"sf" > wrote in message
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> There are too many things that can happen in our old age. I know two
> people who dated when they were young and both have MS now. What are
> the odds in that and I was talking to someone I know casually
> yesterday who has psoriasis now, but it was preceded by a lifetime of
> eczema. I shudder for the future of my brother and daughter.
> Daughter's eczema is worse than brother's, so if there's really a
> connection - it will be awful when she's older, if they haven't
> figured out what to do about it by that time.

I have eczema and psoriasis, both in remission now. The psoriasis was at
the worst when I lived in CA, probably because it was almost always sunny
and I was outdoors a lot. For most people, sun makes it better. For me, it
makes it worse. I took to wearing long sleeves or at least 3/4 length
sleeves because the worst spot for the psoriasis was on my elbows. As long
as I kept them moisturized and out of the sun, they were usually clear.

The biggest help though was changing my diet and eliminating all of the food
intolerances. Now I rarely have skin problems. If it does start up, it
will be the tiniest patch ever. I did have some trouble for a few years
with my face, perhaps because it is hard to protect that from the sun. But
still, the patches that I did get were tiny.

Also if you can tolerate coconut, coconut soap is great! I used to use
shower wash but am getting much better results with the coconut soap. Only
drawback to it is that the only kind I can find in the stores here is
expensive (Skin Trip) or Kirkland (not related to Costco) but the Kirkland
in particular goes to mush very quickly. You have to isolate it in the
shower so that the water doesn't accidentally hit it or you'll have no soap
left.

What I am currently using is a lavender scented one that I got from Ebay.
Years ago I got a bar that was locally made. I loved it but the store that
sold it closed and I haven't been able to locate it anywhere else.