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3 Anti-Inflammatory Foods Every Eczema Family Should Have in Their Kitchen

Andra McHugh
Andra McHugh

Founder of Eczema Kids, Host of the Eczema Kids Podcast

7 hours ago
  • Healing your child’s plate means adding as well as removing. When eczema forces you to cut dairy, gluten, and a growing list of other foods, the menu shrinks right when a growing body needs the widest range of nutrients. Ginger, garlic and turmeric bring flavor and plant compounds back to the table without adding a new restriction.
  • Turmeric needs a healthy fat to do its job. Curcumin is fat-soluble, so the body absorbs more when you cook turmeric in olive oil, coconut oil, or ghee. That matters in my program because black pepper, the usual absorption booster, is a common irritant I have families leave out during the first 90 days.
  • Fifteen minutes on Sunday sets up the whole week. Freeze a washed ginger root whole and grate it straight into smoothies and soups, mince and freeze garlic in small portions, and shake together a jar of turmeric, garlic powder, ground ginger, and cinnamon. Then pick three meals you’re already planning and work the blend in.

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