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    Dealing with Eczema the Natural Way
    Dealing with Eczema the Natural Way
    Dealing with Eczema the Natural Way
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    Dealing with Eczema the Natural Way

    By John Gahan, LCGI

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    The exact cause of eczema is unknown, but it's thought to be linked to an overactive response by the body's immune system to an irritant. It is this response that causes the symptoms of eczema.

    In addition, eczema is commonly found in families with a history of other allergies or asthma.

    Some people may suffer "flare-ups" of the itchy rash in response to certain substances or conditions. For some, coming into contact with rough or coarse materials may cause the skin to become itchy. For others, feeling too hot or too cold, exposure to certain household products like soap or detergent, or coming into contact with animal dander (skin or hair) may cause an outbreak. Upper respiratory infections or colds may also be triggers. Stress may aggravate the condition.

    Although there is no cure, most people can effectively manage their eczema with medical and natural treatment and by avoiding irritants. The condition is not contagious and can't be spread from person to person.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSepharial
    Release dateJul 2, 2017
    ISBN9781386841173
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      Dealing with Eczema the Natural Way - John Gahan, LCGI

      Dealing with Eczema the Natural Way

      By John Gahan. LCGI

      Table of Contents

      Introduction .......................................................................................................................3

      Eczema is an equal opportunities condition... ......................................................4

      What is eczema? ..........................................................................................................4

      Who gets eczema? ......................................................................................................5

      Is there more than one type of eczema? ...........................................................6

      What causes eczema? ...................................................................................................11

      It’s often hereditary... ................................................................................................11

      Other causes ...............................................................................................................13

      Your diet ........................................................................................................................13

      Allergy testing to establish what causes eczema .............................................19

      Medical treatments for eczema ................................................................................23

      Natural ways of dealing with eczema ....................................................................27

      Moisture is the key....................................................................................................27

      Blowing hot and cold................................................................................................30

      Avoiding stress ...............................................................................................................30

      Just take it easy... ......................................................................................................30

      Specific training to minimize stress ...................................................................33

      Eating to get rid of eczema .......................................................................................34

      Fighting from the inside ..............................................................................................37

      Milk vetch .....................................................................................................................38

      St John’s Wort .............................................................................................................39

      Garlic ..............................................................................................................................40

      Sage ................................................................................................................................41

      Honey .............................................................................................................................42

      Shitake mushrooms ..................................................................................................43

      Other herbs for dealing with eczema ....................................................................44

      Conclusion ........................................................................................................................44

      Bonus Article: Overview. 46

      Introduction

      According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, eczema is defined as ‘an inflammatory condition of the skin characterized by redness,

      itching and oozing vesicular lesions which become scaly, crusted or

      hardened’.

      This basic dictionary definition immediately gives you some idea that

      eczema is not a pleasant condition to suffer from.

      As you will discover as we go through this book, eczema has been

      around for thousands of years, but sadly, modern medical science is no

      nearer to curing eczema than were our forefathers.

      Like many skin complaints, eczema is one of those things that most

      people end up treating on a superficial or skin level, primarily because

      medical science tends to adopt the same attitude.

      However, because we are looking for a way of dealing with eczema

      totally naturally, many of the solutions you will read of in this book

      adopt a far more holistic approach to getting rid of or at least

      minimizing the worst effects of eczema.

      While there are lots of things that you can do on a topical level (on the

      surface) that will reduce the severity of eczema using only natural

      substances, I’m also going to dig down into some other ways that you

      can deal with your eczema from the inside, rather than doing so only on

      an external level.

      Before moving on to start looking at various treatments that you can

      use to deal with your eczema problem, let us look in a little more detail

      at what the condition is, and who gets it.

      Eczema is an equal opportunities condition...

      What is eczema?

      Like many other skin conditions such as psoriasis and dandruff, there is

      a great deal about eczema that is still a mystery to us.

      For example, because eczema refers to a set of clinical characteristics

      rather than one particular condition, the definition of the underlying

      causes of eczema has often been unsystematic and haphazard (at

      best). Indeed, over the years, there have been many different terms

      and names that have been used for the condition, as dozens of so-

      called experts have come up with their own definitions of what eczema

      is and what it is not.

      Partially as a result of this confusion, eczema is a condition that is often

      mixed up with psoriasis. However, the two conditions are not identical,

      the main difference between the two being that adult eczema is often

      found on the flexor aspect of body joints (those body parts on the inside of a joint that can decrease in size or surface area because of flexing)

      while psoriasis is generally not found in

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