What foods should I incorporate in my diet if I have psoriasis?

Does your diet or meal plan include fruits and vegetables, especially broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, leafy greens (such as kale, spinach and arugula), berries (including blueberries, strawberries and raspberries) as well as cherries, grapes and other dark fruits?

Does your diet or meal plan include fatty fish (salmon, sardines, trout and cod)?

Does your diet or meal plan include "heart healthy oils" like olive oil, coconut oil or linseed oil?

Does your diet or meal plan include herbs and spices like thyme, sage, cumin and ginger in your diet?

Do you take dietary supplements like fish oil, vitamin D, vitamin B-12 or selenium?

If you are gluten sensitive and have psoriasis, do you follow a gluten-free diet?

Based on your answers, here are a few suggestions on how to improve your diet if you have psoriasis: Psoriasis is an inflammatory condition, so it is logical that you will feel better if you eat more anti-inflammatory food. You can eat a lot of fruits and vegetables that are rich in vitamins and antioxidants. Especially good are berries, leafy greens, cherries, grapes and other dark fruits. Olive oil, coconut oil and linseed oil also contain anti-inflammatory fatty acids.

Based on your answers, you know a lot about what food to eat if you have psoriasis and what to incorporate into your diet in order to help alleviate your psoriasis symptoms. You can include herbs and spices rich in antioxidants in your diet (thyme, sage, cumin and ginger). If necessary, you can also use dietary supplements. Fish oil is one of the most commonly used dietary supplements to treat psoriasis, although you can take vitamin D and selenium as well. People with psoriasis should maintain a healthy weight because obesity contributes to more severe symptoms and frequent flare-ups.