Red scaly patches and lots of itching... About 5% of the Dutch population suffers from (chronic) eczema. How is this possible? And what can we do about it? Orthomolecular and skin therapist Amber Leimena answers all your questions about eczema in this article.

What is eczema?

Eczema is a skin condition recognized by red, scaly patches and lots of itching. It can cause incredible suffering and debilitation to the millions of people it affects. And yet, the answers for curing these conditions are far from being discovered by medical science and medical research.

Eczema is still truly a medical mystery. Not only is the primary cause unknown, there are many types of eczema of which medical science is unaware. There is not just a handful of types of eczema as currently believed, but there are more than a hundred.

Where does eczema develop?

The cause of eczema stems from the liver. The treatment options known to date are not only limited, but also do not cure the cause.

Eczema is caused by a specific group of toxins - dermatoxins - released from the liver. Dermatoxins are produced by a pathogen that has found its home in the liver. That pathogen consumes and eliminates copper, and this process creates dermatoxins. So eczema is not a liver disease that can be easily detected, but it does originate in the liver.

Dermatoxins are highly inflammatory toxins that only come out through the skin. The skin tries to remove the toxins and as a result, the skin breaks and bleeds. This explains right away the symptoms we see in people with eczema.

What role does lifestyle play in eczema?

The pathogen I'm already telling you about feeds on copper, specifically the pesticide DDT. DDT not only feeds the pathogen, it also prevents DDT from breaking down.

In addition, it has been proven that a poor diet causes more strain on the liver. Exposure to copper or pesticides can also cause damage to the liver. Thus, a healthy lifestyle can make people heal from eczema and be free of it. 

Tips for eczema

But how do you provide that healthy lifestyle? What do you do? And what don't you do? Here are some tips for people with eczema;

1. Avoid pesticides as much as possible: get organic food in the house, don't spray the garden and don't use insecticides in the house.
2. Support the liver: dermatoxins cause the liver to have to work hard. Therefore, support the liver by eating plenty of vegetable foods and be careful with fat.
3. Liver cleansing 3:6:9
4. Support your health with the right supplements. Want to know which supplements best support your lifestyle? Then request a personal supplement consultation.
5. Avoid grains, eggs, dairy products, canola oil, soy and corn.
6. The following foods can support eczema healing; blueberries, papaya, pears, watermelon with seeds, kale, arugula, Brussels sprouts, lettuce such as romaine (red and green leaves), butterleaf, avocado, sweet potatoes, winter squash, burdock root, spirulina and hemp seeds.