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Can Diet Improve My Psoriasis?

A healthy diet and lifestyle are important for both your skin and overall health. Many psoriasis sufferers have reported good results in managing their symptoms by following an anti-inflammatory diet and/or a gluten-free diet. How Inflammation Affects Psoriasis Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin disorder. While inflammation is part of the body’s immune response to help heal, in the case of...

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Can Probiotics Help Skin Disorders Like Acne, Eczema, Rosacea, or Psoriasis?

Did you know that your skin hosts trillions of microorganisms, both “good” and “bad”? Yes, research has proven that some of these microorganisms create a bacterial ecosystem to protect your skin against “bad” bacteria. Probiotics also dial down skin inflammation, help protect against premature skin aging, and can help acne, eczema, and psoriasis and rosacea-prone skin. The more “good” bacteria,...

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How Our Dermatologist Founder Created and Developed Loma Lux Laboratories

Loma Lux Laboratories was originally born out of the research and development of a new treatment for psoriasis at the dermatology practice of Steven A. Smith, M.D.  Dr. Smith developed a special interest in psoriasis when he began his dermatology training in 1979.  Psoriasis was then, and is now, still difficult to treat.  Treatments have traditionally been expensive, and have...

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Beauty from the inside out – 3 fundamentals to insure healthy skin

Guest Author:  Dr. Jessica Hehmeyer Our skin is our largest organ, and it should come as no surprise that what we put inside our body affects what we see on the outside of our body. Taking an "inside out" approach has a tremendous capacity to forward our quest for enhanced beauty by slowing aging and resolving many common skin conditions...

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How to Keep Your Hands Healthy and Germ-Free During Cold and Flu Season – Without Triggering Eczema

While frequent hand washing can help prevent germs from spreading from person to person, it is especially important during the upcoming cold & flu season. Germs are most often spread via person to person contact. Germs typically enter our body through the nose, mouth, eyes and even via broken skin.   Along with frequent hand-washing, these other steps are recommended...

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