5 Proven Ways to Fight Eczema with Nutrition

THE VALUE OF FIGHTING ECZEMA WITH NUTRITION
I was recently diagnosed with eczema after one traumatic day last winter when I woke up with severe cuts and swelling to my hands and arms. It was one of the most painful experiences in my life and brought immense redness and numbing to my wrists. Eczema is a skin drying condition suffered by approximately 30 million Americans. It is estimated that roughly 20% of kids suffer from Eczema, and it is a condition most common in the neck, wrists, and ankles among children and young adults. The conditions often become less severe with age, and can affect different parts of the body from time-to-time. Eczema symptoms can be made worse with intense itching and hand washing to relive skin dryness. The best topical treatments are skin care products and over the counter lotions.

October is Eczema Awareness Month, and in conjunction with our friends from “The Eczema Company,” we would like to give a few healthy tips for changing one’s diet to relieve your Eczema symptoms. First, buying organic can reduce eczema flare-ups by reducing the number antibiotics and chemicals that your body is exposed to that are found in store-bought fruits and vegetables. And second, following an elimination diet can also avoid symptoms. To do so, Jennifer Roberge recommends taking the following steps to an elimination diet:

Embrace the decision
Arm yourself with the right resources
Identify foods to avoid and their alternatives
Have recipes stocked and ready to go in your pantry
Use alternative ingredients to reduce the craving for processed foods
Eczema is a difficult condition, but you don’t have to let it ruin your life. Follow these steps and you will be able to live eczema-free in no time! For more information, check out http://itchylittleworld.com/ and listen to the Eczema Song.