I have discovered two natural, non-toxic skin care products over the years that can be extremely helpful for supporting the health of photo-damaged skin, burns, bruises, rashes, and for recent scars from surgeries.  The latest product is called Psoria-Gold Topical Curcumin Gel.  I was searching for this product because of some specific problems I was having with photo-damaged skin.  It was developed by a dermatologist named Dr. Heng who uses this gel in her own dermatology clinic and has researched and developed the product for many, many years.  At this time I am only selling the product directly from my office in Boulder, Colorado, face to face and not shipping to people.  You can purchase the product in advance of pick up at my office at my web site through PayPal or you can pay in cash at the time of pick up of your Psoria-Gold Curcumin Gel.  You’ll need to call in advance at 303-641-1267 to schedule an appointment for pick up Monday through Friday during my office hours, between 11am and 6pm.  Please leave a message if you don’t get a hold of me and I will return your call within 48 hours if not sooner.  The gel is applied a minimum of 2 times per day before any other products are applied to the skin.  Only a small amount is needed each time.  Currently there is a sale on the product.

Regular retail price is $89.  It’s on sale now for $71.20 for 2019.   A little goes a long way!

My other go to natural, non-toxic skin care product that I have used for over 20 years is Standard Process’s USF Ointment.  It can be combined with Psoria-Gold Topical Curcumin Gel or used by itself.  USF Ointment is a wonderful essential fatty acids, topical ointment that gives you the proper ratio of skin lipids.  For the normal epidermis the proportions for skin lipids are: 1 part cholesterol to 1 part lecithin to 3 parts total unsaturated fatty acids among them vitamin F as found in USF Ointment.  USF Ointment helps to restore fats to the skin in their balanced proportion intended by nature.  Consider USF Ointment to help with dry skin, dandruff, brittle hair, dermatitis, burns, infantile dermatitis and chapped lips.

In an upcoming blog, by November 1st, I will cover nutrition for healthy skin and another wonderful product that addresses the health of the skin microbiome.

It is important that we lower and eliminate our exposure to toxins in our environment including endocrine disrupting chemicals found in many products that we use everyday.  The prevailing dogma applied to chemical risk assessment is that “the dose makes the poison”.  New research is showing that there is “no safe dose”.  The negative impact of endocrine disrupting chemicals contributing to infertility, interfering with the healthy function of our endocrine glands, as well as “in utero” exposure that contributes to causes of disease in adulthood is discussed in depth by the Endocrine Society in two major published papers.  These papers are a must read for anyone concerned about their health, their children’s health, their family’s health, and the health of our home, planet earth.  Read them here:  https://www.endocrine.org

Thanks for reading,

Larry

Moments of Magic: Fertility, Fat Soluble Vitamins, and Chinese Medicine

Larry Welsh M.Ac. M.A.

A few years back, I had a patient who had severe polycystic ovary syndrome and she was having a heck of time conceiving a second child.  She called me up and asked me if Chinese medicine could help her conceive.  She was skeptical for sure.  I said yes, acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine will enhance her fertility, help resolve the PCOS, and help with returning balance to her body, mind, and spirit.  So we started treatment with weekly acupuncture and daily Chinese herbs.  We also increased her daily intake of fat soluble vitamins from chlorophyll, butter, organic certified liver and much more.   Within about 8 months she and her husband were incredulous and overjoyed that she was pregnant.  Then she came in towards the end of her pregnancy because the baby was breech and she wanted to have a vaginal birth.  Once again, she was very, very skeptical.  I treated her 3-4 times with specific acupuncture points to turn the baby and had her do daily home moxibustion treatment on the same points.  Within 2-3 weeks, the baby shifted position and was no longer breech.  She had a vaginal birth even though her first child had been cesarean.    [Read more…] about Moments of Magic: Fertility, Fat-Soluble Vitamins, and Chinese Medicine

One of the most important areas for food preparation is to sprout your grains. This is in essence a process of pre-digestion and thus optimizes assimilation for you and your tummy. This doesn’t mean that little sprouts will appear. But it does mean pre-soaking all grains like barley, wheat, buckwheat, rice, millet, amaranth, quinoa, and oats for 7-12 hours in pure water before cooking and then cook over the lowest possible heat once brought to a gentle boil. You can add 4 tablespoons of fresh squeezed lemon juice to the soaking grains or apple cider vinegar or liquid whey which helps to ferment the grains and sprout them. This allows the grains to open and soften and release their nutritional benefits more fully for better absorption and easier digestion. [Read more…] about How To Sprout Your Grains

One area that often benefits from oriental medicine is earaches. Acupuncture and herbs can effectively treat ear infections. However, a simple home remedy is to take a half cup of organic olive oil, place 2-3 cloves of peeled garlic in the oil. Place in an amber glass jar on the window sill for a week in the sun and wallah, you have a good source of ear drops to place in the infected ear, 4 times per day. Just place 4 drops in the infected ear. [Read more…] about Earaches

Most people have heard that acupuncture can treat and reduce pain. It can do that. But it also can treat many different problems by returning balance. Balance has to do with the wellness of spirit, of emotions, of body and what we eat, what we think. And by such rebalancing, many illnesses can be helped such as pain, digestive problems, insomnia, colds and flus, menopausal problems like hot flashes, skin rashes, fatigue, headaches, chemotherapy side effects, immune system weakness and injuries.