Atopic Eczema – How to Heal Your Eczema without Creams and Lotions
Atopic Eczema is probably the most common type of eczema that you could have, it affects around 3% of all adults and 10% of babies worldwide. With that many people suffering it’s a wonder that the medical professionals have yet to find a cure. There are creams and lotions that doctors can prescribe that help soothe the symptoms but if you are a true eczema sufferer then you know that the creams only work if you are applying them everyday and often you body starts to become immune to the medicine so you have to switch creams or try another brand. Inevitably your atopic eczema returns.
The good news however is the very positive studies that are being done that shows how simple changes to your lifestyle, especially your diet and stress relieving actives can significantly reduce and even cure your eczema for good.
This is because for most people the reason the eczema appears on the body is because the immune system has been weakened and isn’t functioning effectively, so whenever a toxin or irritant touches or enters the body the body can’t fight it effectively and it shows up as that horrible itchy red rash on your skin. That’s often why you’ll see your eczema seems more severe when you are under stress or are run down.
So let’s get to the treatment that seems to be working so effectively. Firstly we will look at meditation and yoga and then secondly we will look at diet.
Many people often think you are crazy when you say that meditation can help cure your eczema but the studies certainly have shown significant improvement for those people who do some form of stress relieving activities every day. Whatever relaxes you and puts you into a calm state of mind works – so that might be a relaxing bubble bath, a yoga session or deep breathing exercises. It is thought that this works by balancing the hormones in the body (when your body is stressed it releases certain hormones that can cause an imbalance).
Diet is another factor that has shown significant improvement in all skin conditions, not just atopic eczema. The worst food culprits are dairy products, yeast/wheat products, highly processed foods and foods with gluten in them. Often many people with eczema are suffering from a food allergy and they don’t even know it! But starting an elimination diet (removing one suspect food from your diet at a time) you can try and determine which food is the likely cause of your eczema.
Fortunately atopic eczema is one of the easiest eczema’s to treat with natural lifestyle changes. Many people don’t realize that some creams and lotions prescribed by doctors (especially steroid cream which has been know to have many horrible side effects) can cause more harm than good and by adopting a more holistic approach you can not only help your eczema but your overall health as well.
