Lessons Learned: Going Vegan for PsoriasisIf you have ever asked advice on natural healing in multiple facebook communities, then you have probably come across the recommendation that you go vegan for your psoriasis. There are...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Thoughtful Christmas Gifts for Those with PsoriasisTis’ the season to be jolly, lalalala la la la la. Folks, my favorite time of the year has arrived: Christmas season. There has always been something truly magical for...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Coping Through Journaling: What Is Psoriasis to Me?For quite some time, I have been trying to journal for physical and mental healing. When I make time, I do great and find myself releasing thoughts and opinions I...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
The Hospital Treatment: Psoriasis & Light TherapyOne of the most frustrating parts of living with psoriasis can be when treatment options fail. This means they either don’t work or the condition comes back months, weeks or...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Someone Touched My Plaques and I Didn't Know How to ReactSomething has been happening to me a lot recently and I'm not sure how I feel about it. It's no secret that my scalp psoriasis has been out of control...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
How I Prepare for Vacation With PsoriasisIn a couple of weeks, we are heading to Fort Lauderdale to celebrate our first wedding anniversary. We are staying on the beach at the same hotel we got married...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Can What We Eat Affect Our Psoriasis?This has been an age-old question since I can remember. I have had psoriasis for 56 years. People have been telling me what to eat and what not eat since...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Preparing to See Your Barber When You Have Scalp PsoriasisIf you have scalp psoriasis, planning a trip to the barber or hairdresser can be a difficult experience. You might worry about what the stylist cutting your hair will think...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Psoriasis Trigger: Insurance Enrollment Is Around the Corner.Open insurance enrollment for many employer-sponsored plans will soon roll out. This time of the year brings me and a lot of our chronically ill peers a lot of stress...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
A Psoriasis Diagnosis: What I Wish Someone Had Told MeI was only 14 years old when I began my journey with psoriasis and looking back I wish I had someone to talk to that was experiencing the same thing...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Gluten, Why Is It so Hard to Give You Up?Chances are you’ve heard lots of fellow psoriasis sufferers give their own advice and treatment recommendations. The best is when recommendations come from people who have no idea what psoriasis...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Keeping It Positive with PsoriasisFor me, there is so much that accompanies a psoriasis diagnosis. Sure, there's what you see on the outside; the flakes, sores, and cracking skin. But I feel flaky, sore...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Environmentally Triggered Scalp PsoriasisI recently had a new outbreak of scalp psoriasis. It used to rule my life, with half of my year spent with my scalp coated in cocois (coconut oil) and...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
When Sleeping Problems Become A PlusMost people with psoriasis live with sleeping issues, mainly the lack of it. I am one of those people. If memory serves me right before having psoriasis I usually never...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Psoriasis Support: Find Your TribeBruno Mars has a song that goes something along the lines of “I would catch a grenade for you…”. Now I am pretty sure that there is going to be...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Non-Psoriasis Specialist Upped My Biologic Dosing and It WorkedI’ve noticed a trend in social media posts, groups, and boards where patients on biologics were talking about switching their treatments more frequently. Basically, they were hopping from one treatment...Reactions0reactionsComments21 comments
Handling Bad Days with PsoriasisEveryone has days when they don’t feel like doing much. When the call of lounging around and staying in-doors is more appealing than anything else. It’s perfectly understandable. But, psoriasis...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Living with Psoriasis: Is There Joy In Having A Chronic Illness?I have had psoriasis for 55 years and psoriatic arthritis for 35 years. I have never known what it was like to have clear skin, but I do remember what...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
A Foot Full of Fire Ant Bites and a Mind Full of WorryThese past two years with almost complete skin clearance from psoriasis is something I do not take for granted. Though I still struggle with mosquito and no-see-um bites as they...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Living with Psoriasis: Why I Chose to Do Home Fitness WorkoutsLiving with psoriasis can conjure up many problems. Firstly, you have to deal with the physical side of the condition: the lesions, how big the lesions on, the itching, scratching...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments