Eczema and diet: how drinking carrot juice can reduce your eczema
If you suffer from chronic eczema, you have probably thought many times about the correlation between eczema and diet. And you’re likely to stay away from foods commonly identified as allergens: dairy, peanuts, soy, etc. The idea may have occurred to you to completely overhaul your entire diet to 100% raw or paleo. But all the information about what is the best diet for eczema can be confusing and downright contradictory.
Instead of taking no action at all, it’s always better to take small steps to change your diet, one food at a time. Drinking a glass of carrot juice once a day is a simple way to get things going. It’s inexpensive, takes little time to prepare, and the health benefits are endless.
What are some of the ways that drinking carrot juice helps reduce eczema?
1. Improves skin health
Beta-carotene is an organic compound and substance in carrots that colors them orange. It is considered a provitamin because it can be converted to active vitamin A. Vitamin A is a well-known support for skin health, as it reduces inflammation and bacteria on the skin’s surface. Since vitamin A deficiency is linked to skin dryness and damage, supplementing your diet with carrot juice every day is a good way to counter dry skin that inevitably causes itchiness.
2. Improve vision
You may be wondering what vision improvement has to do with eczema and diet, but people with atopic eczema have a higher chance of developing cataracts. Constant rubbing of the eyes can also cause a condition called keratoconus, which thins the shape of the cornea. Foods rich in beta-carotene, vitamin C, and vitamin E are all antioxidants that are linked to the prevention and reversal of cataracts.
It is easy to prepare carrot juice. No need to dress up and buy organic, although that would be best. Just get a regular bag of carrots, rub lightly (peeling is not recommended as a lot of the nutrients are in the top layer), cut off the stems and squeeze. About 4 to 6 carrots (about 6 inches long) make 8 oz. glass of juice. It must be drunk immediately.
A word of warning: it is not good to drink large amounts of carrot juice in one day. Consuming too much carotene can cause your skin to turn orange-yellow, a condition known as carotenoderma. Limit your intake to 8 to 16 ounces a day and no more than 8 oz. in one sitting