The Itch to Beat Psoriasis

It's ! Check out my latest post on Everyday Health on what I'm doing for the month.

Does You Need to Change Your Psoriasis Treatment? During Psoriasis Action Month, ask yourself these questions about your doctors, medications, and more and decide if you need to switch things up.

My latest on Everyday Health! For years I haven't been able to clear the psoriasis on my stomach and lower back. Wrote this blog to share how I manage and cope with stubborn psoriasis.

How to Cope With Stubborn Psoriasis Spots That Won’t Go Away Some psoriasis plaques may resist treatment even when the rest of your skin is mostly clear. Is there any way to get rid of those psoriasis spots?

Honored to be invited to shoot this video for PatientPoint chronicling my journey. I appreciate the approach they took in highlighting my early years trying to cope with it and how journaling, my newfound faith as a teenager, and my college Christian group in college helped me to find hope.

https://youtu.be/W9qTKmcf50A

A Patient's Journey: Plaque Psoriasis

I started blogging on Everyday Health about over 15 years ago! Check out how my thoughts have evolved on the journey and what I hope for in the next 15 years. https://www.everydayhealth.com/columns/howard-chang-the-itch-to-beat-psoriasis/when-you-have-psoriasis-change-is-a-constant/

With Psoriasis, Change Is a Constant New treatments, habits, emotions: Life with psoriasis is often unpredictable. But there are ways to cope and move forward in a healthy way.

On my latest Everyday Health column I reflect on a busy and hectic travel season for me since I felt comfortable enough to get back on an airplane earlier this year: 5 Tips for Healthy Travel With https://www.everydayhealth.com/columns/howard-chang-the-itch-to-beat-psoriasis/tips-for-healthy-travel-with-psoriasis/?utm_source=twitter

Traveling With Psoriasis: Top Tips to Prevent Flares Strategies for preventing dry, irritated skin include always keeping moisturizer with you and packing clothing you can layer. Read on for more tips.

My latest on Everyday Health! For this I reflect on my experience at as an encouraging community that lightened the heavy emotional load of . https://www.everydayhealth.com/columns/howard-chang-the-itch-to-beat-psoriasis/the-emotional-burden-of-psoriasis-can-be-heavy/?utm_source=twitter

To Lighten the Emotional Burden of Psoriasis, Try This Psoriasis can impact your mental health, but one way to alleviate anxiety and depression is to join a community of people with chronic conditions.

You learn lots when you live with a chronic condition since childhood. Here's my latest on Everyday Health exploring mistakes I've made and learned from living with psoriasis.

Biggest Psoriasis Mistakes Your psoriasis symptoms can get worse if you make any of these common mistakes, whether showering too often or sticking with a treatment that‘s not working.

Check out my entry on
Everyday Health. In this blog I discuss ways I'm stretching myself to improve my quality of life and grow in .

How to Build Self-Confidence With Psoriasis For August's Psoriasis Action Month, take these steps to shore up your self-confidence and feel better about your skin condition.

Here's the latest entry on the importance of community and friendship in healing: August: Be Devoted to Others.

https://psohoward.com/2022/07/05/august-be-devoted-to-others-four-seasons-of-healing/

August: Be Devoted to Others (Four Seasons of Healing) Note: This is entry 9 in a study guide series called “Four Seasons of Healing: A Pathway for Those Living with Chronic Illness.” For a list of entries click here. Part III: Summer: Maki…

It's over 100F today here in the Sacramento area. My latest on
Everyday Health just in time for summer: Is Natural Sunlight Good for ?

Is Natural Sunlight Good for Psoriasis? Sunlight can help some people with psoriasis, but it is unpredictable, and sunburn can trigger flares. Read on for more about the sun and psoriasis.

April 17-23 is National Volunteer Week—7 days dedicated to recognizing and honoring the significant contributions volunteers make by generously donating their time and talents to worthy causes.

I volunteer with National Psoriasis Foundation because I know that joining with others makes a difference for those living with and .

Why do you volunteer?

Check out NPF’s volunteer opportunities: http://ow.ly/yxGz50IAhGE

This I'm reminded of a reason I participate in -related causes: "One great benefit of volunteering is meeting people who care about the same causes you do, with similar values." https://www.everydayhealth.com/columns/howard-chang-the-itch-to-beat-psoriasis/ways-volunteering-can-make-your-life-better-and-pitfall-to-watch-out-for/

Psoriasis Volunteering: Benefits and Pitfalls Volunteering for psoriasis-related causes can help you find community, give you a sense of purpose, and teach you how to be bold and assertive.

This latest blog on Everyday Health really stretched me as I open up about self-blame and low self-esteem: How to Be Kind to Yourself When You Have https://www.everydayhealth.com/columns/howard-chang-the-itch-to-beat-psoriasis/how-to-be-kind-to-yourself-when-you-have-psoriasis/

How Self-Kindness Can Help Your Psoriasis The insensitive ways others respond to your psoriasis symptoms can harm your self-esteem. But there are ways to quiet the negative voices in your head.

My latest column on Everyday Health was borne out of many, many experiences with biologics and systemics: 5 Top Tips for Getting Your Psoriasis Specialty Medications. Amazingly, right on cue, I was on the phone for over an hour today about the cost of my next Skyrizi dose. https://www.everydayhealth.com/columns/howard-chang-the-itch-to-beat-psoriasis/top-tips-for-getting-your-psoriasis-specialty-medications/

Psoriasis Specialty Medications: Tips for Coping With Insurance Issues Psoriasis specialty medications are expensive, and insurance providers may push back on authorizing them. But there are ways to navigate the system.

In my latest on Everyday Health I share my long history with and how I've treated it. If you have stories or strategies to share about nail psoriasis best sure to message me or leave a comment.

Nail Psoriasis: Best Coping Strategies Nail psoriasis can be hard to live with, but effective treatments, doctor-approved tips, and self-confidence boosts can make symptoms easier to bear.

My latest on Everyday Health. Something I experimented with starting in the fall has helped me feel and sleep better at night: "This One Tweak Can Be a Game Changer"

Best Shower Tips for Psoriasis Showering in lukewarm water rather than hot can help prevent skin from becoming itchy and inflamed. Here's why it's so good for psoriasis symptoms.

Last month Everyday Health published a blog I revised on Psoriasis and Prayer. In this PsoHoward entry I interact with two questions about prayer that didn't make the blog: How much prayer is enough? and Can I Be Honest in My Prayers? A couple of C.S. Lewis quotations helped to frame my thoughts.

Two Questions About Prayer Photo by Sagui Andrea on Pexels.com Last month I posted a column on Everyday Health titled How the Power of Prayer Helps Me Face My Psoriasis. I shared questions I had as a young adult with psorias…

Vacation about now sounds nice--especially one from psoriasis. Find out on my latest blog what I would do if I had a break from my psoriasis.

I Need a Vacation From My Psoriasis If you had the opportunity to take a prolonged break from your chronic illness, what would you do?

Yay! I received a letter from Anthem that they approved a new prior authorization for my biologic for , Skyrizi, for a year. Welcome news after the prior authorization drama with the previous dose.

Quick read if you are interested in new topicals for . I would appreciate non-steroidal options for those stubborn areas that biologics aren't clearing.

A Topical Treatment Revolution is on the Horizon for Psoriasis Healio Psoriatic Disease | Topical steroids have remained a mainstay first-line treatment for psoriasis, but two new drugs in development aim to revolutionize how topical drugs are used in treatment of the disease.“We’ve had a decent amount of minor innovation in psoriasis,” Mark G...

Sad to share that Teddy, who is featured in a recent article I wrote about pets and psoriasis, passed on Sunday. He struggled with various health concerns for the past two years with an inoperable carcinoma finally too much to overcome. He is missed by all the family and friends who knew him.

https://www.everydayhealth.com/columns/howard-chang-the-itch-to-beat-psoriasis/pets-and-psoriasis/

Happy Friday! Here's my latest on : 5 Ways Can Make Your Life Better (and 1 Pitfall to Watch Out For) https://www.everydayhealth.com/columns/howard-chang-the-itch-to-beat-psoriasis/ways-volunteering-can-make-your-life-better-and-pitfall-to-watch-out-for/

Psoriasis Volunteering: Benefits and Pitfalls Volunteering for psoriasis-related causes can help you find community, give you a sense of purpose, and teach you how to be bold and assertive.

Honor to be part of the Dermatology Breakout Session at the !

The Derm Breakout at our addressed , , diversity in clinical trials and beyond! Check out the recordings: http://ow.ly/c5Vv50H3mL3

I am one of the 125 million people in the world with on this . I also love cats and am celebrating .

Perfect opportunity to share my new blog on pets and psoriasis on Everyday Health! https://www.everydayhealth.com/columns/howard-chang-the-itch-to-beat-psoriasis/pets-and-psoriasis/

Psoriasis and Pets: A Good Match? Pets can help ward off anxiety and depression and promote heart health — extra important for people with psoriasis. But they can cause issues, too.

How My Spouse Helped Me Open Up About Living With Plaque Psoriasis | The Mighty

Interviewed by Healthline for this article!

Psoriasis in Men: What to Know and How to Manage

“It can take an emotional toll, especially when my psoriasis is worsening,” [Howard] said. “A day doesn’t go by when I don’t think about psoriasis. When it’s bad, an hour doesn’t pass without feeling anxious about whether it will get even worse or if it will get better.”

https://www.healthline.com/health/psoriasis/guys-guide-to-psoriasis

Psoriasis in Men: What to Know and How to Manage Psoriasis affects both men and women equally, but there are special considerations for men managing the skin condition. Get the facts.

The Itch to Beat Psoriasis is now on WhatsApp.

The Itch to Beat Psoriasis updated their info in the about section.

Updated guidance statements from the National Psoriasis Foundation COVID-19 Task Force on vaccine boosters.

https://www.psoriasis.org/covid-19-vaccine-booster-statement/

NPF Task Force Issues New Guidance Statements Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters National Psoriasis Foundation and Happify Health partner to help improve health outcomes for people living with psoriatic disease through Kopa.