Using The Paleo Diet To Fight Inflammation And Eczema

Inflammation is one of the leading causes of eczema flare ups – and it’s also the issue that keeps eczema itchy, hot, and painful. When inflammation hits, the entire immune system is on guard and it may end up performing in a less than ideal way. Many parents who recognize just how much inflammation plays into their child’s eczema wonder what they can do to fight it – and for many the solution is the paleo diet. This simple, whole food diet is naturally anti-inflammatory as it cuts out the foods commonly believed to cause inflammation while soothing the digestion, nourishing the immunity, and providing the body and mind with all the goodness they need to stay healthy and strong.

How Does The Paleo Diet Help?

On the most basic level, the paleo diet cuts out the foods that cause the most inflammation in the body. Foods like refined sugars, processed, chemically preserved, artificially flavored and colored, and immune-weakening foods are all left behind. In their place the paleo diet embraces foods that soothe the digestive system, strengthen the immune system, heal and nourish the gut – the home of the immune system and most inflammatory reactions, while also helping the body stay strong and healthy. Even kids can benefit from the paleo diet and many parents have shared on the ScratchMeNot page that this has been the single most helpful thing for them as they work to help with their child’s eczema.

Paleo For Kids

Kids and adults can both benefit from the paleo diet – and it can be used safely for as long as it stays effective for them. The paleo diet works with superfoods and other foods that are extremely nourishing and high in the nutrition that kids need to grow up strong and healthy. In fact, the foods suggested on the paleo diet are the same foods suggested by most dieticians as the healthiest choices a family can make.

Paleo And Eczema

The paleo diet helps soothe flare ups and prevent future flare ups in a variety of ways. First, it helps heal and strengthen the gut so that healing nutrients get digested and toxins get properly eliminated. Many children with eczema have issues in the digestive system and may be processings toxins, undigested foods, and other elements that can trigger issues in the immune system – the paleo diet helps!

Eating paleo is also super rich in nutrition. It provides the body with the essential nutrients it needs to protect itself, heal fast, and stay strong.

Most importantly, the paleo diet is highly anti-inflammatory. This diet seeks out inflammation in the body and helps relieve it while providing the body with everything it needs to fight more inflammation in the future.

Here’s a quick list of anti-inflammatory foods along with a list of foods that naturally inflame the system.

Since the paleo diet is safe for kids, safe for long-term use, and completely effective, it’s a great option to try for any family dealing with eczema or other immune or inflammatory issues.

Has your family tried eating paleo?
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