best places to live?
Hello,
My girlfriend has very severe eczema, and I am desperately trying
to seek out the best possible places to relocate to for her health.
If anyone has any suggestions for the best possible places in
the USA, or anywhere else, they would be greatly appreciated.
I was thinking the cool weather of Northern CA might be a
possibility.
Thank you,
Glenn
September 22nd, 2004 at 10:13 pm
Maybe you should check a cool and dry place, I think
that would be the best option. Does anyone know if a
cool dry place is better than a cool humid place?
September 23rd, 2004 at 5:42 am
Glenn,
When I lived in New Mexico…which is very dry…my eczema and psoriasis
dried right up. I got off the steroid topical medications and had much
needed relief. Now that I am back in Texas where the humidity is at 80%
most days my scalp is now suffering severely. I think that is so sweet you
are thinking so much of her.
Mindy
——-Original Message——-
Maybe you should check a cool and dry place, I think
that would be the best option. Does anyone know if a
cool dry place is better than a cool humid place?
September 23rd, 2004 at 12:53 pm
I live in Phoenix and was thinking about moving to San Diego myself. Phoenix
is very dry; and hot, dry places aren’t really the best places to live if
you’ve got eczema. I always considered that places with some moisture in the
air might be good for conditions such as eczema, as long as it doesn’t get
too humid - like places such as the East coast and Southern Texas. For some
reason, the East coast seems to be a lot more humid than the west. This
might be because of the way storms operate and the overall general direction
or patterns that these storms move in. Yeah, I would say North Cali or even
Oregon would be good choices as well. Lots of trees - can’t go wrong there.
Does anyone here live in San Diego by chance? I am just curious if I am
remotely correct in my assumptions.
Justin
Hello,
My girlfriend has very severe eczema, and I am desperately trying
to seek out the best possible places to relocate to for her health.
If anyone has any suggestions for the best possible places in
the USA, or anywhere else, they would be greatly appreciated.
I was thinking the cool weather of Northern CA might be a
possibility.
Thank you,
Glenn
September 25th, 2004 at 9:50 am
I wonder if you would mind helping me,
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CHRISSIE LAWLER
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Sussex University
September 26th, 2004 at 1:46 am
Hi Chrissie
Where is the attached file?
GLenda
September 26th, 2004 at 12:51 pm
Hello,
Thank you for your responses. I really hope I get some more as
well.
Location seems to be a really tricky issue. It seems that with
atopic dermatitis, what works for one person is what triggers
another.
My girlfriend is particularly sensitive to humidity and mold.
Sarasota Florida has been extremely hard on her. New Mexico,
in a shady, cool area, may be a pretty good solution.
I’m still not sure of whether cool and moist, or cool and dry is
better. It does seem that extreme temperatures in either
direction is bad.
I would literally consider moving anywhere if it helped her feel
better, so please don’t hesitate with suggestions if you have
them.
Thanks again,
Glenn
September 26th, 2004 at 7:31 pm
Thanks Traci,
What part of NC would you go to? We have considered the
Asheville area because of the cool temperature in the mountains
and it’s a neat city.
She is actually in KY now, near Lexington, and her skin
drastically improved from how it had been in FL. Unfortunately,
she has one more semester of college here in FL, so she’s
going to try and see if she can make it through.
Best,
Glenn
September 27th, 2004 at 12:57 pm
Hello,
I am in Southern Oregon where it’s hot and pretty dry
in the summer and cool and dry in the winter. My skin
is better than it’s been in many years. I feel that
part of it is the weather. In the winter you can get
away with not using a heater which is key for me — I
lived in Chicago for 3 years before I moved here last
year and being indoors in the winter was extremely
drying on my skin because everywhere you go is heated.
Other reasons that my skin is good is because I’ve
changed my lifestyle and diet.
I lived in San Diego in 92-93 and my skin was very
bad. I lived right on the beach, it was moldy and
there were major cockroaches. I feel now if I didn’t
live right on the beach, with my diet changes and
because I’ve learned how to control my emotions and
stress better that San Diego would be a good place for
my skin. It’s hot but you have that ocean breeze.
On the other hand Santa Barbara where my family lives
has always been a bad place for me. I believe that
it’s because there is always hundreds of different
flowers in bloom, it never freezes and there are a
high concentration of olive trees which are the
highest pollinators.
Aloha.
September 27th, 2004 at 7:37 pm
One more thing, I agree with you that New Mexico may
be a good place to be.
September 28th, 2004 at 4:30 am
Dear Justin,
Please enter any information requested by either using words where necessary
or emboldening your particular category of response.
All replies are confidential and anonymous and if you have any questions you
want answered about the research or want to ask me about my personal
eczema experiences, please do not hesitate to contact me. Also please contact
me if you have a problem with the file (written in WORD).
I do have a deadline of 1st September 2003 to meet for processing replies and
so your speedy reply would be very much appreciated.
With very best wishes,
CHRISSIE LAWLER
Msc Graduate Student in Health Psychology
Sussex University
September 29th, 2004 at 1:21 am
Thanks Traci,
What part of NC would you go to? We have considered the
Asheville area because of the cool temperature in the mountains
and it’s a neat city.
She is actually in KY now, near Lexington, and her skin
drastically improved from how it had been in FL. Unfortunately,
she has one more semester of college here in FL, so she’s
going to try and see if she can make it through.
Best,
Glenn
October 1st, 2004 at 6:11 am
I just moved to Lubbock Texas the day before
yesterday, and it seems a very nice place to be and
its weather humidity is perfect for eczema, my only
complain is that, because this part of texas is soo
flat, there arent trees so sun can be a problem. But
if you remain out of excessive direct sunlight it is
very nice
October 1st, 2004 at 4:41 pm
I live in San Antonio, Texas. And depending on where you live some places do
not have trees. This week in San Antonio we have been having beautiful
weather because of the rain we have been having. Remember to stay cool and dry
and
drink plenty of water because it gets very hot in good old Texas
Terri
October 1st, 2004 at 7:30 pm
Thanks for the advice
October 4th, 2004 at 7:08 am
Justin,
Apparently the connection is made but the receiver rapidly hangs up.
Any ideas? I could send a hard copy through post if you could let me have a
contact address.
Thanks for interest,
CHRISSIE
October 14th, 2004 at 9:20 pm
when I went to the Bahamas my skin was great!!! no itching and no flare ups.
Even my hair was great (it’s curly and frizzy normally). I got lots of sun
and the burn didn’t even hurt like it normally would. I thought it was a
miracle place and wanted to move there. I was only on a 4 day cruise.
well I am from NY and my skin was severe when I was in NY. Now I live in FL
and I have improved tremendously. But I have also changed my diet (I avoid
flour, dairy, chocolate and coffee). When I visited NY in March I flared up,
esp. on my hands. I just visited again a couple weeks ago and was fine. I
think the warm weather has been good for me. But yes I do get itchy if I am out
in the heat too long. I used to tend to flare up worse when it started to get
cold when I lived in NY.
I think I also flare up from certain foods but can’t always detect what it
was. But I wouldn’t say I am any where near severe like I used to be.
Sue
October 15th, 2004 at 7:32 am
When I go on vacation my skin is usually really good
too. That’s why I feel that stress control and
emotional stuff needs to be looked at and handled in a
healthy way. Not easy, but something that I am working
on. Good luck.