All teachers and mentors instruct; great ones inspire. They find ways to connect, challenge, compel and convince, motivating students to reach goals and make a difference.In their own words, five dermatologists share their appreciation for teachers and mentors who made a lasting impression.
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Dr. Matt Fogg Talks Life Changing Relief for Asthma, Eczema and Hives – Philadelphia magazine
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Dr. Matt Fogg Talks Life Changing Relief for Asthma, Eczema and Hives
Philadelphia magazine For sufferers of eczema, there's a new Dupixent treatment that helps adult patients with moderate to severe symptoms, often resulting in clearing skin with dramatic effect. In the era of personalized medicine, biologics are becoming more targeted so … |
Dr. Matt Fogg Talks Life Changing Relief for Asthma, Eczema and Hives – Philadelphia magazine
Philadelphia magazine |
Dr. Matt Fogg Talks Life Changing Relief for Asthma, Eczema and Hives
Philadelphia magazine For sufferers of eczema, there's a new Dupixent treatment that helps adult patients with moderate to severe symptoms, often resulting in clearing skin with dramatic effect. In the era of personalized medicine, biologics are becoming more targeted so … |
Managing Your Life With Skin Problems From Dermatitis
Eczema is one skin condition that can be very difficult to figure out and master. Given this fact you will most likely try several treatments some which will work and some which will not. It is trial and error so don’t give up. It is important to keep track of the treatments that seem to be working both to reduce redness as well as for itching purposes. Try to test just one or two variables at a time to measure this.
The first thing on anyone’s mind with dermatitis is how to minimize or eliminate itching. The secret here involves moisturizing. Dry skin can be a huge trigger for eczema flare-ups. It is best if you apply thick non-scented lotion for sensitive skin directly after showering. This helps lock in the moisture and prevent scaling and peeling. Don’t just do this once a day but continue applying the lotion throughout the day. When your skin is hydrated, the inclination to scratch it is reduced.
A great option for someone who needs immediate relief is taking an antihistamine. These antihistamines will help make the allergic reaction your skin is having less intense and give you the ability to sleep without discomfort. People have found antihistamines helpful for red ant bites and very intense itching scenarios. Do not use a night version of an antihistamine during the day as that will impeded your ability to concentrate at school or work efficiently at the office.
Some moisturizers that people find helpful include aquaphor, vaseline, coconut oils and products containing aloe vera as well as tea tree oil. Check for any allergies and be sure to read labels for additives you have problems with such as nuts or dairy ingredients. Your dermatologist may ask you to use a steroid cream topically twice a day as well to help skin irritations and bumps.
Study both your environment and your diet closely. There may be hidden factors at play that are making your skin aggravated. Call cousins you may have lost touch with to see if they have had similar skin issues. Sometimes there is a genetic thread that can be uncovered and you can share their discoveries. Do not give up or feel it is hopeless. As you identify triggers you will heal the skin and be less troubled by this condition. Do not feel you have to stay at home as your condition is not contagious. Explain to people at work or school the situation so there are not any unnecessary social pressures or moments of awkwardness.
Learn more about Adult Eczema as well as other common skin problems including Scabies Pictures .
How to Cope with What Life Sends Your Way
Stress is a part of life. Sometimes the stress that comes out of each situation is good and sometimes it’s bad. For instance, achieving a goal can become stressful but once you reach it you feel a sense of accomplishment, that’s good stress. Raising a family and trying to keep everyone in order and a home functioning properly can overwhelm you and make you tired, that’s bad stress. In order to keep stress from causing you harm it’s important to learn how to deal with the bad stress in a positive way.
Stress and your health
Stress can cause you to break down, feel anxious and lose sleep. It can also cause you to indulge in alcohol or drugs as a way of coping. The problem is that a once a day drink or pill to relax can quickly turn into a dependency that increases slowly to a level that’s harmful and even life threatening. If you come home from work and look for your drink or drugs upon entering you may very well have a serious addiction. Luckily there are places like BLVD Hollywood detox, where you can get the help you need to make a full recovery.
Pinpointing the source of your stress
Sometimes you put yourself directly in front of a course that’s destined for a collision without even realizing it. It may be your job that stays on your mind long after your day finishes. Or, perhaps, it’s your inability to say no to a favor that tacks more on your to-do list than is humanly possible. In order to remove the bad stress or at the very least reduce it, you need to find out from where it where it derives.
Positive ways to handle your stress
If you are the do-all in your family and on the job, it’s in your best interest to learn to say no and delegate the responsibilities to others. For instance, if you spend your entire evening checking homework, running baths, cooking and doing laundry, give up some of the responsibilities. No one person can do it all and by allowing others to help with the chores you’re making them responsible and you’re giving you well-deserved down time. The same goes for the office, stop handling everything and micromanaging. It’s time to trust others to complete tasks. In the beginning, this will seem difficult, but once you release some of the responsibility off your shoulders you’ll feel better.
Say what’s on your mind
Stress comes from various sources and one may be that you hold everything inside. This is not good for you or those you love. Releasing things that bother you lets others know how you feel and it gets it out of your system. It’s OK to express your thoughts and become assertive.
Ways to reduce stress
If you feel tense and out of control release your thoughts through an activity. Exercise is a great way to remove the stress from your body. When you work up a sweat feel good hormones called endorphins. After your workout, they make you happy, energized and leave you feeling refreshed. Find some form of physical activity you enjoy like aerobics, a brisk walk or jog, tennis or swimming. In addition to including exercise sessions a few times a week, learn to take time out for the ones you love. The connection with family and good friends puts you in a safe zone where you can mentally relax and unwind. Go to the park, take a day trip or get together for a lunch.
Find me time
Everyone needs time for them. You are not superhuman and have needs the same as the next person. Without having any time set aside for you, you can subconsciously feel resentment. Instead, take up a hobby, go out shopping alone, or enjoy your favourite movie uninterrupted. You’ll feel better and those around you will get to enjoy a relaxed version of you.
Stress can cause you to acquire bad habits, lose sleep and eventually lead to a mental breakdown. Learn how to relax and avoid the people or situations that bring on bad stress.
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Let the sun shine into your life with the vital vitamin D
After I broke my shoulder in an accident three years ago, my GP suggested a DEXA scan to measure bone density for osteoporosis. I was not surprised, at the age of 70 and more than 20 years after suffering from ulcerative colitis (an auto-immune disease), to be found positive. Evidently, other common conditions tied to osteoporosis are diabetes, breast cancer and Crohn’s Disease, among others.
By chance, a few days after my scan, I read an article by Oliver Gillie, a renowned writer and scientist, about vitamin D deficiency and how it could prevent “modern” diseases such as Crohn’s and UC. I decided to find out more.
As far as I can understand, two of the hallmarks of thinning of the bones are lack of calcium and particularly of vitamin D. But apart from normal growth and strengthening bones and teeth, vitamin D is also essential for improving the health of your intestines. It reduces inflammation, protects the lining and prevents harmful bacteria from entering the blood stream. Vitamin D deficiency is routinely found in patients with IBD (Inflammatory Bowel Disease) as UC blocks its absorption.
Since the 1930s, and especially in the last 20 years, Crohn’s and UC have been increasingly recorded in developed countries. So far, 18 auto-immune diseases (including 11 identified in a study published in BMC Medicine, Oxford, in 2013) have been associated with low levels of this key vitamin. **
Public Health England has recently published data that pointed out that more than one in five people has below the accepted levels of vitamin D. According to Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer, in her report of 2013, as many as 40% of young children are vitamin D deficient. She is “profoundly ashamed” to see the return of rickets in children, blamed on low levels of this vitamin. During World War II the government prescribed cod liver oil, one of the natural sources of vitamin D to all children. Since then, free supplies have gradually been restricted to a small percentage of pregnant and breast-feeding women and under-fives who are on state benefits. Mr Gillie believes that a great advance could be made by providing all pregnant women and babies with free vitamin D supplements.
I was interested to learn that vitamin D takes two to three months to get into general circulation of the body. So babies born in October/November have a higher level during the final months in the womb. As a March baby, after the English winter, I was more at risk.
So how do you get vitamin D into your body? Diet provides only 5-10% of our needs. The remainder comes from exposure to the sun – but advice from the cancer charities in particular has made us worried about sunbathing. Over the last few years reduced exposure to UVB rays (the part of sunlight that promotes vitamin D) together with a more indoor lifestyle has lowered people’s levels. The National Osteoporosis Society maintains that 15 to 20 minutes of sunlight per day on the face and arms during the summer months enables the body to store enough vitamin D to last the rest of the year. Recent guidelines suggest up to 20 minutes around midday, wearing little clothing and no sun screen, is the way to go. After all, it is sunburn itself that is dangerous.
If you can’t get out in the sun (or, typically, if the weather is too bad) vitamin D supplements can raise your levels and reduce symptoms of IBD. Mr Gillie has written about clinical trials that show that patients with Crohn’s Disease may do better or have fewer relapses when they take vitamin D supplements, so long as the condition is not too advanced. Another study at Massachusetts General Hospital, USA, described in the journal Inflammatory Bowel Disease in 2013, demonstrated that the risk of surgery was reduced in Crohn’s patients who took a supplement that increased their blood level to normal.
I had always thought of vitamin D as just the sunshine vitamin that helped bones and teeth. Now I know that its impact and effectiveness is much, much more. Have you had your sunshine ration today?
** Other auto-immune diseases that can be affected by inadequate levels of vitamin D include food Allergies, Asthma, Autism, some types of Cancer, type 1 Diabetes, Lupus, MS, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Schizophrenia.
The article by Sandy originally appeared in the IA Journal (The Ileostomy & Internal Pouch Support Group) Issue 225 Autumn 2014.
Life Saving Natural Remedies
Look at some of the Natural Remedies for very common problems. Try these remedies at your home and avoid a lot of OTCs.Due to poor air quality, mucus and waste get accumulated in the sinuses and cause common cold and irritation. You can clear nasal passages with lukewarm saline water and get well without taking any medicine.Use netipots for cleaning nasal passages.
Sugar tastes sweet but you should avoid eating refined sugar because it lacks vitamins and nutrients. The refined sugar draws upon the bodys nutrients to metabolize and thus affects the immune system. Use natural sugar substitutes like stevia and prevent yourself from many ills caused by refined sugar.
Mixture that honey bees collect from botanical sources is good for fighting viral infections.Echinacea, commonly known as purple cornflower, is known to stimulate the immune system and has the capabilities to decrease infections. Nature takes care of all of us but it is we who disregard nature by cutting forests,polluting rivers and our air. If we can preserve nature only then nature will preserve us.
Remedy with natural products is not a new therapy rather an age old tradition. The first medicine was of course a leaf, seed, fruit or flower. Humans got inspiration from nature and started producing medicines with chemicals. The new medicine heals fast (or eases ailments temporarily) but affects the overall health in a negative way. On the other hand, nature teaches us to take precaution.
Natural Remedies stand for the tips you follow and precautions you take. Take your heart for instance. If you can develop a positive outlook, exercise regularly and keep fit then there is little chance of you getting a heart ailment. Just look at nature and see how plants grow, how flowers bloom and how fruits ripen. There is a perfect time for everything. Similar is the case with remedies with natural substances. They will eradicate the disease but after a specific time period.
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TSW to Dr Aron’s… ZERO regret and I gained my LIFE BACK!!!
Good grief! I don’t even know where to start. I stopped blogging because, honestly, I didn’t have time. My life has been so full and back to normal along with my skin that I haven’t had anything to blog about. I don’t take photos of my skin anymore. I don’t have updates. I’m just back to living my life without thinking about my skin. Skin no longer dictates everything I do. Showers feel great. I sleep through the night without Benedryl. I have energy. I am eating more foods! ALL good. How? Well, some of you are going to cringe when I say this and quite frankly I just don’t care. I spent my WHOLE TSW experience trying to bring hope to the people who were in the depths of hell. Showing them where I’d been and how much healing I’d experienced. But, truthfully, after nearly 2.5 years of TSW hell, I could no longer convince anyone, including myself, that time was going to heal me. I needed to get back to my life. I needed to focus on my kids and my family. I needed SOMETHING. Enter, Dr. Aron.
If you’d asked me at the beginning of TSW if I’d EVER go back on steroids, I would’ve SWORN I never would. TSW gave me a steroid phobia. Steroids were the reason my skin was nearly killing me. Steroids were the reason I was in so much pain. Steroids were the reason for it ALL! Well, after 2.5 years of NOT fully healing…Of constant flares….. Of avoiding EVERYTHING due to my skin…. Of being miserable…. I finally decided to try something else. Anything else. Anything that could possibly give me my life back.
On a calm night in May I was up late,as usual because my skin was in pain, and I started really looking into Dr. Aron. I almost signed up at the very beginning of TSW, but couldn’t quite pull the trigger. His theory on bacteria being the leading cause of the mess made sense. I weighed the possibility of TSW being inevitable and me possibly having to go through it all again, and I decided that I would try immunosuppressants if it were necessary some time in the future. I also knew that Duplimab was in the works, so I had that to fall back on as well. I had clung to the idea that TSW heals everyone! Everyone will be eczema free! Well, I just honestly don’t think that’s even realistic. I also started to see my TSW heroes STILL miserable, depressed, and suffering after 5 plus years. Still taking on the responsibility of bringing hope to others through their blogs and taking blogging “Breaks” because they couldn’t share “hope”… because, at 5 plus years, they were feeling hopeless. NO! NO NO NO! That, to me, was not something I could deal with. So, on a calm, rational night, I took the plunge and purchased Dr. Aron’s.
On June 5th, 2016 I received my prescription. I scheduled a doctors appointment for my doctor to fill the prescription and dove in head first. I mixed the ingredients how they said. The chemical smell made me nervous. I had a rush of adrenaline as I put the mix on my fingers. I said a little prayer, and applied. It stung. It burned, but this was NOT a surprise as my skin was in a perpetual state of brokenness. And I mean PERPETUAL. Like a Groundhog Day of painful showers and having to ice my neck for 30 minutes after each one. I think about those days now and fight panic attacks. The INTENSE itching. The oozing smell. The pain. I am not even going to waste anymore words on this because you can search my blog and SEE the intense suffering for yourself. Some days I wonder if the suffering was even necessary, but I don’t let myself go down that road.
After 3 days I was sleeping fully though the night without waking. Up until that point, I hadn’t slept through the night fully in 2.5 years. I woke up itching EVERY night. The sweat from sleeping made me itch like crazy. EVERYTHING made me itch!!! I hadn’t slept longer than a 4 hour stretch in MONTHS and before that it was 2 hour stretches. I was a miserable. Dr ARon’s fixed that immediately. I remember waking up after my first full night of sleep. I had this weird nervous feeling. I realized that feeling was energy from having truly RESTED. How depressing.
After 3 days I could shower! Showers were no longer EXHAUSTING. They took everything out of me! It was so awful! Well, after just days, showers felt amazing. I remember standing in the shower with tears of joy streaming down my face because it felt like a shower. A beautiful, warm shower. No intense itching. No intense burning. No knife like cut feelings. Just wet warmth. I had suffered for 2.5 years. Even avoiding showers for an entire year due to the HORRIBLE pain. You read that right, I didn’t shower for a YEAR. I am so mad even typing that.
After a few weeks I could sweat without feeling the heat flare! Oh the freakin heat flares! I would know I was sweating before I was even sweating because the itch would start. The slightest raise in heat would cause my body to slightly perspire and the sweat would sting and burn all the broken skin. OMG it was miserable! I couldn’t work out, I couldn’t walk in the heat, I couldn’t do anything without feeling like I could just itch my skin off. UGH.
After 10 days I looked like I’d lost 10 lbs because the swelling had gone down so much. You could see my chin again.
It took much longer of the wrinkles to subside. That was months, really.
After 6 months I went on a date with my husband to a work Christmas party and TRULY felt beautiful. My skin played a huge roll in that.
Well, so here we are. At my 1 year Aron-aversary. I have never regretted the decision. NOT ONCE. IT has been the best decision of my life. I would do it 1 million times over. OVER AND OVER! It has given me my life back. I am a human again. I don’t have a lot of recent pics, but here are a few pics I sent my husband and a few from JUST now while blogging at my mom’s house.
You guys, I KNOW what you’re going through. I have been through it! I understand sticking with TSW! And I understand the fear of going back on steroids. I support whatever you’ve decided! If you have any Dr Aron questions, I am going to be making a post on questions and my full experience. I had major Post traumatic stress. Anyway, leave any questions in comments! And Talk soon, friends!
Until then, I will be enjoying swimming and sweating and sleeping and anything else I avoided for so many years!
3 Tips for Incorporating Healthy Living Into your Family’s Life
If you have a family, you will want to do all you can to keep them healthy. This will take the right amount of effort on your part and know-how. It’s important to understand how and why you will want to be a bit more diligent at maintaining the health of your family. Of course, you will want to avoid being sick at all costs and dealing with medical issues that are more likely to arise when you don’t care for your health. It’s ideal to know some tips that can allow you to add more health to your day.
Tip #1: Have family meetings
One of the things you will want to do is to pay close attention to all the members of your family. If you have teenage kids, it’s important to look for signs of potential drug use.
The first thing to do to ensure your kids remain as healthy as possible may rest in having a drug intervention. This can address an issue of this magnitude and work to decrease the chances of it causing a major issue later on in life.
You’re sure to have much more success by getting the support you need from professionals in this field. Many of these individuals can be found and are ready to provide the expert advice you need if this situation does arise.
Tip #2: Buying better foods
It can be tempting to purchase junk food at the store, but this won’t help you have a healthier life. It’s imperative that you eat foods that nourish your body and allow you to feel your best each day.
The next time you go to the grocery store, you will want to shop for healthier food choices. This obviously could assist with weight loss for yourself and loved ones eating out of the same fridge and cabinets. Taking time to add vegetables and fruits to your cart can be one of the ideal ways to enable everyone under your roof to be healthier.
You should also work to get in the necessary amount of protein each day by adding lean meats that can allow you to do so. Keep in mind that studies show women should eat at least 46 grams of protein per day and men should have 56 grams daily to maintain health and feel good.
Tip #3: Join a gym
One of the top things to do may be to take the time to look at local gyms in your area. In fact, you may get a discount if you have a large family that wants to join.
There are numerous health benefits to joining a gym, and some of these are listed below:
1. Equipment – Being able to have instant access to all types of equipment that is expensive to own is ideal. This may be the key to getting in a good workout and being as healthy as possible.
2. Swimming pool – Most gyms have a pool that can allow your family to relax and have fun. This is a great way to spend time together and get in your exercise.
3. Entertainment – The cost of going to a movie or out to eat can get pricey. However, if you have a gym membership, you can simply go there to have time outside of the house.
4. Personal training – You may need a bit of extra guidance when it comes to getting healthy and fit. The good news is that you can consult with a fitness expert that can help your family get in the best shape of their lives.
The key to having the highest quality of life possible is taking care of your health. All of your family members are certain to appreciate the effort you put into making this possible. There are numerous benefits of doing all you can to feel your best and taking care of your family is sure to be high on your list of priorities. You can help your entire clan enjoy better health and feel more energized to tackle each day when you make this one of the things you put lots of effort into making happen. Get started today for allowing your family to be healthier tomorrow.
Feb 25, National Jewish Health in Denver Saved My Son’s Life
Here is my story about my son and what helped him. My son had eczema his whole life. When he was young we were able to maintain it with cortisone and
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