Hi glamtaty,

I was in the same situation. At age 18 I had some skin problems such as psoriasis, excema, and dandruff. The skin on both sides of my nose was peeling with yellow scales. The dermatologist didn't tell me the problem was nutrition and he just gave me topical medicine to put on to suppress the symptoms.

It wasn't until 8 years later that I discovered living food nutrition. I used raw and living foods, fasting, raw juices, and homeopathic medicine to completely heal my skin. I wrote a little about it on my website at
TheRawDiet dot com

Good luck!

I live in the UK so this might not be the case in the US but over here Medical Doctors know nothing at all about nutrition because they weren't taught it. You can't expect western doctors with their microscopic approach to advocate a holistic/whole body approach.

I've had mild eczema since birth. It got a lot worse age 20. On the plus side the doctors advised:
1) no hot baths
2) no soaps
3) pat dry instead of rubbing
4) did an allergy test (food wasn't invloved)
5) advised about dust mites

On the downside I took antihistamines for years and hydrocortisone.

I've been on a gluten free diet for two years and avoided dairy products. Other things that have helped include:

accupuncture & Traditional Chinese Medicine
chi gong & tai chi
shankaprakshalana (yogic bowel cleanse)
replacing carpet in room with wooden floor
yoga - particularly pranayama
flaxseed oil
green tea

Hope this helps

You are so right! The whole medical profession is one big lie! But don't ever think that diet is the cure. No! Don't be fooled again. This condition is totally genetic. It is not a disease that you can flush out of your system. It is DNA. There are triggers from environment, diet, stress, and trauma/injury that can cause outbreaks. I should know. REsearched many things, taken almost all precriptions & OTC medications there are in the world. The way to alleviate the symptoms (not cure) is to go natural. Yes dieting will have an effect on it. Watch out what you eat. Exercise, get destress and try not to injure your skin. Everything in moderation. Cleanse out your system will help. It does not cure. The only cure would be to have your DNA altered. Be glad your immune system is better than most people. Your immune system fights off other diseases and attacks on your body. Unfortunately, with this condition, the immune system fights its own skin cells and thinks its under attack. Most "normal" people lose their dead skin cells at a normal rate without complications. We on the other hand have an immune system that can't get rid of the dead skin cells fast enough and our bodies think those dead cells are attacking our system, therefore, we continue to have plaques build up on plaques. Keep using naturals, detress, diet, keep your body & mind healthy and happy. It helps! With everything!