Healing atopic dermatitis with a low vitamin A diet

The last time I had eczema was in elementary school, when I was eating so much candy that my dentist was on track for early retirement. Fast forward to 2022, at 33 years of age I started getting symptoms again. In hindsight my diet changed in 2020 when the pandemic sent everyone to remote work, and I had to cook my own meals at home - instead of eating out during lunch hour every day at the office. My daily meals would consist of 3 eggs, buttered toast, whole milk yogurt or goat kefir, a grapefruit and whatever my wife would make for dinner. After 2 years of making my own meals, I started getting a rash on my hands. Not knowing any better, I started supplementing desiccated liver capsules - and within a few months my skin felt like it was burning from the inside. I had flesh wounds on my hands, legs, and torso:

Failure of modern medicine

My blood work and metabolic panels showed everything was normal. After seeing 3 different doctors and dermatologists, they all diagnosed me with atopic dermatitis. All of them prescribed steroid cream and oral prednisone, and not a single one said anything about my diet. The steroids worked by reducing the inflammation, but as soon as I stopped taking them the eczema came back:

This condition took a mental toll on me. My wife would help me wrap myself in gauze every night like a mummy, so that I wouldn't ooze yellow liquid all over our sheets. I thought I was dying. I prayed to God for healing.

Healing with a low vitamin A diet

I first came across the low vitamin A diet on Thor Torrens' Twitter. He referenced Grant Generoux's work, and Grant's ebook "Poisoning for Profits" about Vitamin A toxicity, which you can download on his blog. After reading "Poisoning for Profits", I had nothing to lose - I was desperate for some kind of solution - so I decided to try the diet in March of 2024. Shortly afterwards I discovered Dr. Garrett Smith and followed his recommendations. No more eggs, dairy, carrots or sweet potato fries. I cut out caffeine as well - I was drinking coffee on an empty stomach every day, which wrecked my cortisol levels. After drinking a cup of coffee I would start profusely sweating, and pissing every 30 minutes. I'm pretty sure this was depleting my mineral levels to make matters even worse. Now my new diet consists primarily of apples, bananas, oatmeal, rice, beans, and ground beef or sirloin steak. I started supplementing zinc and magnesium as well. I never stopped drinking alcohol, even though it would have probably helped a lot. It took a few months for my dermatitis to go away, and my stools also improved in consistency and color. I'm over a year into the low vitmain A diet now, and I'm never going back. I've learned that doctors don't know what they're doing for the most part and that it's a blessing to be in good health, which most people take for granted until it's taken away from them.

Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional. This post details my personal experience and is for informational purposes only.