testimonials - skin - eczema
All testimonials are in the person's own words and published with permission.
I have edited out names and personal details.
“I came to see Adrianna with my daughter, aged 2 ½, who had been suffering from eczema since birth. For me it was a last resort as I did not feel happy with her constantly being subjected to steroid creams, especially at such a young age. 6 months on, I now wish I had come to Adrianna in the first instance, when my daughter was first diagnosed.
Adrianna has not only cleared the symptoms of the eczema from my daughter’s skin but she has helped us both understand the condition and how to manage it through a change in diet and a rebalance of her nutritional requirements. I have found Adrianna calm, caring, scientific and logical in her approach to helping us and I am so glad to have found someone who not only has an extensive knowledge of homeopathy but also nutrition.
The change in my daughter has been remarkable. Not only is her skin free of any eczema patches, but we have noticed a huge change in her as a person. She is now a confident, happy, sparkly child with real vitality and a strong immune system. We are very grateful to Adrianna for freeing her from the emotional and physical downward spiral that the eczema had already begun.”
update April 2009: I just wanted to send you this mail to let you know the fantastic news that A has been off all her homeopathic remedies for 3 months now and is back on all dairy now without any skin reaction at all. I am still keeping her off wheat whilst her system adjusts to the dairy, but if things continue in this positive manner then I shall look to trial wheat in a couple of months time.
Thank you so much for your invaluable input - I hate to think where A would be without your help - probably with severe excema and on an armful of steroid creams - it doesn't bear thinking about.
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“I am beaming. Why am I beaming? Because I have clear skin. On my face. I have a handful of red patches on my body but we’re talking minimal. THANK YOU!!!! I now have an arsenal of remedies, tinctures, teas and lotions to keep my eczema at bay. I haven’t felt this good about my skin in YEARS. THANK YOU!!!!”
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(This is the entry for a competition on natural beauty for Neals Yard Remedies and Marie Claire
as submitted by one of my patients. Reprinted here with her permission.)
Natural beauty is the epitome of good health and wellbeing – it shines through your pores from inside and shows that a healthy diet, exercise and skincare regime can do wonders for your body which always shines on the surface. People notice you as a person and the beauty that is radiant. They appreciate a glowing beautiful face. There is something transfixing about such a face, you can’t keep your eyes of it! It’s more than just a beauty regime – natural beauty is your emotional state, being happy, eating well and living well. It’s the great outdoors and the fresh air. It’s relaxing and loving and being loved, it’s filling your lungs with the sea air: a whole way of life which radiates through to your skin.
My life for the past year has been conducted the natural and holistic way which has transformed my life as an eczema sufferer. All my life I have suffered from severe eczema which has impacted my life in many different ways:
Relationships have been strained as I’ve been too shy to expose my cracked, bleeding, red skin Work is disrupted as I take breaks in order to strip naked and scratch my whole body I don’t leave my house without having cream on me for sudden flare-ups which happen at least once a week When I go out with friends I can’t concentrate on conversation because I am itchy My skin is super sensitive to stress, temperature change, allergies, heat, caffeine and alcohol meaning I’ll get itchy because of these triggers I have sleepless nights scratching for hours At school, I was bullied and couldn’t do the swimming class because my joints were so sore and the chlorine would aggravate it. I couldn’t join in on school events if they involved any sport requiring short skirts, shorts, T-shirts or swimsuits At least once a month I wouldn’t be able to get out of bed because my body has been sore preventing me from being able to walk.
The worst is when it hits my face – when I speak to people while I have bright red raw circles around my eyes, I can only think that people are staring at me thinking I’m a freak. That’s when I hide myself in my room for days.
My decision to stick to my natural life was when I was on holiday in Athens at 24 years old – I had just made the transformation to natural creams having used chemical products all my life but the transition made my skin feel less moisturised so I wasn’t convinced. However one night at around 4am while asleep, I was doing my standard scratching when I thought I smelt petrol. I looked around me to check if a car had crashed or someone had spilt something but there was nothing around me other than the sea surrounding my hotel room. I then smelt my skin and it was this that was oozing out of me – the smell of petrol was coming from my chemical skin cream my doctor had prescribed. That was when I dedicated myself to persevering with the natural way.
I decided to go all out and try acupuncture and alternative therapies after this but none of that worked either. The only thing that has helped me, after 25 years of trying, has been homeopathy with Adrianna Holman (who works some days at Neal’s Yard) and natural creams such as those at Neal’s Yard. Finally, I feel like I’ve found a rescue:
My skin has dramatically improved since I changed my lifestyle and I can see the results of natural beauty through radiant skin My skin is less angry and red, my dry skin is more flaky rather than infected and sticky I feel like my digestive system is more stable The homeopathy has worked on my condition more than anything – I now have the occasional restful sleep as opposed to none The itchiness has reduced (although by no means disappeared) I can finally wear T-shirts without feeling too self-conscious about the blood and redness in my joints I smell flowery and sweet as opposed to chemical and petrol! The boyfriend also approves… Also my diet has changed to support my treatment – porridge in the morning being the main help on the path to recovery – and I eat oily fish to keep moisturised. All this has contributed to my now long term boyfriend who is wonderful and I feel more confident in myself. I cycle into work everyday which gets me in the fresh air (as fresh as it gets in London) and dance after work as a street dancer.
Most importantly, I love to laugh. Eczema gets me down and I’ve had my darkest days because of it – especially when I was out of work for four months because of the recession but I have to laugh out loud. There are worse things in life to get me down! Years ago I would never have entered such a competition but I finally feel good enough about myself to put myself forward. I’d like to enter to help people feel better about themselves and make them realise that the natural way has transformed my whole life and made me more beautiful (my complexion and skin colour and general being are more creamy, confident and smooth).
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"During 2003 I suffered from two major attacks of a virulent rash which covered great parts of my body, arms, legs and, worst of all, around my eyes, where the skin alternately burned or irritated.. The first attack at the beginning of the year lasted three months and the second in the summer another two months. Since taking the homeopathic remedies prescribed by Adrianna Holman my skin has been totally clear - this despite the fact that I have had to cope with quite a deal of stress during this time and stress had been diagnosed as the major cause of my skin problems. I am very grateful to Adrianna and her knowledge and experience of Homeopathy."
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Your email reminded me just how much you helped me on my path, with repairing my skin and helping me to make major changes in my life and basically what a gifted and patient healer you are.
Thought I 'd let you know how I've been getting on. When I last spoke to you I was in the middle of a flare up that wouldn't go down! I used some remedies and have had loads of acupuncture and also NAET treatments too. My skin has improved dramatically, it is mostly clear these days, I've had three minor flare ups which I have managed to control pretty quickly. I'm still working on my skin issues but the progress is remarkable.
I am so much happier and settled in my life and it shows in my skin.
Thank you so much (patient's emphasis) for being a part of my healing journey, I really feel blessed to have found you, I'm certain I wouldn't be where I am without your wisdom and also you challenged me to look deeply at my stuff.
Wishing you the very very best wishes and success...
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"Homeopathy has worked wonderfully for me. Having tried many remedies to relieve my eczema, it has truly been the only thing that has worked. It is also a comfort to know that homeopathy treats your body and your self with respect."
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" I was sceptical at first having suffered with eczema since birth. Imagine my excitement to see the eczema disappearing after only a few days of following some of Adrianna's suggestions. I am delighted to finally be on the path to curing this horrible, exasperating, upsetting disease."
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"I think the most important factor in being treated for eczema is that the treater has first hand knowledge of the condition. The tendency from those who have never suffered from this condition is to dismiss it as 'just a rash'. They never really seem able to plug in to just how debilitating it can be. Well it is a rash of sorts, but it is a tenacious rash, a rash which can sink its teeth in and not let go until you drop to your knees begging for mercy whilst simultaneously scratching surreptitiously at the latest patch to appear. The itch, the red cracked skin, waking in the night clawing at your own arms until the itch has gone only to be supplanted by the pain of shredded epthelial tissues, the sheer frustrating misery of it only heightened by the knowledge that all the doctor can do is give you ever increasing doses of steroid creams until even they barely make a difference...
Welcome to the sheer unadulterated hell of Eczema.
Turning to alternative routes, picking up a book by Adrianna Holman, thought well let's have a try, not really much to lose at this stage. The treatment, the hard work and unflagging attention on Adrianna's part, the guiding hand and humor which brought me back to the central issues even when I took off on wild flights of self-diagnostic fancy, resulted now in skin which is normal, supple, elastic and most importantly of all, itch free! My skin is better than it has ever been! So if you or a loved one, or even someone you only like a little bit, is struggling with eczema, then get in contact with Adrianna, she will sort it out!"
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