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THE ECZEMA CURSE!　 Eczema is not a life threatening condition but most certainly can be a life altering one. Eczema, is a form of dermatitis, and seems to be part of a larger immune deficiency syndrome that is in the same big family as allergies. If you suffer from this inflammatory condition that manifests in many degrees of dry, red, itchy and sometimes oozing skin, you probably have a genetic disposition to it. Until 14 years ago I suffered greatly from this malady, which for me came and went since my late teens. Eczema is the reason I became obsessed about my skin and the search for a remedy has eventually led me to design and publish this website about skincare in general. This is my story about the conquering of this very uncomfortable, annoying and many times embarrassing condition. Before beginning I want to stress that I’m only sharing my story. I’m not recommending any certain treatments to anyone else. #1 Rated Supplements Paraben-Free Skin Care My life was not altered by it until I was a teenager... ...but one of my younger brothers suffered greatly from it as an infant and small child, to the extent that it disrupted the lives of the whole family. My mother tried everything to relieve the symptoms of her newborn. Every doctor she dragged him around to had a different idea as to its cause and it’s remediation. No stone was left unturned when it came to trying out different approaches, and included food eliminations and additions, allergy testing and applying a disgusting sticky black goo that came in a blue tin and then swaddling him from head to toe in gauze to restrict any further irritation from scratching himself. We lived in Southern California and in the summer would spend much of our time at the ocean. Splashing in the salt water brought the only bit of relief my poor brother received until he finally outgrew the worst of his case around age eight. My genetic plight was of a later onset...   QUICKTIP Easy Gentle Scrub 2-3 Teaspoons of baking soda a little warm water Mix together and apply to face. Leave on 5 minutes. Rinse with warm water   HOW HEALTHY ARE YOU? FREE HEALTH ASSESSMENT As a very young mother I was overwhelmed with the stress that motherhood and wifedom brings. At first my hands would get read and dry and then small blisters would form under the skin. When they burst the itching that ensued would almost drive me insane. When suffering an outbreak, rubber gloves became an absolute necessity while performing any chore that included water or soap. While chemicals don’t actually cause the condition, they aggravate it greatly. Everything I touched seemed to dry my skin out further. Eczema added an additional stress to my life and whenever my life went on total overload, I would break out from head to toe. The only relief I could get when it was really out of control was to go to the dermatologist for a potent prescription cortisone cream or to get a steroid injection. Realizing the toxicity that came with those short-term measures let me to a holistic search for relief. It wasn’t hard to figure that my case of eczema was triggered by stress as well as other dietary factors. 50 years ago there was very little information floating around out there about stress or what kinds of damage it did to your body over the long haul, and nutrition was far from an accepted science. In an effort to find stress relief I became acquainted with the practice of yoga….I signed up for a class. This was a great way to force a high-energy person like myself to slow down and breathe deep and long. And it helped, I felt better. Those classes, led me to other important information about our diets, and the discovery of antioxidants. And so, my quest began with nutrition and the deficiency diseases that are caused by bad food choices...  MORE>>>