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Abby's Magazine - Volume 5 Issue 2| Page 51 Do you have bright red, some mes raised, some mes flat spots that seem to appear on your skin out of nowhere? Did your doctor tell you they are harmless and people get them as they age? In his book "Dr. Chi's Fingernail and Tongue Analysis", Dr. Chi says cherry angiomas are created when estrogen a acks peripheral blood vessels, causing an aneurysm. This suggests hormones may be a major factor in cherry angioma forma on. While we don't know for sure what causes cherry angiomas, they have been associated with excess estrogen and copper, bromide toxicity and a vitamin C deficiency leading to weakened blood vessel walls. Cherry Che y Angiomas angiomas have been observed in pregnancy and with immune system suppression including chemotherapy. Also of note, a significant presence of human herpes virus 8 has been detected in cherry angiomas. The red color is due to broken blood vessels inside the cherry angioma and any trauma to a cherry angioma may cause significant bleeding. Even though they seem innocuous, cherry angiomas may be an early warning sign that something is amiss. The loca on of the angioma may be helpful in determining which organs are affected. Cherry angiomas on the abdomen may indicate liver or hormonal problems. Cherry angiomas near the hairline area or on the head may indicate a poten al risk of stroke or aneurysm. It is important to check your skin for these ny red spots and pay a en on to what they are telling us so we can make the appropriate changes to op mize our health!