The question that many psoriasis patients often ask me is, do they need to avoid eating? In Chinese medicine, there is a saying that “medicine and food have the same origin”. According to the effect of these herbs on the balance of yin and yang in the human body, Chinese medicine classifies them into different odor properties of warm, hot, cold and cool. When treating diseases, hot diseases are toned down with cold medicines and foods, while cold diseases are toned down with warm medicines and foods. On the contrary, people with hot diseases should not use warm medicines and foods anymore, and people with cold diseases should not use cold medicines and foods anymore, which is what Chinese medicine often tells patients to “avoid eating”. Whether psoriasis needs to be avoided is always one of the most confusing issues for psoriasis patients. Some doctors also require patients to abstain from eating, and even say that all hairy items should be abstained from, causing a certain amount of pressure on the patient’s psyche, and some affect the treatment of the disease, especially patients with erythrodermic and pustular psoriasis, a large number of skin lesions exudation, desquamation caused by loss of keratin, not timely replenishment will cause hypoproteinemia, abstaining from eating will aggravate the disease, and bring a lot of inconvenience to life. Imagine, if the fragrance disappears from your table, your life will not also lose the fresh taste. So, how to solve this contradiction? The right attitude is to be dialectical and selective in avoiding food. The richness of protein is not included in the list of contraindications. Therefore, eggs are a nutritious food, unless your stomach and intestines cannot digest and absorb them. Eggs are complete organisms, containing all the substances necessary for the formation of chicks, and are of high biological value. Another special recommendation is fish, which is low in fat and is a “storehouse” of proteins, nucleic acids and many biological elements. Its fish oil, rich in polyene fatty acids, can also be used as an alternative therapy for psoriasis. In addition, don’t forget that good quality and inexpensive soy products and fresh and tasty dairy products are good choices for patients. Let’s take a look at the foods that patients should be warned about. Patients are most often told about strong alcohol, strong tea, coffee and spicy and acidic foods. Many reports also confirm that they do have a negative effect on the onset and progression of psoriasis. For most patients, it is better to eat them sparingly. Of course, in some patients who habitually use this type of diet, the taboo causes them great psychological pressure, which is instead detrimental to the disease, and in this case, it is necessary to avoid the heavy and handle it as appropriate. Secondly, avoid high-fat and high-sugar diets. Psoriasis itself also belongs to the category of metabolic syndrome, and it is an undeniable fact that patients have hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia. The lack of many biological elements can make your nerves in a high state of tension, and resistance to the outside world will be reduced. Patients, therefore, are advised to put some healthful foods on the table. First of all, low fat and high protein, use chicken and fish to replace beef and mutton; then, to ensure sufficient vitamins and various biological elements, use fruit juice to replace alcoholic beverages, use herbal tea instead of strong tea and coffee; finally, you should also pay attention to the method of food processing and cooking, as fresh as possible, fruits and vegetables are best to cook less, learn to eat coarse grains and avoid over-refining cereals. Finally, patients can also be based on their own experience, those who have had allergic reactions and adverse effects on their disease in the past, the food included in the scope of avoidance.