My daughter in law (who lives on the second floor of my home) has recently developed increasingly awful psoriasis. I love her even though her belief system runs counter to mine. She was a vax believer and recently got a 'vid vax and pneumonia shot for a hospital internship. Not long after the psoriasis bloom stsrted. She has been married to my son for 13 years and I don't recall that she had this before. So ... does anyone have a protocol to help get rid of or lessen it? Thank you, wise ones! EDITED TO SAY MANY THANKS AND GOD BLESS
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Got a friend with long-term psoriasis. On a monthly injection that keeps it manageable, but he's not completely clear. Basic topicals don't cure it for him either, but helps alleviate discomfort.
My friend concluded that it was more so that conventional pesticides used in non-organic foods that were agitating his psoriasis (and health in general). Yes, the gluten STILL had some effect, but it was secondary in terms of how much it affected him. He found this out when observing that his flare ups were very mild in comparison when he ate organic breads, although he chooses not to eat much bread anyway in his diet. He eats plenty of rice just fine btw since it's gluten free. Although expensive, avoiding conventional pesticides (like glyphosate) in fruit and vegetables by buying organic is highly recommended too.
It would be helpful if she tests to find out what other foods causes her to flare up. It varies so much from person to person so it's hard to know. My friend flares up hard when eating eggs or sauces with egg ingredients (mayo, alfredo sauce). Pasture-raised and grass fed made no difference. Baked goods and other foods with minor amount of egg have a negligible effect, but he limits that stuff anyways. Sesame oil also flares it up for him.
Avoid too much fast-food. There's just so much crap in that stuff that it's just healthy in general to avoid it. Not saying you should avoid it 100%. A good compromise is to eat more homecooked meals than fast-food during a week.
On carnivore. He gave it a really good shot (lion's diet variation), but it was miserable for him. And though it was healthier, paleo had a negligible effect on his psoriasis (I think because he was eating non-organic veggies). I think it's a more realistic perspective to look at those diets as elimination diets. The health comes more so from what you eliminate than what you're eating IMO, although yes, there are good nutrients and minerals in meat, but I don't think that's the thing that's making the person feel better. It's more so what they DON'T consume (pesticides, seed oils, overly processed) anymore. There are other elimination diets that you can try besides carnivore (AIP, Whole30, etc).
Although you already know this, when finding out what foods trigger flare-ups, it's best to observe the effect after 24 hours. They don't necessarily happen right away. Sometimes the effect can be subtle, so it's best to be VERY observant the next day. There are formal food allergy tests too if you want to try that. Healing psoriasis patches can take time (weeks even) so hopefully she'll be patient when she doesn't see results right away. What's important right now is to identify what food makes her patches noticeably more itchy than usual the next day.