I have often recommend that people with hand eczema, such as pompholox eczema, should avoid washing their hands with strong soaps and hand sanitizers. The chemicals in these products can…
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Hi everyone, I was recently interviewed by Michael Max of Everyday Acupuncture on the Chinese medicine treatment of skin disease. I think there is some useful ideas presented in the talk and I encourage…
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Since the 1970’s the rates of atopic eczema, once considered a rare itchy skin disease, have risen by over 300%. Ultimately, this means a lot more households are having to…
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While not obvious to everyone, how much you sweat, or not, is important in understanding skin disease. Sweating is our body's method of venting off the excessive build up of…
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Healing from chronic skin disease can feel like a miracle when it happens. More so if one had already tried so many methods to overcome it, but nothing seemed to…
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What could be worse for a child than to have the Chicken Pox during Christmas time - Right!!?? Well that was exactly what happened to me as a youngster (see…
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Ahhh.. Chocolate. Sweet intoxicating richness - the inspiration of romantics for centuries. Certainly you made the perfect valentines day gift yesterday, for which I am sure many a happy face…
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Well they didn't actually invent the apple, as that was the work of Mother Nature, but it is very possible that the Chinese first invented the method which allowed us…
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That famous quote from Hippocrates is familiar to all of us, being truly ageless good advice for the benefits of eating a well balanced diet, containing all the nutrients we…
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With our world wide epidemic of obesity it is no wonder to me that this years number one new years resolution is to lose weight. With this promise to lose…
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