Could your child’s eczema be a sign of something deeper going on inside the body? In this episode of The First Seven Years, Joy McCarthy joins Dr. Murray and Bryce Wylde to unpack the powerful connection between gut health, skin health, and early childhood development. Joy McCarthy is a certified holistic nutritionist, bestselling author, founder of Joyous Health, and author of The Eczema Healing Guide.

In this conversation, she explains why eczema is often more than a surface-level skin issue, how the gut microbiome influences inflammation and immune balance, and what parents can do to support healthier skin from the inside out. In this episode, you’ll learn about the gut-skin connection, how pregnancy and early feeding may shape a child’s microbiome, which foods and ingredients may aggravate eczema, and why “less is more” when it comes ...