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Treatments
of Eczema 8 Steps to Transforming Your Skin with Raw Foods
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Treatment of Eczema - One of the most powerful treatments for eczematous skin is to dramatically increase your intake of raw foods. A diet based on 65% or more raw foods will transform your health and dramatically improve your skin in just a few short days. If you increase the amount of fresh raw foods you eat and eliminate cooked, processed, high-protein and high fats foods, you would improve your health by leaps and bounds even if you are not suffering with any ailment. Raw foods will increase the oxygenation of your cells; it will detox your system, thereby eliminating years of stored waste and toxins from your system; it will improve cell metabolism; it will lead to speedier healing of damaged skin; it will eliminate bodily degeneration and thus reduce the risk of long term illness; and it will drastically reduce the urge to scratch. Increasing your intake of raw foods will also rejuvenate your whole body. So how do you make the switch from mostly cooked and processed foods to 65% raw foods. One of the best Treatments of Eczema is to take it slowly. Start increasing your raw food intake on a step by step basis. Here are some steps to ensure a smooth transition from a diet based mostly on cooked and processed foods to one of mostly raw foods: Treatments of Eczema – Step #1: Begin by eating something raw at the start of breakfast, lunch and dinner. A piece of raw fruit like an apple or a piece of vegetable like a carrot would be ideal. Leave a gap of ten minutes before eating your main course. Treatments of Eczema – Step #2: If you must eat cooked foods ensure that you do not heat above 130oF which is boiling point. Steaming is one way to save the majority of vitamins and minerals contained in any food. Stir fried vegetables is also a good way to preserve the nutrients in your foods. Cook vegetables for only a short time, they should be prepared so that they are crisp and not too soft. Treatments of Eczema – Step #3: - After three days of following the above ensure that one of your main meals, either lunch or dinner, is at least 65% raw. As an example for lunch you can have a large raw salad that contains sprouts, and a mixture of at least three seeds (try pumpkin, alfalfa and sunflower seeds). A large serving of cucumber, tomato, lettuce, spring onion, watercress, beetroot and celery is a well balanced salad. Experiment with different delicious combinations every day. Eat with a small serving of fish or chicken. Treatments of Eczema – Step #4: After seven days you should replace one of your meals with a large glass of freshly squeezed vegetable or fruit juice. Use apple or carrot as a base and toss in a stick of celery, some cucumber, ginger and a small bunch of spinach. Delicious! Treatments of Eczema – Step #5: Start replacing all coffee, tea, alcohol and sugary drinks with herb teas or a small glass of freshly squeezed juice. Treatments of Eczema – Step #6: Drink more water. On a daily basis we all should drink approximately 1.5 litres. This will help transport waste matter from your body and do wonders for your skin. Treatments of Eczema – Step #7: Ensure you eliminate all suspect foods: these include white flour, white bread, everything containing sugar, flavourings, colour, and stabilisers. Start to read pack labels for any suspect items. Treatments of Eczema – Step #8: Start experimenting with herbs and spices and reduce your consumption of salt. Overuse of salt wreaks havoc with your skin. Eating raw foods will totally transform your eczematous skin. Raw foods contain a quality that is unique, the consumption of which will create beautiful, smooth, healthy, strong skin. Raw foods will help eliminate eczema and other skin problems, it will dramatically reduce skin itching and eliminate food sensitivities too. Experiment and monitor your results. Happy eating.
Janet Simpson |