is psoriasis an autoimmune disease?

can it be treated with immune system support health products?

It is not a classical auto-immune disease per se because the T cells are not directly or specifically doing the damage against other cells.

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease principally mediated by activated T cells, which release proinflammatory cytokines with reactive epidermal changes in the skin, producing the characteristic lesions of psoriasis.

So it is a matter of scientific terminology.

There is not a conclusive evidence on role of natural supplements or foods, and you need to be careful in that regard. Foods that stimulate and enhance your immune system (as in the remedies we try when have the flu for example) can make psoriasis worse.

Several herbs used as seasonings, including turmeric, red pepper, cloves, ginger, cumin, anise, fennel, basil, rosemary, garlic, and pomegranate, can block nuclear factor-kappaB (NFκB) activation of inflammatory cytokines (less inflammation, less symptoms, and that’s what you need).

Send me a message with your email and I will forward you a scientific article or two that expmains the possible natural remedies, what they are and how they work.

Best of luck.

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