Vitiligo Diet

Vitiligo is a psychologically devastating disorder. Many patients are suffering from the disease due to the deficit of nutritional factors, which includes calcium, vitamins, proteins etc. A vitiligo patient should add those foods in his meals that are enriching source of nutritional elements. A healthy and balanced diet can improves the vitiligo patient’s conditions. Balanced diet is also helpful to make immune system better.


Is vitamin E, enriching food is necessary for the vitiligo?
Research shows that many times in skin due to the excessive amount of vitamins E, deposition of melanin is effected.
Vitiligo appearance is not always happens due to the depigmentary cells in body, but it can be through the vitamin E, too much amount. Vitiligo patients should avoid to take those foods that consists vitamin E, like oranges, gray fruits, lemons etc.

What kind of food a vitiligo patient should eat?
Vitiligo patient should eat vegetables, like green leaves, carrot, cabbage, spinach, Brussels sprouts etc.

Green leaves
Green leaves are a source of calcium & iron. Leafy vegetables are an ideal source to over come the weight and to avoid heart disease, high blood pressure etc.

Carrot 
Carrot contains antioxidant property, enrich source of vitamin A, and helps to prevent mouth & lung cancer.

Cabbage 
cabbage with the great source of fibers, vitamin C which helps intestines to stay healthy, and gives protection from colon cancer.

A patient also should eat fruits, like apricots, peaches, apples etc. Fruits contain different vitamins, calcium, minerals, phytonutrients that not only gives a healthy life, but also helps in removal of toxins.

Other Includes
Grains, nuts, olive oil, Soya beans etc. are also necessary for a vitiligo patient.
Grains 
Helps in maintenance of body PH.

Nuts
walnuts, brazil nuts, almonds are very helpful for a vitiligo patient.

Olive oil
It is considered as Mediterranean diet; consist of vitamin E, highly effective for health.

Soya beans
is a good source of antioxidant vitamins A, C, E, B- complex. it provides protection to body against dangerous toxins.
Further foods like, balsam pear, celery, gingili, chinese watermelon, broomcorn, pork liver & corn etc should be trying by a vitiligo patient. These foods help a patient to treat with the disease in an effective way.

Which kind of food, a vitiligo patient should avoid?
Foods like fish or hot thrill food such as shrimp, crab, and mutton should be avoided by a vitiligo patient, as the consumption of such foods can evoke the vitiligo, skin disease. More on a patient should keep his self away from alcoholic & flavored drinks, ice creams, chocolates, different kinds of junk foods, milk and dairy products etc.

Note:Food plays a key role in maintenance of health, but a vitiligo patient should also take proper medicines or take different therapies, along with food, in order to get recovery from the disease effectively.

Source: http://vitiligodiet.com

The first man to have Vitiligo

Henry Moss, a man of African descent who was born in Virginia, first began to experience depigmentation of his skin at the age of 38 years, beginning on his hands and eventually extending to his arms, legs, and face. Four years later, in the summer of 1796, he exhibited his body for a fee in taverns in the Philadelphia area as well as before members of the American Philosophical Society. Moss quickly became a popular attraction.

On a hot July day in 1796, curious citizens of Philadelphia pushed and shoved as they lined up under the sign of the Black Horse, which hung outside Mr. Leech’s tavern on Market Street. They were all there to witness a “Great CURIOSITY”: a man named Henry Moss who was born “entirely black” but after thirty eight years had miraculously “become as white and fair as any white person.” According to a broadside dated July 23, it was reported that Moss’s “natural colour began to rub off” and his “wool” was being replaced by “straight hair similar to that of a white person.” How, they wondered, could this be true? From eight in the morning until eight in the evening, Moss entertained visitors, who plunked down a half shilling for the chance to view this wonder.

The public’s preoccupation with Moss was unmistakable. According to Dr. Charles Caldwell, for at least those two summer months, the people of Philadelphia were utterly transfixed by the spectacle of Moss. As Caldwell noted in his Autobiography, “[T]he cause of this singular change of complexion was a theme of wonder to everyone.” The doctor went so far as to assert that Henry Moss’s name was as well known to periodical readers as that of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison. Although Caldwell was prone to exaggeration, we do know that Moss’s popularity prompted him to take his show (which was literally himself) on the road. He toured several American cities where he also drew crowds of curious onlookers.

Source: http://vitiligocover.com/vitiligo-in-history-henry-moss/

Vitiligo has always been there for centuries but the world has been ignorant to accept vitiligians in the society.

Lets live Beyond Vitiligo