I believe that things such as fasting an detox diets can be extremely effective psoriasis healing tools. These methods have helped me a lot personally and I may even deem them as necessary in many skin healing cases. With that in mind, the real key to achieving long term healing success is to adopt a long term diet and lifestyle that is capable of optimizing your overall health day after day, month after month, and year after year. 

So what is the best long term diet for healing psoriasis, eczema, and dermatitis? While this is a subject that is much debated in the world of nutrition and natural healing, I believe that some sort of variation of a high fat/low carb approach is the best long term solution for most people who are struggling with autoimmune skin issues. This is due to the fact that it is an extremely simple yet nutritious outlook on food and is aligned with our human ancestry. By basing your diet around well sourced animal foods, vegetables, and some fruit you are making life easy on your digestive system and providing yourself with all of the nutrition you need to maintain excellent health. 

High fat/low carb framework

So you may be wondering, what exactly do you mean by high fat/low carb? There are a lot of different ways to incorporate a high fat/low carb approach. You can go full on keto or you can also have a fat based diet that includes some carbs that contextually fit into the framework of your approach. A general rule of thumb that I find myself preaching often is to try to keep your fats above 45% of your daily calories and your carbs below 25%. 

For the sake of simplicity, I have not included any carbohydrate dense foods other than fruits in the meal plan that I am proposing with this article. The example days that I have provided in this post have fat at around 55% and carbs around 15%. As time goes on, you may come to the conclusion that you can incorporate some more healthy carbs into your diet or you may even want to eliminate carbs almost completely. This leads into the next section.

Modifications

There are a lot of people out there following a strict ketogenic approach. If you feel that you are better off eliminating or limiting the fruit aspect of this diet, then go for it. I personally am more comfortable including some carbs (especially fruit) in my long term approach. But I understand that people are different and what works for me may not work for everyone. 

On the other hand, if you follow this diet for some time and experience some good psoriasis healing results and eventually want to experiment with some other carbohydrate-dense foods, I would suggest that you 1. Only include whole food carbs such as potatoes, oats, and beans and 2. Still keep your macronutrient ratios in mind and try not to mix these high carb foods with fatty animal meats too often. Try to eat your carbs and animal proteins as separate meals for superior digestion. 

One last modification that some people may want to experiment with is the inclusion of nuts and seeds such as walnuts, almonds, chia seeds, pumpkin seeds, etc… I personally eat a small handful of nuts or seeds almost daily. The reason I don’t include them in this diet format is again for simplicity purposes. Nuts can be especially difficult for some people to digest and if you’re not sure how you react to them, proceed with caution when introducing them to your diet. 

Tips

• Drink plenty of water. Drink it first thing in the morning and between meals (not during or shortly after). I would recommend you drink mineral water or spring water. But just any regular bottled water should be fine. 
• Stick to a schedule. I’ve provided times but you can adjust them to fit your schedule. Also, try to fit all of your meals into a 8-10 hour time window. For instance: 10 am-6 pm.
• Eat until you are full. I’ve included portion sizes in my example days but the amount you eat will ultimately be determined by how much you personally want to eat or can eat. in the produce section
• Eat organic foods as much as possible. The nutrition in organic food truly is superior to typical farmed options. 
• Don’t cheat. Although we don’t want you to feel restricted, it will be hard to make progress if you are eating things like refined carbohydrates and sugars. 
• Get some kind of exercise. It doesn’t have to be anything major. Just make sure you get up and move your body often. il but don’t overdo it with the oil. 1 tablespoon should be enough for most meals.  

Grocery List

Animal Foods

• Wild caught salmon
• Grass fed steak (ribeye, round, t-bone, sirloin, etc…whatever you like or whatever is the cheapest)
• Grass fed ground beef
• Organic pasture raised eggs
• Organic chicken (legs, wings, breast, thighs, etc…)
• Organic liver (can be difficult to find so don’t worry if you can’t. I just include it on this list because it is the most nutrient dense part of the animal)

Vegetables

• Broccoli or asparagus
• Celery juice
• Kale
• Spinach
• Or whatever veggies you want

Fruit 

• Bananas
• Apples
• Blueberries
• Strawberries
• Grapes
• Lemons
• Avocados
• Cherry tomatoes 
• Or whatever fruit you want

Miscellaneous 

• Extra virgin olive oil (to cook with)
• Sea salt and pepper

Example days

Day 1

10 am: 16 oz celery juice

11 am: 3 eggs, 1/2 lbs ground beef or1/4 lbs liver, 1 avocado, some tomato, and kale or spinach (use olive oil in pan to cook the eggs and sauté spinach or kale. You can also sauté the spinach or kale in water.)

2-3 pm: A banana and an apple 

5-6: 1 lb wild caught salmon with steamed broccoli or asparagus. 

Day 2 

10 am: 16 oz celery juice

11 am: 1 lb wild caught salmon with spinach tomato and avocado side salad (Lemon juice for dressing and maybe some balsamic vinegar) 

2-3 pm: banana with some berries

5-6: 1-1.5 lbs of steak with steamed broccoli or asparagus 

Day 3

10 am: 16 oz celery juice

11 am: 3 eggs, 1/2 lbs ground beef or 1/4 lbs liver, 1 avocado, some tomato, and kale or spinach 

2-3 pm: grapes

5-6: 1-2 lbs of chicken wings 

Conclusion 

My goal with this post was to create a straight to the point dietary format that would be easy for anyone to follow regardless of nutritional experience or knowledge. There is no one magical healing diet and I would never present a dietary approach in such a way. With that said, I strongly believe that the diet that I have outlined in this article can prove to be an extremely effective approach for most people who are attempting to heal their gut, clear their skin, and improve their overall health. Be sure to keep up with my blog and Instagram posts and don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or are seeking consultation.