How Copper water is beneficial for Leucoderma Patients ?

During childhood days as we see our grand parents storing water in a copper vessel overnight.  They would have us drink it first thing in the morning, claiming that the water was extremely healthy for the mind and body. These things are really great for health especially for skin. Now when we see these ancient customs re-emerging, we look back and think, we should have taken our grandparents advice seriously.

Copper is considered an essential mineral for our body.  It has very strong antioxidant properties that helps fight off free radicals and negate their ill effects. Copper oxidizes naturally and needs to be cleaned at regular intervals. Drinking water in copper vessel is very beneficial for healthy body or skin. Do You Know? This ancient method is also used to treat skin problems like Leucoderma or Safed Daag.

Ayurveda recommends storing water overnight in a copper jug and drinking it first thing in the morning for maintaining good health.  The water stored this way is called ‘Tamra Jal’ and it helps to balance all three doshas (Kapha, Vata and Pitta). The metal copper has electromagnetic energy which is called Prana Shakti. Drinking water that is stored for 8-10 hours in a copper vessel is very beneficial.  Copper makes the water ionic which helps to maintain body’s pH (acid-alkaline) balance.

Copper is the main component in the production of melanin (a pigment that mitigates the colour of your eyes, hair and skin) in our bodies. Apart from that copper also aids in the production of new cells that help replenish the top most layers of your skin. While melanin helps the body stay safe from sun damage, speeds up wound healing and covers up scars, the production of new cells is a boon for smooth, blemish-free and clear skin. Ayurveda experts say that drinking this water on a regular basis, especially early in the morning, can make a huge difference to your skin. This ancient method will also help in treating the symptoms of Safed Daag . If you are suffering from the symptoms of Safed Daag , drinking copper rich water  is very beneficial for you.

Infants And White Patches (Safed Daag) with Dr. Nitika Kohli

Childhood is one of the most beautiful  time in everyone's life. It is the state or period of being a child. Everyone love children they are one of the most important part of the society. Childhood is not a natural phenomenon but a creation of society. But when they once caught by skin diseases like leucoderma or Safed Daag. It has become difficult for them and their family to deal with this diseases. 

In our society, people think leucoderma or Safed Daag as a ugly diseases. As this diseases change the person appearance totally. People thought they can be spread while touching, playing or eating with the affected people. If a child get that diseases it becomes difficult for them to survive. As no body wants to play with them with the thought that they get the same which make the affected child depressed and away from the society. People thought “ Ye Th Mahamari Hai Aur Iska Koi Ilaz nhe hai” but that is not truth. Treatment of Leucoderma or Safed Daag is available.

If a small kid is affected from Leucoderma his/ her whole childhood is mainly affected not only this there family is also affected. Childhood vitiligo is often associated with a marked psycho social and long lasting effect on the self-esteem of the affected children and their parents.  hence an adequate treatment is very essential.

Ayurveda has an in depth discussion about the number of the skin disorders in the chapters like Kushtarogadhikar and Kshudrarogadhikar. To kept in mind the treatment of Leucoderma and Safed Daag scientists of DRDO has found out with an unique formulation i.e Lukoskin. This is one fo the most effective treatment which is used in the treatment of Leucoderma.

Diet plays a very significant role in the development of disease, its progress and its recovery. So Vitiligo patients must be careful about these daily dietary intakes. Milk being an important part of daily meal from childhood to old age, an important source of nutrition. Milk can be taken on regular basis and its does not cause any harm to Vitiligo patients but incompatible combinations of milks are to be avoided as milk with salty food/Fish. Preferably Milk can be taken 2 hours after or before meals.

Daily routine diet for infants:

• Should be more and more uses of Basin

• Bread (mixed up Bengal grams with flour)

• Grind Almonds

• Gourd can be eaten in the form of halwa

For more information you can contact Aimil Healthcare and Research Center and ask any query to relevant this disease from our Leucoderma (White Patches) Expert Dr. Nitika Kohli.

Leucoderma (Safed Daag) and Stress factor with Dr. Nitika Kohli

Skin is the largest organ of the integumentary system.Skin protects us from microbes and the elements, helps regulate body temperature, and permits the sensations of touch, heat, and cold. Do you know if you take lots of stress it affects your skin too? 

Stress doesn't just effect our health it can also cause skin problems. Skin disorders vary greatly in symptoms and severity. They can be temporary or permanent, and may be painless or painful. Some have situational causes, while others may be genetic. Stress is the trigger of many diseases especially in vitiligo case, in which the main cause is autoimmune problem that is hereditary, stress adds to defective aspects of this disease. Stress is not the only trigger. Vitiligo is worsen by sunburn, exposure to industrial chemicals as well.

 

Vitiligo, one of the skin disorder affects a whole person life. This disease not only affects personal life as well as professional life too. Patients who are suffering from this disease are in continuous state of stress. Oxidative Stress is an imbalance between the production of free radicals and the body’s ability to remove the free radicals from the body or detoxify their effects. Ordinarily, antioxidants are used to remove excess oxidation from the body, but if the balance is upset, strange conditions can occur- just like vitiligo.

 

Stress is the root cause of several diseases. If you are suffering from vitiligo and due to which you take lots of stress. Don’t be panic. As we are all familiar with the proverb “Prevention is Better Then Cure” . Yes vitiligo van be cured completely but one has to follow diet restrictions with positive attitude along with medicines.

A few minutes of meditation practice per day can help ease anxiety and stress. Stress-relief techniques focus on relaxing your mind and your body and helps you to cope up with the kin problems as well especially “Vitiligo”. 

Keep Peaceful And Support People With Vitiligo : World Vitiligo Day

Vitiligo is an acquired disorder of pigmentation mainly affecting the skin in which loss of functioning of melanocyte results in white patches on the skin with varying size and location. Usually leucoderma and vitiligo are known to be synonyms but many authors have said that progressive stage of leucoderma is considered as vitiligo. Causes of leucoderma may be a combination of genetic, immunologic, biochemical and neurogenic factors. Leucoderma or vitiligo is considered as a social stigma in our country. Affected individuals are always in constant depression with feeling of being socially outcast.

Leucoderma or vitiligo does not differentiate between races, sex, religion or even socio-economic groups. Anyone can develop this condition. Of the 1% of world's population suffering from leucoderma, 8.8% of the cases are recorded in India. Leucoderma may affect any part of the body. 30% patients have a family history of Leucoderma wherein 20% may have the condition of an underlying disease. Almost 95% develop the condition before the age of 40. Ayurvedic Treatment plan start with measures to arrest the ongoing aggravation of dosha in the body. Digestive tract is targeted first with implementation of appropriate diet. Once all Etiological factors have been addressed, proper elimination of Toxins and balancing of Dosha are the primary focus areas for Switra. The prime aim is to eradicate the Etiological factors. Ayurveda offers a comprehensive approach to successfully treating the disease. The main aim for each and every treatment of Ayurveda is to treat the root cause. The key for restoring the health of Vitiligo patient is only described in ayurveda which includes physical, Mental and Social Health.

The quest to cure the Leucoderma (vitiligo) has finally ended with the development of a new herbal product under the brand name "LUKOSKIN", with extensive studies by the scientists of Defence Institute of Bio-energy Research (DIBER), Haldwani, a laboratory of DRDO, Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India. 'LUKOSKIN is a patented and proprietary formulation developed by defense Agricultural Research laboratory (DARL) a wing of defence research & development organization (DRDO) after exhaustive scientific studies establishing its efficacy and safety in the patients of Leucoderma.

The main challenges faced in treating Leucoderma are to modulate immunity, improve the lifestyle and dietary habits of the patient and the most important challenge of all is to fight the social stigma that the patients go through, changing social misconception about Leucoderma. With the development of a research product by DRDO, Lukoskin, it is now possible to treat leucoderma ,a so called incurable disease. Now it is possible to treat old cases to a great extent and provide complete cure in new leucoderma cases.

In future, early detection and right treatment will protect the new generation from this social stigma.With the development of a research product by DRDO, Lukoskin, it is now possible to treat leucoderma ,a so called incurable disease. Now it is possible to treat old cases to a great extent and provide complete cure in new leucoderma cases. In future, early detection and right treatment will protect the new generation from this social stigma .

How Nutritional Deficiency Affects Leucoderma Patient’s?

Our body functional need multi vitamins and micro-nutrients because we are not produced naturally in the body, so we have to get them from the food we eat. Sometimes nutrition contains our daily diet but do not digest and sometimes absence in our daily diet is cause of nutrition deficiency. A poor diet may have an injurious impact on health, causing deficiency diseases such as blindness, anemia, scurvy, preterm birth, stillbirth and cretinism, health-threatening conditions like obesity and metabolic syndrome.

A nutritional deficiency occurs when our body do not absorb the necessary amount of a nutrient. Mainly these deficiencies did not occur disconnectedly. After sometimes these things realize including problems of digestion, hair loss, and skin problems like; no longer of skin glow.

Sometimes, people do not able to realize micro-nutrients deficiency. It is very important to know; why nutritional deficiency occurs?

• First of all, our daily routine food contains very chemically treated and processed either we had not eaten healthy food.
• Our foods are not well cultivated and treated.
• Sometimes it is not digesting due to liver problem (when liver overloaded), smoke, and other drugs (medicine) which we are taking.

Which are the nutrients play a vital role in diet; especially for leucoderma patients?

• Free copper should be in their body

• Vitamin B12 (It is source of non-vegetarian)

• Calcium

• Hemoglobin

Dr. Nitika Kohli says that sometimes you thought that only using ointment can cure Leucoderma but not only medicines cure this problem because sometimes internally deficiency has become the cause of Leucoderma (Safed Daag) cannot be cured properly if not treated on time. Here are some diet tips, which help you to deal with the nutritional deficiency.

• Avoid citrus food, curd, and junk food.

• Drink water from a copper vessel (at least stored 8hrs.)

• Eat black grams

• Take almonds 5-6 in a day

If Leucoderma patients follow above steps in their daily routine along with medicine he/ she will definitely deal with the problem of Nutritional Deficiency.

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Symptoms and Causes of Leucoderma

Leucoderma also known as Vitiligo is a rare Skin Disease characterized by white spots and patches.The white patch or spot is called as Leucoderma and when it occurs without any preceding disease,it is called Vitiligo.

What causes Leucoderma?

The actual cause of this condition is still unknown, but surely, beliefs like eating unhealthy or wrong food combination like fish and milk, pumpkin and milk, onion and milk, or any citrus or acid foods after milk are not the reasons although toxicity affects somewhere but there are not the prime cause. This problem mainly occurs when the skin stops producing melanin, a skin pigment that protects the skin from harsh sun radiations. This can occur because of following reasons:

a) Pityrosporum orbiculare, the yeast that causes Tinea versicolor which is present on skin in normal  condition and regular maintenance of hygiene rids this skin from this.

b) Excessive Mental Worry.

c) Heredity- Heredity is also a well-recognized causative factor. Vitiligo sometimes has hereditary reasons also. On the other hand hereditary factor is responsible only 10 to 20% of the reason.

d) Weak immune system due to:
      •    Chronic gastric disorders
      •    Insecticide and pesticides in green vegetables can harm immunity and cause Vitiligo.
      •    Jaundice
      •    Presence of parasites in the alimentary canal.
      •    Performance of physical exercise in excessive heat and after taking very heavy meals                                      
      •    Regular stress or sudden trauma
      •    Improper hygiene is considered to be the most acceptable known reason for autoimmunity according to Ayurveda .

e) Lifestyle- Prolonged hours of swimming in chlorinated swimming pools can react over skin and form white spots.
      •    Skin trauma
      •    Sunburn
      •    Burn injuries
      •    Suppression of natural urges
      •    Other illnesses like diabetes, hyperthyroidism and addison's disease.

What are the symptoms of leucoderma?

a) Small White Patch Appear in Beginning - The problem usually starts with a small white spot which later develops into patches. These patches are pale in the beginning, but become whiter and whiter as time passes by due to loss of pigment. As the spots enlarge, they merge into each other and, in course of time, form a very broad patch. In some cases, most of the skin of the body may be covered with white patches.

b) Flat spots that range in color from white to pink to tan and brown appear over the upper arms, chest,back,neck and face.They vary greatly in size,from as small as four to five millimeters in diameter to large areas of confluence.

c) Apart from these signs, some others are given below:

       • Alopecia or loss of hair 

       • Premature graying of hair

       • Along with skin, the hair growing on the affected skin also turns white,

       • Sensitivity towards cold,

       • Weakness and fatigue

       • Skin irritation when exposed to sun's rays or chemicals.

Psychological Issues Faced By Vitiligo Patients

Vitiligo or Safed Daag is an important skin disease having major impact on psychology of patients. People who are affected from this disease feel stressed and often went in state of depression due the stigma attached with this disease. Patients suffering from this disease have somewhat untouchable status in the society, they do not accepted as the normal individual. Vitiligo is an autoimmune disorder of greater concern affecting 1-4% population of the world.

Since ancient times patients with Vitiligo suffered the same mental abuses as lepers. While vitiligo affects all the races it is more commonly seen in people with dark skinned. Due to patchy skin person affected from Vitiligo have a different physical appearance it creates problem especially in young people during  the time of their marriage. These people face problem while finding suitable life-partners, &  as a result face hurdles in their marriage, especially in those countries where arranged marriages are still more common.

Vitiligo has become a major concern these days because it creates a state of depression & stress in people. Due to the preconceived notion among the people vitiligo is took as a communicable disease and  spread if they came in contact with that person.  But  the reality is way more different this disease do not spread through physical contact; touch, kiss, eating from same plate, or intercourse etc.

Doctors and many NGOs, brings awareness & acceptance about Vitiligo affected individuals in the society. People must understand that Safed Daag or Vitiligo is not a serious issue. This is can be cured if a  patient is under  proper surveillance & treatment.  The condition worsen when people use any toxic cosmetics and wrong home remedies like applying turmeric etc.