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After going on the diet, my husband and I have both experienced itchy skin. Why? Can it be relieved?

In Chinese medicine the liver controls the skin, eyes and joints. Since the Body Ecology Diet is a cleansing and healing diet, this itching indicates that your liver is cleansing and starting to heal. It would be very beneficial to begin a colon cleansing program (see Chapter 17 of The Body Ecology Diet, “How To Care For Your Colon”). You may also want to consume flax seed oil and other omega-3 oils to help with these skin issues. Use these oils only in salad dressings and sprinkle on veggies. The precious omega-3 essential fatty acids are destroyed by heat so we do not recommend cooking with these oils.