Living Well - Psoriasis

Psoriasis Resource Page

Are you looking for more information on psoriasis? Hoping to connect with others who understand you? Get the answers you want and the support you need. These organizations can help!

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3 Ways to Manage Your Emotions

Dealing with a long-term, chronic disease like psoriasis is more than just a physical challenge. It can also test you emotionally.

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"I Turned Obstacles Into Opportunity!"

Certain challenges every college student expects to take on: juggling a full class schedule with a full social life, deciding on a major, changing your mind and deciding on a different major…but learning you have psoriatic arthritis? Not exactly something Vanessa Shortley expected to confront while studying journalism five years ago. Yet, rather than buckle under a daunting diagnosis, she put her sleuthing skills to work, sussing out the who, what, where, when, how and why of her condition, so that she could not only deal with it—but defy it. Today, the 27-year-old editor of a weekly newspaper, Vanessa shares her secrets for surmounting the personal and professional difficulties posed by psoriatic arthritis.

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Test Your Psoriatic Arthritis IQ

Psoriatic arthritis can be sneaky: Sometimes it’s only mildly painful; other times, severe. And while there’s no clear test for it, the treatment options are getting better better every day. To see if you’re up to speed, take this quiz!

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6 Gift Ideas for People with Psoriasis
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Let Summer Soothe Your Psoriasis
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"Do Whatever Exercise You Can Do"

Mark M. makes it his mission to hike the majestic Sierra Nevada Mountains near his home of Sacramento. A fitness enthusiast, the 51-year-old medical sales representative also enjoys mountain climbing, bike riding and going to the gym several days a week.

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Skin Smarts for All Seasons

Psoriasis tends to change with the weather, so it makes sense to adjust your management strategy accordingly. Lawrence Green, MD, a dermatology professor at George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC, and a spokesperson for the National Psoriasis Foundation, offers these proven tactics for coping with psoriasis year-round.

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How Exercise Can Help Combat Psoriasis-Related Obesity

There's no question that obesity is related to a number of different health conditions. But according to the National Psoriasis Foundation, if you suffer from psoriasis, you're already at a greater risk of cardiovascular disease. So how can you keep these risks down? The best way is to get moving.

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Help Your Loved One De-Stress

Stress and psoriasis can go hand-in-hand. For some people, stress can trigger a psoriasis flare-up, and the outbreaks themselves can be stressful. “Psoriasis is unpredictable,” says Madelyn Petrow-Cohen, who has moderate psoriasis and is a licensed clinical social worker and therapist in New York and New Jersey. “You can do something one time and have it work to clear your skin. But maybe then it doesn’t work the next time, which stresses people out; psoriasis affects how you feel and look, which can be frustrating.”

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