Welcome to the webpage dedicated to the IFPAisland on Animal Crossing: New Horizons! Here you can read the island news, find more information on psoriatic disease, and get in contact with a network of people living with psoriatic disease.
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Thinking of exercising when having psoriatic disease may be hard. It is not always easy to put on training clothes and go to the gym, the swimming pool, or even take a walk in the park. The thought of exposing the skin while exercising may be daunting. But exercise is beneficial for people with psoriatic disease!
Physical exercise improves mental health.
Moderate exercise is recommended for managing psoriatic arthritis.
A healthy diet and exercise are good to prevent and manage diabetes, one of the most common comorbidities of psoriatic disease. Diet and exercise can also help with weight loss, which helps treatments for psoriatic disease to start working or work better, as stated by the American Academy of Dermatology.
Eating healthy is good for everyone, and extra-good if you have psoriatic disease. Research shows that people living with psoriasis are more likely to have obesity or higher weight, compared to people without psoriasis, with the odds of having obesity increasing with the severity of psoriasis. But there is encouraging evidence showing that weight reduction achieved through a low-calorie diet for people living with psoriatic disease and obesity may reduce the severity of psoriasis.
Losing weight can also be an effective strategy to manage the disease, because some medications are less effective in people with both psoriasis and obesity.
As for physical exercise, a healthy diet is a cornerstone of prevention and management of diabetes, a common comorbidity of psoriatic disease.
It is not easy to make lifestyle changes, and it is especially hard to lose weight and go on a diet. Ask your doctor for help: they can give you advice or refer you to a specialist if necessary.
You are not alone!
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Turning the Tide on psoriatic diseaseWho can break the link between diabetes and psoriatic disease? Read IFPA's Q&A on the British Skin Foundation (BSF) blog.
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IFPA Island is a safe space for everyone, especially people living with psoriatic disease, to interact and have fun together. Everyone is invited to visit the island, take and share pictures in the psoriatic disease-themed spaces, participate to events, and learn more about psoriatic disease.
Joel Nelson – IFPA Ambassador and owner of the Twitch channel JoelvsArthritis – shares his story with psoriatic-associated Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis while creating the IFPAisland. Join in to raise awareness and interact with other people living with psoriatic disease!
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Elisa Martini
Policy and Advocacy Manager
Elisa is responsible for development and implementation of IFPA's advocacy and policy strategies at a global level. She has a Master´s degree in pharmaceutical sciences and a Ph.D. with a focus on psoriasis. She has previous advocacy experience as a volunteer in a local level, health sector NGO.
