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Dear Vegetarians,
In many ways a vegetarian diet can cure and prevent many common health ailments. Maintaining a vegetarian diet may significantly lower your chances of heart disease, many forms of cancer and osteoperosis.
But the question remains, is a vegetarian diet healthy for eczema-sufferers?
A few problems present themselves. While vegetarianism can not create or cause eczema, vegetarians who already suffer from eczema may be at a disadvantage due to vitamin deficiencies and dietary surplus.
Often, meat-less diets are very low in B vitamins and Fatty Acids. The B Vitamin complex is crucial to both maintaining healthy skin and damaged skin repair. B-6 and B-12 are particularly low in vegetarian diets and both, collectively, may significantly improve the condition of eczema-prone skin.
The metabolism of poly unsaturated fats takes place in the epithelial layer of the skin. The metabolites help form a semi-permiable layer of skin. Dietary dificiency of linolic acid (of Omega 6) often results in epidermal water loss. Omega 3 is known to have anti-inflammatory properties. Increasing Omega 3 oils in one's diet may help regulate immune responses in one's skin.
Also, there are several staples in a vegetarian's diet which may actually serve as allergens or irritants to the eczema prone person:
-----Soy (The vegetarian's dream, may be one of the largest problems of them all)
-----Lactose
-----Eggs
-----Nuts (Great for protein, great for allergies)
-----Citrus (Geez, what fruits don't have a little citrus acid in them?)
-----Gluten (Wheat, Rye, Barley)
So if you are vegetarian with eczema... your biggest concern isn't whether or not you are getting enough protein. You've got quite a few things to think about.
Love,
Lhea J.
5 comments:
As a dermatits sufferer, I love this blog. However, I think in this case that your premise is flawed. Yes, those things mentioned are all allergens. However, an omnivorous diet should also include them ALL, any known allergens excluded. Eggs, soy, nuts, etc. should be a part of any diet. I diet higher in vegetables, nuts, berries, fruits, seeds, etc. and small amounts of organic, grass-fed lean proteins should be a "normal diet" versus the hormone/genetically modifed and convenience/processed foods that make up the SAD (standard American diet).
It's my argument that modified and processed foods, whether vegetarian or not, are more likely to be allergenic and stripped of vital nutrients than whole foods, vegetarian or not. A balanced diet, whether meat-free or including healthy meats, pared with moderate exercise is what can boost the immune system and recover a sense of personal vitality. Vegetarians and non-vegetarians can both be "sloppy" in their eating choices, and often are, leading to nutrient deficiency and reliance on allergens. We eczema sufferers should be striving for balanced nutrition, whether meat-free or not.
(For the record I eat a diet that is 90-95% vegetarian [largely fruits, veggies, nuts, seeds, berries] with the inclusion of some lean, organic/free-range/grass-fed animal proteins from Biblically "clean" animals. This, paired with proper hygeine, has helped my eczema improve immensely.)
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Point well taken. Well taken.
Perhaps I will write a blog specifically about the SAD (I love the acronym). I will have to do a little research first.
Thank you for the input!
Great post .I appreciate the insight......
So is soy no gud?!
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