What Doctors Don't Tell YouQuite a few readers have risen to the challenge of finding remedies to treat eczema.
One reader suggests an elimination diet, and the usual suspects – wheat, gluten, and dairy products – are fingered as the most likely culprits.
Topical treatments can only relieve, but never cure, our reader, a reflexologist, says. Another reader agrees. He’s treated five patients with acute eczema and they’ve all got better after sorting out a chemical imbalance. If you do want a topical cream, try hemp. It relieved some of the worst symptoms of itchiness for one reader. Another uses 5 mL of sweet almond oil with one drop of tea tree and lavender essential oils.
Also, try to reduce stress, do yoga exercises and drink more water.
Daniel Redwood DC
Tom Ferguson MD
