Show e 10 1 17 r 7 O of r 11 a 1 1 t 1 n at Released by Western Newspaper Union PSORIASIS A patient consulted a skin sp specialist specialist about a chronic case of asis Psoriasis is an m inflammation of the skin in which there are red raised spots covered rw- rw r with dry silvery x scales When the scales are removed a red glistening surface surface sur sur- face fact is is exposed with fine bleeding points It It occurs in all k w countries in both sexes in the young and the old It is not contagious or inA in infectious infectious in- in A but does Dr Barton seem to run in some families It heals without forming blisters or leaving a scar Although no pain or other symptom is present it causes much distress and embar embar- The patient told the skin specialist special special- 1st that he had tried everything including physicians' physicians prescription and the patent remedies but could obtain no permanent cure Before he ic underwent treatment he wanted to know if the specialist could cure him lim The specialist frankly told him that he knew of no permanent cure for psoriasis but many of his patients obtained relief for months and years by two simple acts They got out into the air and sunshine as much as possible and avoided entirely entirely entirely en en- or greatly reduced the amount of fat foods eaten The very fact that the face and back of hands are seldom attacked by psoriasis would would show that sunlight is s a factor in preventing psoriasis In fact some of his patients gave up his and other treatment the psoriasis disappeared for months or years yeats and then re re- re- re turned It is possible that in some of these cases that cured themselves themselves themselves them them- selves the patients got outdoors more ate less fat foods and more vegetables and fruits c containing vitamins vitamins vitamins vi vi- tamins A C and D. D In others cutting cutting cutting cut cut- ting down on fat foods and taking vitamin Bl Bi has given relief In Hygeia the Health Magazine Maurice J J. J Costello states that natural natural natural nat nat- ural sunlight particularly when combined with salt water bathing is the most pleasant and convenient and one of the best forms of treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment for chronic psoriasis Sun- Sun tanning the body is both a temporary tempora tempora- ry cure and a preventive of sis X-ray X treatment is often effective effective effective tive but should be used sparingly under the supervision of a physician X-ray X specialist The point is that while chronic psoriasis can be helped for periods of time by official and official non-official preparations sunlight and cutting down on fat foods give best results |