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Going swimming during a psoriasis flare has to be up there when it comes to anxiety about being confronted in public. As a regular swimmer before my pregnancy, I didn’t...

Living in the South, one thing that I dread is the bugs that come out in the summer. To make matters worse is the fact that we have gotten so...

Even after months of navigating life in the COVID-19 era, keeping up with new information and news can be overwhelming. Below are some of the latest developments surrounding COVID-19 for...

The beginning of the year wasn’t too shabby psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis-wise. My skin was mostly clear and joints felt okayish. We were having cooler days in Florida and that...

As I started the journey of my life as a teenage girl, I noticed my life to be a bit different from ordinary people around me. In my childhood, I...

Every year for the last 10 years, I have gone into remission in the summer without fail. There is a pattern, and I am accustomed to it. Winter is hell...

"No one has plaques here" was what a doctor told me years ago about my eyelids. Many times, I have looked at my reflection in the mirror and saw flakes...

During the summer, my skin is especially dry, irritated, itchy, and plain uncomfortable. The heat also affects my inverse psoriasis. It feels like a never-ending battle between hydrating my skin...

When your scalp will not stop itching, it is time to take a closer look underneath your hair. Two common red, itchy rashes on the scalp are scalp psoriasis and...

Having psoriasis for years, I have come to learn so much about psoriasis. There is still so much to know about psoriasis. Everyone who has psoriasis should learn everything about...

I just want to say ladies; if you haven’t been here yet, you are in for a surprise. Let's not talk about the hot flashes, weight gain, insomnia, and nervousness...

In the years of clans and villages, before the modern world happened, people were shunned for being different. Social acceptance was at an all-time low, and if you did not...

I am almost sure that treating nail psoriasis is one of the trickiest things. I have to date, not found something that helps mine. It seems to have a mind...

Let's play a game. I like any kind of game that makes you think. There is so much information that deals with psoriasis, it can be hard to know what...

Did you know that in six United Nations countries around the globe, you can still face the death penalty simply for being gay? In many others, while the so-called ‘crime’...

Hanging around chronic health communities, it’s not uncommon to hear “it could be worse.” Sometimes it’s friends or family that say it to us, and sometimes we say it to...

I have never been one who wears much makeup or dresses fancy. It is simply not my thing, much to my mother’s aggravation I am sure, as she is a...

It goes without saying that the less psoriasis the better. I doubt I’m alone in wanting to prevent more psoriasis from breaking out like a wildfire. Of course, I can’t...

It has been said that if you are truly blessed, you will find your soul mate in this lifetime. Some call it true love and others call it a twin...

So much of what we do in life depends on hope. This means having the belief that something can happen or will change. Having a chronic condition like psoriasis can...