Tag Archives: hives

Hives: Not just a quick fix

Hives are itchy, raised bumps (also known as welts and wheals) that appear on the skin after expos­ure to any­thing the body sees as foreign. The med­ical word for hives is urticaria. It is derived from urtica dioica, a latin name for … Continue read­ing

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I’m a Vegan, with a side of meat

I have had a known wheat allergy for many years. In the past, I have also respon­ded very well to an anti-​inflammatory diet (no wheat, dairy, eggs, soy, pork, cit­rus and night­shade veget­ables and any­thing pro­cessed with lim­ited sugar unless maple syrup, … Continue read­ing

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Itchy itchy scratchy scratchy

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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