Winning The War With Eczema
A Battle That Starts In The Kitchen
I’ve always wanted to tell this story and do it proper justice because it has such a good ending. Eczema is brutal and for some can be a truly devastating affliction. Most dermatologists wage war against issues with the skin on a surface level. It’s logical, that’s where the problem is, right? What if I told you there is a cure for eczema? What if the cure was simple and only takes changing two things that are present in your life? Think you’d be up to the task?
Back Story
Brady is almost 9 years old and though his energy is endless and quite frankly, hard to keep up with sometimes, you’d never be able to tell from his bright and beaming smile that his skin used to be scratched raw from head to toe. Every. Single. Day. You see, I met Brady when he was about two and a half. He is one of a handful of children in our beautiful blended family. At the time I didn't yet have kids of my own but my girlfriend had two boys. I don’t know who’s going to be mad about this admission but Brady was my favorite when I started spending time with them. I mean, he was a handful back then too but his persona just appealed to me because he was a true underdog. That resonated with me personally. Brady was born with eczema. Up until the point I met him, and for a while after, there was not a day that he didn’t know constant torture. I respected the tenacity he had despite the issues he was facing with his skin. True grit was him still being a happy boy even if every peaceful moment was interrupted by a severe itch and subsequent indulgence of an unsatisfying scratch. It makes me shudder a little bit when I think back on those times. Brady’s skin was like worn leather. When he would scratch you could hear it from another room. Like sandpaper, wearing down the surface of a heavy hide jacket. His cheeks, chest, insides of elbows, backs of hands, backs of legs, tops of his feet were all reminiscent of scar tissue. Often scratched completely raw and more often than not, bleeding as a result.Can’t Doctors Help?

Lost Hope

The Clue

Discovery

The Cure
If you suffer from eczema you are going to hate me for suggesting this as a cure. First, I’m no Dr. but I do believe that it was Hippocrates that said, “Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine thy food.” Dr.s take a Hippocratic Oath (the same guy) to practice medicine so maybe they are neglecting one of his most important teachings. Second, because though it’s only two things you have to change, you have to make sacrifices and be vigilant in your follow through. Dairy and Gluten need to be removed from the diet. In all forms. This is the hard part because food is an addiction we often let ourselves indulge in. There is a possibility we have may be overindulging. Dairy and Gluten are in EVERYTHING. Every food that’s packaged has some form of milk or wheat in it. Then, if you can get over the feeling of extreme loss associated with giving up those staples from your diet, the vigilance part is a true trial of will power. You have to read the ingredients labels on all things that you buy. Gluten and Dairy are in EVERYTHING and can sometimes be hidden as a derivative that can still cause a negative response. The alternative is moisturize constantly, lather yourself in steroid cream that you may develop tolerance to, frequent dermatology visits, higher risk of skin infections and dosing with antihistamines. At the end of the day, these things only reduce the symptoms and along with the regular responsibilities of raising children, raising one in a cycle of hopelessness like that can be very tiresome and add to elevated stress levels.A Real Solution For Eczema?

I know, it’s a lot to digest (pun intended). But maybe you are tired of feeling sick, being exhausted, having bad skin with the nagging feeling of a scratch that can’t be itched or simply worried for a loved one who is going through the worst of those problems. All I can say is that Brady hasn’t had a lick of eczema in 5 years. His skin cleared up months after being told he would never outgrow the problem. And the cure wasn’t a steroid cream or nightly dose of Benny. Winning the war against Eczema isn't about treating the symptoms, it is about finding the problem and dealing with it there. I am not a Dr. and maybe cure is a strong word because it takes work daily to ensure that there isn't a regression to the way things were. Our journey into the importance of food started with Brady. Squarefoot Gardens was born out of a need to get back to our roots and strengthen our relationship with food to build better health.
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