Many people would assume that psoriasis, a scaly and unsightly skin disorder, is some kind of contagious disease spread from person to person like the plague. It is purely the visual appearance of the disease that leads to this way of thinking, along with a lack of knowledge of what psoriasis is and why it occurs. In truth, psoriasis is not spread by any virus or bacteria at all. Although still largely not properly understand by the medical world, many believe that an individuals diet can play a major role in an outbreak of psoriasis.
For many, psoriasis is the result of an allergic reaction. Although this can sometimes be caused by a substance like soap irritating the skin, it is also often found to be something in a persons diet which is causing the allergic reaction. It is important to identify exactly what substance is causing such a reaction, and then eliminate it from your diet or home environment. Making a successful positive identification may take some time though, and you may have to experiment with excluding certain foods from your diet and waiting to see if your skin condition improves.
Those who suffer from psoriasis as a result of an allergic reaction are usually considered more fortunate than other sufferers of it. This is because even if it does take some time using a trial and error system to identify their trigger, at least they have some hope of becoming free of this horrible skin disease. So, for the rest of the psoriasis suffering population, the search goes on for a remedy to their woes. What many don't realise, is that perhaps the answer could lie in the food they consume after all.
Psoriasis has tentatively been classed as an autoimmune disorder, I say tentatively because there is still some debate on the root cause of the problem. With any autoimmune related condition, the problem lies within the bodies own immune system. In a case of psoriasis, the immune system begins to create skin cells at a hugely accelerated pace. These skin cells are pushed to the surface of the epidermis, and here they cluster as scaly patches of psoriasis until they are ready to die and shed.
Although there is little scientific proof as of yet, many in the medical profession believe that a persons diet has a lot to do with why the immune system begins to behave in this abnormal way in the first place. Our modern diets are full of chemicals, in the form of preservatives and artificial flavourings. It is thought that the presence of these toxins in the body, having built up over years and years, are what causes the immune system to malfunction.
Working out what to do to remedy this situation is not difficult. Begin to read the labels of food in the supermarket, and avoid those with too many chemical additives. Get as much fresh produce as possible, ideally organic that hasn't been treated with pesticides and such. Reducing the amount of toxins will do wonders for your overall health, and could be key to a life without psoriasis.
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