The causes of psoriasis are still up for debate, and the medical community have several different theories which partly overlap each other. In the following we shall discuss these theories, and also talk a little bit about a new theory that has emerged.
Psoriasis is a non-contagious chronic skin condition which on average affects approximately 1-3 percent of the people in this world. The symptoms are well known and will often come and go over time. Typical psoriasis symptoms are reddish, silvery raised patches of excess skin with peeling scales appearing many different places on the body, and very frequently on the scalp.
There are many different psoriasis types and varieties. However, the by far most common variety is psoriasis vulgaris, also known as plaque psoriasis. The exact causes of psoriasis are not really known by the medical community. However, the theories we shall take a look at here will be the best explanations they have to offer.
Are There Genetic Causes Or Not?
Certain genetic research has been known to pinpoint specific gene mutations which could be involved the enigma of what causes psoriasis. These gene mutations specifically affects certain T-cells and make them function in an abnormal way. This seems to be what is causing the problem.
Autoimmune Causes
A normal and healthy immune system fights off foreign invaders such as viruses, fungus, and bacteria by producing anti-bodies. The white blood cells that produce these anti-bodies will also produce certain chemicals to assist in the process.
What happens in the case of psoriasis is that a certain group of white blood cells called T-cells goes into hyperactivity. The immune system seems to actually attack the skin and trigger many different events that leads to the skin cells multiplying many times more rapidly than they are supposed to. The dead skin cells then begin to stack up on the surface of the skin.
The ordinary skin cell cycle from birth to death is around 30 days. In people who suffer from psoriasis vulgaris this is no longer so. The skin cells will now complete the whole cycle in just 3-6 days.
When everything works as it should, the T-cells will produce chemicals that actually assist in healing the skin. What happens in the case of psoriasis is that the T-cells will produce way to much of these assisting chemicals. This again will cause inflammation of the skin, and sometimes even the joints will suffer.
The Underlying Cause Of Psoriasis Doctors Never Talk About
Could it be that the medical community is just to narrow in their focus? What happens at the cellular level can also be seen as a symptom of the disease, and not the cause. It’s just a closer look at the symptoms.
How come the body is “attacking” it’s own skin in the first place? What if the body is constantly struggling with an overload of toxins? Let’s say the body is trying desperately to get rid of an excessive amount of toxins via the sweat and the skin. Would this not create a kind of bottleneck effect as these toxins move closer to the surface of the skin to be expelled via the sweat.
A Possible Cure?
As the concentration of toxins increase towards the surface of the skin, the immune system reacts by attacking these toxins to “protect” the skin. It attacks these toxins and the skin suffer. There is now a new psoriasis treatment that has helped and actually cured a lot of people from psoriasis permanently.
