Here are ways I recommend dealing with Psoriasis when it flares up.

• Don't get discouraged. Psoriasis will probably be with you all of your life and sometimes is better, sometimes is worse.
• Eat well. When I say well I mean eat healthy food. I have found fatty and unhealthy foods can make Psoriasis worse.
• Reduce stress. Psoriasis may not go away from stress reduction, but it can get worse from and be triggered from too much stress.
• When you go to the doctor to discuss your options, look out for yourself first rather than their feelings. You have probably learned a lot about yourself and your skin over the years. Don't let the doctor tell you to use a treatment you know will not be good for you.
• Smile. You may have Psoriasis, but most people have something to deal with in their lives also.

If you would like to help the National Psoriasis Foundation on Capitol Hill Day that would be terrific. This event is February 22 and 23, 2009. You can go to Washington D.C. and let our U.S. senators and representatives know about Psoriasis. The more they learn, the more aware they will be how many people have Psoriasis. Help them understand that 2-5 % of the US population has eiter Psoriasis or Psoriatic Arthritis, and with numbers that big, for sure there need to be more treatments. There also needs to be money set aside for a cure.