Dr. Ana-Maria Temple says eczema responds better to fixing micronutrient deficiencies like vitamin D and zinc than to steroid creams. She recommends testing for environmental allergens, replenishing key nutrients, using pH-balancing skin cream, and making dietary changes to manage mild eczema without aggressive steroids.
If you have anemia, you don't treat it with a topical steroid cream, right? And we need micronutrients to heal the skin. We need vitamin D, zinc RBC, not just regular zinc, it's gotta be zinc RBC, B12, methylmalonic acid. It's a big word. MMA, immunoglobulins. And if you can also get an environmental panel, cuz that's very helpful to know if your child is allergic to what stuff in, in the environment. Those are, it's a great start. So for a lot of people that just have mild eczema, just fixing those micronutrients with a proper skin cream that tackles pH and bacteria like Staph aureus can— and some dietary changes like we talked about can be all that needs to be done.
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