| Certian lifestyle adjustments have to made with | | | | their good eicosapentanoic acid (EPA) content. |
| the changing of the seasons. For those with | | | | EPA in the body metabolises into prostaglandin, a |
| specific health conditions, this is very true. With | | | | substance that promotes healthy skin. |
| the winter coming, humidity drops in the cooler | | | | 4. For carbohydrate requirements, eat |
| months. During this time of the year, the air is | | | | unprocessed grains, like brown rice. This includes |
| much drier. | | | | looking for whole grains used in the bread or |
| As an eczema sufferer, you are likely to | | | | pasta that you purchase. If your young kid |
| experience a worsening of your symptoms due | | | | suffers from eczema, try giving flaked millet, or |
| to an increased dryness in your skin. It is | | | | brown rice in a porridge. |
| therefore very necessary to begin a moisturising | | | | 5. Cold-pressed flaxseed oil is a superior source of |
| regimen in the fall and continue it throughout the | | | | essential fatty acids, both omega-6 or linoleic acid |
| winter to alleviate dryness and reduce itching. | | | | and omega-3 or alpha-linolenic acid. The body |
| Changes need to be also made to an eczema diet | | | | converts these to EPA and gamma-linolenic acid |
| plan, designed to help you intensify hydration to | | | | (GLA) to help your skin stay healthy. You should |
| your skin. | | | | use this oil for salad dressings only; do not subject |
| You will have to make some adjustments to | | | | to heat. |
| account for foods that are not so readily available | | | | 6. Add pulses, like soya beans, lentils,dried peas, to |
| during wintertime. A good knowledge of the | | | | your holiday soups, casseroles and salads, about |
| various foods suitable to an eczema diet should | | | | 2-3 times weekly. |
| help you making known substitutes to foods that | | | | 7. Consume some pumpkin, sesame, sunflower |
| are temporarily unavailable. Some of these suitable | | | | seeds, or walnuts daily. These foods contain zinc |
| foods are detailed below. | | | | and vitamin B6, which are needed for essential |
| 1. Ensure adequate intake of good quality dietary | | | | fatty acid metabolism. These are frequently |
| calcium from green vegetables and oily fish. | | | | deficient or missing in eczema sufferers. |
| 2. An effective eczema diet usually has 80 per | | | | There are enough food substitutes available for |
| cent comprising of fresh fruits, vegetables and | | | | you to select from so that you can continue to |
| freshly pressed juices. When possible, eat half of | | | | have a healthy eczema diet during the winter. To |
| these in raw form. You can treat other foods as | | | | beat the chill, it is good to eat more warming |
| side dishes to your main serving of fruits and | | | | foods to beat the chill. Also, drink more liquids |
| vegetables at each meal. | | | | during winter to prevent dehydration. Water, |
| 3. Eat less of animal protein, but ensure that you | | | | herbal teas and soups should be an important |
| keep to your cold-water fish twice a week, such | | | | feature in your eczema diet plan during winter. |
| as salmon, trout, cod, herring, and mackerel for | | | | |