Health

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Psoriasis is a skin condition that is seen frequently. This condition causes the skin to become irritated and red, and most people with this condition have red, thick, flaky skin, and silver-white patches which are often called scales. There are many ways to treat this condition, including lotions, creams, and medications. However, there is a much simpler way to help with some of the symptoms: eat agood diet and lose weight. While the correlation between diet and psoriasis is still unclear, people have found that some foods make symptoms worse, while other foods clear up the inflammation. Part of the issue with finding a connection is that this condition is cyclic: periods of improved symptoms and periods of bad symptoms alternate and vary. Some of the foods that can help include plenty of grains, vegetables, fruits, low-fat dairy, and lean fish and meat. Many studies have even shown that adding fish oil into your diet will help because the fatty acids keep the skin healthy. Losing weight, which will happen with a good diet and exercise routine, will help with your psoriasis symptoms, and may even help your medications work better. Other factors that can determine your outbreaks include stress, climate change, medications, and illness. One great way to determine what diet helps your psoriasis is to create a food diary and find patterns. If you are suffering from this condition, pay attention to your diet and you will see an improvement of your symptoms.

Drinking water every hour can help with your cough

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Having a cold is miserable, and is even worse when you have a cough and mucus can you can’t get rid of. Sometimes we need medication to get rid of these symptoms, but other times we can fix it at home. One of the remedies that you can try is simply drinking lots of water. There are two reasons why drinking plenty of waterwhile sick will help. The first is an important one. Being sick puts us at risk of becoming dehydrated. Mucus production and fever during an illness all cause this dehydration. The second reason lots of water will help during sickness is that it can help thin the mucus in the chest, which in turn will make coughing it up much easier. The good news is that you can intake your water in more ways than just drinking boring water.Tea is always a great option, and a good hot tea can also help loosen the mucus. Other good options are juicy fruits, popsicles, gelatin, soup, and broths. Chicken soup is always a good choice for sickness. One should be careful and stay away from alcoholand caffeine. One more great idea for helping with a cold and congestion is to use steam. A vaporizer is a good choice, but a hot shower will help as well. If you drink around 8 cups of water a day while you are sick, you will be able to get rid of that cough quicker, and maybe even over your cold quicker. So next time you are sick and not feeling well, stay well hydrated by drinking lots of water and teas, and eating plenty of soups.