My psoriasis cleanse and diet log

[schnauzerlover]

Hello everyone.  I have had psoriasis for about 4 months now.  It was isolated to my eyelid for the first three months, but here lately it has appeared along my hairline, my chin and now my other eyelid is inflammed.  After doing some research I believe this popped up due to my getting a yeast infection from bathing in a bath tub.  I always take showers, but I thought I would give a shot at a "detox bath," and unfortunately for me the bath tub must have not been clean.  Right away I started having symptoms of a yeast infection.  I haven't had one for over 20 years, but when you get one, you know it immediately.  At the time I did not realize the correlation, but at some point after that, my eyelid starting flaring up.  I thought it was a reaction to make-up, but I hadn't made any cosmetic changes.  The skin started to peel off so then I started thinking it was something else, which led me to psoriasis.  

My research has led me to conclude that the yeast infection went "wild" (candida) compromised my gut, giving me leaky gut, allowed pathogens into my bloodstream, which were then emitted via my skin and caused psoriasis.  So therefore my goal is to kill the candida, heal my gut and hopefully the psoriasis will go away.

My plan will start with a 2-3 day bone broth cleanse.  To the broth I can add a combination of broccoli, cauliflower, onions, garlic and spices such as turmeric, rosemary, sea salt and black pepper.  The bone broth has amino acids which helps to heal the gut and also to help remove toxins built up in the digestive tract.  Dr. Pagano suggests colonics and/or enemas, which I am adverse to, so I will go with the food inducing cleanse instead.  

After the cleanse, I will then begin what amounts to a candida diet program.  I will also eliminate the nightshade family of foods which Dr. Pagano suggests are possible psoriasis triggers.  Nightshade foods include: white potatoes, tomatoes, okra, eggplant, tobacco, peppers (excluding black pepper), paprika and cayenne.  



Here is my food list (I will try to do organic when possible):

vegetables: artichokes, zucchini, asparagus, avocado, spinach, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, onions, garlic, cauliflower, celery, collard greens, kale, romaine lettuce, olives (no white vinegar)

meat: grass fed beef, chicken, turkey, eggs, sockeye salmon, lamb

nuts/seeds: almonds, flax seeds, hazelnuts, pine nuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds

grains: quinoa, millet, buckwheat, almond flour, coconut flour

herbs/spices: basil, black pepper, cilantro, cinnamon, cloves, cumin, dill, ginger, nutmeg, oregano, rosemary, thyme, turmeric, sea salt

oils: extra virgin olive oil, sesame oil, virgin coconut oil, grass fed butter

seasonings: lemon juice, raw organic unfiltered apple cider vinegar, coconut aminos, organic chicken bone broth

beverages: filtered water, unsweetened almond/coconut milk, peppermint tea, ginger tea, pau d'arco tea, licorice tea

sweeteners: stevia that does not have maltodexterin, dextrose or sugar alcohols.  Whole leaf stevia.  

dairy: unsweetened grass fed yogurt, unsweetened grass fed kefir.


I also plan on taking daily:  

Supplements:  fish oil, collagen, ashwagandha, probiotics

Vitamins: C, D, E, folic acid, biotin

Minerals: Zinc