From my limited experience experimenting with my daily lifestyle habits, I’ve discovered that it is possible to eliminate psoriasis either mostly or all the way with no drug treatments at all. Granted, I have a mild case of psoriasis, but I suspect that this general rule works on a small to medium to large scale (a lot of other people have found this to be true as well).
I don’t stick with a healthy lifestyle because, honestly, it’s just not convenient for me. When I’m tired I eat whatever’s within reach. When I’d rather not sleep, I drink lots of caffeine.
But practically every aspect of my health, I’ve found, can affect the severity of my psoriasis at any given time.
Here are the main factors that will either improve or worsen my psoriasis symptoms at any given time:
- Food choices
- Drinking alcohol (causes flare ups)
- Sleep — Less isn’t more.
- Stress — Less is more.
- Exercise — Regular exercise improves almost every aspect of my health, including how stressed out (toxins), happy (endorphins) or energetic (metabolism) I am.
- Cleanliness — Clean is good, but not so clean that my skin dries out.
- Climate — Not too hot or cold, not too wet or dry, not too much or too little sunlight.
I like the idea of having a “silver bullet,” or something I can take to instantly take away my psoriasis forever, because this gives me what I want all the while requiring minimal effort or lifestyle changes on my part. Then again, if I was honest with myself, I’d have to admit that I’m better off living with a balanced amount of the elements listed above regardless of whether or psoriasis is plaguing my daily life… so maybe it’s working out for the best that this condition is inspiring me to take action and improve my overall health.
