Smoking May Increase Your Risk Of Psoriasis

We wanted to share with you an important study from the American Journal of Medicine: "Smoking cessation may be a potentially important target for the prevention and management of psoriasis."

In this study, researchers have shown that current, past, as well as cumulative levels of smoking, are associated with an increased risk of psoriasis. And the more you smoke.... the higher your risk. Prenatal exposure, and second hand smoke also put you at risk. They have also shown that the risk decreases to nearly baseline levels after 20 years of abstinence.

This adds one more important reason to consider quiting. We know that quitting can be very difficult, and if you feel ready to quit you should speak with your internist for help. There are many tools available to help you break this addictive habit.