When a child has eczema, are you treating the skin or what's driving it?
In this episode of the IRH Clinician's Corner, Margaret Floyd Barry welcomes back visionary functional nutritionist Deidre Bloomquist, founder of Always Growing Wellness, accomplished author of Toxic Infertility and the recently released Eczema
Ends Here.
Deidre Bloomquist shares her deeply personal journey uncovering the hidden root causes of pediatric eczema, drawing from her own son Jasper's experience. Together, they delve into the intricacies of gut dysfunction, immune dysregulation, environmental exposures, and toxic burden—and how these factors quietly shape children's health, often starting long before birth.
Inside this episode, we explore:
- Why childhood eczema is often about far more than the skin
- The hidden role of mold, toxins, and environmental exposures in pediatric illness
- Why histamine can be a major missing piece in stubborn eczema cases
- The critical "order of operations" when working with complex pediatric cases
- Why drainage and detoxification support should come before aggressive protocols
- How to adapt functional testing and protocols for children, who are not simply "small adults"
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Connect with Deidre Bloomquist:
Website: https://www.always-growing.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deidrebloomquist/ and https://www.instagram.com/alwaysgrowing_littles/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alwaysgrowingwellness/
For Deidre's new book, Eczema Ends Here: https://www.always-growing.com/eczemaendshere
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Timestamps:
00:00 Deidre's work and beliefs
05:19 Deciding against steroid treatment
06:46 Discussing alarming GI test results
12:36 Impact of Toxins on Health
15:44 Impact of bacteria and mold on gut health
16:46 Impact of Mold and Heavy Metals
21:46 Understanding and Managing Kid Allergies
23:36 Managing kids' sleep with dietary support
29:07 Understanding liver function phases
30:25 Detoxing and dietary foundations
35:27 Dealing with household mold issues
37:08 Children's developing immune systems
42:14 Approach to antimicrobial treatment for kids
45:03 Data for clinical decisions
46:44 Supporting breastfeeding mothers and families
50:11 Importance of Drainage and Detox
53:58 Importance of Checking Client Progress
57:19 Masterclass on acute illnesses for kids
Guest bio:
Deidre Bloomquist is a visionary functional nutritionist and founder of Always Growing Wellness, where her work focuses on helping families understand the root causes behind modern pediatric illness. She specializes in childhood eczema, gut dysfunction, immune dysregulation, and the environmental exposures that quietly shape children's health. Her work also extends upstream into fertility and preconception health, teaching that the foundation for resilient children begins long before pregnancy. Through this lens of generational health, her core belief remains simple: when we reduce the body's total toxic burden, we restore its innate capacity to heal, conceive, and thrive.
Keywords:
functional nutritionist, pediatric eczema, childhood gut health, immune dysregulation, environmental exposures children, fertility and preconception health, generational health, toxic burden, chronic disease reversal, stool testing, GI Map, food sensitivity testing, mycotoxins, mold exposure, heavy metals, mercury toxicity, allergy testing, inflammatory bowel disease, candida overgrowth, histamine intolerance, drainage pathways, liver function, kidney support, cell membrane health, nutritional deficiencies children, mitochondrial support, antimicrobial protocols, parasite overgrowth, elimination diets, family health protocols
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