Hosted by Andra McHugh | Eczema Specialist · EN
What if the real problem with your child’s eczema isn’t a weak immune system, but one that’s working too hard in the wrong direction? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Rob Silverman, a chiropractor who’s spent years working at the intersection of functional medicine, inflammation, and chronic disease. We dig into why eczema is almost never actually a skin condition, how the gut and nervous system are constantly communicating with each other, why food sensitivities can hide inflammation for days before it shows up, and some simple, doable shifts you can start making in your own kitchen tonight. Your child’s immune system doesn’t need boosting. It needs balance, and once you understand the difference, everything about how you approach healing starts to shift. WANT TO GET TO THE ROOT CAUSE? Grab the free guide, “Why Eczema Doesn’t Heal Without These 4 Steps”: https://eczemakids.com/pages/why-eczema-doesnt-heal-without-these-4-steps CONNECT WITH DR. ROB SILVERMAN Website: https://drrobertsilverman.com MORE ECZEMA-HEALING TIPS? Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eczema.kids/ This Podcast is Produced by DrTalks https://drtalks.com/podcast-service/
Is summer (and let’s be honest, every season) your I’m so busy I need to grab and go season? I’m pulling back the curtain on my actual grocery cart and showing you exactly which convenience foods earn a spot in my kitchen while I’m helping my kids heal their skin from the inside out. If you’ve ever felt like healing your child’s skin means overhauling your entire kitchen and your entire schedule, I hope this episode reminds you that small, doable swaps add up. You don’t need more hours in the day, you need a filter you trust. READY TO HEAL YOUR CHILD’S ECZEMA WITHOUT STEROIDS? Stop managing and start healing. The Eczema Elimination Method is the transformation that takes your child from constant flares to clear, calm skin and summer is the single best time to begin! If you’ve been waiting for the right moment, this is it. Book a free alignment call with Andra here: https://calendly.com/eczemakids/discovery-call ECZEMA-SAFE SKINCARE FOR SENSITIVE SKIN Every product in the Eczema Kids shop is formulated specifically for compromised, reactive skin... nothing that adds to the burden your child’s body is already managing. Shop the full line (including the back in stock, new and improved mineral sunscreen) here: https://eczemakids.com/collections/skin-care-products CONNECT WITH ECZEMA KIDS ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/eczema.kids This Podcast is Produced by DrTalks https://drtalks.com/podcast-service/
What if your child's eczema has nothing to do with their skin and everything to do with an organ most doctors say is useless after childhood? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Erika Schultz, a doctor of Chinese medicine and acupuncturist who developed the Resiliency Method after her own decades-long health journey, including unexplained seizures conventional medicine never resolved. We dig into why eczema is so often a thymus gland and spleen insufficiency in disguise, why the exact location of a flare can point to a different root cause, and why testing too early can backfire. If you've done everything right and your kid's skin still isn't healing, this one will connect dots you didn't know were missing. Your child's eczema isn't random. It's your body telling you exactly where it needs support, you just have to know how to listen. Ready To Heal Without Steroids? Book a free alignment call: https://calendly.com/eczemakids/discovery-call Learn more about the Eczema Elimination Method: https://eczemakids.com/pages/eczema-elimination-method Connect with Dr. Erika Connect with Dr. Erika: https://paramountwell.com This podcast is produced by DrTalks.com https://drtalks.com/podcast-service/
Ready to find what's actually driving your child's eczema? Book your free alignment call: calendly.com/eczemakids/discovery-call In this episode you'll learn why every fix you've tried, the cream, the elimination diet, the steroid, only ever holds for a couple weeks, and what to aim at instead so it actually sticks. You'll hear what changed for my own two kids, and why it would have taken half the time with what I know now. By the end, you'll have a different way to look at your child's eczema: not five separate problems to chase down one at a time, but one thing underneath all of them worth going after. - - - - - Book your free alignment call https://calendly.com/eczemakids/discovery-call Browse the Eczema Kids skincare line eczemakids.com Follow along on Instagram instagram.com/eczema.kids - - - - - This podcast is produced by DrTalks.com https://drtalks.com/podcast-service/
If you have been doing everything right and your child is still struggling, this episode is going to open something up for you. Dr. Laura Hanson has spent nearly 30 years working with kids whose bodies and brains aren't quite connecting the way they should. As a doctor of chiropractic with a specialty in pediatrics, a board certified neurofeedback practitioner, and a certified autism specialist, she sees the full picture and today she is sharing it with us. This one is going to make you feel less crazy and more clear. READY TO HEAL YOUR CHILD'S ECZEMA WITHOUT STEROIDS? Stop managing and start healing. The Eczema Elimination Method is the transformation that takes your child from constant flares to clear, calm skin — and summer is the single best time to begin! If you've been waiting for the right moment, this is it. Book a free alignment call with Andra here: https://calendly.com/eczemakids/discovery-call ECZEMA-SAFE SKINCARE FOR SENSITIVE SKIN Every product in the Eczema Kids shop is formulated specifically for compromised, reactive skin... nothing that adds to the burden your child's body is already managing. Shop the full line here: eczemakids.com CONNECT WITH ECZEMA KIDS ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/eczema.kids CONNECT WITH DR. LAURA HANSON connectmybrain.com This podcast is produced by DrTalks: https://drtalks.com/podcast-service/
Eczema can steal more than sleep, it can steal summer itself. I’m talking about the emotional, physical, and practical cost of managing flares, why skin symptoms point to deeper imbalance, and how the right support can help your child move toward resilience, freedom, and calmer days. Ready to get your child out of eczema this summer? Exhausted by the endless cycle of creams, specialists, and sleepless nights? Click here to explore the Eczema Elimination Method and discover a clear, personalized 90-day plan to heal your child’s eczema at the root—naturally and without the guesswork. Apply for an Alignment Call with me at the link below. We will walk through your child's history, what you have tried, and map out exactly what needs to happen next. No guessing. Just a clear plan. 👉 https://calendly.com/eczemakids/discovery-call Or head to EczemaKids.com to learn more. Follow @eczema.kids on Instagram This podcast is produced by DrTalks.com https://drtalks.com/podcast-service/
What if the answer to your child's eczema wasn't another elimination diet, but actually adding more? Most families who find their way to this conversation are already doing everything right. Clean home, clean diet, quality supplements. And yet the eczema cycles back. Today, Dr. Elisa Song — integrative pediatrician, author of Healthy Kids, Happy Kids and mom of two — explains exactly why, and what's actually keeping the inflammation in place. We go deep on the gut-skin axis and why eczema is never just a skin condition. We talk about the foundational nutrients most eczema kids are quietly depleted in and the foods that replenish them fastest. We break down Dr. Song's Microbiome Magic framework and the five things you do every single day that either build resilience or quietly erode it. And we get honest about what to do when antibiotics are unavoidable, why the vagus nerve belongs in your healing toolkit and how to make your child's next meal quietly do more. Walk away knowing exactly where to start and why healing, even when it feels impossibly far away, is always possible. READY TO HEAL YOUR CHILD'S ECZEMA WITHOUT STEROIDS? Stop managing and start healing. The Eczema Elimination Method is the transformation that takes your child from constant flares to clear, calm skin — and summer is the single best time to begin! If you've been waiting for the right moment, this is it: https://eczemakids.com/pages/eczema-elimination-method CONNECT WITH ECZEMA KIDS Eczema Kids: Eczemakids.com Instagram: @eczema.kids CONNECT WITH DR. ELISA SONG Healthy Kids Happy Kids: healthykidshappykids.com Instagram: @healthykids_happykids This podcast is produced by DrTalks: https://drtalks.com/podcast-service/
What if food felt like medicine instead of a minefield? Most eczema nutrition advice is built around what you CAN'T eat and it leaves parents defeated, overwhelmed, and unknowingly starving their child of the very nutrients needed to heal. Today we flip the script entirely. We're talking about why IgG testing too early can backfire and have you eliminating broccoli and blueberries on top of dairy and gluten while your child's gut stays inflamed and their skin stays stuck. We go deep on the gut-skin axis, circadian rhythm eating and the 5 best summer foods for eczema-prone kids that are in season and working for your child's healing right now. Walk away with a completely new relationship with food and the simple thing you can do this week that actually moves the needle towards eczema healing. FREE RESOURCE Eczema-Fighting Foods by Season Guide: eczemakids.com/pages/eczema-fighting-foods-by-season Instagram: @eczema.kids Website: EczemaKids.com If this episode helped you, leave a review! I'll send you a 30% off coupon to use inside the Eczema Shop if you write a review on Apple Podcast and send me a note at support@eczemakids.com. It makes a bigger difference than you know! This podcast is produced by DrTalks: https://drtalks.com/podcast-service/
What if the itch isn't the problem? What if it's just your child's body waving a flag — and everything you've been treating is just the flag? In this episode I'm sitting down with Dr. Elena Villanueva, functional medicine physician and founder of Modern Holistic Health. She breaks chronic illness in kids down into three root causes — toxins, trauma, and thoughts — and every single one of them shows up in eczema. We get into the everyday exposures that are moving the needle most for kids, how unresolved emotions literally change the biology of the body, what advanced functional testing reveals that conventional medicine misses, and why the bacteria in your child's gut can affect their mood, behavior, and personality. This one is a must-listen. Ready to get your child out of eczema this summer? Apply for an Alignment Call with me at the link below. We will walk through your child's history, what you have tried, and map out exactly what needs to happen next. No guessing. Just a clear plan. 👉 https://calendly.com/eczemakids/discovery-call Or head to eczemakids.com to learn more. Dr. Elena Villanueva at modernholistichealth.com This podcast is produced by DrTalks.com https://drtalks.com/podcast-service/
Summer should be the best season of your child's life. The pool, the beach, the popsicles, the late nights outside. But for eczema families, summer can quietly undo months of progress... and most parents don't realize it's happening until the skin is already in crisis. Today I'm breaking down exactly how to protect your eczema kid's skin all summer long without keeping them out of the pool or the sun. We're covering why mineral sunscreen isn't automatically safe for eczema skin, the hidden ingredient problem most clean sunscreen brands never talk about, the post-pool routine that actually protects the skin barrier before damage sets in and how to handle heat, sweat, bug bites, and restless summer nights. If you want your kid in the pool all summer and still want to come out the other side with calm skin, this one is for you. Everything covered in this episode is inside the Eczema Healing Box. The Soothing Cream, Herbal Oil, Comfort Spray, Dream Spray, Prebiotic Tea and Eczema-Safe Mineral Sunscreen. All six products designed to work together, at $197. Shop the Eczema Healing Box: https://eczemakids.com/products/the-healing-box?variant=43843514892335 The Healing Box is where most families start. If you're ready to go deeper and get to the root of what's actually driving the eczema (and a healing box included), the Eczema Elimination Method is the inside-out healing plan that takes you the rest of the way. Instagram: @eczema.kids Website: EczemaKids.com If this episode helped you, share it with another eczema parent who needs it. It makes a bigger difference than you know! This podcast is produced by DrTalks: https://drtalks.com/podcast-service/