Alpha Nutrition Health Education Series 

 Skin in Health and Disease

Table of Contents

 

Order Skin in Health and Disease

Skin Rescue Starter Pack

Alpha Nutrition Program

Skin Center

 

 
Nature of Skin
Skin Design
Hair
Skin Color
Skin Sensitivity
Sweat Glands
Wrinkles
Skin Ecology
Skin Aging

Management of Skin Diseases
Common Acne
Skin Care Products
Wrinkles and Skin Products
Skin Cleaning

Skin Nutrition
Vitamin A and Analogues
Vitamin D, Calciferols
Vitamin B6, Pyridoxine
Biotin

Allergy Introduction
Four mechanisms of hypersensitivity
Body Surface Surveillance
Protein and Disease
Antigen Presenting Cells
Type 1 Allergy
Hay Fever and Allergy Ads
Skin Tests & Allergy Shots
Food Allergy
Allergy, Name Confusion
The Skin and Food Allergy
Tolerance for Foods
Loss of Oral Tolerance
Distribution of Proteins as Antigens
Type 1 Food Antigens
Delayed Patterns of Food Allergy
Delayed Food Allergy Symptoms

Methods of Diet Revision
The Alpha Concept
The Alpha Nutrition Program Sequence
Elemental Nutrient Formulas

Eczema
Eczema in Infants
Eczema in Children
The Decision to do Diet Revision
Diet Revision in Older Children and Adults
Avoidance of Trigger Factors
Drug Treatment
Control of Infection
Brief Review of Medical Studies

Hives (Urticaria)
Delayed Hypersensitivity
Urticaria and Vasculitis
Hives Rescue
Cholinergic Urticaria
Pressure Urticaria
Solar Urticaria
Cold Urticaria
Aquagenic Urticaria
Vibratory Angioedema
Angioedema
Hereditary Angioedema
Contact Urticaria
Urticarial Pigmentosa

Contact Dermatitis
Allergic Contact Dermatitis
Latex Allergy
Combined Light and Chemical Reactions
Irritant Contact Dermatitis
Formaldehyde
Hair Dyes
Patch Testing

Rosacea, the Red Face
Patterns of Rosacea Inflammation
Rosacea & Food Allergy
Topical Treatment of Rosacea

Psoriasis
Is Psoriasis Food Allergy?

Dermatitis Herpetiformis

Skin and the Environment
Skin Effects of Air Pollution
Photoaging
Ultraviolet sub-bands:
UV effects on Gene Expression
UV Protective Measures
Hormones
Latex Allergy

Drugs to Treat Skin Diseases
Histamine Blockers
Non- Sedating Antihistamines
Other antihistamines and related drugs
H2-Receptor Blockers
Corticosteroids
Topical Steroids
Other Imunosuppressants

Abstracts from Medical Literature
Skin manifestations..childhood food allergy.
A diagnostic method food allergy-  an elemental diet.
Skin disorders caused by food allergy.
Atopic dermatitis and food hypersensitivity reactions.
IgE antibodies for food allergens in chronic urticaria
Mechanisms in adverse reactions to food. The skin.
Cow’s milk allergy within the spectrum of atopic disorders.
Serum IgE …diagnosis of egg and milk allergy
Acne Vulgaris. A Disease of Western Civilization
Urticaria-angioedema … adverse reactions to foods.
Urticaria in children.
Urticaria and angioedema: a clinical spectrum.
Immune responses to food additives in chronic urticaria.
Food-induced urticaria in atopic dermatitis:
Psoriasis improved by a gluten-free diet
Topical tacrolimus in atopic dermatitis.
Topical tacrolimus … inflammatory skin diseases.
Pimecrolimus Cream 1% in Children and Adolescents
Demodex mites in acne rosacea.
Inflammatory skin disease: The role of IKK2
Critical role of IL-15–IL-15R
Dermcidin: human antibiotic … sweat glands
Antibiotic-resistant propionibacteria

Appendix 1
Motivation to Change
Alpha Modular Nutrition
Alpha Nutrition Program Manual