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Has anybody ever weighed the risks? Excessive UV (A and B) increase the risk of skin cancer. I don’t heard of many psoriasis related deaths. WHICH IS WORSE? – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Re: Sea with Salt > To:     anyone – Emmy inspired > Dead Sea / Israel experience > Please bear with me, I’m new to this internet thing. > I spent over a year in Israel – from May 96 to July 97 working on a Kibbutz in > the Negev desert. After one month of being in the sun my psoriasis had > disappeared completely and I had a suntan darker than the Israelis! In this > first month I didn’t go to the Dead Sea (or Yam im Melach as the Israelis call > it). > When I came home to England for a break in Dec 96 my Psoriasis started to come > back. I returned to Israel in Jan 97 and went to Eilat and then Sinai (Dahab) > where the sunlight is even stronger and you can also enjoy snorkelling or scuba > diving. Dahab also has certain other recreational activities available (!?). My > psoriasis disappeared again. > I was lucky enough to go to the Dead Sea three times during my stay but I don’t > think it helped my psoriasis any more than any other place with strong > sunlight. > However – I really hope it works for you! > Hint 1 – do NOT fart in the dead sea. > Hint 2 – do NOT get the water in your eyes or mouth. > Hint 3 – do not be afraid of sinking, most people think that they will be the > first person to sink. > Make sure you go up MASADA for sunrise. > Also, go to Ein Gedi nature reserve. > Try and see other parts of Israel if you get the chance & get as much sunlight > possible without burning. > As I said, I’m new to this so this email will probably never get to any of you. > If you want a chat drop me a line. > S!D

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>I don’t know if Aase Marit has anything about it at her website, but >she’s someone who used to post to the group a lot, including about the >Dead Sea clinics. Worth looking for her postings and site (sorry, >don’t have the URL but I bet someone else here does).

Here it is: http://w1.2380.telia.com/~u238000263/flaker/docs/psolink.html >>(anyone wanna come ? )

Oh, I wish… : ) -Linda

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Hi I have been going to the DS for the last 12 years, any questions you have I can answer or check out an excellent web site run by my friend Ben Freeman at http://www.psoriasis-dead-sea.org Good luck Graham

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hi people ok!!! thanks very much for all the replies, really usefull information =) and i _did_ look into the www.pinch.com archives, but i didn’t find much, mibbi it’s because i put in dead sea as a query ? i’m not too sure how to use the archive properly yet. I’m looking into all the tips i’ve got sofar, , this is really exiting, organising this trip, i’ll keep you people posted smiles,    Emmy scribbled: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->hi flakeys, >I’m planning a trip to the Dead Sea, I can finally afford it, can >anyone give me some tips / advice ? >like when is the best time to go, is it best to do an arranged cure, >or just to backpack it  and float around a bit ? >any info is more then welcome >smiles from Amsterdam >(anyone wanna come ? ) >=o) >Emmy

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i got back three weeks ago and all my P has gone. no point going for less than a fortnight though – three weeks is ideal.. set cures are very expenisve – i went stayed in the youth hostel in Ein Gedi (about $12 per night) and just lay about on the beach, floated in the water and covered myself with mud. and there’s plenty of other p sufferers out there  to swap notes with… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >o please, someone must have been there before =) >hi flakeys, >I’m planning a trip to the Dead Sea, I can finally afford it, can >anyone give me some tips / advice ? >like when is the best time to go, is it best to do an arranged cure, >or just to backpack it  and float around a bit ? >any info is more then welcome >smiles from Amsterdam >(anyone wanna come ? ) >=o) >Emmy

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> no point going for less than a fortnight though – three weeks is ideal.. > set cures are very expenisve – i went stayed in the youth hostel in Ein > Gedi > (about $12 per night) > and just lay about on the beach, floated in the water and covered myself > with mud. > and there’s plenty of other p sufferers out there  to swap notes > with…

Jezza: did you notice any cheap places for the over 30’s? I don’t mind youth hostelling but I doubt they’d have me at 36

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<snip> >Jezza: did you notice any cheap places for the over 30’s? I don’t mind >youth hostelling but I doubt they’d have me at 36

Steve -there’s no upper age limit at most, even though they’re called *youth* hostels. I’ve stayed in youth hostels all over, with others staying there ranging from teens to 60s. You should be able to check restrictions at particular hostels (some do have special ones, such as limits on consecutive days you can stay) in the Intl Youth Hostel Guide. -Kim

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hi group! i’ve decided on a backpacking youth-hostelling 3 week to a month trip in march =) Temperature should be just right then, round 25 degrees, not too hot. if all goes well, i’m going back at the end of autumn this year, taking a long two fellow flakeys from my local pub. fun fun fun !   can’t wait =o) smiles,     Emmy – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – >i got back three weeks ago and all my P has gone. >no point going for less than a fortnight though – three weeks is ideal.. >set cures are very expenisve – i went stayed in the youth hostel in Ein Gedi >(about $12 per night) >and just lay about on the beach, floated in the water and covered myself >with mud. >and there’s plenty of other p sufferers out there  to swap notes with… >o please, someone must have been there before =) >>hi flakeys, >>I’m planning a trip to the Dead Sea, I can finally afford it, can >>anyone give me some tips / advice ? >>like when is the best time to go, is it best to do an arranged cure, >>or just to backpack it  and float around a bit ? >>any info is more then welcome >>smiles from Amsterdam >>(anyone wanna come ? ) >>=o) >>Emmy

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>’ve decided on a backpacking youth-hostelling 3 week to a month trip >in march =)

Have a great trip! Best regards,

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Hi Emmy, Forgive me for intruding, but March is not really the month to go.  The weather altho’ warm is actually not warm enough.  I’ve been going there now for many, many years and if you wish, you can email me personally for more info. Good luck Alison

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Re: Sea with Salt To:     anyone – Emmy inspired Dead Sea / Israel experience Please bear with me, I’m new to this internet thing. I spent over a year in Israel – from May 96 to July 97 working on a Kibbutz in the Negev desert. After one month of being in the sun my psoriasis had disappeared completely and I had a suntan darker than the Israelis! In this first month I didn’t go to the Dead Sea (or Yam im Melach as the Israelis call it). When I came home to England for a break in Dec 96 my Psoriasis started to come back. I returned to Israel in Jan 97 and went to Eilat and then Sinai (Dahab) where the sunlight is even stronger and you can also enjoy snorkelling or scuba diving. Dahab also has certain other recreational activities available (!?). My psoriasis disappeared again. I was lucky enough to go to the Dead Sea three times during my stay but I don’t think it helped my psoriasis any more than any other place with strong sunlight. However – I really hope it works for you! Hint 1 – do NOT fart in the dead sea. Hint 2 – do NOT get the water in your eyes or mouth. Hint 3 – do not be afraid of sinking, most people think that they will be the first person to sink. Make sure you go up MASADA for sunrise. Also, go to Ein Gedi nature reserve. Try and see other parts of Israel if you get the chance & get as much sunlight possible without burning. As I said, I’m new to this so this email will probably never get to any of you. If you want a chat drop me a line. S!D

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hi flakeys, I’m planning a trip to the Dead Sea, I can finally afford it, can anyone give me some tips / advice ? like when is the best time to go, is it best to do an arranged cure, or just to backpack it  and float around a bit ? any info is more then welcome smiles from Amsterdam (anyone wanna come ? ) =o) Emmy

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o please, someone must have been there before =) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->hi flakeys, >I’m planning a trip to the Dead Sea, I can finally afford it, can >anyone give me some tips / advice ? >like when is the best time to go, is it best to do an arranged cure, >or just to backpack it  and float around a bit ? >any info is more then welcome >smiles from Amsterdam >(anyone wanna come ? ) >=o) >Emmy

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>o please, someone must have been there before =)

You might want to search the ng archives at http://www.pinch com for previous discussion about the Dead Sea, which has ranged from very helpful to problems from burning or poorly run clinics. I don’t know if Aase Marit has anything about it at her website, but she’s someone who used to post to the group a lot, including about the Dead Sea clinics. Worth looking for her postings and site (sorry, don’t have the URL but I bet someone else here does). Haven’t done it myself because of the cost vs how temporary the benefit is (US health insurance generally doesn’t cover it, unlike some European ones and even the trip is expensive from here), so hardly expert, but my understanding is that it’s the combination of things that brings the most benefit, so you’d do best going through a specific organized clinic regimen vs just floating around.  I stumbled across a webpage a few days ago for an American Assn that helps people arrange trips (including helping some with funding, so apparently not a fully commercial site) that gave some other info about what’s available, time of year, etc. Don’t have the URL at hand, but should be able to find it again if -let me know if you want me to. Most websearches will likely turn up people trying to sell you a package (which may be another part of the reason for the silence in response to your question -many of us have been spammed too many times over these things) -Kim – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->hi flakeys, >I’m planning a trip to the Dead Sea, I can finally afford it, can >anyone give me some tips / advice ? >like when is the best time to go, is it best to do an arranged cure, >or just to backpack it  and float around a bit ? >any info is more then welcome >smiles from Amsterdam >(anyone wanna come ? ) >=o) >Emmy

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Hallo Emmy You want tips to go to the dead sea for curing P. I can giv you some. The best time is to go from march (25 degrees) til the end of mai ( 40 degrees). it depens which temperatures you can handle. I also have phone numbers from good traval-agents that are specialized in P-trips to the dead sea. All has to do with the amount of money you can spend. Do you know if your incurens (ziekenfonds of verzekering) give you money to cure abroad? There are some in Holland that do!. I have been curing now for 20 years and planing to go in spring again. These last  years I rent a room with the use of kitchen to make it cheaper because my insurence doesn’t pay anything. If you want more, tell me groetjes Pieter – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->hi flakeys, >I’m planning a trip to the Dead Sea, I can finally afford it, can >anyone give me some tips / advice ? >like when is the best time to go, is it best to do an arranged cure, >or just to backpack it  and float around a bit ? >any info is more then welcome >smiles from Amsterdam >(anyone wanna come ? ) >=o) >Emmy

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