What’s in a dream?

At some point - I really cannot recall when - I once had an exceptionally vivid dream in which hundreds of little creatures, bugs and insects were literally crawling underneath my skin. I could see them scuttling. In a way, that’s what skin trouble sometimes feels like, so I dismissed the dream as merely a reflection of my anxiety, as for over ten years, I suffered terrible trouble with my skin.

It was never quite as bad as acne, but it was certainly bad enough to make me cry. Much like Phoebe, I tried everything, including giving up wheat, dairy, caffeine and even gluten. Dairy and caffeine have subsequently migrated their way back into my diet, but my skin trouble is no longer.

As after returning more recently to London, I had another vivid dream. In that dream, I was floating on a boat along a wide canal. The boat was shaped like a swan and there were others around. But at one point, I was floating down a narrower canal, only wide enough for me. As I leaned over the side of the boat to put my hands in the water, however, I saw there were water snakes everywhere: slipping speedily through the water.

After conducting a search into dream meanings, somewhere I came across an interpretation that canals are a reflection of our bloodstream, and then suddenly, I was convinced my skin trouble has something to do with what was inside my bloodstream. Within days, I found an excuse to get some antibiotics from the doctor, and three days later, my skin cleared up completely. Three weeks later, when the spots started re-appearing I started re-considering the three month courses in antibiotics currently available.

It was at this point that my sister (a nutritionist) pointed out that perhaps the other extreme was the option: not anti-biotics but pro-biotics. It turns out Rhamnosus II is the particular strand for people wanting to improve their skin and I hope the people who need to read this will find it.

http://www.udoerasmus.com/products/probiotics_super8_en.htm