Jane* and I have been working together via video conference for the past few months. She has suffered from Red Skin Syndrome (RSS) for over […]
Winter brings colder temperatures, stronger winds, and less moisture in the air. All these factors can make skin irritated, dry, chapped, and red. But, with […]
Recently, I was invited to the Chicago Integrative Eczema Center to speak about how Traditional Chinese Medicine approaches Eczema. Many people asked me if I […]
In our last article, How Does Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Approach Eczema? we learned that TCM differentiates each patient’s eczema presentation using terms like HEAT, DAMP, WIND, […]
Situation When Kelly first came to my office, it had been over 2 years since she had seen the normal skin on the top of […]
In our high tech world, the average person checks their phones more than 150 times a day. If we’re not looking at a phone, then […]
Summer is slowly winding down and we’ll soon be greeted by the essence of fall. As we transition from mowing grass to raking leaves and […]
Every day, we apply as many as ten personal care products to our bodies. On average, that’s exposure to 126 different ingredients a day. Interestingly, […]
This June, I had the opportunity to attend the 2018 National Eczema Association Expo where I met 400 patients living with eczema, a bevy of […]
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