Psoriasis
is a chronic and distressing skin disorder afflicting around 80 million people
worldwide.
Typically, it shows up as thickened red areas covered with
silvery scales, usually on the scalp, elbows, knees, back and buttocks. It can
also affect fingernails and toenails. The patches usually flare up periodically
and symmetrically on both sides of the body.
Read more about the condition here.
I’ve been trawling the blogosphere, as well as WDDTY’s
archive, to find the best tips on the prevention and treatment of
psoriasis. Do you know any others? Why don’t you share your tips by commenting
on this article.
PSORIASIS PREVENTION
1. Do not smoke and
limit your consumption of alcohol, as one study indicated that smoking may have
triggered up to half the cases of palmoplantar pustular psoriasis (WDDTY: Psoriasis:
most due to smoking)
2. Stress is a major
cause of psoriasis, so try to maintain a stress-free lifestyle. If there is a threat of suffering from
stress, follow the advice in our article on ‘Countering
stress’ to combat it.
3. Limit your
consumption of alcohol, as research suggests that heavy drinking can trigger
psoriasis and even reduce the efficacy of treatments (ajaysharma: Psoriasis)
4. Try to avoid
using Beta blockers, which can exacerbate psoriasis or trigger the development
of first lesions (Psoriasis Popular:
Psoriasis
triggers)
PSORIASIS TREATMENT
5. Follow a diet
containing plenty of fish oils, which contain components that can calm the inflammation
experienced by psoriasis sufferers.
(WDDTY: Psoriasis:
fish oil cure)
6. Make sure you get
daily doses of natural sunlight to increase vitamin D levels… but don’t get
burnt (WDDTY: Psoriasis
– What to do instead)
7. Drink wheat grass
juice, which has reportedly helped to treat numerous conditions including
arthritis, asthma, constipation and psoriasis (bryn blog: Wheat
Grass – A Miracle Medicine)
8. Consider Chinese
herbal medicine, which has been shown to have a positive effect on those
suffering from skin conditions (WDDTY: Alternative
therapies for psoriasis)
9. Eat flax seeds or
take a flax seed supplement, which can relieve symptoms of psoriasis because of
their high levels of Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids (How to be Healthy: Your
Skin Can Benefit From Taking Flax Seed)