A correction for your “Vitamin D and Sunlight” section: Dr. Mercola only recommends testing for Vitamin D if you take it as a supplement. He clearly says that exposure to sunshine will not cause you to get too much vitamin D.

Just for the record!
Debra

Your info on FCLO was very helpful in my decision to start using it daily! I appreciate all the research you do

I haven’t researched it a lot, but personally, I plan to stick with the fermented CLO – it’s extracted without heat so it’s more natural and full of unprocessed nutrients.

Thanks for asking!
Kelly

She said what she has found is that CLO won’t take the psoriasis AWAY, but if you can get it to go away somehow, taking enough daily CLO can keep it from coming BACK.

She got hers to go away with the shots, but if anyone knows of a method that is more natural (the sunshine being one way, of course), then please comment here.

Kelly

I just did some research on eczema and found some interesting information for you. To answer your question: YES, I think cod liver oil WILL help you!

In my reading it said that cod liver oil reduces free radicals and inflammatory processes as in arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, eczema, psoriasis or other inflammatory conditions. (And I’ve read the same thing many other times, it’s pretty widely known, just so you know it’s not some new idea.) I found quite a few stories of people who have been helped greatly. (Google it and you’ll find some interesting stuff.) I found the capsules we use (the best and least expensive brand) at iherb.com – go to part 3 in the cod liver oil posts and if you click on that link it will take you right to the kind I buy – there are many different kinds and some are way better than others. (The more you buy the cheaper it is because there’s a $4 flat rate for shipping.)

I’m putting out a post (hopefully this week) about the benefits of coconut oil, and I knew I’d read before about coconut oil helping with eczema too, so I also did some more research on that – scroll down about half-way at this site (under “eczema”) to read more amazing stories: http://www.earthclinic.com/Remedies/coconut_oil.html. (You’ll have to cut and paste that address, it’s not letting me put a link in the comment section.)

I’m not going to tell you what to do, all I can tell you is what I’d do: I would take both – 5 cod liver oil caps/day AND use coconut oil topically.

By the way, I found the coconut oil way cheaper here (than was originally on my popcorn recipe post) and it’s a good brand too – don’t forget to type in “free shipping” in the comments section when you order: http://www.rawveganbooks.com/index.php?cPath=0_28_100228_100231&ref=213.

You asked how I came up with 5 cod liver oil caps to take each day – I got that from the dosage chart at this site: http://www.westonaprice.org/basicnutrition/clarifications.html. I looked on my bottle and knew 5 was the number for adults, based on the vitamin A amounts in each capsule.

One more thing. I don’t have eczema, BUT I’ve changed a LOT of diapers through the years (not just my kid’s, but many day care kid’s too!) and have had some very sore hands in the past. What I would do when it got really bad is put a TON of coconut oil or bag balm all over my hands before bed, then wear gloves on them for the night. This always helped, especially when they’d been cracked and bleeding. Sometimes it only got me through until the next night when I’d have to do it all over again, but at least it brought some relief. It is always worse in the winter for me.

Hope all this helps! I’m just wacko enough that I could stay up all night long chatting about this stuff, if my contacts weren’t drying out so much and telling me that I’ve got to get some sleep, so goodnight!
Kelly