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Helping people with eczema live their most natural lives
 

Welcome to The Naturalistic Nurse

A blog dedicated to helping people with eczema live their most natural lives

 
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Meet Cassie Jaravata - The Nat Nurse!

Get to know my eczema story, how I found holistic medicine, and how The Naturalistic Nurse came to be.

 
 

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Happy birthday to the cool guy in the Nat Nurse video intro! 🎈🎂🎉 DARIUS - my partner, my friend, my confidant - has been one of the STRONGEST pillars in my support system since Day 0 of this healing journey. I always knew Dar was a great guy, but through the support he has shown me day in and day out of my healing, he has proven to be a FAR superior man among men. . Going through #TSW, this past year has undoubtedly been the HARDEST year of my life - physically, mentally, and emotionally. At the start of this year, when my eczema was so bad that I lost the basic functionalities of being a person, Darius did EVERYTHING for me. When I couldn’t use my hands for MONTHS (and still have trouble doing so sometimes), Darius literally became my hands - He’d wash all my produce every day and help me cook so I’d have something to eat. He’d get my dishes from the cupboard bc I couldn’t lift my arms above my head. He’d drive my car for me bc I couldn’t turn the steering wheel. He’d get things from my purse so my hands wouldn’t brush up against anything. He’d help wash my clothes bc I couldn’t handle the movement laundry required. He’d put toothpaste on my toothbrush bc I couldn’t squeeze the tube. . More than the physical savior he was for me, esp in those first few months, Darius always tried his best to be the voice of reason, motivation, and HOPE when I had clearly lost all of mine. There were so many times I felt buried by the weight of healing that I felt truly broken, disgusting, and unlovable. On top of the stresses of his own life, Darius made it a priority to ensure I knew that I was still beautiful, I was still intelligent, I was still worthy, and I was still me. . Thank you for EVERYTHING, Dar. For all that you’ve done and continue to do, as this healing journey isn’t over. Thanks for sticking by my side, taking on this challenge with me, and loving me no matter what. You deserve the BEST bday ever - and so much more. So here’s to a new year of health, wealth, happiness, and fun 🙂❤️ You the one, Darius! . . . #eczemafriendlylifestyle #eczemafriendly #happyhealing #eczema #eczemarelief #holistichealth #holistichealing #eczemahelp #eczemawarrior
Quick 2-min update on hiatus. ‘Til next time (which will hopefully be soon)! 👋 . . . #eczemafriendlylifestyle #eczemafriendly #happyhealing #eczema #eczemarelief #eczemasucks #eczemaproblems #eczemahelp #eczemahealing #eczemawarrior #eczemadiet #eczemalife #eczemalifestyle #unhideeczema #atopicdermatitis #dermatitis #topicalsteroidwithdrawal #topicalsteroidaddiction #tsw #holistichealth #holistichealing #holisticnutrition #holisticliving #holisticmedicine #naturalhealthcare #holistichealthcare #holisticlife #holisticlifestyle #eczemaawarenessmonth #unhideeczema
THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our PhD eczema giveaway! 🤗👕 Congrats to our eczema warrior winners, @feralscribbler, @blackgirlmagiceczema, and @freeurspirit19! 🎉 . ☝️But because we ALL know “it ain’t easy being itchy,” here’s a quick tip of how drinking LEMON WATER can help with YOUR eczema! 🤔🍋😯 . 🤓 The body tries to maintain a stable equilibrium at a slightly alkaline pH of 7.35-7.45 (below 7 is acidic, above 7 is alkaline). Even though lemons are an acidic citrus fruit, when they are metabolized by the body, they actually help us to maintain our desired ALKALINE environment, which better allows our immune system and repair mechanisms to function at their OPTIMAL level. So if your body is already working hard to heal your eczema, help it out a little bit with a nice, routine glass of lemon water 😉🌱👩🏻‍⚕️ Happy healing, and happy #EczemaAwarenessMonth! . . . #eczemafriendlylifestyle #eczemafriendly #happyhealing #eczema #eczemarelief #eczemasucks #eczemaproblems #eczemahelp #eczemahealing #eczemawarrior #eczemadiet #eczemalife #eczemalifestyle #unhideeczema #atopicdermatitis #topicalsteroidwithdrawal #topicalsteroidaddiction #tsw #holistichealth #holistichealing #holisticnutrition #eczemaawareness #holisticmedicine #holisticlifestyle #holisticnurse #naturalskincare #foodismedicine #healthyhabit #lemonwater
Hey, new followers! I’m Cassie and I’ve suffered from severe eczema for my entire life. I have eczema from head to toe, and there’s never been a time that I actually remember my skin being clear from eczema. After almost a lifetime of steroid use and abuse, I finally (and THANKFULLY) found #IntegrativeMedicine. About 1 year ago to date, I began using #TraditionalChineseMedicine, #acupuncture, and a whole nutritious diet to truly HEAL my skin for the first time in my life. . I’m also a #RegisteredNurse. With all that I’ve learned about #HolisticHealth through my own healing journey, I‘ve become dedicated to using my clinical knowledge and personal experience to help others with eczema live their most natural, eczema-free lives 🙂🌱👩🏻‍⚕️ . Thanks for following my journey. And if you’d like a chance to win this “It Ain’t Easy Being Itchy” T-shirt (a must-have for any true eczema warrior), refer to my previous posts about how to enter the GIVEAWAY I’m doing with @nationaleczema. Entries close tonight at 11:59 PST ☺️👕 Happy #EczemaAwarenessMonth! #UnhideEczema . . . #eczemafriendlylifestyle #eczemafriendly #happyhealing #eczema #eczemarelief #eczemasucks #eczemaproblems #eczemahelp #eczemahealing #eczemawarrior #eczemadiet #eczemalife #atopicdermatitis #dermatitis #topicalsteroidwithdrawal #topicalsteroidaddiction #holistichealing #holisticnutrition #holisticliving #holisticmedicine #holisticnurse #nursesofinstagram #powerhousenurses
😄🤗 EEP! Look what was waiting for me when I came home from the Integrative Dermatology Symposium! - After much thought, I’ve decided to add HEMP OIL to my healing regimen for my severe eczema 🌿 Here’s why I’ve decided to start using it: . My body has been STUCK in a stressed state for years, esp evident in the past few months. Even after a year of healing, the mounting stress on my body has once again bled into my quality of life, level of happiness, and close relationships 😞 In short, healing CANNOT happen in a stressed state, and this oil helps your body to achieve that stress-free environment necessary to heal itself 😌🌱 . This product from Prime My Body is the HIGHEST quality hemp oil I have found. The hemp used is organically grown in pristine Colorado soil, the oil goes through an extraction process to remove all detectable levels of THC (the psychoactive compound of the plant), and every batch is lab tested to ensure cleanliness and purity. The quality assurance results of every bottle are even available to the consumer through a QR code! 🔬⚗️🧐👍 . Let me know in the comments below if you’d like a blog post to learn more about hemp oil and my experience with it 🙂 #CannabisHeals . Website for more info: eczemaholistichealing.primemybody.com . . . #eczemafriendlylifestyle #eczemafriendly #eczemaawareness #eczemaawarenessmonth #eczema #eczemarelief #eczemasucks #eczemaproblems #eczemahelp #eczemahealing #eczemawarrior #eczemadiet #eczemalife #unhideeczema #atopicdermatitis #dermatitis #topicalsteroidwithdrawal #topicalsteroidaddiction #holistichealth #holisticmedicine #naturalskincare #cannabis #cannabiscommunity #cannabisculture #hempoil #hemp #CBD #CBDoil #hempheals
🎉 #EczemaAwarenessMonth GIVEAWAY! - 👏 Seriously, it ain’t easy being itchy, AMIRITE?! That’s why I’m teaming up with @nationaleczema to GIVEAWAY this awesome “It Ain’t Easy Being Itchy” T-shirt to 3 lucky eczema-warrior-winners! 👕 . ✅ HOW TO ENTER:  1. Follow me @thenatnurse 2. Follow NEA @nationaleczema 3. Finish this sentence in the comments below: "I've got my PhD in eczema, and my specialty is ____." - It can be serious OR silly! Bc we all know that the PATIENT is the REAL EXPERT 🤔📘🧐💡 4. Tag a fellow eczema warrior in the comments for an ADDITIONAL entry! . 🍋 3 WINNERS will be chosen at random from entries on both pages. Entries close on Tues 10/23 at 11:59pm PST. 3 winners will be announced on Wed 10/24 👍 #UnhideEczema . . . #eczemafriendlylifestyle #eczemafriendly #happyhealing #eczema #eczemarelief #eczemasucks #eczemaproblems #eczemahelp #eczemahealing #eczemawarrior #eczemadiet #eczemalife #eczemalifestyle #eczemaawareness #atopicdermatitis #dermatitis #topicalsteroidwithdrawal #topicalsteroidaddiction #tsw #holistichealth #holistichealing #holisticliving #integrativemedicine #itchyskin #healingeczema #naturalskincare #myskinjourney #psoriasiswarrior
**GIVEAWAY TIME!!** 🤗😱😄 Conference wkd is still going... So why not ride this healing high into the week with a sweet **GIVEAWAY** from me and @nationaleczema! I've spent all wkd long with holistic doctors and derms at the first ever Integrative Dermatology Symposium (full conference experience on my Insta story and highlights). But we ALL know that the PATIENT is the REAL EXPERT (even in nursing school, we literally say that no one knows more than your patient!) . WHAT DO YOU WIN: This super soft, super honest, "IT AIN'T EASY BEING ITCHY" T-shirt! Let's see you #UnhideEczema with me and NEA! . HOW TO ENTER:  1. Follow me @thenatnurse 2. Follow NEA @nationaleczema 3. Finish this sentence in the comments below: "I've got my PhD in eczema, and my specialty is ____." ✅ BONUS: Tag a fellow eczema warrior in the comments for an ADDITIONAL entry! . 3 WINNERS will be chosen at random from entries on both pages. Entries close on Tues 10/23 at 11:59pm PST. 3 winners will be announced on Wed 10/24 #EczemaAwarenessMonth . . . #eczemafriendlylifestyle #eczemafriendly #happyhealing #eczema #eczemarelief #eczemasucks #eczemaproblems #eczemahelp #eczemahealing #eczemawarrior #eczemadiet #eczemalife #eczemalifestyle #atopicdermatitis #dermatitis #topicalsteroidwithdrawal #topicalsteroidaddiction #tsw #holistichealth #holistichealing #holisticnutrition #holisticliving #holisticmedicine #naturalhealthcare #holistichealthcare #holisticlife #holisticlifestyle #eczemaawareness
The final Day 3 workshops of the Integrative Dermatology Symposium are almost done... It’s been an amazingly heart-warming wkd spent with providers from all walks of practice (and all over the world!), coming together and sharing their expertise in their fields for the purpose of treating the patient as a whole. . This conference has been particularly special for me, as almost 1 year ago to date is when I started using #IntegrativeMedicine (#TraditionalChineseMedicine, #acupuncture, and whole nutritious diet) to start healing a lifetime of severe eczema. Since then, I’ve felt like (for the first time IN MY LIFE) that my eczema doesn’t have to be a part of me anymore. And it’s an INCREDIBLE feeling of relief that conventional medicine alone has never been able to afford me... Cheers 🌱 . Stay tuned for an extra lil’ SURPRISE (very soon) to wrap up this wkd jam-packed with #HolisticHealing and #EczemaAwareness! . . . #eczemafriendlylifestyle #eczemafriendly #happyhealing #eczema #eczemarelief #eczemasucks #eczemaproblems #eczemahelp #eczemahealing #eczemawarrior #eczemadiet #eczemalife #eczemalifestyle #unhideeczema #atopicdermatitis #dermatitis #topicalsteroidwithdrawal #topicalsteroidaddiction #tsw #eczemaawarenessmonth #holistichealth #holisticnutrition #healthiswealth #holisticmedicine #foodismedicine
Really grateful to have shared the experience of my healing journey with Dr. Peter Lio at the end of Day 2. I first heard him speak at Eczema Expo back in June, where he inspired me to know that there really IS a growing place in mainstream medicine for healers like us - Utilizing different perspectives to treat the patient as a whole person and not just an isolated disease process. Happy healing from IDS! 🌱🙂 #IntegrativeMedicine #EczemaAwarenessMonth . . . #eczemafriendlylifestyle #eczemafriendly #happyhealing #eczema #eczemarelief #eczemasucks #eczemaproblems #eczemahelp #eczemahealing #eczemawarrior #eczemadiet #eczemalife #eczemalifestyle #unhideeczema #atopicdermatitis #dermatitis #topicalsteroidwithdrawal #topicalsteroidaddiction #tsw #holistichealth #holistichealing #holisticnutrition #holisticmedicine #naturalhealthcare #holisticlifestyle #integrativenutrition #eczemaawareness #nursesofinstagram
Thanks for all the pun this wkd, IDS! #IntegrativeMedicine #HolisticHealth . . . #eczemafriendlylifestyle #eczemafriendly #happyhealing #eczema #eczemarelief #eczemasucks #eczemaproblems #eczemahelp #eczemahealing #eczemawarrior #eczemadiet #eczemalife #eczemalifestyle #unhideeczema #atopicdermatitis #dermatitis #topicalsteroidwithdrawal #topicalsteroidaddiction #tsw #holistichealing #holisticnutrition #holisticliving #holisticmedicine #naturalhealthcare #holisticlifestyle #integrativenutrition #integrativehealth #healthiswealth
 
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