[trancehead]

i've been battling Ezcema (i think they give it another name in the field now though) for all of my life. to give you some background:

when i was a child: my elbows, underside of knees, hands...luckily none on my face. dry scaly and broken skin everywhere. it pretty much consumed my life

I made a huge recovery when i was about 16 though:

there are two sides to the battle: taking care of the cause and taking care of the effects:

1. taking care of the effects:
-atopial steroid based creams that can calm inflamation
-moisturizer (always moisturize, especially after u shower. you want to retain all your fluids. doing this was the start of my miraculous recovery)

2. taking care of the wholistic causes of eczema:
-your diet (veggies, fruits)
-water intake
-(chinese way: look at the body ying/yang...ie hot / cold )
-exercise
-stress
-sex

I basically had no respect for veggies and fruits as a child. and i would overconsume junk food and fast food

At my age now I no longer have consistent eczema. jsut dry skin which i do maintain everyday
i have gotten used to using moisturizer everyday. just some basic prevenantive work