Eczema/tonsillitis

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Dear Pam,

 

>>> Her diet is good and she is a vegetarian.<<<

 

This statement worries me a bit. A vegetarian diet, in the Western

sense, is often not a balanced diet, unless it is taken very

seriously, which would mean incorporating seeds, nuts, and beans –

preferably all sprouted – and/or supplementing with

vitamins/minerals/protein powder. As inflammatory conditions often are

due to faulty immune mechanisms, and/or an imbalance of pro- and

anti-inflammatory prostaglandins, the diet should be addressed at the

same time as the TCM patterns (LV yang rising, LV yang attacking SP

and ST, Yin and Blood def, heat stag). Secondly, most eczema patients

improve with a diet that eliminates common food allergens: milk, eggs,

and peanuts, and, to a lesser extent, wheat, citrus, and chocolate.

However, any food can be an offending agent. Also, omega-3 fatty acids

may not be present in sufficient amounts, leading to a greater

tendency to inflammation and allergies. Is she eating fish or fish oil?

What Western meds has she been taking, short-term, long-term,

recently? How are her stools? Frequent diarrhea? Have you considered

probiotics to re-establish her intestinal flora while addressing her

organ disharmonies?

 

Just some thoughts,

 

Daniel C. Luthi