Naturally Nourished Episode 469: How to Eliminate Childhood Eczema Naturally with Guest Andra McHugh
What if we told you it was possible to eliminate eczema with food as medicine? In this inspiring episode, we sit down with Andra McHugh, founder of Eczema Kids and host of the Eczema Kids Podcast, to explore how food-as-medicine can transform eczema from a lifelong battle into a healing journey. Andra shares her personal story of navigating her children’s severe eczema and how it led her to uncover the powerful connections between gut health, inflammation, and the skin. Together, we discuss the functional nutrition tools and toxin-free lifestyle strategies that can help families ditch steroids and endless trial-and-error in favor of true, lasting healing.
In this episode, Andra introduces her Eczema Elimination Method, a practical, family-centered approach to calming inflamed skin, improving sleep, and restoring balance from the inside out. Listeners will walk away with a deeper understanding of the root causes of eczema and the hope that with the right foods and daily habits, clear skin is absolutely possible. Whether you’re a parent feeling helpless or a practitioner looking for a functional framework, this conversation offers both the science and the encouragement to heal eczema naturally.
About Andra McHugh:
Andra McHugh is the founder of Eczema Kids and host of the Eczema Kids Podcast. She helps families change the trajectory of their children’s health by eliminating eczema, restoring gut balance, and lowering inflammation — all without steroids, endless guesswork, or overwhelm.
As a mom of four, two of whom struggled with severe eczema, Andra understands both the heartbreak and the exhaustion parents face. Out of that experience, she created the Eczema Elimination Method, a step-by-step system that equips families with simple food-as-medicine strategies, toxin-free lifestyle shifts, and soothing routines that actually work.
Through her podcast, programs, and line of organic skincare, Andra gives parents the tools and confidence to restore calm skin, better sleep, and thriving health — changing not just the skin, but the future of the whole family.
Also in this episode:
- Andra’s Story
- What are the root causes of eczema?
- The gut health connection
- Top Supplements for Eczema
- GI Immune Builder provides immunoglobulins to prime the gut in response to bacteria, virus, and aid in reducing reactivity to foods. This is our go-to especially for babies with eczema adding ½ scoop to breastmilk bottle prior to introducing solids!
- GI Lining Support provides l-glutamine, DGL, and licorice root to support gut lining integrity serving to seal leaky gut and reduce inflammatory gut response.
- Rebuild Spectrum Probiotic this multistrain probiotic has S. Boulardi which protects against gut infection and yeast overgrowth in the body. This has been a great tool for breastfeeding mamas and can be added to a bite of food or opened into a bottle.
- Digestaid provides digestive enzymes to break down foods making them less inflammatory and reducing food sensitivity. Digestaid is great for breastfeeding mamas to reduce reactivity and sensitivity for baby in breastmilk.
- Food triggers for eczema
- Conventional approaches
- Topical Approaches to eczema
- Food as medicine for eczema
- Where to find more about Andra’s approach
Sponsors for this episode:
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