New research data on bitter apricot essential oil (BAEO) suggests that it is a naturally occurring substance that promotes the healthy life cycle of cells leading the cell death by functioning as a potent pro-apoptotic…
Humans come in many shapes, colours and sizes, but at the DNA level, the genomes of any two people are more than 99% the same. The DNA contained within the chromosomes of each of your…
People with both mild and severe psoriasis have an increased risk of uveitis, a potentially severe eye inflammation. People with concurrent severe psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis have the highest risk for uveitis. Over the past…
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has long viewed psoriasis as a disease of the blood where blood heat, dampness heat, blood dryness and blood stasis played important roles. In the ancient books of TCM for the…
Why do indigenous populations of South American Andes and indigenous Australian Aboriginals have little to no psoriasis in their populations yet their climates and terrain are vastly different? We investigate the worldwide prevalence and incidence…
Let’s talk about this again - the Mediterranean diet may slow the progression of psoriasis. Yet another study from July 2018 demonstrates that this type of diet should be part of the multidisciplinary management of…
What does cold weather, moving house and bone fractures have in common you may wonder? Each is known to contribute to psoriasis. Psoriasis is a multi-faceted disease and its origin and manifestation is an integration…
When we consider the adverse side effects of conventional modern topical psoriasis treatments that still are not able to cure psoriasis, it is encouraging to look at the natural alternative treatments that have shown themselves to…
The effectiveness of psoriasis treatments needs to be balanced against the potentially harmful side effects. Conventional modern medicine prescribes long-term treatment, including systemic therapy (such as methotrexate) and biologic therapies (such as tumor necrosis factor…
Nail psoriasis is difficult to have and to treat and often gets overlooked in medical research. Psoriatic fingernails are both highly visible and because of their weakness, are also vulnerable. I have a special place…