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Eczema Immune Disease

Eczema and Diet – Diet to Create Soft Smooth Skin

One characteristic of my skin when I suffered with eczema for so long was that it was always dry. Yes, my skin did itch and got terribly red but the dryness was unbelievable.

What my skin needed was some hydration and moisture. Fats can provide this for you but there are two types of fats. Good fats and bad fats.

Good fat will moisturise, nourish, replenish and heal your skin on an ongoing basis.

Bad fats will cause untold and unbelievable damage. And yes, I used to consumer a lot of bad fats.

The bad fats I’m referring to are those that have been heated or processed. This procedure creates trans fatty acids in the fat. Trans fatty acids are extremely damaging to the body and to your skin in particular.

Trans fatty acids are associated with immune dysfunction, eczema, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, low birth weight and obesity.

Trans fatty acids are also known as hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils are detrimental to the human body and they can be found in a long list of foods. They can be found in cakes, cookies, biscuits, bread and desserts.

It is very important that you read the labels on food packaging. This will reveal whether the food contains trans fatty acids. If the product contains “shortening,” “partially hydrogenated vegetable oil” or “hydrogenated vegetable oil,” it contains trans fatty acids.

The benefits of eliminating these bad fats are tremendous. You will see a change in the way your skin looks, feels and heals. Its just about being aware of the foods that you put on your plate.

Here are more reasons to stay away from trans fatty acids:

#1 - Fat containing trans fatty acids are more difficult to digest than good fats.

#2 - Trans fatty acids reduce the proper functioning of your delicate immune system.

#3 - Trans fatty acids contribute to a higher risk of heart disease.

#4 - Thick and sticker blood platelets can be caused by trans fatty which reduce the respiration of cells.

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Vitamin A For Better Eczema Control

We've all seen the scaly itchy skin associated with eczema. Perhaps you've even had eczema at some point or suffer from it chronically. This condition, thought to be hereditary attacks about three out of every hundred people and can manifest itself as a rash with scaly, dry, itchy and/or red skin. Either way, you'll want to do something to relive it fast!

You can get eczema medication from your doctor and if your symptoms are severe you should follow his instructions and use it as recommended. You might notice that some of this medication has Vitamin A in it. Vitamin A is a powerful antioxidant that can help to alleviate symptoms of eczema and has many health benefits for your body including its ability to fight against heart disease and other cardiovascular problems as well as cancer and many other chronic diseases.

Most importantly for eczema sufferers is the vitamins ability to boost and develop the immune system. Dietary and supplemental sources of this vitamin seem to help your body produce antibodies and lymphocytes. These are essential to a healthy immune system. In a recent study, for example, diets lacking Vitamin A were compared to ones rich in vitamin A, beta-carotene, and lycopene and the Vitamin A rich diets has better results on the immune systems of mice.

Foods that are high in Vitamin A include many of your favorite fruits and vegetables! Look for veggies and fruits that are orange in color like carrots, cantaloupe, mango, aprictos and sweet potato to get the most bang for your buck. Other foods that are good sources of Vitamin A include broccoli, turnip greens, spinach and yellow squash.

Taking a Vitamin A supplement can be a good idea for control of eczema, but if you are also taking fish oil supplements, you may want to add more vitamin A to compensate. Vitamin A is fat soluble and the fish oils are, of course, fat so the presence of fish oils can deplete the amount of vitamin A your body gets.

Good supplements, however, will provide the right combination of Vitamin A and fish oils so you can take both in one pill, provided it is a quality vitamin. Fish oil also has added benefits which stem from the omega-3 fatty acids. Along with skin problems, omega-3 is thought to help with depression, dementia, heart disease, Alzheimer's and many other conditions.

If you suffer from eczema, think about asking your doctor if adding Vitamin A to your regime might help. It's easy to take and can help protect you from a host of other illnesses and disease as well.

About the Author

Lee Dobbins writes for http://www.acne-articles.com where you can learn more about
acne, skin problems and caring for your skin
.