CRACKING SKIN
Quite often skin cracks around the heels, the hands or even the corners of the mouth.
The cracking around the mouth, which is the epithelium tissue of the mucous membranes, is often caused by a deficiency in vitamin A. Cod liver oil is a good source of natural vitamin A. It also contains essential fatty acids which make a difference in helping to heal the cracking tissues. Vitamin B can also help and it is a good idea to take a vitamin B complex daily.
Cracking in the heels and the hands is often associated with occupation, for example, washing or working with feet in water. Detergents dry the skin out resulting in cracking. A calendula cream on the hands and the feet can help. Calendula, used for hundreds of years, is a soothing healing herb which also has antiseptic properties.
Other important essential fatty acids are found in evening primrose oil. Evening primrose oil has been well researched and has shown to be of benefit in the treatment of many skin disorders. Start with 6 capsules per day for 3 weeks then reduce to 2 capsules per day.
The mineral silica, although the most abundant of all minerals, may be lacking in the diet. Signs of silica deficiencies are cracking heels and weak, soft nails.
SUPPLEMENTS
fish oil 1000 mg 1 capsule 3 times daily
evening primrose oil 1 capsule 3 times daily
silica compound 1 tablet morning and night
25 mg Silica
(celloid cell salt)
multivitamins and 1 tablet daily
minerals
calcium fluoride 6x 1 tablet daily
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