Dry skin, eczema and practically all skin conditions are just the tip of the iceberg; they signal an internal imbalance that most often originates in the gut microbiome. This is why these skin conditions have been associated with autoimmune disorders. Remember that the microbiome is 70% of your immune system. Giving a skin rash a name does not explain its cause. Prescribing a steroid cream only treats the symptoms. This is especially true of acne and atopic dermatitis, the most common skin disorders.
Best to think of skin rashes as a shot across the bow. Take heed; change your diet and rebalance your microbiome.
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Patients with atopic dermatitis may be at increased risk for multiple autoimmune conditions
Healio (5/12, Gawel) reports, “Patients with atopic dermatitis, especially those with more severe forms of the disease, are at increased risk for multiple autoimmune conditions,” investigators concluded in a study that “examined 173,709 atopic dermatitis (AD) cases and 694,836 control cases in the Oxford-Royal College of General Practitioners Research and Surveillance Centre primary care database between 2009 and 2018.” The findings were published online ahead of print in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
