Healthy diet and other lifestyle changes that can improve psoriasis

Here is a list of healthy habits that can help improve your overall health and your psoriasis:

  1. Quitting smoking has many health benefits like reducing your risk of diseases and lessening your psoriasis flares.
  2. Limiting alcohol allows your psoriasis treatment to become more effective and reduces the risk of women developing psoriatic arthritis.
  3. Maintaining a healthy weight can reduce your psoriasis flares and improve how well your psoriasis treatments work.
  4. Eating a healthy, balanced diet will improve your overall health and reduce the risk of developing other diseases linked to psoriasis, such as diabetes and heart disease.
  5. Exercising can help you lose or maintain a healthy weight, which can reduce your risk of developing diseases linked to psoriasis, such as fatty liver disease and heart disease.
  6. Getting screened for related diseases can help you find a disease early and treat it effectively.

Learn more about the benefits a healthy lifestyle can have on your psoriasis from the American Academy of Dermatology.