Treat Psoriasis with Natural Home Remedies

Feb 4
09:18

2011

Jay Sanders

Jay Sanders

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Psoriasis is one of the most annoying and miserable skin conditions that anyone can develop. Often a chronic condition, it can attack a person’s scalp, back of the elbows and knees, and even armpits. Taking on the appearance of red patches, little scales can also appear on top of them. A lot of sufferers use herbs and supplements, either alone, or in combination with traditional treatments.

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 If you choose to go the easy and convenient route, there are some products you can get at your local drug store to try and control the rash and scales. The 2 common ingredients that you need to search for are salicylic acid and tar. You can get these over the counter. Another type of medicine your doctor may test on you is methotrexate if your skin symptoms are severe and wide spread. Ultra violet light may help some people.

 

Home remedies can also provide some relief for psoriasis. They include:

 

1.    The right nutrition can make a huge difference in the severity of psoriasis symptoms. Lecithin is a supplement that’s been found highly beneficial in treating scaly skin. This is available as a liquid or in the form of yellow granules at your local natural food store.

 

Keep your diet low in sugar. Add acidophilus to your diet to control psoriasis symptoms as well as bad bacteria hiding in the intestines. Coconut oil and fish oil supplements moisturize the skin from the inside out. To control itching,Treat Psoriasis with Natural Home Remedies Articles apply bags of chamomile tea.

 

2.    Get about 30 to 45 minutes of sun every day, while taking care to not get a sun burn. Covering your skin where the rash is doesn’t always help. Many times, exposing them will allow them to get the sun they need to reduce redness.

 

3.    The Dead Sea has been found to contain a rich mineral blend, which have made soaks in Dead Sea salt water very popular. However, if you don’t have the time or money to travel to the Dead Sea, there are home remedies that can be almost as beneficial. Extra magnesium, potassium, and calcium are found in the Dead Sea. So those are the ingredients you need find to make your own healing soak.

 

Any of these methods can help your psoriasis symptoms to fade or even totally disappear.