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Hey Friends, Especially as the weather turns, I need to have indoor activities at the ready for my kids. While my kids do have quite a bit of time to wonder/read/and free play, sometimes that is beyond their capabilities and need to be engaged in a  guided activity. PLUS distracted kids itch a whole lot less and eat a lot less dry, snacky foods, both which help their physical healing on top of mak...

Hey Friends, I wish we didn't have to talk about this controversial subject, I wish that our standard way of life wasn't so laden with chemicals and indigestible foods and inflammatory assaults from every direction that our path of natural healing wasn't so counter culture. When we put our health first and put priorities surrounding eating seasonal, unprocessed foods, increasing the amount of dayl...

Hey Friends,    I've narrowed down my top 3 spaces, that don't include your cleaning cabinets that should take you less than 10 minutes each that can make a HUGE difference in how you feel in your house and amplify your ability to take care of your little one. Let's create a healing sanctuary for your kids and a place of calm for you....   Take Care, Andra   Check out my brand new website! It's li...

Hi Friends, Today I’m speaking with Sarah Harris, a writer and storyteller who’s lived with severe eczema for most of her life. She leads workshops for patients and caregivers through the National Eczema Association and serves as Director of Brand Communications for Gladskin, a skin health brand on a mission to improve quality of life for millions of people living with inflammatory skin conditions...

Hi Friends, While each of our healing journeys are different, there are some significant through lines. I’m sharing four questions submitted by podcast listeners to help the collective work through the challenge that is childhood eczema. We are tackling unstoppable itch, constipation, teething and cloth diaper woes right here, right now. Grab your ear buds and get your notebook out as I share some...

Hi Friends, My sweet little Barbara is 3 years old today. This little lady was born with SEVERE eczema and has been the biggest challenge of my life. She’s really made me work for it, which is why I know its my mission to share our skin healing protocols with all of you so I can spare as many families as I can from having to go through what we have, or to shorten your experience of this torture so...

Hi Friends, Dr. Will Bulsiewicz is a board certified gastroenterologist and the author of the "Fiber Fueled Cookbook" that I’m going to detail out today. As part of the cookbook there are over 100 delicious, plant-based recipes that come along with a targeted plan for overcoming food sensitivities and a strategy to potentially figure out what’s causing your kid’s gut problems, which is something e...

Hi Friends, Round three of our back-to-school series! I’m super excited for school and all that comes with it, but I’m amping up my supplies so I can be prepared, and ideally prevent the colds and mucous and all of that extra fun stuff that comes along with back to school time. All of my recommendations come with an eczema-reducing punch that can help ease our little ones transitions to school or...

Hey Friends, I wanted to give you guys a quick list of fun, easy, some prepackaged, delicious snacks that stand up to your kids’ friends snacks but don’t make you feel sad inside knowing their little immune systems are going crazy reacting to hydrogenated or low quality oils, food dyes or unrecognizable chemicals. We can have it all! Convenience and health :) Come join our free facebook group here...

Hi Friends, After all of my eczema research, there are quite a few things that I was avoid like the plague, but mainly bleach, artificial fragrance and antimicrobial soaps. Knowing the deleterious effects of these substances on our kids, I can no longer allow them near my kids, eczema or not. In this episode I’m going to talk about my process in getting alternative cleaners approved by the county...

Hey Friends, Us eczema parents are in a special club, that really none of us want to be in, largely because we are so tired! It’s exhausting going to bed late, waking up throughout all hours of the night and then waking up early to meet the demands and cries of our eczema babies. The lack of sleep obviously doesn’t just impact us, its devastating to our eczema kids who are trying their hardest to...

Alright fellow parents... This might be my most important episode in not only winning your battle against eczema but for winning in life. Life with a meal plan is a non-negotiable if you have kids--of any age really, but definitely when you have a kid or two with compromised digestive capabilities or health concerns of any kind. It’s the number one way you can ensure that you have the supplies on...

Hi Friends, In today’s episode I’m listing out the top eczema-fighting foods to give your child this summer. Our little eczema kiddos have to be extra careful in the summer because the qualities of the summer season and eczema are very alike- they are both dry and hot and inflamed. As like increases like, we have to feed our kids cool, heavy, bitter and sweet foods--naturally sweet that is :) Let’...

Hi Friends, Our little eczema babies need so many things, HERBS are especially important to work into their day. But which herbs? How do I create my own herbal remedies? I am not Martha Stewart nor do I host an herbalist blog! This episode will answer ALL OF THOSE QUESTIONS! When you create your own herbal remedies you are giving your kids potent active compounds with real benefits. So I’ve come u...

Hi Friends, It’s that time again! Today we’re going through helpful takeaways from “Clean Skin from Within” by Dr. Trevor Cates. This book is a treasure trove of helpful tips for our little eczema kids and I’m detailing them all out through our eczema kids lens so that is one less book that you have to read and a few less hours you have to spend researching! I love this book because it is skin-foc...

Hi Friend, Are you doubting your abilities to actually heal your child’s eczema? Is there just too much information coming at you from every direction you don’t know where to start? I remember feeling overwhelmed and lost when two of my kids were suffering from peeling, bleeding skin. I felt hopeless. No one cared, no one had a plan, no one else was up with my sweet babies in the middle of the nig...

Hey Friends, Do you feel a tinge of anxiety when you ring the proverbial dinner bell? I used to…it felt like getting them to the table was so challenging and once there they wouldn’t sit for more than 2 minutes. We would argue about the number of bites taken and other nonsense…no more. In this episode we are going through some mealtime rules that I had to sit and outline out with my husband to sto...

Hi Friends, In today’s episode I’m going over three simple staples I make every week, or multiple times a week to keep up on our eczema healing diet. I take you through what you need and step-by-step how to make our kitchen staples- ghee, coconut yogurt and vegetable broth. As with everything, it’s hard until its not… these three items will start to work into your busy parenting life so seamlessly...

Hi Friend, Have you ever found yourself googling "What is this rash on my toddler’s skin?" "Is this eczema?" "Why is my baby pumping heat like a furnace?" "What is causing my child’s eczema?" Who should you see? What should you do next? I’ve got you mama. In this episode I talk about what eczema really is and how different medicine disciplines (Ayurveda, homeopathy, functional medicine, traditiona...

Sun and Bugs and Eczema...Oh My! It's Memorial Day! School’s out and the sun and the bugs are out too! In this episode we get into what to use to protect your kids from the sun, the bugs and themselves in this hot weather. I have to admit, I’ve spent a few hours of my life reading ingredient lists on sunscreen bottles in the store- same goes for bug spray and I concluded that I had to start making...

Hi friends, In today’s episode we are looking at Dr. William Li’s book, “Eat to Beat Disease,” through our eczema kids lens. Even while reading books put out by respected medical professionals, we have to keep in mind our flare-reducing diet guidelines and lifestyle choices that we make each day to keep our sweet babies happy and healthy, which is what I do for you in this episode. Dr. Li makes a...

Hey Friend, In today’s episode we’re going over five easy changes you can make this weekend in your home to drastically lower your child’s toxin exposure and help the chronic inflammation in their bodies that’s causing eczema. I remember how overwhelmed I felt when researching all of the things I needed to do to make our home a safe place for my babies and I wished someone could just give me a pla...

Hey Friend, In today’s episode we are going through a step-by-step plan to get you and your little one through the night without itching or crying. Our goal is to sleep through the night without administering harmful drugs. I know how heart-breaking it is to watch your sweet little cherubs itch until they bleed and cry out in the night from pain and just being so uncomfortable they can’t go back t...

Cradle Cap! ARRGH! It’s frustrating, unsightly and can possibly cause infection if left untreated. In today’s episode we are going into why your child might be experiencing cradle cap and more importantly HOW to fix it. I offer up topical solutions, dietary advice, supplement recommendations as well as a more involved protocol for those tricky cases. Let’s dig into today’s episode! -Andra Want to...

Hey Friends, Today we are talking about why your child might have eczema and more importantly, what you can do to solve it. Eczema is such a multifaceted condition and it really helps in relieving their symptoms when you understand the factors at play. We will go through possible disturbances in their digestive systems, their circulatory systems as well as their liver burdens and how to help each...