eczema

Probiotics Before and After Birth Can Decrease Later Allergies

Supplementing babies and pregnant mothers with probiotics was shown to decrease eczema by 77%, according to a July 2014 study published in the official journal of the Japanese Society of Allergology (JSA). After supplementing 130 pairs…

In a word: Yes. Yes, yes, yes. Probiotics can help with many, many issues for kids as well as adults, and should be de rigueur for everyone after completing a round of antibiotics, for starters.…

A new study shows that children who were given antibiotics in babyhood are almost twice as likely to grow into kids with food allergies. The authors, from South Carolina College of Pharmacy in Columbia, theorize…

One of my favorite remedies for healing damaged skin is calendula oil. Calendula is another name for Marigold — the same ones we see commonly in gardens– and when the flowers are infused into an…

I recently told you about a friend who returned from a trip to Mexico complaining about itchy, scaly skin on her palms. It quickly progressed to painful, bubbly sores with peeling skin. A visit to…