Jul 2, 2019
Skin conditions in children can be very tricky to treat. Kids are different to adults and what works on an adult may not work on a child. My guest is here to help all you caregivers with questions about eczema in children.
My guest today is Dr. Sheila Kilbane. She is a board-certified pediatrician who trained with Andrew Weil, MD in integrative medicine.
She works with families to find the root cause of illness and uses natural and nutritional therapies whenever possible. Her mission is to transform pediatric healthcare globally in order to get 1 million kids off of meds they may not need.
Dr. Kilbane sees patients at her clinic in Charlotte, NC and helps people all over the world through her online education courses. She is the author of Amazon bestseller Healthy Kids, Happy Moms: A Step-by-Step Guide to Improving Many Common Childhood Illnesses*.
Join us as we talk about eczema in children, and different ways to safely treat and manage the condition.
Have you dealt with eczema in children before? Tell me about it in the comments!
In this episode:
- First things to consider that may not be considered in a conventional dermatology office
- How addressing a child's gut issues differs from dealing with an adult's
- Considerations before giving children supplements
- Dr. Kilbane's approach to eczema relief in kids
- Thoughts on using essential oils on kids
Quotes
"Anywhere from a third to two thirds of eczema can be triggered by a food sensitivity or a food allergy. The two big culprits are dairy and eggs." [2:43]
"Once we have a healthy cell wall, whether it's our GI tract or our skin, that's what's going to return that function and that's what's going to return that elasticity." [11:15]
"The backbone of our hormones is cholesterol and we need that digestion in order to absorb our fat so that our body can utilize them, which is going to play a big role in healing our skin. ." [14:54]
Links
FREE download: 10 Tips to Use Food as Your Pharmacy
Follow Dr. Kilbane on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube
Healthy Skin Show episode 4 with Dr. Richard Aron about his groundbreaking approach to treating atopic eczema
Transformation Enzymes Probiotics
*Dr. Kilbane's book is currently undergoing edits. Please stay tuned for the kindle and print edition!