By Dr. Andres Bircher

Over the past 70 years, atopic dermatitis—also known as neurodermatitis—has become five times more common in industrialized countries. Patients with atopic dermatitis suffer from unbearable itching, inflammation, dryness, blistering, scaling and extensive ulcers, as well as many food intolerances. Many nutrients and mental stress can trigger flare-ups. Exhausted and embarrassed, patients often withdraw from life. They’re left in a state of despair and resignation. 

While conventional dermatology regards atopic dermatitis as incurable, with a completely different therapeutic approach, this disease can be cured entirely.

With atopic dermatitis, the immune system and the body’s regulatory systems are greatly overexcited. The many food intolerances associated with the disease also show that the intestine is very sick. 

Curing atopic dermatitis involves several steps:

• Over-reactivity and exhaustion must be tackled systematically with daily infusions of procaine. This quickly reduces the itching. 

• Infected areas need antibiotic ointments. 

• Heavy metals, especially mercury and other toxic loads, must be identified and removed.

• Areas of disease and infection must be carefully eliminated. 

• Epigenetic imprints must be deleted with classic homeopathic therapy. 

• Essential for healing is an allergological individualized diet of fresh plants (raw food), a consequent change in lifestyle, and the treatment of points of infection. 

To read the details of this approach, explore our Bircher-Benner Manuals at Bircher-Benner.com/en.

Dr. Andres Bircher is the director of the Bircher-Benner Centre for Scientific Natural Medicine, in Braunwald, Switzerland.