Physical Ailments

Psoriasis is an immune disease that unfortunately has no cure. However, there are medications and other lifestyle choices that can help control psoriasis by minimizing flare ups and working to make flare ups disappear. Psoriasis occurs when one's skin cells reproduce too quickly. This occurs under the skin, but is visible on the outside of the skin. This leaves extra skin cells still on the skin leading to scaly and red patches.

Back pain is easily experienced by most people and it usually fades away after a few weeks. The most common pain in the back is lower back pain which is also known as lumbago. Although it affects any spinal area, it occurs mostly in the area between the hips. Back pain is not caused by anything serious, that is why most people get better as time progresses. On the flip side, people who experience a lot of back pain usually end up missing going to work.

Fibromyalgia is a singularly frustrating and painful disease. A lot of the frustration comes because there are people, even medical professionals, who do not believe it is a real disorder and that the person who suffers from it is malingering. It’s possible that this attitude isn’t helped by the fact that fibromyalgia sufferers are nearly always women. Also, the patient does not look ill, and the symptoms of the disease can go into remission then return dramatically with no warning.

Flu season starts in October and it can last through May. The flu activity during flu season often peaks between December and February. It is possible to get the flu between May and September, however, it is much more common during flu season. When a person develops the flu, they can be laid up for a week or longer. The symptoms of the flu can be very severe.

Asthma is a chronic bronchial disease that affects the respiratory system such that the tract experiences an inflammation that causes swelling. This in turn makes the respiratory tract narrow, limiting the passage of air. The limited air passage combined with the mucus produced leads to breathing difficulties. Below are the common symptoms of asthma. Chest tightnessWheezingCoughingSneezingBreathing problemsCoughing occurs mostly in the morning or late into the night when the breeze is cold.

An allergy is a condition that occurs when one experiences hypersensitivity in the immune system when exposed to certain foreign items in the environment. What happens is that when someone is exposed to something he or she is allergic to, the body responds by releasing antibodies that in turn break up cells with certain chemicals. This leads to a sensitization that may not fully express itself as an allergy.