Stop My Child’s Eczema

One of the biggest issues my son had with his eczema was taking a bath. When I finally understood that the chemicals, namely chlorine, in his bath water literally stung his broken, damaged skin I turned my focus to replacing our water softening system to a water filtration system.

The difference between the two is exactly what it says. The water softening system softens the hard water with salt. Some has the capability of filtering out some of the chlorine and other chemicals but they still allow enough by to affect a young child skin that can dectect it. The water filtration system filters out the chemicals. The water is still considered to be hard water but I prefer that over a screaming child.

Your living arrangements may not allow you to purchase a full whole house filtration system but there are filters that can be placed on the shower or used in a bath tub to neutralize the chlorine and some of the other chemicals.

The whole house filtration I use is sold by a company based in Houston, Texas called AMAC Water. They sell the best whole house filtration system I have found. The pros of their system is there is 4 filters so nothing enters the house. I change the filters myself and it is much more affordable when it comes maintainence. The con is the water pressure is affected by the amount of water being requested by multiple sources at the same time. The reason is the last filter is so smaller than the other filters so it slows down the flow of the water entering the house when multiple water sources are turned on. However, I prefer this system over all the others I researched. http://www.amacwater.com/Filtration.htm

This filter sold by Mercola.com is a shower version of one I have on my home. http://products.mercola.com/shower-filter-pure-clear/?source=nl
I would guess that some technical person can figure out a way to redesign this current model to fit the laundry washer hose to filter out the water used to wash clothes….Hmmm I wonder if there are people looking for a product like that?

There are also bath balls to filter out the water in the bath tub. Just swirled it around the water for about 2 to 3 minutes and it neutralized the chlorine which is most of the chemical that affects the skin and hair the most. I purchased one made by Rainshower and used it when I traveled with my son. It was especially helpful to keep his skin from being affected that the water in the hotel room.

I Hope this helps you find a product that fits your budget, lifestyle, and stops your child’s eczema. As always my newsletter does assist you with determining the best eczema treatment options to stop your child’s eczema. You can sign up at http://www.stopmychildseczema.com

Sandra Hurd, CNC
Health Educator and Nutrition Coach

Disclosure: The advice in this blog is not intended to diagnose or cure eczema nor is it intended to be used in place of advice or recommendation by your child’s professional physician.

It’s been a while since I have posted a new blog, but I know that many parents are seeking the same level of happiness I have felt since my son’s eczema cleared and as he grows and is more aware of his surroundings the more I spend time with him. The majority of my time is spend loving him and allowing him to experience the world around him now that I stopped his eczema.

Today I wanted to go back to an topic I brought up when I first started blogging about how to stop your child’s eczema.

You may have heard the adage “What you resist persist.” Well I learned that it was not until I decided to change my focus on my son’s eczema condition that I started attracting the treatments that stopped his eczema. See we live in a country, USA, where our medical system is based on a cure. You know when someone gets sick just take that person to the doctor and get a cure. Our entire medical system is based on that model. Therefore, we are conditioned to believe that creams and medication the doctors are prescribing for our child’s eczema will “cure” it.

Well here is how the story goes: One morning I was laying in bed just exhausted and fed up with the scratching and isolation my son and I felt due to his eczema condition. As my son laid asleep, I turned to look at him I saw a beautiful, peaceful child who relied up me to help him deal with his uncomfortable, itchy skin. I then started brainstorming on what I must do to meet his expectations, and it was in that moment I realized that eczema was not a disease but a way of communicating to me what my son’s body did not like about our current environment and food I was feeding him. I needed to translate this communication to my understanding in order to stop his eczema. I soon was educated on dehydration, food allergies, household chemicals, laundry detergent, and materials that my son contacted often that triggered his body to react the way it did. Once I got those under control I was introduced to two amazing alternative health care practitioners who used their respective treatments to rebalance my son’s body to stop the scratching and thus stopping the eczema.

You have the same options as I have. Regardless of where you live in the world. You can either choose to look at your child’s eczema as a incurable disease and continue searching for a cure, or you can decide to translate what your child’s body is telling you and finally put a stop to the eczema. Trust your parental instincts and it will guide you.

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Sandra Hurd, CNC
Health Educator and Nutrition Coach
http://www.stopmychildseczema.com

Disclosure: The advice in this blog is not intended to diagnose or cure eczema nor is it intended to be used in place of advice or recommendation by your child’s professional physician.

Many people are not aware that by taking care of their digestive system they can have beautiful healthy sking for other people to admire. The reason is our body must absorb nutrients that will be distributed to the cells throughout the body. This is what allows the skin to reflect the health and beauty so many people are seeking. Your next questions may be:

How do you know if you or your child is have digestive issues?

First start out with a definition of what healthy skin is to you. Here are a few characteristics to help you with your definition: even toned, flawless, normal (neither oily or dry), and it glows. Look at your child’s face and skin. Does it meet your definition of health skin? Is it as beautiful as you would like it to be? What are the flaws you see? You have now answered your initial question.

If your child’s skin is not reflective of your definition then here are a few tips for increasing his/her gut health:

1) Dental check-ups. Since the chewing process starts the digestive system going make sure your child’s teeth are health.

2) Make sure your child is completely chewing his/her food well before swallowing. The food should be almost liquefied before swallowing. This means your child needs to slow down when eating and have his/her attention is on eating and not multitasking while eating.

3) Find out which foods, ingredients, spices, dyes, preservatives, and such your child is sensitive to or often have an allergic reaction to. These foods and ingredients overworks the digestive process as well as the immune system thus have a negative impact on your child’s overall health.

4) Increase elimination process by feeding your child more fiber food from fresh fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. The elimination process remove the waste via the large intestines to prevent constipation, which often affects the skin.

5) Supplement with digestive enzymes and probiotics to help break down the foods as it passes through the digestive track. Digestive enzymes are taken with food and probiotics are better taken in between meals. Also fermented foods such as yogurt, kefir, kombucha, are helpful in increasing friendly microbes that builds a health digestive tract.

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Sandra Hurd, CNC
Health Educator and Nutrition Coach

Disclosure: The advice in this blog is not intended to diagnose or cure eczema nor is it intended to be used in place of advice or recommendation by your child’s professional physician.

This was shared with me today and I thought it might be of interest to parents who just need a quick remedy for your child’s itch associated with eczema. It is especially helpful when your child is away from home.

I read other parent’s post in several different forums that ocean water stops their child’s eczema itch immediately. Well many of us live inland and not near the ocean so here is an optional remedy to help your child during an itch cycle.

Get some high quality natural salt, Himalayan salt, or celtic sea salt. You want to make sure it sea salt that was gently prepared to retain all it’s minerals from the ocean. Then make a solution with warm water so you can soak a compress to apply to the areas that is itching.

When your child is away from home you can either pack some of the sea salt in a small first aid kit or if you are traveling get some from the local grocery store along with some bottled water and a small towel to make the compress.

Remember to moisturize the area with an oil or lotion moisturizer depending on the type of eczema. Dry eczema is best to use an oil based moisturizer, wet eczema is best with a lotion based moisturizer.

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Sandra Hurd, CNC
Health Educator and Nutrition Coach

Disclosure: The advice given in this blog post is not intended to diagnose or cure eczema and therefore not to be used in place of eczema treatment recommended by your child’s doctor.

By now you may be aware that the polluted world we live in has some effect on your child’s eczema. We already know that the outcome is often the dreaded itch, which can sometimes be unbearable to watch. However, there are so many pollutants it is tough to decide where to start to look.

When I tackled the environmental causes of my son’s eczema it was massive. I had to already made many changes years before my son was even conceived yet I still had a lot to learn about how our environment affects his eczema outbreaks. I have no carpet in my home and the tiles/wood floors are cleaned with vinegar and water. Our clothes was washed using Seventh Generation, Ecover, and many other naturally safe and gentle detergents. The remainder of our home was cleaned with eco friendly products that are safe and gentle for the most sensitive people. Yet that still was not enough. I even had a water treatment system on my home. I soon learned that with all the changes I had made years earlier my son would still react to our environment. Here are some areas I found that affected him.

1) Candles - my husband loves to burn candles and the pollution and scent from the candles still affect my son today. My son’s teacher is a Party Lite representative and she said that the candles they sell would not have a negative impact on my son as regular candles. Since it is helpful to manage a condition in peace we are considering it as an alternative to my husband’s need to burn candles.

2) Chlorine - I had to switch from a water treatment system to a water filteration system to get all the chlorine out of our home that was entering via the water. I soon learned that my son was also reacting to the chlorine in toilet paper and white paper he used to doodle on. I had to purchase toilet paper whitened without chlorine such as Seventh Generation and Whole Foods brand and acid free paper for my son to doodle on.

3) Toys - there were several toys my son could not go near or even touch as they immediately triggered an itch/scratch episode. I found this out by just observing my son while he played and watched how he responded to they toys in question and then I removed them only witness his improvement.

4) My clothes - I had to change my wardrobe as my son was reacting to the material when he sat or laid on me or when he helped me with the laundry. After the change I saw improvement with his outbreaks.

5) Air freshener - My husband not only loved candles but during the times when he did not burn candles he would spray the house with either lysol or some other type of scented spray, but it affected my son to the point where it was completely off limits.

6) Electro-magnetic pollutant - this is a pollutant that is caused by cell phones, antennas, electronic devices (refrigerator, television, computers, video games, etc). Yes we live with many electronic devices but I found it to be one of my son’s triggers. I tested several protectors for our home but the one I found to work the best are personal protectors as they go with the person everywhere.

7) Dust - Clutter produces a lot of dust and that often affected my son. I found after I got our home organized and clutter free from toys and such his condition improved.

These are just a few ideas where you can find environmental pollutants that could be affecting your child’s eczema outbreaks. Keep in mind that soaps, shampoo, car care products, lawn care products, makeup, perfume, deodorant, shaving products, body sprays, hair care products, and such can all trigger an outbreak. The best weapon you have is observation and your instincts. If you can pinpoint a product or item remove it from your child’s presence and observe how your child responds.

Sandra Hurd, CNC
Health Educator and Nutrition Coach

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Disclosure: The information on this blog site is for educational purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose or cure eczema. It is also not intended to replace your child’s professional doctor’s advice or treatments.