Living

Do you want to increase the number of anti-inflammatory foods you consume without waking up one day wondering why you bought a $12 bag of gluten-free muesli? Yeah- I get...

Are there specific rules as for how you should deal with your skin at work? Should you notify prospective employers of your condition. Okay, so now you have the job...

As a parent with psoriasis, I often wonder which is harder: parenting or dealing with a chronic disease? Since all three of my boys are under the age of 8...

“There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.” -Conrad Hall My full lips (aka soup coolers growing up), long lanky body, and my height have always made me feel like...

I have been trying to explain psoriatic arthritis to people for over 35 years and they still don’t get it. Our disease is an autoimmune disease that occurs when your...

I have never had a good dermatologist, but I know they are out there... I think as someone who has grown up with psoriasis, I developed some lousy dermatology habits...

I’m always looking for ways to get probiotics into my diet. About 2 years ago I started making my own kombucha (fermented tea) and loved it so much that I...

As a patient living with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, I can easily say that I am powerful. My whole life I have been my own superhero whether anyone else thought...

Have you ever been asked a question and found yourself dumbfounded? That is what happened to me recently during an interview for my podcast. Russ Cowper from The Psoriasis Shout...

I’ve been a picker since I can remember. My mother was always swatting at my hands. I don’t bite my nails, I pick. Picking at the skin along the nail...

I find it most interesting that sleep is so elusive, as elusive as an African Leopard, considering they too are full of spots. I know for a fact that I...

I have had psoriasis for 55 years and everyone keeps telling me it is genetic. I recently saw an article discussing the likelihood of having psoriasis if either of your...

It is believed that change is better for us than what a holiday is. I am generally a really firm believer of this. I mean a change of hair, new...

My psoriasis is abrasive, loud, and typically hogs the attention of anyone close by. If my psoriasis could talk it would probably make statements which were annoying, uncomfortable, and embarrassing...

If you follow me on Facebook, then you know that I am a movie geek. I love watching and critiquing a wide variety of genres and titles. On top of...

I had depression. I did not know it then, but I know it's now. During my last flare, I had decided to start a blog. What else would someone do...

World Psoriasis Day. It’s been occurring annually on October 29 for more than a decade to raise awareness for a disease affecting 125 million people worldwide. It’s just one day...

Have you ever sat in the disabled seat on a busy bus or train? I have and it was awful. Do you know what was more awful? Standing up. Of...

I remembered this being the first treatment I ever started in 1963 for my psoriasis. My doctors had a light that sat on a table and I had to put...

Hope springs eternal, this is said when you continue to hope that something  will happen, although it seems unlikely. I think that this distinctly describes my life and what I try to call my outlook on life. I do...