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Psoriasis is one of the most common immune-mediated diseases world-wide. It is a chronic condition that waxes and wanes. Importantly it is not contagious but it can be an extremely painful, disfiguring and disabling condition for which there is no cure.
For many years Dermatologists, General Practitioner’s and many researchers considered that patients who stated that eating certain foods made their psoriasis worse as being utterly mistaken or delusional.
Scratching is the natural response to itch (Pruritus) and, by definition, inseparable from it. The act of scratching not only diminishes itch, but it has been found to be rewarding and addictive. The itch-scratch cycle is a complex phenomenon involving sensory, motor and emotional components.
Tobacco smoke contains numerous chemicals that exert inflammatory effects on the human body. Recent studies suggest that cigarette smoking may trigger the development of psoriasis through oxidative, inflammatory and genetic mechanisms.
Atopic dermatitis may be caused by genetic predisposition and environmental conditions, including hereditary factors, allergens, and neurogenous (arising from the nervous system, or from some lesion of the nervous system) and immunological factors.
Only a limited number of good studies have been conducted to date. More long-term studies are needed. Larger patient numbers need to be included in future studies.
Water is an essential element for our existence as it performs a number of vital functions in the body. It is a key component of the fluid that forms the basis of saliva that helps us to swallow, of synovial fluids that cushion the joints and of the fluids that fill our eyeballs and lubricates our eyes.
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder and whilst the exact causes of psoriasis have yet to be discovered, the immune system and genetics are known to play major roles in its development.
The course of psoriasis is chronic and over a period of time the condition may be severe and commonly causes emotional problems, which in themselves may lead to relief drinking.
Several viral infections have been associated with the provocation or exacerbation of psoriasis such as strep infections.
Cutaneous drug eruptions are one of the most common types of adverse reaction to drug therapy, with an overall incidence rate of 2–3% in hospitalized patients.
Are you having trouble controlling your thoughts and finding it difficult to let yourself float in the Full Body Scan Meditation or the Releasing Troubles and Worries Exercise?
As we indicated in the Simple Physical Relaxation Techniques blog, it is important that you take control and find some relaxation techniques that best assist you to relax
It is important that you and you alone take control – find the solution that best helps you and ensure that you keep doing it
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