Obesity and How It Affects Those With Psoriasis

While the headline may seem somewhat cliche, it is never the less entirely true that we as human beings are what we eat and drink throughout our entire lives. It therefore follows that in the same way as your psoriasis and eczema is a part and parcel of you, so is your diet. The conclusion is that one has some effect on the other.
Attempting to consume a diet that is going to help to keep your psoriasis or eczema well-managed is all about a diet rich in essential vitamins and minerals, along with plenty of fresh juices and water, while avoiding foodstuffs such as peanuts, foods high in saturated fats, and alcoholic beverages that could amplify your situation.
According to leading dermatologist Janet Prystwsky, there are many studies that support the idea that psoriasis has a tendency to cause certain nutritional deficiencies in sufferers. Moreover, what is perhaps less well known is that many physicians have noted that the skin of psoriasis sufferers often improves when they are on a weight loss diet.

Some quick facts about obesity in the U.S. are as follows:

• Between 1980 and 2000, obesity rates doubled among adults. About 60 million adults, or 30% of the adult population are obese
• Similarly, since 1980, overweight rates have doubled among children and tripled among adolescents-increasing the number of years they are exposed to the health risks of obesity and psoriasis and eczema in most cases, along with suffering from allergies.
• Direct health costs attributable to obesity have been estimated at $52 billion in 1995 and $75 billion in 2003.

P.S. It is easy to determine that with the way obesity is rising sharply in the U.S. that is not surprising that roughly 20%-30% of Americans have psoriasis.

OMG Will This Psoriasis Just Go Away!

Warm weather usually means a return to shorts and T-shirts and relaxing trips to the beach, but for the millions of Americans with psoriasis, summer can be a far more stressful time of the year.
The primary purpose of this blog post is to tell the world what I have learned from my personal experience about an inexpensive and very effective treatment for eczema. Because psoriasis is a very similar affliction, there's a good chance that this treatment would be effective for psoriasis as well.
Eczema, similar to psoriasis, refers to very dry and very itchy skin condition that is not contagioys and can't be passed from one person to another by contact. These like conditions do have a higher incidence in children and adults that have allergies such as hay fever or other pollen related problems or asthma.
It is no wonder that as persons who suffer with psoriasis and eczema continue to lose their jobs and health benefits that cost effective skin treatments would be on the rise to avoid the abyss of itchy skin and weird looks.
1st. treatment: apply warm olive oil to the affected areas. This will help moisturize cracked skin. It's important to make sure the skin and areas covered are not bleeding or infected. If so, it might be time to go to the doctor instead of trying any inexpensive home remedy.
2nd. treatment: try zinc from your neighborhood health food store. Zinc is not only inexpensive but it really works on eczema and psoriasis over time. I would recommend "chelated" zinc because zinc is a mineral and minerals are not easily absorbed into the bloodstream. Back in the early 1980's scientists discovered that by chemically linking minerals to amino acids, which are easily absorbable, these minerals are more useful; this process is called chelation. Good luck with these two treatment options and have a great summer!