Vitiligo on TV makeover show Earlier this month I watched Katie Piper’s Face to Face, a TV documentary on Britain’s Channel 4 presented by a former model, in which she invited women with a variety of face-altering skin conditions to have a makeover. What made this programme so different from all […]
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Research highlights from WVD 2018 Conference I only managed to join the live stream of the #WorldVitiligoDay 2018 Conference last month for part of it. (The conference, organised by Dr John Harris at the University of Massachusetts, was entitled Children, Research, and Hope for the Future.) So I have been […]
Free streaming broadcast: Sat June 23rd & Sun June24th Great news for all of us in the vitiligo community around the world… By the time next Monday (25th June – #World-Vitiligo-Day 2018) arrives, we could find ourselves a lot better informed about current and future developments in #vitiligo-research and clinical […]
Lessons in vitiligo nutrition My story has been one of trial and error, serendipity and good fortune. Widespread vitiligo and generally suboptimal health had become my accepted norm by the time I reached adulthood. And this continued to be my lot in life until the age of 50. Only then […]
Why me? I want to share with you 3 answers to a common vitiligo question. A question that I bet you have asked yourself at some time in your life when facing illness or hardship… Why me? Just like many other medical conditions, vitiligo shows no favouritism. It affects all […]
I am not known for my short blogs. This is partly because I am quite a long-winded person. (My husband often pleads with me to get to the point!). But it is mainly because vitiligo is a complex subject. I find that it leads me down such fascinating and winding […]
For vitiligo and for general health Having lived with widespread vitiligo for almost 50 years, I am eternally grateful for my re-pigmentation. I will never take my recovery for granted. Since this life-changing event came about as a result of taking nutritional supplements, I have to suppress a snort of […]
Being thankful can promote health and beauty Having vitiligo can sometimes be depressing. But this only tends to be true when you focus on what is wrong with your life instead of what is right with it. When was the last time you counted your blessings? If the answer to […]
A chance to share tips on visible skin conditions A TV producer contacted me earlier this week about a new format for a Channel 4 UK TV programme. It will feature advice on vitiligo and other visible skin conditions. (This could be anything from adult acne and rosacea to scarring […]
It’s what vitiligo is all about It’s a fair bet that most people automatically associate the word “inflammation” with swollen joints, insect bites or infections. But inflammation can be completely invisible to the naked eye and it may or may not be accompanied by pain. It can occur in any […]
2 conclusions and 4 tips for UV exposure Many of us have emerged from what has seemed like endless chilly winter months. And, naturally, we are relishing the light evenings and general warmth of summer. (Although, for many people with vitiligo, this brings with it additional anxiety over their skin.) […]
She cured herself, of course My last blog was about how antioxidant tablets may help to break the domino effect that leads to vitiligo. I suppose you could describe any disease as a process of cause and effect. But I wonder just how many dominoes there are in the chain […]
Will vitiligo cure be a magic bullet? Last month I wrote about the exciting progress Dr John Harris and his team at the Vitiligo Clinic and Research Center (University of Massachusetts Medical School) are making towards an effective treatment for vitiligo. In particular, I celebrated Dr Harris’ unequivocal assertion that […]
Healing skin by switching on our self-repair system In part 1 of this blog I posed the question “Can sleep cure vitiligo?“ Or more accurately, “might lack of sleep be a factor in the development of certain chronic disorders, including vitiligo?” And the answer was almost certainly yes. What prompted […]
It’s enough to make you go grey! If you are worried about white vitiligo hair, then you may be interested in the following… A few days ago a reader posted a really interesting comment on a hair dye article I published a while back. She shared how her vitiligo started […]
Logo courtesy of VITSAF’s “WALK IN OUR SHOES” campaign Why I believe this day is so important “Happy World Vitiligo Day!” was probably not the first utterance out of your mouth when you woke up this morning. Nevertheless, today – 25 June 2016 – is #WorldVitiligoDay and, in my opinion, […]
Damage to pigment cells is not permanent How would it make you feel to know that vitiligo is fully reversible? Thrilled, indifferent or disappointed? The condition is something none of us asks for and most of us would rather live without. Of course, there are exceptions to every rule. I […]
The rather beautiful image above shows human melanocyte cells glowing after exposure to ultraviolet light… Part of an experiment that has, quite literally, shed new light on how our skin produces the melanin that gives it its colour. A research team at Brown University have discovered that a light-sensitive protein […]
May 2017 bring you healthy skin! A belated happy new year (or a slightly early Chinese one) to all my Vitiligo Friends. I think it is fitting that the coming year is the year of the Rooster. This colourful bird is a perfect example of how marvelous nature’s pigments can […]
Or else they imitate nature I am a big believer in the healing power of nature. I think that the best vitiligo therapies are natural… Or else they imitate nature. And will return to that subject in a moment. But first, I want to begin, in apparently contradictory fashion, by […]
Investigating the mystery of vitiligo I don’t remember exactly when my addiction to detective stories began. It might have been back in the 1970s, when I first started watching the disarming and dishevelled homicide detective Lt. Columbo. I loved how he relentlessly hunted down his prime suspects with “just one […]