purification system, primarily the liver and the  
kidneys, then tries to filter out these toxins, which build up in the blood. It may  
take some time, but sooner or later the accumulation of toxins will prove to be  
more than these organs can effectively handle. When this point is reached, the  
body’s secondary or backup purification systems attempt to aid in the process of  
elimination. When the liver, the major filtering gland of the body, is overloaded,  
the skin comes to the rescue and helps to eliminate toxins. When the kidneys are  
overtaxed, the lungs come into play. This concept is clearly explained in the  
works of Henry Bieler, MD, and is discussed in a later chapter.  
A Brief Anatomy Lesson  
The digestive tract, the area primarily involved in the origin of psoriasis, is  
actually a long tube that carries out various functions all along its course, from  
the ingestion of food to the elimination of waste products.  
When food enters the mouth, certain enzymes begin the process of breaking it  
down for eventual absorption and assimilation in the small intestine. Before  
food reaches the twisting and turning small intestine, it must pass down a  
straight section of tubing called the esophagus and enter the stomach. There it  
may remain for hours, being acted upon by more enzymes and certain acids  
before passing into the first portion of the small intestine, the duodenum, which

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Normal digestive tract.  
It then enters the next portion of the small intestine, called the jejunum, which,  
in turn, leads into the ileum.  
It is within these areas, especially where the duodenum meets the jejunum,  
that the walls of the intestines in the psoriatic become thin and smooth, allowing  
a transfer of toxins to take place. This transferase can, however, take place  
anywhere along the entire length of the alimentary canal. This is called  
intestinal permeability, commonly referred to as the leaky gut syndrome.

The Leaky Gut Syndrome Explained  
To facilitate understanding of the leaky gut syndrome, I refer to the impressive  
work of Zoltan P. Rona, MD, MSC, of Toronto, Canada, who gives the  
following concise description of this now recognized disease:  
The Leaky Gut Syndrome is the name given to a very common health  
disorder in which the basic organic defect (lesion) is an intestinal lining  
which is more permeable (porous) than normal. The abnormally large  
spaces present between the cells of the gut wall allow the entry of toxic  
material into the bloodstream that would, in healthier circumstances, be  
repelled and eliminated. The gut becomes leaky in the sense that bacteria,  
fungi, parasites and their toxins, undigested protein, fat and waste,  
normally not absorbed into the bloodstream in the healthy state, pass  
through a damaged, hyperpermeable, porous, or leaky gut.  
Dr. Rona states that the leaky gut syndrome “is almost always associated with  
autoimmune disease, and reversing autoimmune disease depends on healing the  
lining of the gastrointestinal tract.” He named diseases in this category, such as  
lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue  
syndrome, vertigo, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and diabetes, among  
others, as being directly related to a hyperpermeable intestinal wall. With leaky  
gut problems, we become less resistant to viruses, bacteria, parasites, and  
candida (yeast infections). These are but a few of the many diseases or  
conditions that are now being closely scrutinized as having their origin in a  
leaky gut.  
I find it interesting that Edgar Cayce was the first to offer this explanation for  
the cause of psoriasis, over sixty years ago. He described this osmotic process,  
which takes place in the intestines, as seepage of toxins through thin intestinal  
walls. Although he did not refer to it specifically as “intestinal permeability” or  
“leaky gut,” it is quite obvious that he was describing the same phenomenon  
using the language of his day.

Why the Walls Break Down  
Dr. Rona lists the following causes associated with the breakdown of the  
intestinal walls that produces the leaky gut syndrome:  
• Antibiotics, because they lead to the overgrowth of abnormal flora in the  
gastrointestinal tract (bacteria, parasites, candida, fungi)  
• Alcohol and caffeine, which are strong gut irritants  
• Foods and beverages contaminated by parasites  
• Chemicals in fermented and processed foods

• Enzyme deficiencies  
• Prescription corticosteroids (Prednisone)  
• A diet high in refined carbohydrates (for example, candy bars, cookies,  
cake, soft drinks, white bread)  
• Prescription hormones (birth-control pills)  
• Mold and fungal mycotoxins in stored grains, fruit, and refined  
carbohydrates  
I would also add the following, each of which will be dealt with as we  
proceed:  
• Chronic constipation  
• Improper elimination  
• Insufficient daily intake of water  
• Foods high in saturated fat  
• The “nightshades,” particularly tomatoes, which carry an enzyme that is  
powerfully destructive to the psoriatic, eczematous, and arthritic patient  
• Smoking  
• Negative emotions such as resentment, fear, and anxiety  
• Depression  
• Spinal misalignments  
• Hereditary factors

Rebuilding the Walls  
As you can see, there are many reasons that the intestinal walls break down and  
become porous. The good news is that the repair and regeneration of these walls  
is well within the reach of the average person, for the inner lumen (wall) that  
forms the barrier that prevents undesirable elements from seeping through is  
normally renewed and regenerated every six days—provided, of course, that  
consumption of irritants is halted and other beneficial substances are introduced.  
The two primary substances taken internally, which I have used successfully,  
ar e slippery elm bark powder and American yellow saffron tea. Both are  
prepared in the form of a tea and are administered with the purpose of healing  
the internal walls of the intestine and purifying the entire alimentary canal.  
(These teas may be obtained by calling Baar Products at 1-800-269-2502,  
online at www.baar.com, or contacting the Heritage Store at 1-800-862-2923,  
online at www.heritage@caycecures.com.)  
The Folds throughout the Intestinal Tract

The food, known as chyme at this stage of digestion, continues to move into the  
ileum, the longest portion of the approximately twenty-three-foot-long small  
intestine, where nutrients are absorbed and waste matter is passed into the large  
intestine and then the colon and is eventually eliminated.  
The walls throughout most of the intestinal tract should have certain folds  
present at all times, aiding in the absorption and movement of the contents that  
are passing through. These folds begin at the latter half of the duodenum,  
continue throughout the jejunum, and end about halfway into the ileum. They are  
more concentrated at the duodenojejunal flexure.

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The starting point.  
According to the information supplied by Cayce, when these folds become  
smooth, as though they were thinned out in the psoriatic, they permit a seepage  
of toxins through the walls and eventually into the bloodstream. Anatomically,  
they are called the plicae circulares (valves of Kerckring).  
Although the transfer of toxins occurs primarily at the duodenojejunal flexure,

this seepage of poisons can and probably does take place throughout the length  
of both the small and large intestines of a person suffering from psoriasis. The  
idea, therefore, in this new approach to the disease is twofold: (1) to cut down  
or preferably stop ingesting pollutants, and (2) to strengthen these porous  
intestinal walls.  
Why the Intestinal Walls Become Thin  
In his 1968 treatise for the Medical Research Division of the Edgar Cayce  
Foundation, Frederick D. Lansford Jr., MD, reported that the smoothing of the  
intestinal walls does not always have the same cause, but more often than not is  
due to improper coordination in the eliminating systems.  
Doubtless, some of the conditions that cause poor elimination overlap each  
other, contributing to a toxic buildup and causing an increase in acids in the  
blood that should always be alkaline. The acid content of the blood must be  
reduced. This is the basis for the therapeutic regimen outlined in the subsequent  
chapters of this book.  
The toxic buildup I refer to is caused by not only those elements that have  
already been identified as having a poisonous effect on the body, such as carbon  
monoxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons, cyclamates, and many others, but  
there are also other substances that are more common but less suspect,  
especially certain foods that do not necessarily affect the average person but  
play havoc with the psoriatic. They act as allergens to psoriasis suffers and turn  
their lives into a living hell. The control of the disease, therefore, is attained  
primarily by learning to identify those foods that cause a toxic overacidic  
reaction in the body and by making it a priority to avoid them at all costs.

Why the Intestinal Walls Become Porous  
When the intestinal walls are already thin and compromised, they are more  
susceptible to fungal yeast infections. Yeast that collects in the folds of the  
intestinal villi (due to overly acidic pH levels that result from eating too many  
yeast-laden foods, especially sugar and white flour products, or from overuse of  
antibiotics) can change from normal, beneficial yeast into fungal yeast. This new  
fungal yeast grows roots (rhizoids) that penetrate the gut wall in their search for  
nutrition derived from blood, thus opening passageways for the toxic  
macromolecules to invade the blood circulatory system. The resulting  
“pinholes” are the source of the term “leaky gut.” The waste matter or toxins that  
should ordinarily pass out of the body can now find a passageway into the  
blood. Remove the fungal yeast buildup and the gut will heal, preventing further  
leakage into the blood. This is best done by avoiding the foods that basically  
caused the problem—too many carbohydrates and sugars—and instead consume  
foods that help correct the problem—olive oil and garlic, as well as plain,

organic yogurt with live cultures—and the chances of recovery are greatly  
enhanced. For information on testing for intestinal permeability (leaky gut), have  
your physician contact Genova Diagnostics at 1-800-522-4762.  
Understanding the Connection  
Until this concept of nutritional effects on the skin is fully understood, one fights  
a losing battle. External applications in the form of salves, creams, and even  
ultraviolet light do help in many cases to clear the skin, but they are palliative at  
best, and before long, the condition usually returns, often worse than before. To  
those relatively few who have experienced a spontaneous remission of the  
disease without ever having a return of symptoms, I say they should thank their  
lucky stars. For reasons that may never be known, these fortunate few were  
relieved of a lifetime of anxiety and pain.  
To those less fortunate, however, I say, take heart! All is not lost. There is a  
way out of your dilemma—a natural one that has been proven to be successful in  
many cases. It is a joy to my patients, as well as to me, to share the knowledge  
of this alternative path with you in the pages that follow.

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