Category Archives: Atopic Dermatitis

Working towards your 20% with eczema (atopic dermatitis)

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Dr Aoife

November is National Eczema Month! Anyone else noticed their skin is get­ting a little drier every day? The skin is a pretty import­ant organ, and espe­cially when you feel restric­ted by it when it is not healthy. As an indi­vidual who has sens­it­ive … Continue read­ing →

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Eczema: What your dermatologist won’t tell you

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Dr Aoife

November is Canada’s national eczema month. EASE is an organ­iz­a­tion that sup­ports eczema aware­ness in Canada, and tonight they will be hav­ing a dis­cus­sion about what it means to live with eczema. Unfortunately I can­not attend due to clinic com­mit­ments, but wanted … Continue read­ing →

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Commentary: Why can’t I eat all of the foods I like?

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Dr Aoife

I always laugh when I am at a party, and someone says “You’re a natur­o­pathic doc­tor? You guys just want to take every­one off all of the foods they like”. Firstly, I am not a sad­ist. I would love for every­one to be able to eat what … Continue read­ing →

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Itchy itchy scratchy scratchy

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Dr Aoife

My per­sonal pas­sion for natur­o­pathic medi­cine developed due to my own struggles with atopic dermatitis, or eczema. For those of you who are unfa­mil­iar with these terms, atopic dermatitis or eczema is a con­di­tion where the skin is very dry and itchy, … Continue read­ing →

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