psoriasis-related stories
Beer Fear: Your Favourite Brew Could Cause Psoriasis
Each morning, we dish out a few links we love. Love beer? What kind you drink matters -- here's how your choice of brew can put you at risk for a painful skin condition.
Vitamins may be important, but don't be fooled into thinking that all supplements are safe. Watch out for these 12 most dangerous supplements.
Some people are born to be runners, but if you're not, don't panic. Fit Bottomed Girls lists easy ways anyone can become a runner ... and love it.
If you're looking for a natural treatment for depression, look no further than your local yoga studio -- studies show that a few downward dogs can prevent depression.
Want to protect your children from obesity? It's easy -- make them walk to school, if you can.
Psoriasis: Five Holistic Nutrition Solutions
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Each week, holistic nutritionist Joy McCarthy tells us about a common health problem she's seen in her practice and how she came to a solution. This Week's Client: Julia, 32, assistant producer for television.
The Problem: Psoriasis on her hands and arms.
Julia was completely fed up with wearing long-sleeved shirts in summer, which she did for fear that someone would see her red patches. Psoriasis ran in her family and Julia's doctor had advised there was nothing more he could do to help.
Psoriasis is an extremely common skin problem that affects both men and women equally. It's caused by a pile-up of skin cells that have replicated too rapidly, roughly 1000 times greater than normal. This results in the characteristic silvery scaly skin as cells have replicated faster than they can be shed. Many doctors believe the problem is genetic as 36 percent of sufferers have family members with psoriasis. Genetics aside, there are plenty of natural solutions one can try in lieu of just giving up.
According to Dr. Michael Murray, an authority on natural medicine, a number of factors appear to be the root cause of psoriasis including: toxic bowels, poor protein digestion, poor liver function, alcohol consumption, stress and excessive consumption of animal fats. All the recommendations I gave to Julia addressed these areas.
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10 Things You May Not Know About Tanning Beds
A study by the World Health Organization's International Agency for Cancer Research published in the July issue of The Lancet medical journal gives us even more reason to stay away from tanning beds. The Agency rates these artificial sun machines a category one carcinogen. The following are 10 things you may not know about tanning beds:
1. Tanning beds are as carcinogenic as asbestos and arsenic
2. According to the Canadian Cancer Society, 50,000 young people use tanning beds
