Get rid of my hyperpigmentation

i took a week off from the msm. i’m not really sure why, honestly, but i did. i noticed a slight worsening of my skin quality by the end of that week – not so much with the hyperpigmentation, but with the overall texture and smoothness. it was looking pretty nice there and then it wasn’t as much. i’ve been back on it a week, and that smoothness has come back. if it is the msm, i’m surprised that it would make an impact so quickly. i guess it’s subtle, though. i’m sure no one noticed but me.

anyway, i was poking around the internet to get more ideas on how to treat this and i kept running into this copper toxicity thing. it turns out that i eat a lot of high copper foods and am likely low on zinc, which balances out the copper. best source for zinc at a good zinc-copper ratio = raw oysters! yes!!! i happen to love them and am meeting some friends for dinner at a restaurant nearby that serves them. perfect!

probiotics is another thing that is supposed to help. i think having too much yeast or other fungus in the system can cause hyperpigmentation also. and of course, i have been one of those rare healthy adults to have the misfortune of experiencing oral thrush in the past, so this could definitely be a possibility also. it turns out, kim chi and pu-erh are both pro-biotic! love it!

so i’m taking the msm, upping my zinc, and getting the pro-biotics in. that in combination with the herbs i’ve been taking should help me make some progress.

i can’t believe how hard this has been. i would love to see something make a difference. anything.

msm powder tastes nasty! this had better work, because it’s gross. bleh!

or maybe i should switch to pills?

i’ve been at this for a long time. it fades a little and then comes back just as dark. and it seems to be spreading all over my freaking face. :(

that’s ok. i know now that it is hormonal and i know that i had a difficult year full of frustrations and anger and that really screwed up my endocrine system. but i have removed those triggers, my heart is much lighter, and i am eating well. plus, i am taking herbs prescribed by my dearest oriental medicine doctor and my cycle has been regular twice in a row now.

today i am adding msm. word on the internet says that it can help bust up those brown spots. that would be thrilling. even if it doesn’t it’s supposed to make your hair and skin dreamy. extra bonus: it is good for the joints and arthritis is an issue in my family.

i need to include visions of clear makeup-free skin in my daily disciplines.

it’s actually worse, really because my hormones have been especially whacked lately. but but after visiting with my friend who is a great healer, i actually have the best strategy ever now: qi-gong & spiritual and physical detoxification (in addition to those origins products). once my skin is clear, i will know my health is truly back. i wonder if i can do this within the academic year.

my skin seemed brighter today. after using modern friction and modern fusion for about three weeks, i can say that i finally noticed a difference today. maybe my tone will even out. it’s nice to have hope again.

i definitely think the hyperpigmentation on one part of my skin has faded. still there, but less noticeable. other spots on my skin seem to have darkened, though. weird. anyway, i have decided to give origins a chance. their modern fusion product is supposed to work to eliminate spots and brighten the complexion. twice a day. we’ll see how long that takes.

i am determined to clear this up.

it’s still there, but it does look like it’s on its way out. mainly dietary changes. i cut out wheat and sugar, with rare exception. i drink my green smoothies every day and eat about five grapefruits (good for liver detox) a week. plus, my latest cycle was only four days late, not ten. awesome. i will feel so good about my health when this clears up.

ok, i just looked in the mirror again and it’s still really there. sigh. it will fade, though. maybe by summer? wouldn’t that be wonderful?

i used the cream for about six weeks, and my hyperpigmentation is lighter but still there. i could keep going, but i feel like my skin has become more sensitive there and that makes me nervous.

so i plan to go at it without creams. i’m going to keep going to acupuncture, eat plenty of greens, and other things that keep my liver and digestive system happy. the hormonal imbalance must be coming from somewhere, and i intend to straighten it out as naturally as possible.

i’ve been applying the cream religiously and it is definitely lighter. still there, unfortunately, but not as much.

also, i was researching the so-called master cleanse earlier today and someone on the internet attested to it healing her hormonal hyperpigmentation. i hope she wasn’t exaggerating. i’ve been wanting to do a master cleanse for a while now and it would be a fantastic bonus if that could help this cause. i was thinking about doing it to bring in the new year.

i imagined today that it was a fraction of a shade lighter one week into the treatment. that could be the case or it could be just wishful thinking. the turnaround for skin cells is 72 days – that’s about two and a half months – so it makes sense that i really won’t see much of a difference for weeks and weeks.

i must keep up the faith for at least that long.