The Causes of Psoriasis

Psoriasis is a terrible condition. Both my children and I seem to be prone to getting it.
As it turns out there are some very definite triggers for painful outbreaks and here is a rundown of what they are…
• Skin abrasions from shaving
• Rug burns
• Small cuts
• Cold weather
• Damp or humid weather
• Cloudy weather
• Streptococcal or other simple infections – even just a sore throat can trigger your immune system to go wild
• Sunburn
• Taking aspirin
• Taking beta blocker drugs to combat high blood pressure
• Taking anti-malarial drugs or shot
• Taking lithium for manic depression
• Emotional stress including being too sad or too happy – extremes of emotion whether good or bad can cause stress in the body that can cause an outbreak
Psoriasis is one of those chronic conditions that is hard to cure so it is always hard to decide if you should go the natural route for a cure or stick with the greasy steroid creams that are usually prescribed for it.
As with any medical condition or complaint, there are many different ways of treating or dealing with psoriasis, some of which are dependent on pharmaceutical drugs whilst others are completely natural.
And of course, it almost always follows that treating any medical condition naturally is the best way of doing things if such treatments are going to be appropriate and effective.
If you have been recently diagnosed with psoriasis then you should prepare yourself to embark on quite a merry go round of being put on and off different prescribed drugs and creams.
I believe the more you know about these drugs (should you decide to take prescriptions) the better off you will be in general as you will have been more knowledegable about your problems …
In the meantime the treatment for psoriasis that I have found the most effective is to sit myself in the sun and bake away like a big old leathery lizard for a while. I encourage my children to do the same so they do not develop the hard itchy patches of skin associated with the condition.
I have discovered too that diet has a lot to do with whether or not you will experience an outbreak. Yet another way I try and keep this sort of thing under control is by feeding my family a diet rich in avocadoes and fish. This is because these foods are rich in Omega 3 acids that help ward off these types of attacks.
If you have broken out fully in the silvery flaky scales associated with the condition I have also found that applying a bit of the gel from inside the aloe vera plant can also go a long way towards healing the condition.

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Carbs Can Make You Infertile

Are you trying to get pregnant? Here are some foods that might help you conceive faster and also give brith to a happier and healthier child.
I am suggesting that this is not a bad route to go if you are trying to conceive simply because the effects of fertility drugs can be deadly. They are hard on your body and its difficult to watch so many lost multiple births. Also so many women I know spend their life savings on fertility treatments that don't work.
The idea that foods can make you fertile is not just a folk notion. There is a specialist named Dr. Jeremy Groll who works at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton Ohio. His theory is that people who are slightly insulin resistant have difficulty with conception.
A diet of fertility boosting foods was devised by Dr. Groll to help boost the chances of getting pregnant. A side effete of Dr. Groll's diet is that it can help you lose up to fifteen pounds. Weight loss and reducing your insulin resistance is part of this approach. Most women conceive within eight weeks of first following Dr. Groll's diet.
So just what exactly is insulin resistance? It is a condition in which the body has difficulty responding normally to the hormone insulin making it a risk factor for diabetes. It mainly occurs when the pancreas overproduces insulin in an attempt to metabolize carbohydrates properly. That creates a rush of testosterone which is a hormone that can sabotage ovulation. Yet another problem is that the fetus does not attach well to the uterus when insulin resistance is a problem. The result is often a three times than average miscarriage rate among people who have this condition.
A lot of women who are insulin resistant also have polycystic ovary syndrome which affects up to five to ten percent of women. In addition to periods the condition causes facial hair, acne and benign ovarian cysts. It can also affect your ability to become pregnant and carry a pregnancy to term. Up to seventy percent of women who have this condition miscarry because of poor attachment of the placenta. Ninety percent of women who have this condition are also insulin resistant.
In Dr. Grol's book – Fertility Foods: Optimize Ovulation and Conception Through Food Choices it is an even balance of carbohydrates and other foods that are needed to make you fertile. You should have an even balance of 1:1 of protein to carbohydrates and eat less than 35 grams of fat in order to conceive. The diet also includes fruits, vegetables and fertility friendly foods such as olive oil and cinnamon. Keeping blood sugar regular is also necessary which is why a morning, afternoon and evening snack is also recommended.

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