Diet Help Psoriasis

"Can diet help psoriasis?" is a difficult question to answer. If you talk to a dermatologist, who will shout "Of course not" and hit her face with another prescription for steroids, but ask a nutritionist and I'll give a resounding "Yes - improvements in the diet can affect the skin. " Who to believe?

The problem is that diet and psoriasis is an area that does not exist in the research and scientific studies, for doctors and physicians are hesitant to discuss the connection between them. However, go online to the forum TalkPsoriasis or National Psoriasis Foundation message boards, and there are hundreds of messages from real people (like you and me) indicating that dietary changes can have a profound effect on psoriasis . I agree with the second camp, because I can see with my own eyes how psoriasis fluctuates according to the food choices they make every day. So what is our modern diet that aggravates psoriasis, and that diet can calm down?

Fast food, junk food and modern diets

You may remember an earlier time when you had pimples and acne, and how people used to tell you to put the Pepsi down and let the French fries alone, since only made matters worse. Well, the same advice applies to psoriasis. As an autoimmune disease, eating such foods can increase inflammation in the body and worsen psoriasis.

The typical Western diet includes dishes with processed foods and refined carbohydrates and fast foods rich in omega-6 fatty acids, but no green in sight! Over the years, the imbalance created by these inadequate dietary choices can create internal inflammation as the only outlet for your body to release accumulated toxins, poisons and waste is the skin. The liver and kidneys can not handle it alone, so finally BOOM! Your body turns and leaves psoriasis. Read More