My Journey to halt/end my psoriasis

[Forest Walker]

Good luck, Wintrman.  Glad you hopped back onto the wagon.  Onward.  Keep going strong.  

(It's hard to make changes like this and so easy to slip up.  But you probably noticed that it didn't really feel as good to have the extra "cheats."  It probably feels really, really good in your body to stay on the healthy path.  I'm in my third week of nearly no sugar and absolutely no gluten and minimal dairy and I'm having days, recently, where I just want to quit these changes and go back to my usual way of eating, and I'm tired of all this attention to skin and diet.  So I get it and think I understand the stepping off the wagon.  Good that you got back on!   )

[Sheila]

Good luck, Wintrman.  Glad you hopped back onto the wagon.  Onward.  Keep going strong.  

(It's hard to make changes like this and so easy to slip up.  But you probably noticed that it didn't really feel as good to have the extra "cheats."  It probably feels really, really good in your body to stay on the healthy path.  I'm in my third week of nearly no sugar and absolutely no gluten and minimal dairy and I'm having days, recently, where I just want to quit these changes and go back to my usual way of eating, and I'm tired of all this attention to skin and diet.  So I get it and think I understand the stepping off the wagon.  Good that you got back on!   )

You are right! I did notice the difference in myself. I noticed that I kinda beat up on myself every time I cheated. So, now, after I beat myself down with negative messages for cheating, I am re focused on my goal and glad I am doing it. Onward and upward! I kinda chalk it up to a stressful week? I was at the dentists office twice this week to deal with a tooth or two. The dentist resolved the issue. Even though it was stressful because I am terrified of dentists, it went well. There was a huge victory here because for the first time in decades, I didn't take anti anxiety meds to go into a dentists office. I usually take 2 or 3 ativan to calm me down. With the use of EMDR, I am making huge strides with my PTSD from sexual abuse and my terror regarding dentists. EMDR has been a game changer. In part, I credit the reduction in stress with EMDR. And as a result, some of my reduction in inflammation of psoriasis has been as a result in this. And since I kicked the sugar habit (I am diabetic), and kicked the gluten out of my life, my psoriasis reduced by about 30%. 
Anyways, thanks for the support, and I wish you luck as well!!

[Fred]

Good Monday Morning, everyone! Well, it's been a disappointing week. My elbows and knees have worsened slightly and I gained a pound last week. *sigh* I shouldn't be surprised as I didn't do so well on the diet side of things. I was "cheating" a bit too much. Oh well! This week is another week, and I am back on the bandwagon. Time to improve the flavors, not increase the food in search of more flavor.  

That's it for this week! Wish me luck!

Good luck Wintrman

[jiml]

Good luck wintrman I hope you manage to stay on the waggon, but we are all human and find it easy to slide from a task that doesn't come naturally.... What I don't understand is why is it the things we enjoy most are the things we shouldn't have, alcohol, sweet deserts , chocolate and fried food to name a few .
Anyway I'm sure you will succeed and as long as you have more good weeks than bad ones you are heading in the right direction

[YvonS]

And from me also Good Luck !!!

[D Foster]

Yes good luck.

[Sheila]

As always, I was reading about psoriasis yesterday. Ya never can know too much about it, you know. Anyways, back to what I read: I read 2 articles that mentioned that with age, psoriasis is more prevalent and will worsen as your body is less and less able to heal itself. *sigh* This just ain't getting any better.

[Caroline]

As always, I was reading about psoriasis yesterday. Ya never can know too much about it, you know. Anyways, back to what I read: I read 2 articles that mentioned that with age, psoriasis is more prevalent and will worsen as your body is less and less able to heal itself. *sigh* This just ain't getting any better.

I wonder what Bill has to say on this. He is not old yet, but slowly getting ‘older’ (must be careful on how to say this ), and he feels that his medication is getting more effective in the past years. Am I right Bill ?

[Sheila]

As always, I was reading about psoriasis yesterday. Ya never can know too much about it, you know. Anyways, back to what I read: I read 2 articles that mentioned that with age, psoriasis is more prevalent and will worsen as your body is less and less able to heal itself. *sigh* This just ain't getting any better.

I wonder what Bill has to say on this. He is not old yet, but slowly getting ‘older’ (must be careful on how to say this  ), and he feels that his medication is getting more effective in the past years. Am I right Bill ?

  I am getting older to, so tread lightly!

[Turnedlight]

I don’t see why it would get worse with age - psoriasis is about cell proliferation and our skin replacing itself too fast - so wouldn’t reduced ability for the skin to heal itself signify slower cell replacement, and therefore psoriasis actually improving?
That’s just my logical thought process.. will look into it further just out of interest. Also thinking, it affects about 1 in ten of us I believe, and you don’t see 1 in ten elderly people covered head to toe in psoriasis..