Westlab Wellness Blog

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Eminé Rushton is Wellness Director of Psychologies magazine and a trained holistic skin therapist. She has been writing about holistic health for 15 years and also written a book on Ayurveda, The Body Balance Plan.

I've suffered with eczema since childhood – and it's ranged from those tell-tale red, raised rings, around outer thighs, backs of knees and inner elbows, to sore, weeping blisters across the palms of my hands. As a child, my mother would apply topical steroid cream to my skin, as it was the only thing the doctor ever prescribed, and while the reaction would always diminish for a while, it would soon reappear – if I sweated, ate flare-up foods (more on that later), allowed my skin to dry out, or got particularly stressed.

1. Keep Warm This may sound obvious (it is winter...

Magnesium is an essential mineral needed for over 300 reactions in the human body. However, modern life can deplete us of this much needed mineral, and many of us are unaware of the effects that Magnesium deficiency can have on our body and mind.

Salt bathing is a fantastic way to cleanse, replenish and...