Living

Psoriasis isn't contagious and for the most part, not life-threatening, although it can have detrimental effects on mental and emotional health, be extremely uncomfortable, and very expensive to control. So...

I was in elementary school when I first broke out in small, circular red patches on my legs. I can’t remember if an infection preceded these patches, but it’s likely...

This is a question that puzzles so many people. I have really dug deep in my own life as to the answer to this baffling question. What I’ve come up...

Everybody knows that eyes are the organs in the head through which we are all blessed to see. Amazingly, our eyes have the ability to observe, stare, glance, view and...

Making friends as an adult is awkward. It’s not like when you are younger and simply become friends with whoever has the same lunch box as you (Teenage Mutant Ninja...

I was once a sexual health educator for an organization in Montgomery, Al. My job was to go into all the middle and high schools of the district and to...

We all know that we need to drink water to survive. Our body is approximately 60 percent water and the brain is 70 percent water, along with the lungs that...

We all have coping mechanisms don’t we; little things that make having psoriasis a little easier? As I think back on my years of living with this disease, I see...

This month marks my Cleariversary (a complete year of being plaque free). Before I say anything else, I have to tell you that I never thought I would be here...

I’ve had psoriasis for over 50 years and have plenty to show and tell. When I was in elementary school, there were a lot of times I felt different and...

When I think of psoriasis, my thoughts tend to turn negative or pessimistic. For example, I recently wrote about a few embarrassing moments I’ve had with psoriasis. In the final...

It’s becoming more widely known that dietary changes can help alleviate symptoms in some people with psoriasis (whether or not your dermatologist will believe this is another story!). Which diet...

My last name actually means “petite” in French. I always get a laugh when I tell people that because I am anything but petite. I stand over 6 feet tall...

I remember years ago when I was forced to take gym in school and how I felt having to change my clothes in front of other people. I remember it...

I think we would all be fooling ourselves if we said that commercials didn’t influence us. Case and point: I was just watching about an hour of television before sitting...

I remember when I started coming out of my shell. It was 12 years ago. I went to a psoriasis event and I asked the question, what can I do...

I have been suffering from psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis for years now. I have always been proactive in every way trying to find out what works and what doesn’t work...

Growing up with psoriatic disease was tough. That’s a no brainer, right? Facing puberty is awkward enough without throwing glaring skin lesions and flaking on top of it. Thank goodness...

Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune condition that cannot be cured. There is a wide range of treatment options available and many people find that they are able to manage their...

Have you ever wondered about your intestines and psoriasis? This is a subject that very rarely comes up or something that we never talk on a daily basis. My doctor has...