title: Integrative dermatology for psoriasis: facts and controversies.
abstract: Recommendations for changes in diet and lifestyle are not meant to supplant conventional therapy but to integrate with it and, hopefully, improve response to treatment. At the same time, integrative approaches permit the patient to depend less on more expensive and potentially harmful pharmaceutical and medical approaches. Manipulation of diet and lifestyle may actually diminish the effect of underlying predisposing or etiologic factors and simultaneously treat serious comorbidities. Topics include alcohol, smoking, body composition, sleep and stress, diet and nutrients, and exercise.
authors.affiliation: Integrative Dermatology, Newton, MA 02461. trescon@rcn.com
authors.forename: Valori
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Treloar
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000379:methods*; D003880:Dermatology / Q000379:methods; D004035:Diet Therapy / Q000379:methods; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D015444:Exercise; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D055048:Integrative Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008019:Life Style; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000379:methods; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts