So what exactly is the big deal with nutrition, eating right, micronutrients and psoriasis. The answer is buried deep within our genes as it is fairly certain that there is a hereditary component to psoriasis. Now while many of us are carrying the gene that may one day lead to a psoriasis outbreak, the fact remains, that not all carriers will experience a flare-up. The simple reason for this can be summed up in one word: triggers.
There are several known triggers for having a psoriasis flare-up such as temperature changes, alcohol, tobacco, infections, allergies to chemicals that touch us or airborne allergens that we breath and allergies to the food we ingest. One of the triggers that never seems to get enough attention is micronutrients or rather it would be better to say the lack of micronutrients in our diet.
Researchers have shown that autoimmune diseases in general and psoriasis in particular have been known to be affected by certain micronutrients that have the ability to keep the symptoms at bay. That being the case, it would behoove every psoriasis sufferer to consider adding several micronutrients to their diet through the consumption of several daily portions of various fruits and vegetables.
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