A little while back, I accidentally bought some crackers that contained whey.  Serves me right for not reading the ingredients on something that I’ve never bought before.  Sometimes becoming distracted at the grocery store is inevitable.  Anyway, the point is that I had already bought the crackers and couldn’t really return them (actually, we had eaten most of the box before I discovered it’s dirty little secret), and now my eczema is back.  After completely giving up dairy over a year ago, I was eczema free since.  I guess now I’ll have to “detox” again and keep putting on the lotion.  It seems to be almost gone now.  Hopefully never to return.

This made me think of the first time I went to the doc when I started having eczema problems, which was around 18.  I went in, told her about my gross elbows and she wrote me a prescription for some ointment.  Why the heck didn’t she tell me that it could be from dairy?  She never discussed the causes at all.  As far as I know, eczema isn’t something that just happens.  There’s usually something to trigger it.  Most doctors would rather treat than prevent.  Have high cholesterol?  Don’t try reversing it by adopting a cholesterol-free (VEGAN) diet, take all these pills instead.  And don’t fool yourself– chicken and beef have just about the same amount of cholesterol.