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Nutrition for Psoriasis Dietary Principles:
* Always chew food thoroughly.
* Maintain a high fiber diet.
* Go on a vegetable juice fast
* If you're over your ideal weight, take off those extra pounds.
* Enhance digestion, correct low hydrochloric acid levels. (Check with your health care provider first.)
* Elimination/rotation diet
Therapeutic Foods:
Beets, carrots, artichokes, lemons, parsnips, dandelion greens, watercress, burdock root; foods rich in Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids: vegetables, nuts, salmon, herring, mackerel, sardines, walnuts, flaxseed oil, evening primrose oil, black currant oil; unripened dry prunes, guava skins, pearl barley, vinegar, garlic, cucumber, beet tops, dandelions, squash, mung beans, black bass, rye, avocados, sea vegetables, whey, apples, millet, rice polishings, rice bran, and sprouts
Fresh Juices: (Try each one until you find a juice that benefits you.)
Carrot, celery, and lemon Cucumber, endive, and pineapple Carrot and spinach Carrot, beet, and cucumber Carrot, beet, cucumber Spinach Black currant Grape
Foods, Herbs, and Drugs to Avoid:
Any food that produces an intolerance; cyclic oxygenase inhibitors: non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, (aspirin, Motrin, Advil, etc.), tryptophan, cyclic GMP stimulators: biotin, ginseng, Vitamin C, and cyclic AMP antagonists like beta-blockers, burdock, echinacea, inula which activate the Alternative Complement System; spicy, fried, fatty, heat producing, processed and refined foods; citrus fruits, animal products, pork, milk, butter, eggs, sugar and sweets, coffee, teas and colas that contain caffeine, and alcohol
Specific Supplements:
Folic acid - 25 mg. 3 x day
Vitamin A - 25,000 I.U. a day
Vitamin B12 - 1,000 mcg., sublingual, 1 x week
Selenium - 200 mcg. a day
Zinc - 30 mg. a day
Omega-3 fatty acids - Take as directed.
EPA - 4 capsules - 3 x day
Lecithin - 3 to 6 grams a day
Vitamin E - 400 to 800 I.U. a day
Bioflavonoids - 2 grams - 3 x day
Vitamin B6 - 50 mg. a day
Magnesium - 500 mg. a day |
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