Psoriasis and Turmeric
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Turmeric:
So recently I have been told by a few people that turmeric
is great for your skin and especially for skin conditions. I wasn’t sure what
to think at the start as turmeric isn’t something that I would have thought could
help improve my pso. So, I have looked into a few of the benefits of turmeric
and skin and wanted to share this with you…
The benefits:
I took a look at a few websites to get a feel for what was
great about turmeric. After reading around a little bit I noticed that most
places were saying the same benefits:
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Nourishing to skin
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Anti-inflammatory
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Reduce pigmentation
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Reduce blemishes
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Give skin a natural glow
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Anti-ageing properties
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Improve dry skin
It looks as though “curcumin”, which is found in turmeric,
is the substance that helps with the above benefits. From reading more it
sounds as though this substance can help more than psoriasis – there are
references to it helping with cancer, Alzheimer’s, stomach ulcers, high cholesterol,
viral infections and diabetes[1].
Sounds pretty great so far…
From the inside…
Due to the fact that it also says digesting turmeric is
great for tackling psoriasis from the inside I am going to look into different
ways of doing this in everyday meals. Psoriasis, whilst externally visible, has
been said to stem from our gut and its ability to digest foods – if turmeric is
meant to help with the reduction of psoriasis on the outside then adding it to
food and trying to incorporate it into a diet must help!!
It seems that turmeric has a rather low absorption rate so
there are ways to help increase this problem. Healthy
and Natural World explains how to help get turmeric into the body via black
pepper, mixing with fats and mixing with quercetin (a plant pigment). So, turmeric
and black pepper on toast anyone? No, that doesn’t sound too appealing…SO – if you
go to the link above they list some smoothies to try that can help get more
turmeric into your body. I will be trying out some of these smoothies soon…
Curcumin tablets:
Another way to get curcumin (turmeric extract) into your
system is by taking tablets. I looked around and they are pretty easy to get a
hold of; Holland and Barrett’s does them, and there are multiple sellers on Amazon
where you can get them from.
Let’s get started…
Turmeric is not something that I would have thought could
help with psoriasis but after reading around about it I am keen to find some products
and start testing them out. I am not even sure if there are turmeric based
moisturisers or ointments but I am going to have a look about and see what products
are best rated. My psoriasis is really bad on my face and scalp at the moment
so I am going to look for products to help ease those areas and see if there
are any amazing results.
Whilst tackling pso from the outside I am starting to focus
more on what I put into my system. Sticking to foods that are best for pso and
ensuring that I avoid foods that will increase a flare-up can only mean
positive results.
If anyone knows of any turmeric products then mention them
in the comments below and I have a look!!
If you want to take a look at a few of the websites that I found
useful, then check-out the ones below…
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