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Psoriasis - the Intoxicating Concept
So, what is the Intoxication concept of psoriasis and who developed it?
The Intoxication concept of psoriasis was first mentioned by a well-known osteopath John Pagano. Pagano studied psoriasis and the reasons of its development for more than 20 years. Pagano was the one to first connect the toxins in the bowels and intestines with the appearance of psoriatic plaques.
According to Pagano, when we consume some toxic substances, like alcohol, nicotine, preservatives and dyes in the food products, etc, and our liver or kidneys can not purify them, these toxins are being taken out of the body through our skin.
The question arises: there are millions of people that consume toxins with food, drinks, medicines, smoking etc. Why do only 2-3% of them develop psoriasis?
Well, the answer according to Pagano is that the walls of the intestines and duodenum of people with psoriasis are too thin. Pagano calls it "the syndrome of a non-hermetic bowel". And so the consumed toxins, which were not purified by the liver or the kidneys, find their way out through the skin of the person with psoriasis.
If we look deeper into this process, we will find out that people with psoriasis are not the only ones with the thin intestinal lining. So why only in them do psoriatic plaques develop on the skin, which do not appear on the skin of other people with the "non-hermetic bowel" syndrome?
Here comes into play another factor - the autoimmune aggression that takes places in the body of the people with psoriasis. In the places where the toxic substances come out through the skin, the body of the people with psoriasis starts attacking the skin cells, through which the toxins found their way out.
A person keeps consuming the toxic substances (with bad foods like cola drinks, marinated, fried, spicy foods, alcohol, smoking, breathing in polluted air, taking some medicines etc), the liver and kidneys keep failing to purify these toxic substances, the substances find their way into the blood flow of the person with psoriasis through the thin lining of the bowels and duodenum, and the body keeps attacking the skin cells, which let out these toxins. This is a vicious circle.
So what is advised in order to break this vicious circle? Pagano and others say to adapt a healthy diet, quit smoking and alcohol consumption, as well as to start doing a colon hydro-therapy (cleaning your lower intestine with water). Another thing that may help is regular bowel movements.
The Intoxicating theory of psoriasis has loads of followers around the globe. It used to be especially popular a couple of decades ago. Then it was forgotten, and nowadays it has started becoming more and more popular again.
Whether to believe in the Intoxicating theory of psoriasis or not is an individual choice, but one thing clearly makes sense: healthy diet, no smoking and very moderate alcohol consumption will help us not only to improve our overall wellbeing but also may help us to clear our skin from the psoriatic plaques.
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Enhancing the Effects of Phototherapy for Psoriasis
To enhance the effects of phototherapy or ultraviolet B (UVB) therapy, patients with psoriasis may be instructed to take a tar bath prior to exposure. Or the physician may prescribe other additional topical agents to be used with UVB therapy.
Soaking in warm water 30 minutes before phototherapy can also loosen the psoriatic scales and allow more light to penetrate the skin.
How long does it take before any improvement is seen? How long can the patient expect to be free from psoriasis? Provided the right dose is given, UVB therapy can clear the lesions in five to six weeks.
"A clearance or remission initiated by UVB therapy can range from a few days to a year or more, depending on the individual patient and their response to a particular UVB regimen. Usually it will take 20 to 30 UVB treatments to clear psoriasis and the average number of treatments is the same whether they are given three, five or seven times per week. Any lesser treatment times (less than three per week) generally produce a poor response however. Therefore it is important to understand that treatment given too infrequently or discontinued prematurely are the two most common causes of treatment failure," according to the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) in Portland, Oregon
Once the skin clears, UVB treatment can stop and resume when the lesions reappear. But those who receive phototherapy regularly - even in the absence of lesions - appear to enjoy longer plaque-free periods.
"A study seems to indicate UVB maintenance can increase the remission time. This study showed that even when administered at a modest frequency (an average of six treatments per month), UVB management increases the length of remission by at least one and a half months," the NPF said.
Successful treatment also depends on the skills of the therapist. If too little UVB is given, the patient may get a good tan but have no improvement of symptoms. With too much, too soon, the patient may suffer from painful burns in the skin and itchiness.
"If tar is used with the UVB, folliculitis can occur. This is when the skin pores are clogged with tar and small pimple-like eruptions appear on the treated skin. These will go away but generally this means that the tar is being improperly applied," the NPF said.
Like sunlight, overexposure to phototherapy can lead to premature aging and skin cancer, especially in those with fair skin or a family history of the disease. Therefore, in the course of treatment, one should be wary of any skin growth that increases in size or a wound that doesn't heal. These may indicate skin cancer and should be reported to a doctor immediately. (Next: Ultraviolet A therapy for psoriasis.)
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