Many people aren't familiar with pityriasis rosea, and seeing the strange rash develop can be really alarming. My guest today will explain what it is, and why you shouldn't freak out if you have it. My guest today is Dr. Ingels, ND, FAAEM, a respected leader in natural medicine with more than 28 years experience in the healthcare field. He is Board certified in Integrated Pediatrics and a Fellow of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine. Dr. Ingels has been published extensively and is the author of The Lyme Solution: A 5-Part Plan to Fight the Inflammatory Autoimmune Response and Beat Lyme Disease, a comprehensive natural approach to treating Lyme disease. He specializes in Lyme disease, autism and chronic immune dysfunction. He uses diet, nutrients, herbs, homeopathy and immunotherapy to help his patients achieve better health. Join us as we discuss pityriasis rosea. Have you dealt with pityriasis rosea? Let me know in the comments! In this episode: What exactly is pityriasis rosea? Is it contagious? What could help the condition? What is chickweed and how can it help with itchy skin? Quotes “And topically, just for some comfort, if you've got one or two lesions that really seem to bother you we've got a lot of great herbal topicals that are quite helpful so you can use calendula, you can use comfrey, you can use chickweed.” [9:24] “Chickweed, its botanical name is called stellaria. It's an herb and chickweed is one of the herbs that has one of the best anti-itch effects.” [9:59] Links Find Dr. Ingels online Get Dr. Ingels's FREE Top 10 Immune Boosting Recipes eBook HERE Dr. Ingels's book: The Lyme Solution: A 5-Part Plan to Fight the Inflammatory Autoimmune Response and Beat Lyme Disease Think you might have Lyme Disease? Take this quiz! Healthy Skin Show ep. 056: Hidden Lyme Disease And Your Skin w/ Dr. Darin Ingels Follow Dr. Ingels on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube