2021 Update: If you’re serious about making lifestyle changes to get rid of eczema, I have transitioned from content creation to hands-on practical coaching. Check out our social enterprise (www.wederm.hk | Facebook | Instagram) to learn more!
Quick intro: I’m Harrison from Hong Kong – and I have suffered from eczema since six years old. I no longer do and can help you do the same.
2003-2013: Tried countless doctors, brands, and treatments. All failed.
2013 Jul: I discovered the power of lifestyle medicine and treated my eczema (stopped using steroid creams). Started CureEczemaSlowly to help everyone learn how to get rid of eczema.
2017: Summarized everything in one place – published my book: The Eczema Manual.
2018: My blog, book, workshops have reached 1 million people across 210+ countries.
But I realized the biggest problem: too much information online, lack of concrete guidance – very few people actually take the right course of action to get rid of the disease. So I try my best to spread awareness and follow through with each person as much as possible.
Goal by 2026: Help 1 million people reverse eczema (atopic dermatitis) in the world.
Ever since I recovered, knowing the physical pain and emotional toil, I have dedicated most of my 9-to-5 off-work hours to eliminate eczema in the world.
If you’re reading this right now… DO SOMETHING:
If you have eczema: join my 28-d crash course of pre-written content developed since 2013. My auto email sequence will send you practical suggestions to get rid of eczema in the coming weeks. I promise no BS.
Click here to access the 28-d crash course
Why is eczema on the rise?
1. Steroid therapy failed us 70+ years
Since steroid therapy was introduced for eczema in the 1950s, it has long been demonstrated patients do not recover through steroids. Even worse, patients often enter a vicious cycle of withdrawal symptoms and increasing drug reliance.
In September 2017, the International Eczema Council (IEC) has issued a consensus statement discouraging the systemic use of corticosteroids.
Does it take 70+ years to realize something is not working?
2. Research rigidity prevents scientific breakthrough
Eczema is a complex disease affected by many factors from genetics, stress, diet to our environment. While research can easily demonstrate how omega-3 from fish oil benefits eczema, it is almost impossible to conduct a human trial on eczema – there are too many factors.
What does that mean for us? We can’t prove on paper that eczema can be treated but we can connect the dots using common sense. The question isn’t can eczema be treated, but more so how to get rid of eczema.
3. Untapped potential in the power of lifestyle medicine
The solution to eczema is not a new fancy drug discovery.
The challenge is taking proper action and committing to a recovery plan based on lifestyle medicine.
This is not due to the fault of patients, but the lack of a support system for eczema in the world today: few health coaches, no central source of information, lack of understanding in the disease.
Let’s debunk some common myths…
1. There is no hope for eczema. I will suffer for life.
It is absolutely normal to feel hopeless because conventional medicine and treatments do not work.
There is an abundance of patient-generated success stories who have recovered from eczema, from my blog’s community or from elsewhere. There is a solution to eczema.
2. I am genetically predetermined to have eczema so I can’t do anything
It is true that one parent carrying the genes of eczema has a 20% chance of passing on to the child, or 50% if both the parents have it.
While genetic predisposition is real, we can ‘turn on’ the good genes and ‘turn off’ the bad genes. This has been established through epigenetics (literally: the modification of genetic expressions). All patients can ‘switch off’ their eczema through healthy lifestyle habits to the point of remission.
3. You can ‘grow out of it’ by passing time
Sometimes we hear family and friends say they once had eczema in their childhood, but they ‘grew out of it’ – this is misleading because it implies passing time and doing nothing.
It is true some people recover growing up but it is not random. For many people who don’t recover beyond adolescence, it is clear that a passive strategy does not work. The patient must proactively develop healthy lifestyle habits to strengthen the body’s immune system.
People who recover simply had the right mix of healthy and unhealthy habits, tilted towards the good side, so they think it’s due to ‘growing out of it’ – that’s the easy explanation.
My mission, your solution
When you’re confused, lost, and desperate for a solution, you’re probably willing to try anything that has the potential to be the next effective treatment. That’s what I went through for 10 years straight.
I don’t think everyone needs to go through the same. There’s no value to reinvent the wheel.
Since creating this website in 2013, and publishing The Eczema Manual in 2017, I have already lost the excitement of seeing my pageviews go up to the million. My focus now is to follow through with each person as much as possible, with some automated email content, and email exchanges.
Are you ready to get rid of eczema? START TODAY:
If you have eczema: join my 28-d crash course of pre-written content developed since 2013. My auto email sequence will send you practical suggestions to get rid of eczema in the coming weeks. I promise no BS.
Click here to access the 28-d crash course
If you know anyone with eczema, refer them here.
Thanks, Harrison – from Hong Kong