| Certain foods can trigger the onset of eczema. | | | | your diet. These have been labeled as "plastic |
| While genetics is a factor in the development of | | | | foods." |
| this skin condition, the food that one eats makes | | | | -- Other items that need to be excluded from |
| the symptoms of eczema either dissipate or | | | | your diet are non-foods like coffee, tea, alcohol, |
| worsen. If you want to alleviate the symptoms | | | | salt, soft drinks, preservatives, artificial |
| of eczema internally, you have to change your | | | | sweeteners, additives, food coloring, and synthetic |
| dietary habits. Aside from dietary changes, you | | | | vitamin and mineral supplements. Also avoid |
| also need to implement feelings and activities like | | | | enriched flour. |
| relaxation, exercise, contentment, and social | | | | -- Restrict or avoid yeast-based breads. The |
| harmony. To begin with, we must understand and | | | | yeast in breads cause allergies because they |
| know what foods to avoid in our quest to banish | | | | ferment in the human body and become food for |
| the symptoms of eczema. | | | | fungus and germs that are normally found in the |
| -- Soybeans have phytic acids that block the | | | | intestine. Fungus and germs will produce alcohol |
| uptake of essential minerals in the colon tract. | | | | from bread. Consume breads made from |
| Avoid soy milk, tofu, soy yogurt, baby formula, | | | | sprouted grains or breads made of millet, spelt, |
| soy cheese, soy protein, and soy flour for baking. | | | | oats, flax, amaranth, kamut, or quinoa. |
| However, there are exceptions like tempeh, | | | | -- Stay away from grains that have a high |
| tamari sauce, and miso. | | | | glycemic index, which cause a sharp rise in the |
| -- Limit or avoid artificial sweeteners as they have | | | | production of insulin and can cause a hormonal |
| chemical additives. Such substances in artificial | | | | imbalance. Avoid foods like pastry, pies, cakes, |
| sweeteners are amino acids, aspartic acid, | | | | instant grain cereals, processed breakfast cereals, |
| phenylalanine, and methanol (methyl alcohol). | | | | white pasta, and white rice. |
| Methanol is a deadly metabolic poison, which the | | | | -- Eliminate from your diet acid-producing foods |
| body cannot detoxify. | | | | like chicken, beef, and pork for at least 90 days. |
| -- Remove dairy products like milk and cheese | | | | An ideal diet must have 75 percent alkaline foods |
| from your diet. Eczema sufferers are usually | | | | and 25 percent acid foods. |
| allergic to cheese and milk that came from cows. | | | | You may not notice it, but in the long run, you will |
| Milk and cheese are also acid-producing foods. If | | | | experience a general feeling of wellness and |
| you cannot do without cheese, use raw goat milk | | | | health. You may also find that your eczema |
| or raw goat cheese instead. Other "safe" milks | | | | symptoms have disappeared and may perhaps be |
| include milk made from nuts or rice. | | | | controlled. |
| -- Remove margarine and hydrogenated oils from | | | | |