Food Allergies

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Juto P, et al. "Treatment of infantile atopic dermatitis with a strict elimination diet." Clin Aller. 1978;8:493-500.

Atherton DJ, et al. "A double-blind controlled crossover trial of an antigen-avoidance diet in atopic eczema." Lancet. February 25,1978;1:401-403.

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Livingood CS, Pillsbury DM. "Specific sensitivity to foods as a factor in various types of eczematous dermatitis." Arch Dermatol Syphilol. July-Dec,1949;60:1090-1115.

Trans Fatty Acids

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Vitamin A

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Di Sant'Agnese PA, Larkin V deP. "Vitamin A absorption in infantile eczema." Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1943;52:343.

Gross P. "Nummular eczema: its clinical picture and successful therapy." Arch Dermatol Syphilol. 1941;44:1060-1077.

Vitamin C

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Kline G, et al. "Ascorbic acid therapy for atopic dermatitis." J Aller Clin Immunol. 1989;83(1):196(#99).

Vitamin E and Selenium

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Olson PE, et al. "Oral vitamin E for refractory hand dermatitis." Lancet. March12,1994;343:672-673.

Juhlin L, et al. "Blood glutathione peroxidase levels in skin diseases: effect of selenium and vitamin E treatment." Acta Derm Venereol (Stockh). 1982;62:211-14.

Zinc

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David TJ. "Serum levels of trace metals in children with atopic eczema." Br J Dermatol. 1990;122:485-9.

Di Toro R, et al. "Zinc and copper status of allergic children." Acta Paediatr Scand. 1987;76:612-617.

David TJ, et al. "Low serum zinc in children with atopic eczema." Br J Dermatol. 1984;111:597-601.

Omega-3 Fatty Acids

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Barth GA, et al. "Food intake of patients with atopic dermatitis." Eur J Dermatol. May-June 2001;11(3):199-202.

Soyland E, et al. "Dietary supplementation with very long-chain omega-3 fatty acids in patients with atopic dermatitis. A double-blind, multi-center study." Br J Dermatol. 1994;130:757-764.

Bjorneboe A, et al. "Effect of dietary supplementation with eicosapentaenoic acid in the treatment of atopic dermatitis." Br J Dermatol. 1987;117:463-469.

Galland L. "Increased requirements for essential fatty acids in atopic individuals: a review with clinical descriptions." J Am Col Nutr. 1986;5:213-228.

Hansen AE, et al. "Eczema and essential fatty acids." Am J Dis Child. January,1947;73(1):1-18.

Hansen AE. "Serum lipid changes and therapeutic effects of various oils in infantile eczema." Proc Soc Exp Biol Med. 1933;31:160-163.

Omega-6 Fatty Acids

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Hederos AC, Berg A. "Epogam evening primrose oil treatment in atopic dermatitis and asthma." Arch Dis Child. 1996;75:494-497.

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Horrobin DF, Stewart C. "Evening primrose oil in atopic eczema." Lancet. April7,1990;335:864-865.

Morse PF, et al. "Meta-analysis of placebo-controlled studies of the efficacy of Epogam in the treatment of atopic eczema. Relationship between plasma essential fatty acid changes and clinical response." Br J Dermatol. 1989;121:75-90.

Schalin-Karrila M, et al. "Evening primrose oil in the treatment of atopic eczema: effect on clinical status, plasma phospholipid fatty acids and circulating blood prostaglandins." Br J Dermatol. 1987;117:11-19.

Manku MS, et al. "Reduced levels of prostaglandin precursors in the blood of atopic patients: defective delta-6-desaturase function as a biochemical basis for atopy." Prostaglandins Leukot Med. 1982;9:615-628.

Wright S, Burton JL. "Oral evening-primrose-seed oil improves atopic eczema." Lancet. November20,1982;2:1120.

Lovell CR, et al. "Treatment of atopic eczema with evening primrose oil." Lancet. January31,1981:278.

Hydrochloric Acid

Rappaport EM. "Achlorhydria: associated symtoms and response to hydrochloric acid." N Engl J Med. 1955;252:802-5.

Allison JR. "The relation of hydrochloric acid and vitamin B complex deficiency in certain skin diseases." South Med J. April,1945;38(4):235-241.

Quercetin

Nikaido T, et al. "Inhibitors of cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase in medicinal plants." J Med Plant Res. 1981;43:18-23.

Digestive Enzymes

Jackson P, et al. "Intestinal permeability in patients with eczema and food allergies." Lancet. 1981;1:1285.

Acidophilus and Bifidus

Abrahamsson TR, et al. "Probiotics in prevention of IgE-associated eczema: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial." J Aller Clin Immunol. March7,2007.

Passeron T, et al. "Prebiotics and synbiotics: two promising approaches for the treatment of atopic dermatitis in children above 2 years." Allergy. 2006;61(4):431-7.

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Kalliomaki M, et al. "Probiotics and prevention of atopic disease: 4-year follow-up of a randomised placebo-controlled trial." Lancet. May31,2003;361:1869-1870.

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Glycyrrhiza glabra

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Teelucksingh S, et al. "Potentiation of hydrocortisone activity in skin by glycyrrhetinic acid." Lancet. May5,1990;335:1060-1063.

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Ginkgo biloba

Amellal M, et al. "Inhibition of mast cell histmine release by flavonoids and bioflavonoids." Planta Med. 1985;51:16-20.

Arctium lappa

Brown DJ, Dattner AM. "Phytotherapeutic approaches to common dermatologic conditions." Arch Dermatol. November,1998;134:1401-1404.

Trifollium pratense, Taraxacum officinale, Smilax sarsaparilla, Urtica urens, Medicago sativa

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Candida albicans

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Stress

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Mercury Toxicity

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