Eczema and Lifestyles - Day 4

Skin feels very dry today, at least there was not a lot of weeping fluid anymore but a lot flaking. While I was cleaning my room I remembered something about dust mites. Even the cleanest home contains many thousands of dust mites, unfortunately about 33% of all dust mites in a typical house live in one of the mattresses. The average person loses around 10 grams of dead skin every week and it is this dead skin, or dander, that is the main food supply for these tiny creatures. If you have cats or dogs, the dead skin from your pet only helps to make the problem worse. Eczema sufferes are not average, I think if I weighted mine it would be 5 or 10 times more the norm.

I sweep my room every week. The picture above is only a weeks worth of dead skin. The throw rug has almost as much. I don't just lose skin in my bedroom, I bet I have much more in my car and computer room.

I found out that dust mites love warm and humid environments and are often more enjoy the fall and winter months, when most houses tend to be heated more. No wonder, I like my room very cold in the winter, when I close the vents my room can get as cold as 15 degrees Celsius. Which cools my “damp heated” skin, making it comfortable. Even though the skin feels dry sometimes, it doesn’t have major flare ups.

For many people, dust mites are not harmful, although they are the leading cause of allergies and can be particularly harmful to a child suffering from allergies. It’s actually the dried feces of the dust mites that causes symptoms in breathing, runny nose, watery eyes and a burning feeling in the throat. Most Eczema sufferers are asthma sufferers too. So when exposed to dust mites the symptoms get worse especially at night if you are sleeping in a bed infected with dust mites; another clue that allergies are caused by dust mites and are not seasonal, is that allergy symptoms are apparent year round. Also we use to have carpet throughout the house and we renovated to put in hardwood floor. After that, my allergies were mostly gone and my mom’s hay fever lessened dramatically.

Eczema and Lifestyles – Day 3

The problem with Eczema is that it can get really really itchy but you can’t itch it. So you need to keep your mind and hands away from it by going on the internet. Also keeping your nails short all the time just in case you itch by accident and I have woken up many times with unknown scratches.

before

Intra in a spray bottle.

after

I was told that Intra can be used externally, so I placed in a small spray bottle I got at the Dollarama. It is 3am, so why not try it now. So used it on the most itchiest part of my hands and massaged it till it dried. Massaging will help the circulation and help the hand absorb it better. But it felt a little sticky but after I fully massaging it in till it dried, the stickiness went away. My skin looked and felt less dry. And didn’t feel itchy anymore, which is a relief. I think I should do this routine every night before I sleep so I can prevent itching in the night. That will be part of my routine.

Daily Routine, I must follow to have health skin everywhere.

Morning Supplement - 2oz Intra, 2cap Nutria, 2cap Detoxifier Breakfast – Vegetarian Snack – LifeShape Shake w/fruit

Afternoon Supplement – 2tablets Calcium Formula, 2cap Detoxifier Lunch – Vegetarian Snack – LifeShape Shake w/fruit

Evening Supplement - 2oz Intra, 2cap Nutria, 2cap Detoxifier Dinner – Vegetarian and maybe fish Snack – LifeShape Shake w/fruit

Exercise minimum 30mins a day to improve circulation and decrease stress. Also drinking 8-10 glasses of filtered clean water to assist is faster detoxification.

Before sleep use Intra spray bottle and massage into hands, feet, and affected areas, to prevent night itching.

CPR

Going to attend my CPR Training for work purposes. People say it is useless but I feel it can save a life when you least expect it. Also having the training and never encountering a chance to use it is the less stressful. Thank you for all the support from all my wife, family, and friends. I will land this new job.

Toronto CPR

I will blog about it tomorrow if it was good.

Once again, Thank you everyone.

Staying Healthy In an Unhealthy World

Ever wonder why most people see their doctor? The answer may surprise you.

Most people age 20 to 64 see their doctor for high blood pressure, diabetes, joint and abdominal pain then for all other reasons combined.

One thing these conditions have in common is lifestyle: poor diet and high stress levels are prime factors in all of them. The irony is that most doctors, although great at medical interventions, do not focus on nutrition and lifestyle issues. They often leave us on our own to figure them out.

Although healthy food is available to most of us, it seems that eating healthy has never been more difficult. Tempting high-fat, low-nutrition foods beckon all of us. And when we feel stressed and short on time to prepare nutritious meals, we opt for ready-made, processed foods. Over time, these habits contribute to diabetes, indigestion and numerous other ailments. The old saying, “You are what you eat!” is proving to be true.

A recent survey shows that 95% of the population suffers from at least one mineral deficiency. It is widely held that these deficiencies are directly related to our food choices. In addition, the soil in which we grow our food simply does not have the same levels of essential minerals it did just 100 years ago. If these vital nutrients are not in the soil, they will not be in the foods we eat.

Some of the most common mineral deficiencies include Calcium and Magnesium: an inadequate intake of both may lead to weakened bones and joints. Other common deficiencies include copper, iron and zinc - all essential to healthy living.

Daily use of balanced multi-vitamin and mineral supplements can prevent nutritional deficiencies and bridge the gap between what our diets provide and what our bodies really need.

So it’s no longer a question about whether we need vitamin and mineral supplements but, rather, which vitamin and mineral supplements we need of the various stages of life.