Treatment Method

When my skin started developing dark red patches, I approached an Allopathic doctor and followed his prescription (methotrexate, coal tar and salicylic acids products etc.) only for a month before someone told me the side-effects associated with it. So I quickly switched to Homeopathy.

An homeopathic doctor gave me tiny sugar pills that I was supposed to take twice a day and he didn't place any restrictions on the type of food. It worked wonders for me and in about a month time, 99% of my skin was clear. The doctor didn't reveal the name of the medicine that he was giving me but it worked for me even though I used to consume alcohol and smoke cigarettes. I continued taking the same medicine for 6 years when I realized that the medicine has started having less effect on my body and the red, ugly patches started growing in size. In the hindsight, the body may have stopped responding to homeopathic medicine because of the alcohol and smoke abuse.

Anyway, some health care professionals argue that Homeopathic sugar pills are no more than mere placebos. And moreover it was not working for me anymore. It was time to move on and after about 6 years, I finally started educating myself about Psoriasis. I started off by Dr. John Pagano's book and that marked a complete change of approach towards curing Psoriasis. I didn't stop there with that book. I went on to research lot of different things and I continue to do that today. I realized that the solution to Psoriasis is with me and not with any doctor.

Anyway, I took Ayurvedic medicine to help relieve the symptoms a little bit. I believe Ayurveda is the best way of controlling any chronic illness as it has minimal or no side-effects. But in case of Psoriasis, it would have a temporary effect and the moment you stop the medicine, Psoriasis would make a grand return.

At the same time, following recommendations from Naturopathy can be of great relief for psoriasis sufferers. For instance, I have experienced dramatic improvements in my skin condition by consuming whole grains, esp. sprouted grains. Even 3 or 4 carrots, either raw or cooked, a day can come as a relief over a period of time as beta-carotene contained in carrots comes with anti-inflammatory properties.

Similarly, having fresh-water fish can be of great relief. I am against farm-raised fish. There are some people out there who think that something is better than nothing and farm-raised fish should be better than having no fish. Such people should think again. Some of the studies I have come across in news were shocking to say the least. I have read one news article on a study that has found farm-raised fish causing inflammation, in contrast to popular belief that fish will come with anti-inflammatory properties. Apparently, there is a world of difference between fresh-water fish and farm-raised fish.

In the next few sections, I am going to tell you my long term plan that would not depend on any drug but mostly on our food.