Fabulous skin improvement for Victoria
August is Psoriasis Awareness Month, making it the perfect time to share an incredible success story from Just For Tummies customer, Victoria, who had been struggling with psoriasis for a long time before she started taking our Live Bacteria capsules.
Victoria’s story showcases the remarkable power of probiotics – known mainly for their digestive and gut health benefits, probiotics are also a very important supplement for the health of your skin, and can be a real game-changer for chronic skin conditions such a psoriasis, which affects millions worldwide. By sharing this recent review from Victoria, I hope we can play our part in educating the public, supporting those living with the condition, and advocating for further research into better treatments.
In the spirit of raising awareness, let me share Victoria’s heart-warming review:
Since incorporating our Live Bacteria capsules into her daily regimen, Victoria experienced significant improvements in her psoriasis. Her skin has cleared up remarkably, transforming her confidence and quality of life. You can see the remarkable changes to the skin on Victoria’s elbows in the photos.
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Whenever I receive this kind of testimonial, it is a wonderful reminder of the efficacy of our Live Bacteria capsules – just one daily capsule holds the power to help address so many debilitating conditions such as psoriasis and promote overall wellness.
Psoriasis is a skin condition that affects about 3% of the population and can cause red, flaky crusty patches of skin. The severity can vary from person to person, and it can have a major impact on quality of life.
The cause of psoriasis is still unknown, but specialists do know that it is largely affected by the immune system and genetics. Affecting men and women, all races and all ages, the disease can display on a variety of body parts at any given time, therefore it is important to understand what you can do about it as and when you are affected by it. Learning to successfully manage treatment can take a long period of time but there are many ways in which the disease can be controlled and treated. You can read more about some of the supplement protocols, diet and lifestyle choices I recommend for psoriasis in this blog post.
People with psoriasis can spend years searching for effective treatments and it can sometimes feel like a never-ending journey. However, with researchers finding links between gut inflammation and psoriasis, using probiotics for psoriasis treatment has become the subject of many different studies – and so far, the findings are promising.
As it turns out, people with psoriasis appear to have higher levels of inflammation-causing bacteria (and less beneficial bacteria types) in their guts. The body’s T-cells are responsible for reducing inflammation and regulating the immune system, making them particularly important for individuals with inflammatory conditions. Probiotics help stimulate your body’s T-cells while also potentially contributing to a better balance of intestinal bacteria. Essentially, the idea is that probiotics can improve the diversity and quality of microflora (bacteria) in the gut, supporting the body’s ability to manage the inflammation that contributes to psoriasis flare-ups.
What does the research say?
Several different studies have assessed the efficacy of probiotics in treating the symptoms of psoriasis. Additionally, research efforts have focused on finding the best probiotics for psoriasis, with the hopes of identifying the specific bacterial strains that can help reduce the inflammation that activates psoriasis symptoms.
So far, the evidence for probiotics as a psoriasis treatment option has been impressive. One study demonstrated that the Lactobacillus paracasei bacteria dramatically decreased skin inflammation while also helping to speed up skin recovery.
Because we know that our microbiome (the balance of bacteria in the gut) plays a critical role in regulating both skin and gut health, it makes sense that using probiotics to support an improved microbiome could have a positive domino effect on different aspects of overall wellness, including helping to manage and clear skin conditions.
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