Tag Archives: eczema

Benefits of Eating Seaweed

By afshin | Published: April 14, 2012

The benefits of eating seaweed are many.  Seaweeds are highly nutritious and have a variety of useful properties: from treating all sorts of swellings and lumps, to coughs, eczema, weight loss, and fungal infections!  In this article I’ll highlight some top benefits of eating seaweed and even give you a delicious seaweed soup recipe to [...]

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Dampness in the Body

By afshin | Published: February 8, 2010

In Traditional Chinese Medical theory, excessive dampness is a major cause and consequence of disease.  What is dampness? There are two kinds, dampness external to the body, and dampness within.  In the body, its not exactly one pathogen like a bacteria or virus.  Rather, the term is generic and basically refers to all liquids and [...]

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Eczema Home Remedies

By afshin | Published: January 29, 2010

Eczema (atopic dermatitis) is a skin inflammation.  The skin becomes unbearably itchy, red, dry and scaly, sometimes oozing!  Eczema is one of those problems where lifestyle choices can make a huge difference in how badly you suffer.  Chinese Medicine with herbs and acupuncture does an excellent job in treating eczema but not everyone has the [...]

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Germans study Acupuncture for Easing Eczema

By afshin | Published: January 29, 2010

Reuters reports that researchers at the Technical University of Munich found that acupuncture done shortly after allergen exposure, appeared to soothe subjective feelings of itchiness in cases of Atopic Eczema.  They also found that when exposed to an allergen after a session of acupuncture, there were less severe skin reactions.

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