SUFFERERS of lupus, eczema, psoriasis, allergy dermatitis, psoriatic arthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have different, yet related, conditions. This article will explain how diseases that are so different share a common thread.

In order to do this, you need to understand the origin of these diseases.

Each is a chronic disease that manifests as inflammation of a particular organ. Treatment of these diseases is typically focused on relieving the symptoms of the affected organs, e.g. skin and joints.

It may surprise some of you to learn that the symptoms of skin rash, skin plaques, skin lesion, inflamed joints, and frozen shoulders are actually related and have something in common.

Psoriasis is thought to be an autoimmune disorder.

Each of the diseases listed occurs as a result of hypersensitivity of the human immune system to external substances (allergies, dermatitis, and eczema) or reaction to normal body tissues (psoriasis, lupus, and RA).

What is the immune system?

The immune system is the body’s means of protecting itself against microorganisms and other “foreign” substances. One component, B lymphocytes, produces antibodies that attack “foreign” substances and remove them from the body.

Another component consists of special white blood cells called T lymphocytes, which can attack “foreign” substances directly.

Over a person’s lifetime, his immune system develops an extensive library of identified substances and microorganisms that are catalogued as “threat” or “non-threat.”

Normally, the immune system will only attack those tissues that it recognises as a “threat.” However this natural programming of what is a threat and what is not sometimes breaks down. In allergies or eczema, the immune system reacts to an external substance that it normally would ignore.

In the case of psoriasis, lupus, and RA, the immune system reacts negatively to substances within the body. Again, the immune system is unable to differentiate between healthy body tissues and antigens, resulting in inflammatory reactions in critical organs such as skin and joints. When the body attacks itself, this is classified as an autoimmune disorder.

An autoimmune disorder may result in:

● The destruction of one or more types of body tissue (eg arthritic joints are destroyed)

● Abnormal growth of an organ (eg psoriasis skin plaques)

● Changes in organ function (eg lupus causing lung and heart disorders)

This happens when something confuses the immune system. Increasingly, that “something” appears to be the enormous load of environmental toxins to which we are all exposed. Environmental toxins are chemicals and other materials created largely from industry. These chemicals have saturated our water, food, and the very air we breathe. You can’t see, feel, or smell many toxins – at least, not right away.

Treating immune system disorders

Environmental toxins are a major cause of immune disorders. Yet conventional medicine doesn’t take that into account when treating them.

Instead, it tries to shut down the immune response with powerful medications including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, steroids, anti-cancer drugs like methotrexate, and new drugs that block the effects of a powerful inflammatory molecule called TNF-alpha.

These drugs may be lifesaving for some in the short run, but in the long run they do little to deal with the root causes of these disorders.

In The Autoimmune Epidemic, Donna Jackson Nakazawa provides clear solutions such as changes in diet, supplements, and the environment that can help people deal with immune system disorders.

Dr Mark Hyman, a practising physician, is an internationally recognised authority in the field of functional medicine – an approach to medicine that provides a new road map for navigating the territory of health and illness.

Dr Hyman is also the author the New York Times best-sellers The UltraMind Solution, The UltraSimple Diet, and UltraMetabolism, in which he provides insights on how you can integrate functional medicine into your life and achieve a state of wellness.

In his books, Dr. Hyman outlines several tips for addressing immune system-induced diseases:

● Understand that the underlying cause of joint pain and skin plaques is your immune system.

● Get tested for mercury and other heavy metals.

● Get tested for coeliac disease (an autoimmune reaction to wheat and other gluten-containing grains), which causes over 60 autoimmune diseases.

And consider eliminating other inflammatory foods from your diet such as dairy, eggs, corn, and animal fats for a few weeks to see if it makes a difference.

● Take immune-balancing nutrients and supplements.

● Practise deep relaxation therapy daily through yoga, meditation, biofeedback, or anything that reverses the stress response.

● Practise the precautionary principle that states that we should avoid anything with the potential for harm.

By addressing the root causes of autoimmune disease, you can start feeling better and getting well today.

Benefits of immune-balancing nutrients

Many sufferers of immune disorder conditions such as psoriasis, arthritis, eczema, and dermatitis in Malaysia have discovered the benefits of hydroxytyrosol (HT), a natural polyphenol molecule that is only found in olives.

HT has exhibited clinically proven efficacy in rebalancing immune system responses to inflammation of the joints and skin.

As a nutrient and supplement, HT inhibits pro-inflammatory cytokines, possesses the highest antioxidant activities, and is an excellent scavenger of free radicals that are generated as a result of oxidative stress.

It can be used for psoriasis, RA, eczema, dermatitis, and allergy, diseases that have a common root in the immune system. Since olives have immune-balancing capabilities as recorded by scriptures of old, the positive results reported by those who use HT are not unexpected.

To learn more about hydroxytyrosol (HT) and its immune-balancing capabilities, visit http://www.olivenol-livin.com.my.

Click on the links below to learn more about:

• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Psoriasis
• Eczema
• Positive Effects of HT on Joints
• Positive Effects of HT on Skin

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We underestimated the interest level of our readers in the detailed scientific content of our postings.  Our pageviews spiked following this article we posted 4 days ago.

We received emails from doctors, pharmacists and the general public asking for verification (and source) that the reported research quoted in our posting was true and not a hoax. Did the Japanese scientists really kill the A(H1N1) virus with hydroxytyrosol (HT)?  

The best way we can clear this, is to provide you a download link of the paper we referred to HERE.

We have a scientific team in our company actively monitors all ongoing research around the world on Hydroxytyrosol (HT), the active ingredient in OLIVENOL livin’.  Our fascination with HT goes beyond just a commercial interest.  In fact, we are more motivated to discover  and document the extent of therapeutic effect this “miracle” molecule God has given us through the olive fruit.

To date, there are well established scientific, medical and clinical evidence that HT plays a positive role in:

• cardiovascular system – inhibits LDL oxidation, prevent and reverse arthereosclerosis
• controlling arthritic indications – anti-inflammatory, cartilage regeneration, improve mobility, pain relief
• skin health – controlling psoriasis indications, clearing eczema and acne, improve moisture retention for healthy skin 
• modulate immune system – reduce allergic effect, anti viral infection, quicker recovery from illness, control autoimmune induced indications
• anti aging – increase total glutathione status in body
• anti-cancer effect – induce cell apoptosis

Please read the related articles to link to back to the relevant research and publications on the multi effect of HT. We will continue to add to this knowledge base on OLIVES – one of nature’s best kept secret.

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If you Google “olivenol + psoriasis”, you will find these results in the public domain. (click HERE)

Scalp Psoriasis

There is an ongoing trial in a major private hospital in KL – testing the effectiveness of OLIVENOL livin on psoriatic patients with affected body area in excess of 5%.  The results will be published by the investigator later this year.

In the interest to build our knowledge on the effect of OLIVENOL livin’ on psoriasis, we are seeking a group of psoriasis patients who are willing to join us on a 3 months programme to trial the effect of OLIVENOL livin’ in your daily life.

We are designing this as a public programme, using the internet as the tool of recording results and communicating experience to interest group.

We are therefore keen to recruit upto 10 psoriasis patients interested to trial OLIVENOL livin under this programme. You will have to be a diagnosed patient with severe lesions/plaques on your body.  You need to have some knowledge of internet technology such as blogging, email etc. (We can provide guidance). Last but not least, you must be willing to share your 90-day journey publicly.

[UPDATE] Sharing can be done anonymously using a pseudonym or if you comfortable to be identified, you are free to do so.  The ultimate choice on privacy of identity is left entirely to the participant.

In exchange, we will provide you supply for OLIVENOL livin’ at no charge.

We are interested to determine the true extent of OLIVENOL livin’s efficacy on psoriasis.  Your participation in this project will help us and other patients determine with more accuracy.

If you have psoriasis or you know someone with the condition, please ask them to contact us by email at olivenol@triniaire.com (or reply in the comment to this article).

UPDATE (09.09.09): This programme is now fully subscribed. If you are interested in it, please visit http://olivenol-livin.blogspot.com to follow the progress of our 10 bloggers. Our data suggest OLIVENOL livin has a success rate of 7 out of 10 for psoriasis. If you know of something else that works better, you should stay with that. On the other hand, if you have tried everything and are close to giving up finding relieve for your condition, consider OLIVENOL. If it works well for these bloggers, there is a high percentage chance it will also work for you.

有兴趣参加此项目，并有能力以中文操作部落格者，请以电邮方式联系我们: olivenol @ triniaire.com

Sept 9, 2009

Triniaire.

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The Heartbreak of Psoriasis

Psoriasis is probably one of the longest known illnesses of humans and simultaneously one of the most misunderstood. It is a chronic, non-contagious autoimmune disease which affects the skin and joints. It commonly causes red scaly patches to appear on the skin. The scaly patches caused by psoriasis, called psoriatic plaques, are areas of inflammation and excessive skin production.

Psoriasis is a lifelong condition. There is currently no cure but various treatments can help to control the symptoms. Many of the most effective agents used to treat severe psoriasis carry an increased risk of significant morbidity including skin cancers, lymphoma and liver disease.

However, the majority of people’s experience of psoriasis is that of minor localized patches, particularly on the elbows and knees, which can be treated with topical medication. Psoriasis can get worse over time but it is not possible to predict who will go on to develop extensive psoriasis or those in whom the disease may appear to vanish. Individuals will often experience flares and remissions throughout their lives. Controlling the signs and symptoms typically requires lifelong therapy.

The cause of psoriasis is not fully understood. There are two main hypotheses. The first considers psoriasis as primarily a disorder of excessive growth and reproduction of skin cells. The problem is simply seen as a fault of the epidermis and its keratinocytes (skin stem cells).

The second hypothesis sees the disease as being an immune-mediated disorder in which the excessive reproduction of skin cells is secondary to factors produced by the immune system. T cells (which normally help protect the body against infection) become active, migrate to the dermis and trigger the release of cytokines (tumor necrosis factor-alpha TNF-a, in particular) which cause inflammation and the rapid production of skin cells. It is not known what initiates the activation of the T cells.

New drugs approved to treat psoriasis target the activity of T lymphocytes and cytokines responsible for the inflammatory nature of psoriasis. These biologic drugs are currently under going clinical trial and are similar in strategy to treat psoriasis by inhibiting the TNF cascade.

Although not widely known, olive polyphenols, or more specifically hydroxytyrosol (HT) have been found to exhibit biologic response modifying activities similar to this class of new drugs. Several studies in different parts of the world have shown HT is able to inhibit pro-inflammatory cytokines, iNOS, and COX-2 expression in human monocytic cells. Scientist believe they have found a non-toxic agent for the control of pro-inflammatory genes.

If these findings are confirmed in further research, we may have found in the olives, natures answer to psoriasis.

In the past year, a small group of psoriasis sufferers in Malaysia have found an olive phenol extract, rich in hydroxytyrosol (HT) to have helped them cope with their condition. Below is a story from one of them.

“My Untold Story” – In a series of untold stories, we share letters from psoriasis sufferers who found new therapies to sooth their heartbreak.

I was 25 years old when I was afflicted with psoriasis. It started on my scalp, then elbow and knees. Though it wasn’t very painful, the itchiness in those scabbed areas caused great discomfort. I didn’t dare scratch too much in order not to aggravate the troubled spots, but it was very distracting. My normal routine in life was affected, and there were times when I just didn’t feel like socialising.

I went to several dermatologist, and the only help they could give me was ointments and more ointments, which didn’t really help. Some of them did partially take away the symptoms for a short time but the itchiness will come back again.

I came across OLIVENOL livin’ at my neighbourhood pharmacy. The pharmacist recommended this product and told me that the product had shown encouraging results in a small trial on psoriasis patient in Japan. She did not present the product to me as a “proven cure”, which in a way made me more willing to try it.

I saw the pictures and did a bit of research to verify that there was indeed such a trial. I concluded that despite it not being a controlled trial and the patient group was rather small, the results looked credible enough.

As I was already desperate and there was nothing in the market that has helped me, I decided to give the product try.

I was determined I would be persistent in taking Olivenol livin. I decided I would give myself a year and replicate the daily dosage of the Japanese patient group who took the product for 12 months.

After 6 months of consuming (which is short compared to my 15 years of suffering!), I noticed a remarkable improvement in my condition. The scabs on my scalp has reduced by almost 70%! My arthritis pain caused by psoriasis has also reduced drastically.

I have consumed it for a year. There is no reason for me to stop. The thoughts and memory of the torturous itch encourage me to stay on course. OLIVENOL livin’ is the first product that has given a real solution to my condition.

I am a very satisfied consumer. Thank you for giving me a new lease of life!

KH Ng, 40, Cheras

A large private hospital in Kuala Lumpur is currently conducting a trial on the effectiveness of oral polyphenol hydroxytyrosol on the management of severe psoriasis. In addition to measuring the changes in the psoriasis area severity index (PASI), the trial will also measure biochemical indicators of chronic inflammation. Results from this trial is expected to be published later this year.

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