Eczema…during Corona
Suffering with itchy, inflamed skin? Eczema is no fun, and it may be linked to asthma and hay fever.
Springtime and stress (especially at the worlds current heightened levels!) are a bad combination for eczema.
Other triggers: washing powders, paint, shampoos, house dust, animal fur, soaps perfumes... all of which we are in contact with non-stop during the house bound, isolation times.
Specific individual food intolerances, gut issues such as leaky gut and deficient immune system may also be involved in eczema.
What to avoid:
Dairy, citrus, chocolate, alcohol, gluten, peanuts, tomatoes, coffee/tea, pesticides, preservatives and food colourings
What helps:
Calendula - helps clear and control chronic cases; works well with aloe Vera and Manuka honey
Evening Primrose oil - clears redness and prevents skin damage; better to combine with flax seeds or fish oils
Licorice root - effective in creams
Probiotics - helps also with gut issues
Vit E - 400IU daily shows significant improvements
Zinc - eczema sufferers are usually deficient, 20mg daily is effective
Vit A - helps skin healing (check my post on vit A)
Nettle - helps with itching via it’s anti-histamine effect
Reduce stress - try yoga/meditation/ tai chi and exercise but make sure not to sweat too much
At the moment we are at war against Covid19, let’s not suffer more and try to resolve our own health issues. I hope this post is helpful to you.. love and peace
