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| Author | Topic: Must a pimple come to a head in order to go away? |
| meg 12-21-2002 11:00 PM | Hello there. I am someone who tried Wai's diet over a year ago,read her book and saw a remarkable difference in my skin...and my outlook on life. I became lazy, stopped, and now want to return to that way of living....mostly for my state of mind. It truely was amazing. It is now cold here in NYC, and the weather calls for scarves. I forgot to wash my scarf from last year, and now have some acne around my jaw line. I was wondering Wai. I'm sure I can find this information in your book , but I now have a lesion under the skin that hurts. Is it possible for it to heal under the skin, or must it come to a head in order to go away. I suppose i dont want to see it in the mirror. Glad to be back. Know this works, and I find comfort and strength in that. |
| Wai 12-23-2002 12:30 PM | Welcome back Meg! No, under-the-skin-pimples / lesions don't have to come to a head in order to go away. They can also vanish without ever coming to a head. Whether the pimple needs to come to a head, or not, depends on how much it is inflamed, which depends on the pressure it is exposed to (caused by water retention), and on the activity of cortisol. Cortisol (a hormone produced by the body) cleans up inflammations, but can only do so if the the inflammation is not more active than the cortisol. A combination is also possible: that it shrinks because of the cortisol, but that small remainders still come to a small yellow / white head. |
| meg 12-23-2002 02:51 PM | Thank you Wai. Its good to be back. THank you also for your information concerning sprouts. I was interested in giving it a try for varieties sake. I'll see what happens and let everyone know. |
| judyla888 12-26-2002 10:11 PM | Wai, Is there anything we can eat to enhance the production of cortisol in our body? Thanks, Judy |
| Wai 12-30-2002 11:48 AM | quote:We absolutely should not. Cortisol is not only 'a cleaner', but also has destructive properties. It is a stress hormone. Elevated levels of cortisol also means physical stress, and you don't want that. Cortisol not only cleans up 'dirty protein', it also destroys healthy cells. For example: People with Crohn's Disease (CD) have elevated cortisol levels due to the constant inflammatory processes, which triggers the release of cortisol. Unfortunately, this cortisol also destroys healthy cells, including the cells that compose new bone. That is why people with CD are much more likely to get osteoporosis (brittle bones). |