Guest guest Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Actually, psoriasis can affect the nails. Especially when it's associated with psoriatic arthritis. PsoriasisNet Article Psoriatic Nails About 50 percent of persons with active psoriasis have psoriatic changes in fingernails and/or toenails. In some instances psoriasis may occur only in the nails and nowhere else on the body. Psoriatic changes in nails range from mild to severe, generally reflecting the extent of psoriatic involvement of the nail plate, nail matrix (tissue from which the nail grows), nail bed (tissue under the nail), and skin at the base of the nail. Damage to the nail bed by the pustular psoriasis can result in loss of the nail. Nail changes in psoriasis fall into general categories that may occur singly or all together: * The nail plate is deeply pitted, probably due to defects in nail growth caused by psoriasis. * The nail has a yellow to yellow-pink discoloration, probably due to psoriatic involvement of the nail bed. * White areas appear under the nail plate. These are air bubbles marking spots where the nail plate is becoming detached from the nail bed (onycholysis). There may be reddened skin around the nail. * The nail plate crumbles in yellowish patches (onychodystrophy), probably due to psoriatic involvement in the nail matrix. * The nail is entirely lost due to psoriatic involvement of the nail matrix and nail bed. http://www.skincarephysicians.com/psoriasisnet/psoriatic_nails.html 7. Re: Psorisis? Posted by: " subrata das " subratadashomoeo sabjimandi06 Mon Dec 4, 2006 5:40 pm ((PST)) It may not be psorisis. Psorisis does not occur in nails. It may be flat type warts. Any way email the colour picture of effected nail. I will tell you what to do. > " raenstic " <raenstic > > > Psorisis? >Sun, 03 Dec 2006 16:46:37 -0000 > >My 4yo son has a problem with his nails. Dr. originally thought it was >a fungal infection and treated accordingly. But it never cleared up. >Now, Dr. says it might be psorisis. Has anyone ever heard of this on >nails? He also had a little spot behind both of his ears, I used >Elidel on it twice and it went away. Any help or info. would be >appreciated. >Thanks, >Ariana Martha Nichols-Ketchum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 My brother has psoriatic arthritis which started with psoriasis on skin and nails which he had most his life and quite severe. Now he is on some very harsh meds and IV's for the psoriatic arthritis. I'd also like to know about what he can do alternatively before the meds end up killing him. He says without it his joints and especially feet and hands are in so much pain he can not function. He doesn't look good to me. I'm very worried. He is only 48. Melody Schafer melored - Martha Nichols-Ketchum Monday, December 04, 2006 10:44 PM FW: Psoriasis and nails Actually, psoriasis can affect the nails. Especially when it's associated with psoriatic arthritis. PsoriasisNet Article Psoriatic Nails About 50 percent of persons with active psoriasis have psoriatic changes in fingernails and/or toenails. In some instances psoriasis may occur only in the nails and nowhere else on the body. Psoriatic changes in nails range from mild to severe, generally reflecting the extent of psoriatic involvement of the nail plate, nail matrix (tissue from which the nail grows), nail bed (tissue under the nail), and skin at the base of the nail. Damage to the nail bed by the pustular psoriasis can result in loss of the nail. Nail changes in psoriasis fall into general categories that may occur singly or all together: * The nail plate is deeply pitted, probably due to defects in nail growth caused by psoriasis. * The nail has a yellow to yellow-pink discoloration, probably due to psoriatic involvement of the nail bed. * White areas appear under the nail plate. These are air bubbles marking spots where the nail plate is becoming detached from the nail bed (onycholysis). There may be reddened skin around the nail. * The nail plate crumbles in yellowish patches (onychodystrophy), probably due to psoriatic involvement in the nail matrix. * The nail is entirely lost due to psoriatic involvement of the nail matrix and nail bed. http://www.skincarephysicians.com/psoriasisnet/psoriatic_nails.html 7. Re: Psorisis? Posted by: " subrata das " subratadashomoeo sabjimandi06 Mon Dec 4, 2006 5:40 pm ((PST)) It may not be psorisis. Psorisis does not occur in nails. It may be flat type warts. Any way email the colour picture of effected nail. I will tell you what to do. > " raenstic " <raenstic > > > Psorisis? >Sun, 03 Dec 2006 16:46:37 -0000 > >My 4yo son has a problem with his nails. Dr. originally thought it was >a fungal infection and treated accordingly. But it never cleared up. >Now, Dr. says it might be psorisis. Has anyone ever heard of this on >nails? He also had a little spot behind both of his ears, I used >Elidel on it twice and it went away. Any help or info. would be >appreciated. >Thanks, >Ariana Martha Nichols-Ketchum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Melody (and others), Thank you for sharing the validity of this connection. I can attest to this from personal experience. Nearly three years ago I unfortunately allowed business and personal circumstances in my life lead me away from my wellness journey. I stopped taking supplements that I knew I needed and was eating horribly. I allowed this to continue for many months and then (not so wisely) wondered why the pain, inflammation, swelling in most joints and loss of sensation in my body were growing daily. I also had bad psoriasis on my shins and a couple of other places. I did go to a rheumatologist to get a positive diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis and learned that the psoriasis was related through their mutual auto-immune disease function. I had pre-interviewed the doctor's staff about his openness to nutritional approaches and was told he was willing to consider and discuss.of course upon arrival I quickly learned he had absolutely no confidence or recommendation to give for anything nutritional. I stayed through the diagnosis, rejected the drugs he wanted me on (that were developed as cancer-chemo drugs) and that was my last appointment there. At the reccomendation of a co-worker, I engaged in the bloodtype philosophy of eating/diet. I also tried many of the 'reccomended' supplements without much success (except that cayenne seems to do well for me as an anti-inflamatoryboth internally and topically). I also eventually got back to taking the levels of glyconutrients that I knew I needed to be taking and today I can say I am mostly painfree (except on days I eat poorly). The rheumatologist said nothing could be done about it but his drugs of choice was the only thing to arrest the progression of of PsA. Obviously, he has motivations other than learning the truth or healing the body. Feed your cells what they require and they will resume proper function and stop attacking each other. Glyconutrients are the structure and function that your cells need for this; they are essential nutrition for the operating system of your body. Yes, I represent them because I KNOW what they do and that they work. They are not the whole answer but part of it and a huge leap in the right direction. God Bless! Stan Crane 1-303-360-0100 <stancrane stancrane <http://www.TeamGlyco.com> www.TeamGlyco.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 You kno, i didn't know you could hav arthritis with this. My four year old who has psorisis of the nails also complains of pain in his joints, especially knees and hips. I chalked it up to growing pains, but what if it is something different. He especially complains when he first wakes up that his feet hurt, but I'm not sure if he means his knees or not(he IS only 4 LOL). I would appreciate some more info on this please. Iwill check out the websites, but does anyone have any suggestions about treatment? Ariana > > My brother has psoriatic arthritis which started with psoriasis on skin and nails which he had most his life and quite severe. Now he is on some very harsh meds and IV's for the psoriatic arthritis. I'd also like to know about what he can do alternatively before the meds end up killing him. He says without it his joints and especially feet and hands are in so much pain he can not function. He doesn't look good to me. I'm very worried. He is only 48. > Melody Schafer melored > > - > Martha Nichols-Ketchum > > Monday, December 04, 2006 10:44 PM > FW: Psoriasis and nails > > > > Actually, psoriasis can affect the nails. Especially when it's associated > with psoriatic arthritis. > > PsoriasisNet Article > Psoriatic Nails > About 50 percent of persons with active psoriasis have psoriatic changes in > fingernails and/or toenails. In some instances psoriasis may occur only in > the nails and nowhere else on the body. Psoriatic changes in nails range > from mild to severe, generally reflecting the extent of psoriatic > involvement of the nail plate, nail matrix (tissue from which the nail > grows), nail bed (tissue under the nail), and skin at the base of the nail. > Damage to the nail bed by the pustular psoriasis can result in loss of the > nail. > Nail changes in psoriasis fall into general categories that may occur singly > or all together: > * The nail plate is deeply pitted, probably due to defects in nail > growth caused by psoriasis. > * The nail has a yellow to yellow-pink discoloration, probably due to > psoriatic involvement of the nail bed. > * White areas appear under the nail plate. These are air bubbles > marking spots where the nail plate is becoming detached from the nail bed > (onycholysis). There may be reddened skin around the nail. > * The nail plate crumbles in yellowish patches (onychodystrophy), > probably due to psoriatic involvement in the nail matrix. > * The nail is entirely lost due to psoriatic involvement of the nail > matrix and nail bed. > > http://www.skincarephysicians.com/psoriasisnet/psoriatic_nails.html > > 7. Re: Psorisis? > Posted by: " subrata das " subratadashomoeo sabjimandi06 > Mon Dec 4, 2006 5:40 pm ((PST)) > > It may not be psorisis. Psorisis does not occur in nails. It may be > flat type warts. Any way email the colour picture of effected nail. I > will tell you what to do. > > > " raenstic " <raenstic > > > > > > Psorisis? > >Sun, 03 Dec 2006 16:46:37 -0000 > > > >My 4yo son has a problem with his nails. Dr. originally thought it was > >a fungal infection and treated accordingly. But it never cleared up. > >Now, Dr. says it might be psorisis. Has anyone ever heard of this on > >nails? He also had a little spot behind both of his ears, I used > >Elidel on it twice and it went away. Any help or info. would be > >appreciated. > >Thanks, > >Ariana > > Martha Nichols-Ketchum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 Ariana, now you have me scared. My son is also 4 and has patches on his wrists mostly...up to his elbow...terrible...cracking, etc...I give him oatmeal bath...Aveeno. HIs nails are OK at the moment but I'll have to really go look now. My hubby cuts his nails since my hands shake. The Aveeno baths helps but I have to stay on top of it. I sure hope my boy doesn't have psioris like my brother. I didn't know such young kids could have it. I just figured he has super sensitive skin. When he was a baby he would drool sooo much his chest would dry up and crack with patches..it was awful so I put a bib on him all day long. He was sucking his thumb and it started cracking when he was a baby too so I ended up putting some cream on it and he didn't like the taste so he stopped sucking his thumb...but I worry about his terrible patches if it could be psioris. oh and on his cheeks too but not as bad as his wrists and forearms. I am interested to hear what we can do for this. Melody Schafer melored - raenstic Wednesday, December 06, 2006 9:39 AM Re: FW: Psoriasis and nails You kno, i didn't know you could hav arthritis with this. My four year old who has psorisis of the nails also complains of pain in his joints, especially knees and hips. I chalked it up to growing pains, but what if it is something different. He especially complains when he first wakes up that his feet hurt, but I'm not sure if he means his knees or not(he IS only 4 LOL). I would appreciate some more info on this please. Iwill check out the websites, but does anyone have any suggestions about treatment? Ariana > > My brother has psoriatic arthritis which started with psoriasis on skin and nails which he had most his life and quite severe. Now he is on some very harsh meds and IV's for the psoriatic arthritis. I'd also like to know about what he can do alternatively before the meds end up killing him. He says without it his joints and especially feet and hands are in so much pain he can not function. He doesn't look good to me. I'm very worried. He is only 48. > Melody Schafer melored > > - > Martha Nichols-Ketchum > > Monday, December 04, 2006 10:44 PM > FW: Psoriasis and nails > > > > Actually, psoriasis can affect the nails. Especially when it's associated > with psoriatic arthritis. > > PsoriasisNet Article > Psoriatic Nails > About 50 percent of persons with active psoriasis have psoriatic changes in > fingernails and/or toenails. In some instances psoriasis may occur only in > the nails and nowhere else on the body. Psoriatic changes in nails range > from mild to severe, generally reflecting the extent of psoriatic > involvement of the nail plate, nail matrix (tissue from which the nail > grows), nail bed (tissue under the nail), and skin at the base of the nail. > Damage to the nail bed by the pustular psoriasis can result in loss of the > nail. > Nail changes in psoriasis fall into general categories that may occur singly > or all together: > * The nail plate is deeply pitted, probably due to defects in nail > growth caused by psoriasis. > * The nail has a yellow to yellow-pink discoloration, probably due to > psoriatic involvement of the nail bed. > * White areas appear under the nail plate. These are air bubbles > marking spots where the nail plate is becoming detached from the nail bed > (onycholysis). There may be reddened skin around the nail. > * The nail plate crumbles in yellowish patches (onychodystrophy), > probably due to psoriatic involvement in the nail matrix. > * The nail is entirely lost due to psoriatic involvement of the nail > matrix and nail bed. > > http://www.skincarephysicians.com/psoriasisnet/psoriatic_nails.html > > 7. Re: Psorisis? > Posted by: " subrata das " subratadashomoeo sabjimandi06 > Mon Dec 4, 2006 5:40 pm ((PST)) > > It may not be psorisis. Psorisis does not occur in nails. It may be > flat type warts. Any way email the colour picture of effected nail. I > will tell you what to do. > > > " raenstic " <raenstic > > > > > > Psorisis? > >Sun, 03 Dec 2006 16:46:37 -0000 > > > >My 4yo son has a problem with his nails. Dr. originally thought it was > >a fungal infection and treated accordingly. But it never cleared up. > >Now, Dr. says it might be psorisis. Has anyone ever heard of this on > >nails? He also had a little spot behind both of his ears, I used > >Elidel on it twice and it went away. Any help or info. would be > >appreciated. > >Thanks, > >Ariana > > Martha Nichols-Ketchum > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 Stan do you know if there is a book dealing with psoriatic arthritis? I'd like to give to my brother for Christmas. His wife and he are sure he needs to be on these chemo-type drugs as you described them plus the IV's every 6-8 weeks. They do help but at the same time destroying his body. I can see it. He does not look good. he is only 48. He will read a book if I give it to him. If I just tell him things he'll think I'm making 1/2 of it up just to get him off those meds. I undestand if he goes off the meds he is in extremem pain and cannot function but if he has an alternative to work with maybe he'd go for it. I just don't know. Not to mention the drugs are putting him into the poor house. Thank you. Melody Schafer melored - Stan Crane Wednesday, December 06, 2006 12:49 AM Re: FW: Psoriasis and nails Melody (and others), Thank you for sharing the validity of this connection. I can attest to this from personal experience. Nearly three years ago I unfortunately allowed business and personal circumstances in my life lead me away from my wellness journey. I stopped taking supplements that I knew I needed and was eating horribly. I allowed this to continue for many months and then (not so wisely) wondered why the pain, inflammation, swelling in most joints and loss of sensation in my body were growing daily. I also had bad psoriasis on my shins and a couple of other places. I did go to a rheumatologist to get a positive diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis and learned that the psoriasis was related through their mutual auto-immune disease function. I had pre-interviewed the doctor's staff about his openness to nutritional approaches and was told he was willing to consider and discuss.of course upon arrival I quickly learned he had absolutely no confidence or recommendation to give for anything nutritional. I stayed through the diagnosis, rejected the drugs he wanted me on (that were developed as cancer-chemo drugs) and that was my last appointment there. At the reccomendation of a co-worker, I engaged in the bloodtype philosophy of eating/diet. I also tried many of the 'reccomended' supplements without much success (except that cayenne seems to do well for me as an anti-inflamatoryboth internally and topically). I also eventually got back to taking the levels of glyconutrients that I knew I needed to be taking and today I can say I am mostly painfree (except on days I eat poorly). The rheumatologist said nothing could be done about it but his drugs of choice was the only thing to arrest the progression of of PsA. Obviously, he has motivations other than learning the truth or healing the body. Feed your cells what they require and they will resume proper function and stop attacking each other. Glyconutrients are the structure and function that your cells need for this; they are essential nutrition for the operating system of your body. Yes, I represent them because I KNOW what they do and that they work. They are not the whole answer but part of it and a huge leap in the right direction. God Bless! Stan Crane 1-303-360-0100 <stancrane stancrane <http://www.TeamGlyco.com> www.TeamGlyco.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2006 Report Share Posted December 6, 2006 Have him try drinking moringa juice and applying kigelia cream on the psoriasis. It works wonders. raenstic <raenstic wrote: You kno, i didn't know you could hav arthritis with this. My four year old who has psorisis of the nails also complains of pain in his joints, especially knees and hips. I chalked it up to growing pains, but what if it is something different. He especially complains when he first wakes up that his feet hurt, but I'm not sure if he means his knees or not(he IS only 4 LOL). I would appreciate some more info on this please. Iwill check out the websites, but does anyone have any suggestions about treatment? Ariana > > My brother has psoriatic arthritis which started with psoriasis on skin and nails which he had most his life and quite severe. Now he is on some very harsh meds and IV's for the psoriatic arthritis. I'd also like to know about what he can do alternatively before the meds end up killing him. He says without it his joints and especially feet and hands are in so much pain he can not function. He doesn't look good to me. I'm very worried. He is only 48. > Melody Schafer melored > > - > Martha Nichols-Ketchum > > Monday, December 04, 2006 10:44 PM > FW: Psoriasis and nails > > > > Actually, psoriasis can affect the nails. Especially when it's associated > with psoriatic arthritis. > > PsoriasisNet Article > Psoriatic Nails > About 50 percent of persons with active psoriasis have psoriatic changes in > fingernails and/or toenails. In some instances psoriasis may occur only in > the nails and nowhere else on the body. Psoriatic changes in nails range > from mild to severe, generally reflecting the extent of psoriatic > involvement of the nail plate, nail matrix (tissue from which the nail > grows), nail bed (tissue under the nail), and skin at the base of the nail. > Damage to the nail bed by the pustular psoriasis can result in loss of the > nail. > Nail changes in psoriasis fall into general categories that may occur singly > or all together: > * The nail plate is deeply pitted, probably due to defects in nail > growth caused by psoriasis. > * The nail has a yellow to yellow-pink discoloration, probably due to > psoriatic involvement of the nail bed. > * White areas appear under the nail plate. These are air bubbles > marking spots where the nail plate is becoming detached from the nail bed > (onycholysis). There may be reddened skin around the nail. > * The nail plate crumbles in yellowish patches (onychodystrophy), > probably due to psoriatic involvement in the nail matrix. > * The nail is entirely lost due to psoriatic involvement of the nail > matrix and nail bed. > > http://www.skincarephysicians.com/psoriasisnet/psoriatic_nails.html > > 7. Re: Psorisis? > Posted by: " subrata das " subratadashomoeo sabjimandi06 > Mon Dec 4, 2006 5:40 pm ((PST)) > > It may not be psorisis. Psorisis does not occur in nails. It may be > flat type warts. Any way email the colour picture of effected nail. I > will tell you what to do. > > > " raenstic " <raenstic > > > > > > Psorisis? > >Sun, 03 Dec 2006 16:46:37 -0000 > > > >My 4yo son has a problem with his nails. Dr. originally thought it was > >a fungal infection and treated accordingly. But it never cleared up. > >Now, Dr. says it might be psorisis. Has anyone ever heard of this on > >nails? He also had a little spot behind both of his ears, I used > >Elidel on it twice and it went away. Any help or info. would be > >appreciated. > >Thanks, > >Ariana > > Martha Nichols-Ketchum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Hello, i read ur mail, this problem will treated by Acupuncture. U try to find acupuncturist near to u, also take care of the patients digestion. In Psorasis, he also have the problem of motion, so try to clear their motion (stool). raenstic <raenstic Wednesday, December 6, 2006 8:09:49 PM Re: FW: Psoriasis and nails You kno, i didn't know you could hav arthritis with this. My four year old who has psorisis of the nails also complains of pain in his joints, especially knees and hips. I chalked it up to growing pains, but what if it is something different. He especially complains when he first wakes up that his feet hurt, but I'm not sure if he means his knees or not(he IS only 4 LOL). I would appreciate some more info on this please. Iwill check out the websites, but does anyone have any suggestions about treatment? Ariana > > My brother has psoriatic arthritis which started with psoriasis on skin and nails which he had most his life and quite severe. Now he is on some very harsh meds and IV's for the psoriatic arthritis. I'd also like to know about what he can do alternatively before the meds end up killing him. He says without it his joints and especially feet and hands are in so much pain he can not function. He doesn't look good to me. I'm very worried. He is only 48. > Melody Schafer melored > > - > Martha Nichols-Ketchum > > Monday, December 04, 2006 10:44 PM > FW: Psoriasis and nails > > > > Actually, psoriasis can affect the nails. Especially when it's associated > with psoriatic arthritis. > > PsoriasisNet Article > Psoriatic Nails > About 50 percent of persons with active psoriasis have psoriatic changes in > fingernails and/or toenails. In some instances psoriasis may occur only in > the nails and nowhere else on the body. Psoriatic changes in nails range > from mild to severe, generally reflecting the extent of psoriatic > involvement of the nail plate, nail matrix (tissue from which the nail > grows), nail bed (tissue under the nail), and skin at the base of the nail. > Damage to the nail bed by the pustular psoriasis can result in loss of the > nail. > Nail changes in psoriasis fall into general categories that may occur singly > or all together: > * The nail plate is deeply pitted, probably due to defects in nail > growth caused by psoriasis. > * The nail has a yellow to yellow-pink discoloration, probably due to > psoriatic involvement of the nail bed. > * White areas appear under the nail plate. These are air bubbles > marking spots where the nail plate is becoming detached from the nail bed > (onycholysis) . There may be reddened skin around the nail. > * The nail plate crumbles in yellowish patches (onychodystrophy) , > probably due to psoriatic involvement in the nail matrix. > * The nail is entirely lost due to psoriatic involvement of the nail > matrix and nail bed. > > http://www.skincare physicians. com/psoriasisnet /psoriatic_ nails.html > > 7. Re: Psorisis? > Posted by: " subrata das " subratadashomoeo@ ... sabjimandi06 > Mon Dec 4, 2006 5:40 pm ((PST)) > > It may not be psorisis. Psorisis does not occur in nails. It may be > flat type warts. Any way email the colour picture of effected nail. I > will tell you what to do. > > > " raenstic " <raenstic@.. .> > > > > > > Psorisis? > >Sun, 03 Dec 2006 16:46:37 -0000 > > > >My 4yo son has a problem with his nails. Dr. originally thought it was > >a fungal infection and treated accordingly. But it never cleared up. > >Now, Dr. says it might be psorisis. Has anyone ever heard of this on > >nails? He also had a little spot behind both of his ears, I used > >Elidel on it twice and it went away. Any help or info. would be > >appreciated. > >Thanks, > >Ariana > > Martha Nichols-Ketchum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Re: moringa juice and applying kigelia...where would one find these type of products? Melody Schafer melored - A F Wednesday, December 06, 2006 11:25 AM Re: Re: FW: Psoriasis and nails Have him try drinking moringa juice and applying kigelia cream on the psoriasis. It works wonders. raenstic <raenstic wrote: You kno, i didn't know you could hav arthritis with this. My four year old who has psorisis of the nails also complains of pain in his joints, especially knees and hips. I chalked it up to growing pains, but what if it is something different. He especially complains when he first wakes up that his feet hurt, but I'm not sure if he means his knees or not(he IS only 4 LOL). I would appreciate some more info on this please. Iwill check out the websites, but does anyone have any suggestions about treatment? Ariana > > My brother has psoriatic arthritis which started with psoriasis on skin and nails which he had most his life and quite severe. Now he is on some very harsh meds and IV's for the psoriatic arthritis. I'd also like to know about what he can do alternatively before the meds end up killing him. He says without it his joints and especially feet and hands are in so much pain he can not function. He doesn't look good to me. I'm very worried. He is only 48. > Melody Schafer melored > > - > Martha Nichols-Ketchum > > Monday, December 04, 2006 10:44 PM > FW: Psoriasis and nails > > > > Actually, psoriasis can affect the nails. Especially when it's associated > with psoriatic arthritis. > > PsoriasisNet Article > Psoriatic Nails > About 50 percent of persons with active psoriasis have psoriatic changes in > fingernails and/or toenails. In some instances psoriasis may occur only in > the nails and nowhere else on the body. Psoriatic changes in nails range > from mild to severe, generally reflecting the extent of psoriatic > involvement of the nail plate, nail matrix (tissue from which the nail > grows), nail bed (tissue under the nail), and skin at the base of the nail. > Damage to the nail bed by the pustular psoriasis can result in loss of the > nail. > Nail changes in psoriasis fall into general categories that may occur singly > or all together: > * The nail plate is deeply pitted, probably due to defects in nail > growth caused by psoriasis. > * The nail has a yellow to yellow-pink discoloration, probably due to > psoriatic involvement of the nail bed. > * White areas appear under the nail plate. These are air bubbles > marking spots where the nail plate is becoming detached from the nail bed > (onycholysis). There may be reddened skin around the nail. > * The nail plate crumbles in yellowish patches (onychodystrophy), > probably due to psoriatic involvement in the nail matrix. > * The nail is entirely lost due to psoriatic involvement of the nail > matrix and nail bed. > > http://www.skincarephysicians.com/psoriasisnet/psoriatic_nails.html > > 7. Re: Psorisis? > Posted by: " subrata das " subratadashomoeo sabjimandi06 > Mon Dec 4, 2006 5:40 pm ((PST)) > > It may not be psorisis. Psorisis does not occur in nails. It may be > flat type warts. Any way email the colour picture of effected nail. I > will tell you what to do. > > > " raenstic " <raenstic > > > > > > Psorisis? > >Sun, 03 Dec 2006 16:46:37 -0000 > > > >My 4yo son has a problem with his nails. Dr. originally thought it was > >a fungal infection and treated accordingly. But it never cleared up. > >Now, Dr. says it might be psorisis. Has anyone ever heard of this on > >nails? He also had a little spot behind both of his ears, I used > >Elidel on it twice and it went away. Any help or info. would be > >appreciated. > >Thanks, > >Ariana > > Martha Nichols-Ketchum > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 Melody, I acquired Ankylosing Spondalitis (AS) (another rheumatoid arthritis) at the ripe old age of 16 and at times felt I knew well what residing in hell felt like. I also had associated muscle involvement that would render my torso rigid for moments in sheer pain until I could calm and relax the muscles. And iritis (inflammation of the eyes) that required injections directly into the eyeball (yes, it makes me cringe too even 30 years later)! This plagued me for about 12 years. Then at about 43 years of age I was being attacked again, this time by the Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA). I am not terribly surprised by the even younger ages reported here because most of our disease categories are reaching further and further into our children at younger ages. Adult onset diabetes is no longer referred to as Adult anymore because of the frequency in our children. A recent study found fatty streaks (an early marker of heart disease) in 100% of five year olds! My experience with AS at the age of 16 began 30 years ago and it is no surprise to any aware person that the nutritional content of our food has diminished rapidly of the past 30-50 years. Thus it stands to reason it is attacking us at younger ages. Pardon if I have shared this before but I recently saw a fact that in 1951 that 2 peaches were needed to deliver the essential nutrients that today would take 53 peaches to equal! Sorry, that is a long preface to answering your question about the books. The books that I used are: " Eat Right For Your Type: Complete Blood Type Encyclopedia " , by Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo And, " Arthritis: Fight it with the Blood Type Diet " , also by Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo Both are available at www.bn.com <http://www.bn.com/> or your local Barnes & Noble. Just watch to be sure you get the right one, especially with the first one as he has several similar books in this series. The first book has a great explanation as to why the blood type diet is crucial and then goes onto explain and apply this philosophy to a wide list of diseases and disorders. The second book is a great add-on because it gets more specifically into arthritis application of the philosophy. I would recommend getting both. I do have to say that I have since spoken to two highly respected naturopathic doctors sho both agree that this is a good philosophy but neither considers it to be the whole answer. One of them, bearing 7 degrees and is President Emmeritus of the American Naturopathic Medical Association says that genetic typing is also a key factor and has recently published a book entitled " the Genetic Key Diet " I recently purchased the book but have yet had time to sit down and read it. Here are a couple of published, peer-reviewed articles that I believe bare importance to nutrition, inflammation and arthritis: http://www.glycoscience.org/glycoscience/start_frames.wm?FILENAME=G002 http://www.glycoscience.org/glycoscience/start_frames.wm?FILENAME=G004 http://www.glycoscience.org/glycoscience/start_frames.wm?FILENAME=C012 http://www.glycoscience.org/glycoscience/start_frames.wm?FILENAME=C005 yes, I am open minded but biased by experience and results! Blessings to you all! Stan Crane 1-303-360-0100 stancrane www.TeamGlyco.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2006 Report Share Posted December 7, 2006 P.S. I also had a lot of great success with pure tart cherry juice. Makes you pucker, but it helped immensely with joint pain for me particularly in my feet. Stan Crane 1-303-360-0100 stancrane www.TeamGlyco.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 Thank you Stan, I have one of the books you mentioned I just got from the library along with several others. I have to get busy reading..hehe:O) Thank you so much for your time and of course to everyone else here who has shared their help with me. This is a super group! Melody Schafer melored - Stan Crane Thursday, December 07, 2006 5:32 PM Re: FW: Psoriasis and nails Melody, I acquired Ankylosing Spondalitis (AS) (another rheumatoid arthritis) at the ripe old age of 16 and at times felt I knew well what residing in hell felt like. I also had associated muscle involvement that would render my torso rigid for moments in sheer pain until I could calm and relax the muscles. And iritis (inflammation of the eyes) that required injections directly into the eyeball (yes, it makes me cringe too even 30 years later)! This plagued me for about 12 years. Then at about 43 years of age I was being attacked again, this time by the Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA). I am not terribly surprised by the even younger ages reported here because most of our disease categories are reaching further and further into our children at younger ages. Adult onset diabetes is no longer referred to as Adult anymore because of the frequency in our children. A recent study found fatty streaks (an early marker of heart disease) in 100% of five year olds! My experience with AS at the age of 16 began 30 years ago and it is no surprise to any aware person that the nutritional content of our food has diminished rapidly of the past 30-50 years. Thus it stands to reason it is attacking us at younger ages. Pardon if I have shared this before but I recently saw a fact that in 1951 that 2 peaches were needed to deliver the essential nutrients that today would take 53 peaches to equal! Sorry, that is a long preface to answering your question about the books. The books that I used are: " Eat Right For Your Type: Complete Blood Type Encyclopedia " , by Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo And, " Arthritis: Fight it with the Blood Type Diet " , also by Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo Both are available at www.bn.com <http://www.bn.com/> or your local Barnes & Noble. Just watch to be sure you get the right one, especially with the first one as he has several similar books in this series. The first book has a great explanation as to why the blood type diet is crucial and then goes onto explain and apply this philosophy to a wide list of diseases and disorders. The second book is a great add-on because it gets more specifically into arthritis application of the philosophy. I would recommend getting both. I do have to say that I have since spoken to two highly respected naturopathic doctors sho both agree that this is a good philosophy but neither considers it to be the whole answer. One of them, bearing 7 degrees and is President Emmeritus of the American Naturopathic Medical Association says that genetic typing is also a key factor and has recently published a book entitled " the Genetic Key Diet " I recently purchased the book but have yet had time to sit down and read it. Here are a couple of published, peer-reviewed articles that I believe bare importance to nutrition, inflammation and arthritis: http://www.glycoscience.org/glycoscience/start_frames.wm?FILENAME=G002 http://www.glycoscience.org/glycoscience/start_frames.wm?FILENAME=G004 http://www.glycoscience.org/glycoscience/start_frames.wm?FILENAME=C012 http://www.glycoscience.org/glycoscience/start_frames.wm?FILENAME=C005 yes, I am open minded but biased by experience and results! Blessings to you all! Stan Crane 1-303-360-0100 stancrane www.TeamGlyco.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 Stan, Have the Mannatech products helped your Ankylosing Spondilitis? If so, which ones? It is a horrid disease, and if there is something out there that helps it, I want to add it to my files. Ien in the Kootenays http://freegreenliving.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 Hi Ien, My AS pretty much left me when I moved to Colorado (1990). I tend to think it had to do with the dryer climate. Iritis for about a year after I got here but that disappeared too. All that was long before Glyconutrients. I did eventually start taekwondo with my son which I wasn't sure I could even do when I started and it ended up being wonderful for it. Strengthened my torso and back and dramatically increased my flexibility and mobility. Rigorous exercise both for keeping supporting muscles strong and for keeping bones and joints mobile are said to be a great counter to arthritis also (in spite of the fact is hurts to do so). However, I have an acquaintance here in Colorado who suffered immensely from AS and turned her life around with Glyconutrients; she swears by it. I have had terrific response from them for my more recent Psoriatic Arthritis, especially when I take a lot of it for stronger response. The two types are closely related according to the rheumatologist I saw. You might save my previous links as well for the science behind the claims. Blessings! Stan Crane 1-303-360-0100 stancrane www.TeamGlyco.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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