Health and Natural Remedies For Psoriasis
Posted: Sunday, October 18, 2009
by Katerine Lev
http://dead-sea-health.org
In modern society, our health is becoming the focus of our attention and the use of natural, rather than chemical skin care products and treatments is becoming increasingly relevant as our awareness of the harm we can cause to our bodies through the use of chemicals and hormones increases.
With this in mind, results of a recent 12 month clinical experiment into the therapeutic effects of natural Dead Sea water, mud, sunlight and air on sufferers from psoriasis is especially interesting.
The Dead Sea
At a depth of 400 meters below sea level and as one of the saltiest bodies of water on the planet the Dead Sea has much to offer sufferers from psoriasis. The high salinity of the Dead Sea is because it has no exit - water entering evaporates rapidly leaving behind exceptionally heavy concentrations of therapeutic minerals. The name" Dead Sea " comes from the fact that nothing can live in the salty waters.
Therapeutic benefits
For thousands of years the health giving effects of the Dead Sea have been well known and particularly people with skin complaints such as psoriasis and joint and muscle pains have managed to obtain relief by relaxing in the water and applying the mud rich in mineral content. A recent medical study, by the Dead Sea and Arava Science Center along with Ben Gurion University , shows that the use of Dead Sea mud and water, exposure to the naturally filtered sun and the dry atmosphere has remarkable long term effects of psoriasis sufferers and with no reported adverse side effects.
During the study, some 64 people had a 28 day course of treatments including controlled exposure to the sun, bathing in Dead Sea water and the use of Dead Sea mud packs. Patients had the extent of their psoriasis evaluated on arrival, during the course of treatments and also for a period of up to a year following treatment.
The results were conclusive: severity of psoriasis levels was reduced from 21.7% to 1.4% during the treatment course. Most patients had a remission time of 34 weeks before initial signs of reoccurrence appeared (and even then at a much slower rate). Younger psoriasis sufferers had an even longer remission period.
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