By and large the later eczema first makes an appearance, the more likely it is persist, but even children who develop it for the first time at five years old have a 50:50 chance of recovering within the next five years. However, there are no heard and fast rules, so try to keep an open […]
Doctors and healers have used herbs since the beginning of the time for curing the sick and promoting better health and wellbeing. Several hundred years the Greek father of medicine, Hippocrates, advocated herbs (along with hygiene, diet and exercise) as the way to good health, and until the eighteen century herbal medicine was in general […]
The most common trigger for any kind of allergy is a microscopic animal that feeds on human skin cells is the house dust mite. In fact, it is not mite itself that provokes the allergic reaction but a protein found in its droppings. House dust mites, just 1/3 mm long, are too small to be […]
There are several different types of eczema. Although they can look similar, they may have different causes and treatments, and it is important to be sure which one you have. If in any doubt, go to your doctor for a diagnosis.
Atopic Eczema
This is the commonest type of eczema. It is characterized a dry, itchy skin […]
When thinking about chronic eczema it is easiest to break it down into three levels and consider each one separately. The programme works by addressing each one of these factors with a different treatment, so it makes sense to think about them one at a time. The three levels are:
Dry skin
Eczema and itch
Scratching
Dry Skin
Many people […]
Eczema is a group of skin conditions, sometimes also called dermatitis. It is characterized by dry, itchy skin, which can become raw and bleeding when it is severe. The name “eczema†comes from the Greek word ekzein, which means “to boil overâ€, probably because of the hot, angry surface of eczematous skin.
If you think back […]
The following questionnaire helps us determine if an asthma sufferer is in control of his or her disease. The questions, to be answered with a “Yes†or “No†are:
Have you visited your doctor one or more times in the past six months because of your asthma?
Yes
No
Have you visited a hospital emergency room one or more […]