Eczema! Cure It! - E-book - ePub

"Max - the change with his eczema has been amazing. Since totally avoiding dairy, he only is having small flare-ups of eczema and everything is easily managed with moisturisers and just the occasional steroid. Yes! This works!" says Max's mother. I (Dr Rodney Ford) want to help you too. I have been helping families with severe eczema for over 30years. If you have on-going eczema / dermatitis problems, then now I can help you as well.
If you (or your family) are troubled by eczema, I can help you can find some of the answers you are looking for:* Why have you got it?* What is causing it?* How can you switch it off?* What's driving it?* Is it a food? gluten, milk or eggs?* How can you protect your children?* How do you identify your allergies?* What creams and potions?This book is your answer to curing your eczema. First, get your tests for eczema and food allergy.
Then, you might experience normal healthy skin again. This book has already dramatically changed thousands of of people's lives. Eczema! Cure It!ISBN 978-0-473-18579-4CONTENTSIntroduction Yes! Eczema can be curedHow do I know this stuff?Are there any "secrets"?Ten steps to healthy skinChapter 1. Why so much controversy?Food allergy goes undiagnosedDrugs - not diet, policyHeal it or cover it?The eczema environmentChapter 2.
Eczema: what is it?What is eczema?How does eczema feel?The eczema progressionChapter 3. Foods - the missing pieceStudies prove the food-eczema linkChapter 4. Why food allergy happensFood proteins in breast milkColic and cow's milkImmediate allergic reactionsSlow-onset allergic reactionsChapter 5. Find your triggersYour external environmentYour internal environmentThe early foods cause the problemIdentifying your food triggersChapter 6.
Skin-prick testsHow is it done?Who should get tested?What allergens can be tested?Skin prick tests are not the whole answerChapter 7. Eczema & cow's milkCow's milkWhat is bad about cow's milk?What "milk" should these babies be drinking?What are the formula choices?Chapter 8. Eczema: eggs & nutsEgg allergyEczema: peanuts & tree nutsWhen to give your baby allergy-associated foods?In a nut-shellChapter 9.
Gluten & wheatWheat allergyGluten sensitivity/ intoleranceThe Gluten SyndromeGluten known to cause skin diseaseChapter 10. You can switch eczema offGood gut bugsThe allergy "switch" theoryProbiotics can stop eczemaProbiotics can prevent eczemaChapter 11. Creams & potionsMoisturisers and oilsSteroidsAdvice for using topical steroidsSide effects of topical steroidsChapter 12. You can prevent eczemaTen steps to prevent eczema1.
Before pregnancy: diet2. During pregnancy: diet3. Birth: probiotics4. Infant feeding: breast feeding5. Food skin-prick tests: early identification6. What Formula?7. Foods: cow's milk, eggs, peanuts, fish, gluten8. Avoid inhalant allergens: house dust mite.9. Antihistamines reduce itch: Cetirizine10. Supplements and skin careI hope that I can help you with finding the triggers to your eczema. Best wishes Dr Rodney Ford.