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Psoriasis Remedies and Psoriatic Arthritis

By: Mike Schantz

Psoriasis remedies can be a host of many different things, but mostly fall into a vitamin deficiency of some sort. This vitamin deficiency can confuse the immune system causing the condition.

What is Psoriasis?

Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory skin disease. It may be triggered by a number of different conditions such as infection or allergy. Underlying the development of psoriasis is a confused immune system. An autoimmune condition such as psoriasis begins when your immune system attacks healthy cells as if they were diseased.

Many things may cause this confusion. Stress is a primary trigger. Other triggers may include injury (with psoriasis beginning at the site of trauma), nutrient deficiency - especially of essential fatty acids - and toxins such as sugar, alcohol and allergens.

The Progress of Inflammation

There are three basic steps in the inflammation process:

1.Antecedent - The first step is called an antecedent. An antecedent is like a predisposition to something; for example when a person is prone to a condition because of heredity or environment.

2.Trigger - The second step in the inflammation process is the trigger. This may be injury, stress, deficiencies or toxins.

3.Release of mediators - The third step in the inflammation process is the release of inflammatory mediators like histamines. Histamines are stored in cells called mast cells. These mast cells are like balloons filled with acid that pop and release their poison.

Deficiency weakens the walls of these balloons, and trauma, toxins and stress pop the balloons. Histamines are released and inflammation results.

Runaway Inflammation and Psoriatic Arthritis

Mast cells populate our skin. They are also abundant in our joints. They line our airways and digestive tracts. Runaway inflammation occurs when so much histamine is released by one cell that it triggers other mast cells and causes them to pop and release their histamine (this is why sunburn may cause sinus inflammation). This histamine then triggers other cells and more histamine is released, perpetuating the cycle.

Inflammation from psoriasis will eventually inflame the joints. Toxic levels of histamine from the skin will trigger mast cells in joints to release their histamines. Again, trauma, toxins, deficiencies and stress can cause this runaway inflammation.

Psoriasis Remedies

Stress - Deep breathing is an excellent remedy for stress. Adaptogens are as well. Adaptogens are a unique category of plants that have the special ability to thrive in the very harshest of environments. They are renowned for their ability to help the body cope with stress.

Nutrient deficiencies - One of the most common deficiencies for people with psoriasis is an essential fatty acids (good fats) deficiency. These fats come from EFA oils -- Fish, Flaxseed, Evening Primrose and Perilla Seed oil. Another common deficiency in people with psoriasis is Vitamin D. We normally get enough Vitamin D from sunshine. Be sure to expose at least 40% of your skin to early morning or late evening sunshine. Never let yourself get sunburned.

Histamine - For reducing histamines, very few nutrients compare with Vitamin C and Vitamin B-12. Vitamin B-12 reduces histamines by hindering them from being formed in the first place. Vitamin C acts like a body-wide antihistamine.

Joint inflammation - If inflammation has already reached your joints, you can help reduce inflammation and protect your joints with a good joint complex supplement. One which contains a blend of glucosamine, chondroitin, MSM, collagen, and powerful phytonutrients to nutritionally support joints.

Psoriasis remedies can differ but as mentioned above, identify the cause, to reach a cure. Plus, always keep in mind that when one part of our body is sick, our whole body suffers.

So, it is no surprise that the same imbalanced immune system that attacks our skin may attack our joints, sinuses, lungs and intestines.

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For more information on how to prevent Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis thru proper diet and nutrition go to: http://www.trivita.com/US-EN/health/default.aspx/13182443 and review the 10 essentials of health and wellness.

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