Aug

28

Reduce Eczema Symptoms Through Self Expression

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I have already shared the likelihood of eczema being a case of repressed anger. Repressed anger happens when you bottle up your feelings and do not find an outlet. Perhaps, you prefer not to have an outright confrontation with the other party or that you have simply been taught never to express your inner thoughts because doing so means that you are a weakling.

Treating eczema should be made on a holistic perspective; that is a full recovery can only be the case where there is balance in mind-body-spirit. Hence, instead of bottling up your anger and frustration, consider instead about communicating your stress to others.

Discussing your feelings in a positive way is not venting. Venting can turn into boring monologues and drowning in self-pity. The goal is to express and acknowledge your feelings to a trusted person in a one-on-one environment. If you do not feel you have someone you can talk to in confidence, then I recommend that you keep a journal. As you write, you are crystalizing and releasing the emotions you harbor inside.

Obviously, it will help if you can communicate in a positive manner. Turn the negatives in your life around and see if you can learn a useful lesson. Also use visualization to picture the positive results reducing stress. Laughter is also a good medicine; hence look at the funny side of life! Stress management experts say laughter releases the tension of pent-up emotions and helps us keep our perspective.

Anger is a toxin that needs to be eliminated. Over time, it can accumulate to create havoc in your body. My gut instincts tell me that repressed anger have manifested in symptoms of eczema for me in the past. Learning self expression and how to cope with stress in the recent years have been very helpful in keeping my eczema symptoms down.

Jul

20

Eczema Flareups Traced to Chinese Furniture

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I just came across more news related to the manufacture of unsafe furniture. If you are into Chinese furniture or furniture that is made in China, then you may want to be on the look out if you are intending to buy new ones or have recently bought one. A fungicide used to prevent mold may be the cause of several thousand cases of aggravated eczema in northern Europe, Swedish researchers report. The culprit is linked to a substance known as chemical dimethyl fumarate. Investigations are underway to trace Swedish companies that are selling the furniture.

But what about Singapore or the rest of the world? Are the health authorities in all countries alerted? Manufacturers need to be vigiliant about what harmful chemicals are being used in the products that they sell. There has to be social responsibility in this. If they continue to sell these dangerous products, then they need to be tracked down and handed a stiff warning and a severe fine if need be.

Eczema and allergy cases are on the rise. More can be done to help arrest the increasing number of cases. At the same time,I feel sad that the method of conventional treatment continues (at least from Singapore) to be one based solely on drugs.

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