Finally after 8 years, I can smell the roses. 2 years ago, I decided to embark on the journey of topical steroid withdrawal (TSW). It has been a roller-coaster life experience, testing my mental and physical strength to the limit. But with every life challenge, we draw strength from it and grow stronger, changing our […]
Now with my eczema diet, I have been eating in and cooking at home a lot more. I realize that my supermarket trips are more frequent and groceries are getting heavier! And of course I try to find ways to save more and found a online shopping site : Shopback.sg. They work with many online […]
We are all well aware that probiotics are good for the digestive system. In addition, the good bacteria colony is also essential for promoting healthy skin and balancing our skin’s flora (microorganism which resides on the skin). These microorganisms help with our skin’s immune system and to fight bad bacteria and fungus. Most skin diseases […]
This is by far the most comprehensive and useful book related to the eczema diet that i have read. And it’s has been a very good guide in my current eczema diet. The first page has a very powerful message – To appreciate the healing power of food, you must first have something to heal. And from […]
This topic reminds me back to my school days during Chemistry class. Some points that I can remember of pH levels – “7 means neutral, anything lower means acidic, anything higher means alkaline”. Not bad huh? But how is this related to our body’s pH level? And how does this imbalance affects the skin? Base […]
Update Jan 2017 – merged with My Eczema Diet (Part 2) http://wp.me/p3d7uY-gD Now that I’ve completed my Nutrition Therapist course (Hooray!), I can start putting in practice what I have learned in my own eczema diet. Coincidentally an ex-colleague has kindly shared about an Australian nutritionist who came up with supplements which have been specially […]
Nobody feels happy with new rash spots but when new spots of rashes developed below my armpit, I felt excited. Anyway, we must look at things positively right? So begins my train of thought, I never applied any steroid cream there, so it’s not ‘damaged’ skin per say. It’s not that dry, with this hot […]
The title of the book itself attracted me to borrow it from the library last week. The book is primarily written in conversation format ie. question and answer. Discussion evolves mostly around issues concerning the US diet of fast food fad and obesity. It encourages whole food , specifically plant based diet. In the middle […]
