> ...treating eczema in infancy is believed to stop the later development of other allergies and asthma as well. This is a fascinating topic, and one which I t

> ...treating eczema in infancy is believed to stop the later development of other allergies and asthma as well. This is a fascinating topic, and one which I think deserves a lot more attention, as it cross disciplines like 'dermatological', 'nutritional' and 'respiratory' medicine; it is related to many parts of the body and so could potentially explain not yet fully understood aspects of our biology. In a limited fashion though, I think I know what caused my eczema, and what to remove to effectively cure it: stress! My eczema was nowhere near as bad as some people's, but for a while during childhood I saw the doctor about it; I used dermatological pastes daily for weeks and rubbed it off multiple time a day times with cotton wool. However, eventually I gave up as it seemed to make no difference. Since then, it has become apparent to me that it is almost directly correlated with mental stress, which ironically (but perhaps luckily!) means I'm not really bothered by it any longer. I understand that 'relax' probably isn't going to work on its own if you have eczema badly, but it's interesting that what seems like purely mental stress about entirely non-physical things has such a strong effect on our physiology.