Skin conditions such as rashes, irritation, acne, eczema and psoriasis affect thousands of individuals every day. Many of these conditions are often treated with strong pharmaceutical topical or tablet-based drugs, but there is a healthier way to manage and treat your skin concerns with Energie Natural Health.
WHAT IS ECZEMA?
Eczema is a type of dermatitis. Dermatitis is an inflammatory skin condition that may be allergy prone or be brought on by other lifestyle factors.
The inflammation of the skin begins to look flakey, scaling or weeping. With many patients experiencing thickening and crusting of the skin as well as changes in colour and itching.
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF ECZEMA?
Eczema patients both young and old typically present to their healthcare professional with an inflamed rash that commonly affects areas of the face, crook of the elbow and behind the knee.
The area is usually red and swollen with pimple like blister that are dry or weeping.
Children who experience eczema will almost always show symptoms within the first 4 to 45 years of life.
WHAT CAUSES ECZEMA?
There are many factors that can cause eczema among individuals.
Stress and anxiety are high risk factors for eczema and play a role in both causing and exacerbating the condition.
As well are your mental health, household chemicals, cleaners and detergents as well as shampoo, makeup and face creams can trigger and eczema reaction on your skin.
As well as manmade products some natural metals such as gold, silver and nickel can bring on irritation.
HOW CAN ENERGIE NATURAL HEALTH HELP WITH MY ECZEMA, PSORIASIS AND OTHER SKIN CONDITIONS?
The team at Energie Natural health offer all patients experiencing skin concerns a natural, drug-free plan to managing and addressing their skin care concerns. We don’t just focus on your skin, we take a holistic approach to your skins health and looks for the ‘why’ throughout your entire body. Pairing this holistic approach with scientific diagnostic tests ensures we can identify the cause and contributing factors to your skin irritation. Treatments may include:
Acupuncture
Dietary removal – adding or removing certain foods from your diet
Nutritional supplements and Chinese herbal remedies
WHAT IS PSORIASIS?
Psoriasis is a skin condition that is said to affect between 2%-5% of the world’s population.
Psoriasis can occur at any age but is most common in later life namely the 5th and 6th decades. This skin condition is commonly characterised a chronic inflammation coupled with skin thickening and scaling. Normally an individual’s skin cells mature in four weeks, however psoriasis sufferers experience this cell maturity in as little as 3-4 days. Resulting in dry, red, itchy and inflamed lesions that appear to be covered in silver scales. It is believed that at its root psoriasis is an immune system disorder that if left untreated can become a debilitating condition, although it is not contagious.
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF PSORIASIS?
The affected area of Psoriasis often start small and becomes larger over time depending on the severity of the condition. In very severe cases individuals may have large patches covering most of their body.
Typical symptoms of psoriasis include:
- Swollen, red patches of skin
- Skin lesions
- Patches or lesions covered in silver scales
- Common locations include elbow, knee, scalp, ears, fingers
- Itching
- Painful lesions
WHAT CAUSES PSORIASIS?
The exact cause of psoriasis is still unclear, and researchers believe that it differs between sufferers. Some of the common causes of psoriasis include:
- Genetic predisposition
- Digestive factors
- Defect in skin cell turnover
- Lifestyle factors such as smoking and alcohol
- Altered gut permeability
- Malabsorption
- Reaction to certain medication
- Reaction to topical creams and ointments
- Anxiety and stress