Get rid of stress.
For many people, severe emotional stress is the beginning of an illness or a recurrence of psoriasis. To reduce stress, take special sedatives such as Ramitax or Atarax Injection. They will help you be calmer, less anxious and improve your sleep. If your condition does not improve after taking these medications, see your doctor. In addition, a professional psychologist can help in such cases. Many psychologists consult remotely, via video link. This is especially true during a pandemic. Feel free to seek help, even a brief consultation will make you feel better.
In addition to psychological stress, our body can experience physical exhaustion. Long walks outside in cold and dry weather are a real stress for the skin of a person suffering from psoriasis. Using moisturizers for the skin can help cope with stress.
It is recommended to use humidifiers at home. In addition, cuts, bruises and other mechanical damage will expose the skin to stress. Thus, it is better to give up traumatic sports. Thus, one of the tasks for patients with psoriasis is to reduce the number of stressful situations.
Change your lifestyle.
To prevent deterioration, you need to change your lifestyle. It is important to organize a schedule of work and rest, sleep, exercise. And if you are overweight, then you need to play sports (especially cardio).
It is very important to choose the right profession. Patients with psoriasis should not engage in activities associated with permanent skin injuries, exposure to allergic factors, and overload. Work clothes should be made of natural fabrics and not squeeze the skin.
Alcohol and smoking should be avoided with psoriasis. Bad habits aggravate the course of the disease. Alcohol stimulates the exacerbation of psoriasis, and tobacco smoke can provoke the development of psoriasis.
It is important to remember that our lifestyle has a huge impact on our health. Thus, maintaining a healthy lifestyle is one of the keys to successful psoriasis treatment.
Choose healthy foods.
As banal as it may sound, people with psoriasis will have to follow the principles of healthy eating. Harmful food affects our health day after day, gradually deteriorating it. Therefore, we must pay attention to diet:
- exclude smoked, spicy, fatty, fried foods, pickled vegetables;
- food should be prepared by stewing or boiling;
- it is recommended to eat more plant foods;
- It is recommended to eat carrots, which contain large amounts of calcium, iron, phosphorus and iodine. It also contains many B vitamins and carotene (provitamin A).
Often online you can find recommendations for “cleansing” the body of harmful substances through starvation. Under no circumstances should this practice be practiced, as hunger can be a factor in deteriorating health. It is not necessary to eat everything in large quantities either. The diet should be balanced and contain enough vitamins and minerals.
Take a shower regularly.
The skin is cleansed while taking a shower. You should use emollient shower gels, preferably with oils or creams. Do not use products with fragrances or aggressive acidity: they can irritate the skin.
When taking a shower or bath, do not use scrubs, hard sponges and other products with abrasive particles, as such aggressive effects on the skin can injure it.