In Reply to: Problem with finger & toe nail fungus posted by Tommy Rogers on November 23, 1998 at 01:11:47:
Dear Tommy,
As a practicing herbalist for the past 30 years, it has been my experience that your wife's acne condition may often be caused by excessive uric acid accumulations, as well as by excessive sugar intake or hormonal imbalances. Uric acid is found predominantly in red meat, cows milk, cheese and peanuts (or peanut butter) and brazil nuts.
If your wife's diet consists of any of the above foods on a regular basis, then I would suggest that her acne condition may be associated with excessive amounts of uric acid. In addition, stress will elevate uric acid levels in the blood. The uric acid is then absorbed directly from the blood into the muscle and bone tissue
where it crystallizes into very sharp, needle-like crystals that produce a very diffused aching or throbbing sensation (dull pain).
Uric acid is also associated with hemorrhoids, athlete's foot, arthritis, rheumatism, bursitis, lumbago, fibrositis, fibromyalgia, varicose veins, tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome and inflamed skin disorders (dermatitis, eczema, etc.). Uric acid also will impair the circulatory flows to the lower extremities
(peripheral circulatory insufficiency), leading to symptoms of Reynaud's symdrome that produces painful leg cramps and numbing and tingling throughout the extremities. Furthermore, uric acid is considered to be a toxic substance by the body, and the body will utilize various avenues of eliminating such toxins, including the pores of the skin. This creates a very reddish, inflamed, irritating, itchy and burning (when
wet) skin condition (such as Athlete's Foot and other fungal infections).
Scientists have classified the human species as
"frugivores and herbivores" (fruit, vegetable and grain eaters), not carnivores! When we do not follow the dictates of Natural Law, we pay the price. We have a choice in life: we either "eat to live" or we "live to eat".
Please contact me at quantum@hevanet.com or
healthcrusade@mindspring.com.
I can also inform you of certain food supplements that will effectively remove all uric acid accumulations, as well as cleanse and tone the skin and dermal tissues.
Furthermore, since all physical ailments stem from various mental/emotional imbalances, I will also share with you the mental/emotional causes associated with your wife's condition.
Sincerely,
F. Joseph Montagna