Living

I am a professional chef living with psoriasis and want a tattoo. An avocado wearing a chef's hat is the design I am choosing for my tattoo. He represents the...

Getting psoriasis on your feet is honestly just so uncalled for. It is hard to manage and brings your pain to a new level. Along with learning to manage my...

Unless you are new to psoriasis you know about flares and how annoying they can be. This year seems to be my worst year yet for having flares. That is...

I just renewed my wedding vows of 25 years. Of course, I had to be cleaner than the board of health. The most important thing believe it or not was...

I have looked back over the last 60 years of my life living with psoriasis. There are times I still don’t know how I have made it this far. If...

Over the last year and a half, I lost someone that was a vital part of my support group. It still affects me to this day. Living with psoriasis we...

Beans, beans, beans! Green beans and coffee beans are my favorite. Then enter the humble, yet amazing jojoba bean, from which the lovely jojoba oil is made. Contrary to the...

One of the things that we have to contend with when living with psoriasis is having a compromised immune system. Most of the treatments that we take for psoriasis eliminate...

My entire life, I have been considered to medical professional standards "obese".  As a kid, I remember our family switching from whole milk to 2%. My Mom told us the...

When you’re first diagnosed with psoriasis you may wonder if the condition can ever get better by itself or whether you’ll have to use treatments for the rest of your...

I’m sure this topic has come up several times over the years but I have been living with psoriasis for 60 years and for me, it never gets old. Recently...

In my journey, I didn't know what remission meant when talking about psoriasis, let alone how long it was supposed to last. Now I know more about psoriasis remission and...

I wasn’t going to write about this because it is somewhat embarrassing, but for me, I do feel that as someone who wants to help people, I have to tell...

I was first diagnosed with psoriasis over 17 years ago. It's been a long journey and we have gotten to know each other really well along the road. There was...

Being diagnosed with psoriasis can turn your world upside down. It may seem like your life is less than what it was before you were told and you may feel...

Do you worry about making food? Psoriasis can be hard to control, but for people who cook, it can create a lot of trouble. The redness, cracking, peeling, and flaking...

If you are living with psoriasis like me, you know that it tends to be worse during the winter months. I have been managing psoriasis for decades and have learned...

Living with psoriasis for 25 years has been a challenging yet educational journey. One particularly difficult aspect of this journey that many of us with psoriasis face is the presence...

If there's one thing anyone can be sure of about me, it's that I am an absolute fashion fiend. Living in New Jersey, we have all four seasons to dress...

Do you have a fear of needles? For me, that used to be a simple question. I would have told you that I have a very strong fear of needles...