Winter is upon us.  The Christmas season is coming to an end.  A glorious New Year ahead, promises great opportunities to challenge ourselves to improve whatever is most important to us. Today I am concerned about dry, winter skin; that itchy, scaly, flakiness that seems to affect my legs and arms the most, but also the abdomen and lower back.  There are days I have long streaks of scratches from the intense itching.  Not a pretty picture.  Skin becomes  dry and irritated when the air is cold outside and the heat is on inside causing low humidity that sucks the moisture right out. Fortunately, there are steps we can take to manage winter…