Sesame Oil Helps Heal

Over the past 3 1/2 years I tried using so many different creams  on my feet and ankles which claimed  to help eczema.  Nothing ever really worked.  Sanae Suzuki, who " is a Whole Health Macrobiotic Counselor, Flower Essences Practitioner, and Certified Therapeutic Massage Therapist for people and pets.She is a long-time student of Michio Kushi, world leader of Macrobiotic education."  Sanae suggested I use SESAME OIL on my dry eczema-ravaged skin . I had known about the healing properties of sesame oil through Deepak Chopra for many years but did not think about using it on my eczema.  

I find sesame oil to be soothing and softening for my dry skin.  It also seems to prevent secondary infections which I was having often because of the scratching.   SESAME OIL has been known as a healing oil for thousands of years and is used both externally and internally. I don't use the oil internally yet for my condition caused by Black Mold and Candida infection, but I do use it often on my eczema-damaged skin after soaking my feet in sea salt water (1 T per gallon of water).

I am now beginning to use it on my hair and body in a short massage before I shower because of the myriad of health benefits sesame oil provides.  Whenever my skin begins to itch from dryness, I apply organic sesame oil.

If you have eczema or other health issues, research the healing properties of sesame oil and try it for yourself.

By Sharon Kay
Author of A MOTHER'S JOURNEY
ONE LIGHT ONE LOVE
ANGEL FINGERPRINTS
LONG LONG AGO
and ONE LIGHT ONE LOVE CD with Michael McCabe, Guitarist

Miso Soup for Healing

I feel that MISO SOUP has been one of the keys to my healing from Eczema.  I had tried a store-bought Miso Soup once and didn't like it. I learned from Sanae Suzuki who is Whole Health Natural Healing Counselor in Santa Monica, CA  how to make Miso Soup the correct way. I found that it was wonderfully satisfying.  I could almost feel it healing me. I felt I was finally "eating to live" instead of "living to eat". You can learn to cook with Sanae Suzuki's Cooking Classes.

Sanae suggested I make my Miso Soup with BARLEY MISO by Miso Master Organic.  I found the 16 oz carton of Traditional soy paste - Premium Organic 2 year in the refrigerator section of a health food store in Santa Monica, CA.  At first, I thought it expensive at $9.99, but it lasted me 6 weeks using it every day.  When I got to Michigan,  I could not find this brand and the clerks suggested to Certified Organic Three-year Barley MISO which is also very good.

Every morning, I heat 2 cups of spring water and simmer it for about 10 minutes with a 1-inch piece of KOMBU Sea Vegetable by Eden. I drink one cup of the tea and reserve the rest.  About an hour later, I cut up about a Tablespoon each of 4 or 5 vegetables ( 2 root vegetables - carrot, daikon radish, turnip, parsnip, etc.) and a Tablespoon each of 2 or 3 other vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, scallions, leeks, celery, etc).  I cook them on medium heat for 1-2 minutes and then ADD one or 2 tablespoons of Kale cut up in small pieces and cook for 1-2 minutes.   Then, POUR ABOUT 2-3 TABLESPOONS OF THE HOT LIQUID in a bowl and ADD 1/2 tsp of MISO PASTE and dissolve it in the hot liquid. Then put this back in the pot and heat on low for one or two minutes.  DO NOT BOIL THE MISO.   I put it in a bowl (makes about one cup of Miso Soup). Sometimes I add a small amount of Gomashio (that I make from sesame seeds and sea salt).  You can buy it in a health food store. The Miso Soup RECIPES are on pages 49 , 99 and 149 of LOVE, SANAE by Sanae Suzuki.  Her Gomashio Recipe is on page 127.

I have made MISO soup every day for 7 weeks now. I feel this is one of the most important parts of my healthy eating which is curing my eczema.I

By Sharon Kay
Author of A MOTHER'S JOURNEY: To Release Sorrow and Reap Joy
ANGEL FINGERPRINTS: The Book of Joyous Thoughts
ONE LIGHT ONE LOVE, Limited Edition
LONG LONG AGO
and ONE LIGHT ONE LOVE cd with Guitarist, Michael McCabe

My Daily Healing Routine

After 6 weeks I am seeing my energy return and my feet healing from the eczema I have suffered with for 3 1/2 years.  Generally, EVERY DAY I do these things:

1- Drink Kombu Tea

2- Drink Twig Tea

3- Make everything I cook using Kombu as the base

4- Soak all grains and beans overnight before cooking and ROAST all my grains before cooking them.

5- Eat MISO SOUP. ( I love it.)

6- Eat greens every meal (usually Kale as this is the one I like best)

7- Use mostly these vegetables so far: carrots, turnip, onion, garlic, daikon radish.

8- Eat either rice or barley every day

9- Eat adzuki bean, lentil or split pea soup every day

10- Vary grains & beans every other day

11-Walk daily

12- Soak feet in SEA SALT water 4-5 times a day to control itching

13- Use SESAME OIL on feet to keep the skin soft

14- Sleep 10 to 12 hours a night

15- Nap when tired

16- Listen to music, sing and dance. Watch uplifting movies & read.

17- Meditate & Pray

18- Play ball with my two goldens, Sami & Lexie

19- Occasionally, I have an apple with sea salt.

20. Occasionally, I go into Traverse City to shop for organic food and spend quiet time with my Aunt Carolyn to watch the Tigers baseball game and stay overnight.

21. I taught beading to my cousin, Marlo & her twin girls (12 1/2) last Sunday

22. I eat only when I am hungry. I rest when I am tired. My days are peaceful and I am loving the humidity of Michigan.

23. Occasionally, I visit my cousins, Lon & Kristie, 2 miles away and see my best friend, Shirley from Honor

I am loving the love and support of family, friends and the loving support from Keith who is working with holistic doctors and a Shaman in Costa Rica until Sep 15 when he will return to Denver before coming here.  I love learning about the healing power of certain foods and how preparing them is so important for good health.

I suggest you get these books by my friends,  Sanae & Eric.   LOVE, SANAE       LOVE ERIC & SANAE   and  LOVE, ERIC   These are beautiful cookbooks.

I hope my healing path may help you.

By Sharon Kay

Author of A MOTHER'S JOURNEY: To Release Sorrow and Reap Joy

ANGEL FINGERPRINTS: The Book of Joyous Thoughts

ONE LIGHT ONE LOVE, Limited Edition

ONE LIGHT ONE LOVE, CD

LONG LONG AGO

What Didn't Work!

Over the 3 1/2 years that I suffered with eczema on my ankles and feet, I tried so many things that just did not work.  Because my skin was scaly and itchy I thought that creams were the answer.  My body was trying to rid itself of the toxins and almost every cream I put on was blocking the toxins from leaving my body.

The 1 percent cortisone creams helped the itching for a bit but when I stopped using cortisone (a steroid cream) my feet got even worse.  I used Zinc Oxide ointment (for diaper rash) which helped the skin heal but blocked the release of toxins once again. It got all over my sheets, blankets and clothes.

I tried every over-the-counter "eczema" cream and nothing worked because eczema is an internal problem before it is a skin problem.  I went to dermatologist and doctors and no one offered any cures... only "bandaid" treatments that didn't address the root cause of eczema. By June  22, 2014 my feet were so bad I could barely walk. I was in souther CA living in a 24 year old BLACK MOLD infested RV and getting worse by the day.

I had already eliminated sugar, processed foods, gluten, and dairy from my diet.  

Therefore, it was just a small step to macrobiotics to finally have an effect on the eczema. I had purchased Sanae Suzuki's book,

Love, Sanae: Healing Vegan Macrobiotic Cooking, My Healing Journey

and her chef husband, Eric;s book, Love, Eric: Delicious Vegan Macrobiotic Desserts many years ago. I finally began studying them and learning how to prepare and eat healing foods instead of foods that were making me sick.

After only 5 weeks on the macrobiotic dietm,  I am so much better.  When my feet start to itch, I soak them in sea salt water (1 TBSP unrefined sea salt per gallon of lukewarm water) for about 20 minutes.  The water is soothing and the salt heals the skin.

By Sharon Kay

Author of ANGEL FINGERPRINTS: The book of Joyous Thoughts

ONE LIGHT ONE LOVE, Limited Edition

A MOTHER'S JOURNEY: To Release Sorrow and Reap Joy

The Healing Begins

Eleven years ago I met Sanae and Eric on the boardwalk in Santa Monica. “There are no accidents”.  I have felt for all these years that our meeting was destined.  Sanae was in a wheelchair from an auto accident which killed her two golden retriever puppies.  Their mother, Kin, had survived the accident and was very pregnant when we met. My golden retriever, Lexie was only a year old then. Within 2 months one of Kin’s puppies had chosen Lexie and I to be his new family. We called him Sami.

In June I sent Sanae photos of my feet and ankles. Sanae, had healed herself of cancer, healed from the car accident and healed her husband of eczema on his hands.  I knew she could help me so I made an appointment to see her on July 23, 2014 as I was in S. California to see my daughter and family. 

This is how my feet looked that day.... swollen... sore... burning.

Sanae treated me with Sea Kelp and went over the macrobiotic diet I would be on to heal.  I spent 4 hours with her.  The kelp gave me the first real relief from pain and burning I had ever had in over 3 years.

I have had to learn a new way of eating but have been very satisfied because I can feel the healing power of the foods I am eating.

After 5 weeks my feet now look like this:

I am so grateful to Sanae and Macrobiotics.  I will share more about the Macrobiotic Diet in future blogs.

By Sharon Kay

Author of Angel Fingerprints,

A Mother’s Journey

One Light One Love &

Long Long Ago

My Story Began in 2011

My Story:

In the spring of 2011,  I began developing itchy, scaly skin on my ankles. The itching was so intense that I sought numerous OTC Eczema creams to get relief.  I read everything on the Internet that I could find and tried everything that others had claimed helped them but to no avail.  The eczema spread to my feet, toes, hands and lower back. I had difficulty sleeping and the itching caused me to scratch my skin in my sleep and then would wake me up in the night because of the pain of raw skin abrasions I had caused.

Most personal accounts of eczema sufferers cautioned against using steroids in any form and said, “once you stop them the eczema will get worse”.  

As my condition grew worse, I finally sought the advice of a dermatologist who prescribed hydrocorisone cream (1 percent) and Bacitracin for the secondary bacterial infection that I had contracted from the scratching. She said I should move to a more humid climate which wasn’t possible at the time.

For 3 years I used hydrocortisone creams which never cured the eczema but helped to control the itching some.  Over the course of 3 years we spent hundreds and hundreds of dollars trying new creams and I just got worse. I began eliminating inflammatory foods from my diet and by  early 2014 I was gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free, lectin-free and still I got worse.  

Then I stopped using the hydrocortisone creams and I GOT EVEN WORSE. At the same time I had just moved into my 2nd used RV in 4 years.  I had no idea that the first RV I bought in late 2010 was infested with BLACK MOLD which was apparently the major contributing factor to the eczema which was causing me so much suffering. I sold that RV to pay off the loan on it and in April of 2014 I bought an even older one for cash.  Little did I know that that RV was even more infested with BLACK MOLD.  Within weeks the eczema on both feet and ankles was so bad that I could barely walk. 

     

I did not find out about the BLACK MOLD infection until late June of 2014 when I sought the help of a Reflexologist and a Homeopathic Practioner in Sedona.  I was living in a black mold  infested RV and only getting worse.

Finally, I sought the counsel of a friend, Sanae Suzuki who is Whole Health Natural Healing Counselor in Santa Monica who had healed herself of ovarian cancer 25 years ago and had healed her husband of eczema on his hands almost 20 years ago and has been helping many of her clients who have eczema.

Sharon Kay

Author of ANGEL FINGERPRINTS, ONE LIGHT ONE LOVE and A MOTHER’S JOURNEY.