I was researching natural cures for 'autoimmune disease' last night and was shocked to read about possible 'parasite therapy' otherwise known as HELMINTHS (deliberate infecting oneself with parasites) because if anything, all I've read for years is that parasites are the hidden cause for any illness. So how could parasitic infection cure autoimmune/allergy related acne? Is it time to put the clove oil away?

Helminth Therapy is based on the concept that the rapid increase in allergies/autoimmune in the developed world occurred around the same time as the 'Hygiene Hypothesis' - a modern day obsession with hygiene which has caused a lack of exposure to infectious agents, symbiotic microorganisms and parasites during childhood years thus causing the immune system to grow up without an education, unable to distinguish what to attack and what not to attack resulting in allergies & autoimmune disease.

Page 3 of this article contains successful curing of acne after Helminth Therapy which is basically a parasitic injection. http://www.foodsmatter.com/natural_medicine_comp_therapies/helminthic_therapy/articles/ht_success_stories.pdf

Possible allergens & autoimmune diseases that cause acne are mainly ones affecting the gastrointestinal tract, because of the close relationship between the large intestine & the skin. Which is why food intolerance testing is an important step in treating acne, Celiac, Crohn's & Sjogren's are examples of autoimmune diseases that affect the colon.