Natural Therapy for Eczema and Dermatitis

Having seen a couple of cases of adult dermatitis and baby eczema I started revising the HPA axis again as during a session I could observe a sense of density and a lack of expression of fluids around the kidney/ supra renal area; in one of the cases I had an awareness of the Pituitary gland starting to have a re-connection to the supra renal area.

This is a very interesting article I’ve found online:

 

Eczema and Dermatitis

Eczema and other dermatitis are common conditions for the Highly Sensitive Body. The cause for this condition is high inflammation and immune responses in the body. The associated factors include toxin accumulation due to low liver and kidney detox function, Candida and Leaky Gut Syndrome, food and environmental allergies as well as malfunction of the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal system. For those with chronic eczema all above factors can be involved. Addressing any one of them may not be enough to completely help the situation. A systematic and comprehensive approach such as IBMT is needed to help the body out of the chaotic stage and start the healing process.

Liver Blockage and Toxin Accumulation

Liver blockage is not a biochemical concept, because conventional medical tests usually don’t show abnormality, but a functional issue in the energy level. For most of the time, liver problem is not due to the liver itself but the over accumulation of toxins in the system. Thus helping liver alone may not be very helpful to treat eczema clinically. But liver therapy is necessary to detox the body and is one of the major parts of the program to treat this condition. Here is a list of factors involves the liver and toxin:

  • Alcohol
  • Virus and parasite
  • Medication
  • Toxins: heavy metal, pesticides, additives, chemicals etc
  • Stresses such as emotional stress, anger e.g.
  • Poor sleep

Candida and Leaky Gut Syndrome

Intestinal problem is the major issue for eczema and dermatitis. Most of the eczema patients have intestinal problem no matter if they have the intestinal complaints or not. Toxic colon is the major source of toxins in the body. Candida, bad bacteria and parasites produce toxins and the toxins are recycled back to the system through Leaky Gut and wear out the liver detox function. In the meantime the toxins lead to high inflammation and hypersensitive immune system and cause autoimmune response and skin damages. Fixing digestive system is the major focus in treating eczema and other dermatitis.

Food and Environmental Allergies

For many eczema cases, allergen is so obvious that the root issue can be easily missed and allergy becomes the only cause for eczema. As matter of fact, allergy is only a symptom on the surface of the condition. Many factors contribute and create a base involving toxins, autoimmune response and adrenal malfunction. Without helping the whole body balance, treating allergy alone may not have lasting result. However, allergy can be a clear trigger for the eczema. Identifying, treating and avoiding allergens help the eczema recover faster, while addressing the root issue makes the result lasting.

Common food allergens for eczema include dairy product, egg, wheat and seafood etc. Other foods make eczema worse through other pathways. For example, sugar leads to Candida outbreak; alcohol damages the liver function; spices increases inflammation level etc. Common environmental factors for eczema include household chemicals, fabrics, animal hairs and air pollutions etc. Treating allergies with Immune System Reprogramming helps calming immune system and reducing inflammation and in turn helps eczema outbreak.

Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal System

All of the chronic cases of eczema involve malfunction of the HPA system. Frequent occurring and lasting skin damage indicate the low adrenal function, which causes hypersensitive immune system and low regeneration ability of the skin, respectively. To completely help eczema, HPA system has to be addressed sooner or later. In the later stage of the IBMT, a supporting protocol specifically improving the HPA system, liver and intestinal lining is often used to make sure the eczema will not come back in the future.

Link to original source:

http://www.altmd.com/Specialists/Healing-Highly-Sensitive-Body-and-Mind/Blog/Natural-Therapy-for-Eczema-and-Dermatitis

An article I wrote about Craniosacral Therapy for Islington’s ‘Highbury Directory’

I wrote this article a couple of days ago. It will be published by the Highbury Directory which is a free monthly paper distributed in Islington. The aim of these paragraphs is to modestly explain and maybe dispel a little bit the shroud of mystery surrounding Craniosacral Therapy.

Stop, remove your backpack and breathe!
How can Craniosacral Therapy (CST) help you

How many times do we feel emotionally drained and physically tired? That we are carrying too much weight in our lives even though our present circumstances may not be that difficult, realising many times that we have forgotten how to relax?

As a craniosacral therapist I see clients presenting a wide array of conditions. We, urban beings, living in this metropolis share the side effects of this stimulating, but arduous, way of living.

Deep emotional patterns such as anxiety, depression and panic attacks are just a few of the challenges our Central Nervous System (CNS) has to daily cope with. These emotional irritants will most always manifest at a tissue level as well, as the CNS unfolds from our brain, down the spine and through the nerves all the way to our feet and hands finishing in our skin.

This mind/ body relation therefore directly affects our posture, muscle tone, and our skeletal structure bringing muscle pains, spasms and cramps to name just a few. Wouldn’t it be refreshing to be able to peel away these layers of experience keeping us feeling light in our bodies and happy in our minds?

The osteopath William Sutherland, founder of this work, noticed that using a feather-like touch he could tune into the patient’s body and was able to listen to the inherent motions of muscles, organs and cranial bones. He felt rhythms of contraction and expansion in the whole body, and with experience he understood these to be the natural expression of harmony and health.

Craniosacral therapy uses this level of perception to listen and locate patterns of distress allowing them to re-align themselves; supporting the body and the whole person in moving to a more clear and balanced way of being.
In this manner, when a painful or afflicted area of the body finds its expression back to its right place (in harmony with the body as a whole) balance and health are restored and healing takes place.

Because cranial work is so gentle and respectful it is an ideal treatment for mothers and babies who often need extra support and care after the birth process. Even the easiest birth may imprint stress patterns in the nervous system and soft tissues creating discomfort, colic, constipation and disrupted sleep patterns in a baby.
New mothers often find craniosacral therapy speeds their own recovery from the birth process, eases anxiety and supports them through their transition into motherhood.
When a practitioner listens to the clients body with respect, acknowledging all the processes that are present at that moment in the patient, a safe and profound relationship is created where the forces than can be manifested from within are far more effective than anything else that can be applied from outside.
Lift the weight off your shoulders and relax with a deeply and profound treatment. This is craniosacral work.