Psoriasis is a chronic, lifelong condition that has affected most people at some point in their lives. However, even though psoriasis affects millions of people, it remains a misunderstood disorder with many misconceptions about its development and its many disfigurements. This misunderstanding can lead to frustration in patients who suffer from this disease and exacerbate…
Psoriasis is a skin condition that can cause a skin rash of raised inflamed skin covered with silvery scales. Your immune system normally protects you from infection by producing antibodies when bacteria or viruses invade your body. However, in people with psoriasis, the immune system goes into overdrive, having too many antibodies, which causes inflammation…
Psoriasis is a skin condition that causes skin cells to grow too quickly. The life cycle of skin cells is tightly controlled, but psoriasis patients have cells that reproduce uncontrollably. This results in the formation of patches of red, scaly, often itchy skin. Psoriasis is not easy to cure; like other autoimmune diseases, it tends…
We all know that long-term use of cortisone (steroids) can lead to osteoporosis, Cushing's syndrome, obesity, diabetes, etc. But many people still treat their psoriasis by applying steroid ointments. Steroids ointments may bring some relief within the first weeks of treatment, but this is only on the surface. Using steroids for psoriasis treatments worsens the…