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Linking the Brain and Body: Eczema and Your Gut Health
Are you suffering from eczema and trying to understand eczema and gut health, as well as the connection between the brain and body? This week, Dr. Robin Miller author of HEALED: Health & Wellness for the 21st Century and medical reporter on NBC discusses the impact eczema has on the gut and how that can…
Read MoreHealing Eczema from Within
In the previous part of this series, Eczema 102: What Can Trigger Eczema?, we discussed common triggers and irritants for this skin condition. Now we’ll discuss natural treatments and how to heal eczema from within. Please keep in mind that although these tips and information have worked for several sufferers, we are in no way…
Read MoreThe Atopic March: What is it?
By Dr. Peter Lio (bio below) The concept of the “Atopic March” is compelling: seeing children who start with atopic dermatitis (eczema), then develop asthma, and finally develop allergic rhinitis (hay fever) is a fairly common pattern. Some have discussed that increased gut permeability (“leaky gut“) with or without actual food allergies or intolerances may…
Read MoreLooking at the bigger picture when it comes to healing dermatities
By Tami Bronstein, BSc Phyt (Hons), MNIMH, AHG (Bio Below) Relief; something we desperately seek when suffering. Skin, as the largest organ of the body, can be an all-consuming suffering when eczema is in the picture. As adults, we learn to distract ourselves from discomforts to some degree; children don’t understand, they simply succumb to…
Read MoreAll About Leaky Gut Syndrome: Healing Your Gut Series
Healing Your Gut Series: What Is Leaky Gut Syndrome & How It May Apply To You! By Josh Gitalis (bio below) If you or your child suffers from allergy-driven conditions like eczema, psoriasis, asthma or allergies, you are likely well aware of the difficulty in treating these conditions. The first line therapies consist of various…
Read MoreHealing Your Gut Series: GAPS Can Heal the Whole Family! Not Just Eczema
Our Healing Your Gut series continues, take a look at past posts here. Gut Healing Series: Learn How GAPS Can Heal the Whole Family! Not Just Eczema. By Sally Gray ND (Bio below) The GAPS Protocol – A Profoundly Nutrient Dense & Healing Protocol to Remedy Common Chronic Health Issues The GAPS (Gut &…
Read MoreHealing with the GAPS Diet – INTRO (Day 1)
So, I’ve heard about the GAPS diet (Gut & Psychology Syndrome) for several years now. People that have followed it claim they’ve cured many of their and their children’s chronic ailments and diseases, usually of the autoimmune family. Yes, I said CURED. I knew when first hearing about the GAPS diet, that we just weren’t…
Read MoreDon’t Give Up: A Mom’s Struggle to Help Her Son
by Megan Pringle (see bio below) THE HISTORY We don’t come from a family of allergic people, although there is a history of family members (on both sides) with autoimmune diseases. So, when my Logan, at age 2 developed mild seasonal eczema as well as seasonal allergic rhinitis, we were able to manage it fairly…
Read MoreBook Review: "Healing the New Childhood Epidemics – Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies"
I’ve had a number of eczema and food allergy parents recommend a book to me. “Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies – The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders” by Kenneth Bock, MD and Cameron Stauth. Let me first say that I’m not one to sit down to read any sort…
Read MoreFrom a Holistic Nutritionist: 10 Ways to Heal Eczema
By Ashley Giordano (bio below) When I was 19 years old, I developed chronic eczema on my face. It started with the skin on my face turning completely red. I went the traditional route using antibiotics and cortisone cream treatment, and the problem disappeared until I stopped taking them. After the third round of antibiotics I…
Read MoreI Listen to My Intuition and I Don't Give up on My Child: I am My Son's Health Advocate
Athena inspired me on the Itchy Skin Support Forum where she shared the countless natural therapies she’s tried to help heal her son’s eczema. I was impressed with her fighting for her child and not giving up until she finally healed his skin. We know it’s all about trial and error to find what works…
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