Eczema

Introduction Eczema is characterized by skin that is inflamed, dehydrated, thickened, and itchy. Areas usually affected are the face, wrist, and insides of the knees and elbows. One appearance, atopic eczema, is set off by allergy to food or a pollutant such as house hold dust. Stress can also trigger or worsen this condition. Atopic eczema is mainly often seen in infants, until the age of 18 months, and runs in the family tree. A person who has eczema as a child is far more possible to develop again as an adult and to have other allergic conditions such as asthma. Contact eczema, or contact dermatitis, happens in sensitive persons if a particular material comes in contact with the skin. Likely allergens include perfumes, fur, cosmetics, nickel found in jewelry, industrial chemicals, and plants such as poison ivy and chrysanthemums. Food to Eat • Certain foods, such as onions contain phytochemicals that stop inflammation. In onions, the active ingredient is the bioflavonoid, quercetin. • Having adequate levels of zinc in the body is particularly helpful in helping avoid and cure eczema. Other vital nutrients comprise beta-carotene, vitamin A, B-complex vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium, and bioflavonoids, plus healthy oils in vegetables, fish, unrefined seed oils, and flaxseed oil and flax seeds. These nutrients build up the immune system, supply antioxidants, cut down inflammation, and maintain the regeneration of healthy skin tissue.

• Try supplementing with evening primrose oil, which provides healing essential fatty acids, and licorice root or glycyrrhiza glabra, which cut down inflammation. • Drink sufficient filtered water to maintain your skin moisturized from the inside out. Food to Avoid • Keep away from coffee, alcohol, black and green tea, and sugar. • For atopic eczema, avoid foods that are possible allergens, especially milk, wheat, eggs, and chemical substances in food. (eczema in infants in most commonly due to a milk allergy. If you discover a specific food set off your eczema, you have to also get rid of all others in the same family, such as rice, millet, wheat plus rye, oats, and barley.