mune system, and is now classified as an autoimmune disease that includes other disease processes such as: MS, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and heart disease.
Again it is now commonly believed that hormone imbalances exacerbate most, if not ALL, autoimmune conditions.
These new studies are also documenting the deep and lasting emotional impact this disease carries with it.
Most sufferers of this disease have higher than normal levels of stress, anxiety and depression.
Latest studies conducted in England are proving an increased risk of heart attack in patients who suffer from severe psoriasis, with chronic, systemic inflammation thought to be the primary culprit.
Now that we better understand the disease process itself, what to do next? That’s where it gets a bit tricky...
There are vastly differing schools of thought on how best to treat this condition. Western allopathic medicine chooses to treat this disease topically, using cortisone creams, steroids, etc. to keep the itching, inflammation and infection controlled.
Homeopathic medicine Naturopaths, Homeopaths, etc. believe that treating Psoria- sis topically, masking the symptoms# actually drives the disease deeper into the
12 Kalon Women Magazine May 2012
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