Eczema

These suggestions are not intended to replace appropriate professional advice. Please check labels and consult your pharmacist if you take medication.

Eczema symptoms can improved or eliminated through a high efficiency diet, nutritional supplements, some easy lifestyle adjustments, and stress management techniques.

A Healing Diet  – relieve congestion in the digestive & lymphatic systems

• Drink 7-10 glasses filtered or spring water. Chlorine can exacerbate eczema symptoms.
• Eat a diet that is 75-80% alkaline forming.  Inflammation is indicative of high acidity. Use our chart to menu plan.
• Go organic.  Pesticides, growth hormones, and other chemicals can trigger skin reactions.
• Eat simply with emphasis on fresh fruits, vegetables, seeds and nuts, beans, and legumes. 
• Combine foods for optimum digestion: fruit on an empty stomach 30 minutes before other foods – starches and animal products digest in very different digestive secretions and should not be eaten at the same meal.
• Have complete protein no later than lunchtime for better assimilation of amino acids.
• Fermented kimchi and sauerkraut cleanse the digestive tract, and correct pH.
• Consume 1-3 tbsp ground flax seed to slow conversion of healthy hormones into pseudo hormones like dihydrotestosterone linked to inflammation. 
• Low stomach acid is associated with eczema.  Take betaine HCI with meals or have 2 tsp apple cider vinegar and honey (opt) in room temperature water with meals to improve digestion, assimilation, elimination, and correct pH.
• Replace salt with Herbamare for all of the flavour but only 1/3 the sodium.
• Cook gently.  High heat generates acrylamides and advanced glycation end products.

Basic Supplements - to avoid common deficiencies associated with inflammation

• Bio-Strath is a unique fermented whole food that provides all B vitamins, amino acids, enzymes, and DNA. It balances the digestive tract, relieves stress and corrects pH.
• Vitamin C with bioflavonoids – anti-inflammatory, reduces anxiety and fatigue.
• Vitamin D - 8,000 IU for one month then reduce to the upper limit of 4,000 IU – If after a month following this program inflammation is still occurring have your vitamin D levels checked.  Some people need higher doses for a period of time.
• Chlorophyll (a source of magnesium) – blood cleanser/builder, necessary for assimilation of other nutrients including D and calcium, strengthens digestion, hydrates the colon.
• Omega-3 fatty acids – double up on label dosages for one week, modulates inflammation.
• Probiotics – intermittent use to balance pH and improve digestion.

Special Care for Skin – Use until condition is resolved

• Perform a whole body detox. This is a great way to kick off a new program and start with a cleaner slate. A detox should be at least 30 days or longer to have a noticeable effect.
• Complete digestive enzyme with HCI. Take one with each meal until skin has cleared then take with meals that are mainly cooked foods (cooking destroys enzymes found in foods).
• Holy Basil tea reduces cortisol and decreases inflammation. Combined with ginger it improves circulation to the skin and promotes liver and lymphatic function.
• Pycnogenol (Maritime Pine Bark) is a powerful antioxidant that reduces overall inflammation and has a positive effect on skin health.
• Topical preparations with calendula help heal the skin and prevent scarring. Satya has a wonderful natural eczema treatment.

Additional Suggestions

• Stress is experienced somewhere in the body. Identify the spot where it affects you and breathe into it deeply. Then thoroughly breathe out to let it go. Practice this again and again until it is a reflex and you will greatly diminish the negative effects of stress on your body.
• Keep all pathways of elimination clear. Dry body brush to keep skin pores open and lymphatic drainage moving. Use a dry silk cosmetic brush to do the face and a natural bristle hairbrush for the scalp. 
• Use enough chlorophyll and vitamin C to keep the bowels moving easily.
• Enjoy pleasurable activities in the fresh air and sunshine. Breathe deeply, exhale fully.
• Perform Dr. Zack Bush’s 4-minute workout 2-3 times daily to keep vessels open and improve circulation to the skin. See online.

Following these suggestions you may see improvement in multiple areas of your health. Keep a journal to track your progress for 1-3 months. 

You can enjoy good health by design and be comfortable in your own skin!

*Revised September 2024