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Grover's Disease: What works to help find relief?
I have been diagnosed with Grover's disease under my breasts. I had a biopsy for diagnosis. Tried topical ointment with no really good results. Any ideas?
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I highly recommend the cilantro smoothies first. However I use Herb Pharm Cilantro Oil, available at Amazon.
September 27,2021 Monday I started the following drill everyday. 12 days so far.
100% Pure Premium Grade Chlorella Pyrenoidosa with Cilantro as following text describes.
3 grams Chlorella at 1 hour after last food for the day.
Then 40 grams Cilantro 30 minutes after the Chlorella.
In advance make the following Smoothie.
Cilantro comes in 80 gram bunches at Super Market.
$1.50 a bunch.
I get 5 bunches and cut into 2 inch sections and drop into big blender, and add lemonade with it till blender till blender fully chopped with lemonade instead of water. You can use any other fluid.
Cilantro Tastes Awful.
Then I divide the final blend (of 5 bunches) with fluid into 10 disposable 6 ounce glasses and freeze them.
4th day I noticed my Eyesight improved.
7th day my grip was stronger opening hard to open jar.
9th day my rotator cuff (operated 7 years ago) got stronger lifting stuff above my head.
10 day my left arm bicep tendon (which was reattached in February) displayed greater strength carrying car battery.
Also a woman Dermatologist said I don't have GD. Two men dermatologists mis-diagnosed it as GD.
Turns out I have a Neuropathy condition that I got from wearing a dark green tee shirt with out washing first. (made in china). Within 5 days after that my chest and back broke out looking like GD.
Turns out Mercury poisoning looks like GD but does not itch. But hurts like hell. Mercury compounds and formaldehyde are used in processing non-organic cotton. Buy organic cotton made in USA.
Got a good Chlorella Pyrenoidosa dosing procedure followed by Cilantro.
There a 3 species of Chlorella.
1) Chlorella-Pyrenoidosa is better for the absorption of toxins.
2) Cholrella-Vulgaris less metal binding.
3) Chlorells-Spirulina has heavy metals int that it got from where it grows. The lowest mercury Spirulina comes from Australia and New Guiniea.
Do you research before Buying and Trying.
PS: I was tested Oct 7th for Mercury. Waiting results.
A man who had a root canal after removal of Silver/Mercury Amalgam Filling was in waiting room for blood test. He had the same exact symptoms I had. Like horseflies spontaneously biting me everywhere. Legs, Back , occasionally my face. Face
PDF_Dosing_wirh_Chlorella (PDF_Dosing_wirh_Chlorella.pdf)
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1 ReactionWow! What a regimen but if you’re getting relief it’s worth it. Glad you’re finding root cause of your symptoms.
I continue to take cilantro capsules daily and added collagen. My outbreaks still occur after exercise and strenuous cleaning but the topical steroid cream helps.
Thinking I should add chlorella as I consume a lot of seafood that could contain Mercury. Thanks for sharing your research.
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1 ReactionI'm fascinated to know what you think was responsible for your eye sight and strength improvement. Were they compromised before hand ? I too was diagnosed with GD by biopsy several years ago, but then my derm said he didn't think it was GD. I did Cilantro smoothies for over two years with pretty good success. Due to a blogger on this site I started doing the oil. My itching is still there, but very manageable. What ever it is that causes my rashes and itching, started right after my shingles shots. I believe, as others on this site, they opened the door to this condition. Frustrating that there is so much guess work when it comes to GD. I have worked in a fish restaurant for years and stopped eating both Tuna and Sword Fish, due to mercury concerns, about ten years ago. If you get NetFlix, watch What the Health. It will scare the pants off you. Is there nothing left to eat that isn't tainted ? Who knows ?
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1 ReactionAbsolutely fascinating information groverclevland.
I looked at ingredients in the Good Natured Chorella/Spirulina 50/50 mix I take.
Chlorella Pryenoidosa and Spirulina (Athrospira Platensis) are the only ingredients.
On on the package I see no country of source for the Spirulina but now will check out website and contact the company.
I take supplements like chlorella or fresh or frozen cilantro to detox heavy metals and yet once a month my husband and I go out for a giant bowl of mussels cooked in an amazing wine herb sauce. Mussels have the highest concentration of mercury of all shellfish, so the next day I drink the cilantro for a few days.
So interesting about mercury poisoning instead of GD. If you do have excessive mercury in your blood you may qualify for blood chelation, blood washing filtering of metals done medical professionals. This could give you faster relief from the poisoning. One dermatologist said he didn't think a person could ingest enough cilantro to detox heavy metals. Yet cilantro helped me.
I will not eat out of any products made from China, years ago I cleaned out my cupboards and have replaced with English, Italian, Portuguese or American pottery only. We have known for years they put lead in their paints for vivid colors.
I considered having the two mercury amalgam fillings that I've had for 60 years removed, but from my research learned that removal releases the mercury which is more dangerous than simply living with the filling.
I always wondered why your GD was not as itchy as it was for the rest of us, plus with GD most go into remission for periods of time, which you weren't. I will say my itchiness was equal to the pain.
Were you ever biopsied for GD or simply given a visual diagnosis? My biopsy came back negative, but it was taken at the end of my first year when I started going into remission. So it was not active. I tell this to others because clearly biopsied can't be accepted always based upon the stage of GD you are in.
Your horsefly bites were much like my Allergic Contact Dermatitis sensations I had, even when visual rash was gone I had stinging sensations inside my skin, 24/7 and worse at night. Strong corticosteroid shots would help; many dangers with those. What stopped my internal sensations which were all over my body was giving up processed sugar and starting on chorella which was in my anti-inflammation diet plan. I still have none of these sensations. Also about 4 months after I went off sugar I learned about cilantro from my guardian angle, Kimass1. Maybe some correlation there between processed sugar and cilantro.
I'm glad your are educating yourself, plus practicing, experimenting and sharing what you learn. Most of us who get control over our diseases find the need to do that. It takes discipline, yet pain is a great motivator. We have so may complicating factors, there is no pat answer for doctors.
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1 ReactionI haven't read from any blogger that Dupixent helps with GD, but I have read from many with Atopic which report they get relief, but the side effects are severe. I would recommend trying cilantro for 3 months, it helps many of us, if that doesn't work search for other treatments. You will not get dangerous side effects from cilantro
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1 ReactionOne should never wear cotton clothing that has not been laundered. Virtually all fabric has some sort of sizing applied to make the fabric more manageable. Most sizing is petroleum based. If you have ever entered a fabric store - the smell will overpower you if you are sensitive at all. It's not determined by country of origin. I assume organic cotton uses non-petroleum based sizing, but I don't know.
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1 ReactionExcellent info and very encouraging results. Your self-discipline is fantastic! Thanks for telling us all about this routine you have developed. I will read that PDF.
I continue to take a large pill of Chlorella (broken cell wall is about all the info they provide) from Now Foods twice/day followed by 8 drops of the Cilantro liquid extract from Herb Pharm about 45 minutes to an hour later as was recommended in some detox articles I read. My GD is still there, but the number of sores and the amount of itching I experience has been significantly reduced.
Did any of those three dermatologists you mentioned do a biopsy in their diagnosis? Shouldn't that have told them for sure if you had GD or not?
Hope you have continued improvement!
Not all cotton material is equal as you point out. I find organic cotton makes no difference for me personally.
Many cotton fabrics are processed with wrinkle free adhesive chemicals, sizing, spray starch, fire retardant and Scotch Guard. I am allergic to all these additives. Also as grovercleveland mentioned many are allergic to dyes, blue dye is a proven allergen, but China as he explained adds metals and or other elements to some colors. Adding metals is inexpensive and gives a better long lasting color. It's a fact that many painters decades ago ended up with Parkinson's or Alzheimer's because of exposure to lead. Mental imparement happened to children who chewed paint at an early age. That suspected green shirt should be tossed Many chemicals can't be washed out and if mixed with other clothing can contaminate them.
I am not allergic to petroleum, God bless Vaseline, which is pure petroleum and has been my go to when all else failed, but I am allergic to the adhesive additives, as proven in my 5 Day Extended Patch Test.
If the cotton feels soft, wrinkles and needs ironing, that's wonderful for me!
I looked up the Good Natured Chorella/Spirulina product I've been using and the Spirulina algae is grown in Taiwan in sunlight in the world's only uncontaminated mountain spring water source. I can't prove if this is marketing, its' simply what is represented. It is one of the highest rated products on product review sites. I like these because they are easily swallowed, very almost too tiny as the dose is 10 tablets, $27 for 1250 tabs on Amazon. I previously tried another brand and these were as big as a horsepill and hard to swallow.