MBB#3: Dealing with Eczema and Adult Acne with Jo Fitton from The Primal Shift

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On this episode of the Mind Body Beauty Show, I talk about dealing with eczema and adult acne with Jo Fitton from The Primal Shift Podcast.

Jo is a good friend and my co-host on the popular Primal Shift Podcast. She is a fellow kiwi, a lover of good food and a health and wellness nerd.
Like myself, Jo has a history of dealing with eczema and adult acne and she shares her story on what the underlying causes were for her and how she managed these skin issues. We take a look at what’s worked for her and what hasn’t.

We chat about:

• Jo shares her experiences with childhood eczema
• How no-one made the connection between processed food and her eczema outbreaks (it wasn’t well known at the time)
• Managing eczema topically with calamine lotion and hydrocortisone cream
• Escaping teenage acne but getting painful cystic adult acne around her chin and jawline in her early 20’s
• How acne affects self esteem and confidence
• Dealing with sensitive skin and acne and the things that probably made Jo’s skin issues worse: sugar, alcohol, stress and hormonal disruption
• Taking antibiotics and the birth control pill to deal with adult acne and the effect on Jo’s gut health
• Sensitivity to FODMAP containing foods and the effects it can have on people who are sensitive
• The hormonal fallout from taking the birth control pill, chronic cardio and adrenal fatigue
• Sensitivity to histamine containing foods like smoked foods, alcohol and fermented foods and how these foods can affect skin issues
• Jo’s experiences with increased skin sensitivity, rashes and puffiness when eating high histamine foods
• What Jo has done to manage her skin issues – keeping things simple with topical skincare
• Treating her skin as “sensitive” using fragrance free, low chemical products that don’t strip skin oils and a konjac sponge, moisturising with gentle products including Ecology Cream
• Oatmeal and honey masks
• Being aware of the foods she’s eating and the effect they have on her body, doing or trying one thing at a time
• Managing stress with mindfulness, deep breathing and yoga
• Working on healing her gut with probiotics and specific supplementation
• Prioritising sleep, shutting off devices and winding down after 8pm

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Links:

• The Primal Shift Podcast

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Please share your experience in the comments below and tell us what’s worked for you to help clear your eczema or adult acne!

Wishing you silky smooth skin,

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