Eczema
Foods to Eat More Of:
Foods to Avoid or Minimize:
Essential Oils:
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Natural/Herbal:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information. If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.
Supplements & Homeopathic:
Mind-Body Connection:
Recipes - Food Medicine:
*Note: Not all recipes are nutritionally perfect, but the options below are a great way to start incorporating beneficial foods into your diet in delicious ways. Always try to buy organic, and feel free to make substitutions to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, etc diets. Recipes naturally Vegan and Gluten-Free are marked as such (V=Vegan; GF=Gluten-Free).
Smoothies/Beverages:
Meals:
Sides & Salads:
- Fruits: apples, blueberries, cherries, pears
- Vegetables: beets, cabbage (red), carrots, kale, spinach, turnips
- Legumes/Beans, brown rice, wheat germ & oats
- Fish (especially salmon, sardines, trout)
- yogurt, miso
- Flaxseed oil, saffron
Foods to Avoid or Minimize:
- Can be related to food intolerance - try an elimination diet. (Most common food sensitivities for those with eczema are dairy, soy, gluten, coffee, nuts, fish & shellfish).
- Avocado, grapes, oranges, kiwis, peppers, eggplant, tomatoes, soy sauce & dried fruits
- Processed meats , eggs and other dairy products, and excessive sugar
Essential Oils:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information. If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.
- For any type: Birch, carrot
- For Dry Eczema: Roman chamomile, geranium, hyssop, rosemary (on location, bottom of feet).
- For Wet Eczema: Roman chamomile, hyssop, myrrh, lavender, juniper (on location, bottom of feet).
Natural/Herbal:
*If additional information or precautions are available, the links below will direct you that information. If not, you will be directed to Amazon for purchasing options.
- Internally (teas or added to food/beverages): Burdock, chamomile, dandelion, lemon balm, licorice, red clover, skullcap, stinging nettle, wood betony, yellow dock
- Externally/On location (creams/lotions/etc): Borage, chamomile, calendula, chickweed, licorice, evening primrose oil, gotu kola, lavender, marigold, chickweed, stinging nettle
- Flaxseed Oil: 1 Tablespoon (14 grams) daily (can be mixed with food; take in the morning).
- Witch Hazel: Apply cream to affected areas 3-4 times daily.
- Sarsaparilla, Red Clover and Wild Oat have also shown to be beneficial.
- Add cooked oatmeal to skin cleansers (or add uncooked to bath water).
- Add 2 cups baking soda to bath water at a moderate temperature (not too hot). Soak for 10 minutes, pat skin dry gently and immediately apply a moisturizer.
- Varicose eczema (related to poor circulation and more common in the elderly): Ginkgo, ginger, galangal and cinnamon
Supplements & Homeopathic:
- Evening Primrose Oil: 1,000 mg 3 times daily (can substitute 1,000 mg borage oil daily).
- Vitamin A: 25,000 IU daily for up to 10 days to treat flare-ups; reduce dose to 10,000 IU for maintenance therapy. (pregnant women should not exceed 5,000 IU/day).
- Vitamin E: 400 IU daily (check with your doctor if taking anticoagulant drugs).
- Zinc/ Copper: 30 mg zinc (add 2mg copper if using zinc longer than 1 month).
- Fish Oil: 10 grams daily
- Grape Seed Extract: 100 mg twice daily (should contain 92-95% proanthocyanidins).
Mind-Body Connection:
- Represents how safe you feel in your life (aka in your skin).
- May indicate a need to separate yourself from your family (either biological or social) and developing your own self-esteem/independence. It may help to identify negative thoughts that you've inherited from this "family" and replace them with positive alternatives.
Recipes - Food Medicine:
*Note: Not all recipes are nutritionally perfect, but the options below are a great way to start incorporating beneficial foods into your diet in delicious ways. Always try to buy organic, and feel free to make substitutions to accommodate gluten-free, vegan, etc diets. Recipes naturally Vegan and Gluten-Free are marked as such (V=Vegan; GF=Gluten-Free).
Smoothies/Beverages:
- Apple-Orange Smoothie (GF)
- Banana-Blueberry Smoothie (GF)
- Blueberry-Pomegranate Smoothie (GF)
- Blueberry Peach Smoothie (V, GF)
- Blueberry Pineapple Smoothie (V, GF)
- Blueberry Smoothie (V, GF)
- Mango-Blueberry Smoothie (GF)
- Mega-Greens Smoothie (GF)
- Pomegranate Dandelion Tea (V, GF)
- Super Skin Smoothie (GF)
- Superfruit Smoothie (V, GF)
Meals:
- Baked Salmon with Dill Sauce (GF)
- Broth (Veggie/Chicken/Beef) - (V, GF)
- Buddha Bowl (V, GF) - omit soy sauce
- Cornmeal & Pecan Crusted Fish
- Fish with Dill Breading
- Miso Soup (V, GF)
- Mujaddara (V, GF)
- Oven-Fried Fish
- Pan-Fried Fish Fillets
- Quinoa Oatmeal (V)
- MahiMahi with Cucumber-Dill Sauce (GF)
- Slow Cooked White Chili (V, GF)
- Tilapia with Balsamic Brown Butter
- White Bean & Spinach Soup (GF)
Sides & Salads: