Anne Falkowski, 50, a yoga trainer from Connecticut, USA has something interesting to share with all of us. She was diagnosed with psoriasis at the age of 23, just after a few months of her marriage. It started with elbows and gradually the lesions started to appear on both her arms as well. Just like …
The psoriasis arthritis elimination diet, or in other words, a restricted diet protocol for psoriasis arthritis is certainly the most important aspect of holistic/ natural healing of psoriasis arthritis. As we have already discussed numerous times in our blog, the holistic healing of psoriasis (and psoriasis arthritis) has 5 main pillars: Restricted, healthy diet– Avoiding processed, …
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Use of wrightia tinctoria for psoriasis is promoted by the Siddha system of medicine- a traditional medical system originated in ancient South India. The wrightia tinctoria leaf extracts in virgin coconut oil applied on affected body parts twice a day to reduce scaling, lesions thickness, inflammation and skin redness. Virgin coconut oil refers to pure (non bleached …
I was quite surprised initially when I got to know that people do use Vicks Vaporub for psoriasis. They use it as a topical cream to calm down the itching sensations of psoriasis lesions. It’s cooling, soothing effect somewhat help them to get a nice sleep by subsiding the itching sensation. Some people have experienced …
Use of essential oils such as lavender oil for psoriasis is not a new concept. Those silvery white (or dark red) psoriasis patches on various parts of the body makes a significant impact on a person’s psyche. The impact would multi fold if you have lesions on rather visible body parts such as face, neck, …
Recently, I received an inquiry about the role of castor oil for psoriasis healing. Two of the most common uses of castor oil are to induce labor in pregnant women and to treat chronic constipation. But, the thought of using castor oil to relieve psoriasis symptoms is quite intriguing. Isn’t it? After doing a fair bit of …
The concept of Epsom salt soaking bath for psoriasis healing is not a new thing. When you soak in a bath tub with Epsom salt dissolved in it with other additives such as essential oils and baking soda- inflammation, itching and irritation related to psoriasis can be reduced significantly. Also, it helps in the easy removal …
In my earlier days of psoriasis diagnosis, I tried a reputed Ayurveda doctor. Along with other medicines, he advised me to consume Himalayan Pink salt for psoriasis healing. He was of the opinion that psoriasis is a skin allergy and table salt (iodized salt) is not good to consume. Although the Ayurveda medicines didn’t help me much in …
A psoriasis elimination diet, or you can say a restricted psoriasis diet is undoubtedly the most important aspect of holistic healing of psoriasis. Body detox measures (fasting, enema), Dietary supplements, herbal teas, positive lifestyle (regular exercise, no smoking and very less alcohol), stress management- all these things help. But, without positive changes in diet, there …