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Safe Space – Why / What the Hell?

With the help of the right people that I’ll forever be immensely grateful for, the first event of Safe Space happened on 24th June 2018. Despite having no expectation at all of how it would go, It ended up being the most life-changing event that I’d ever attended (ok maybe it is not credible coming […]

Psoriasis and Relationships

Hey guys, it’s me, Rocyie again. I hope you have not gotten bored of me yet (hehe). Today I want to talk about something really important — the relationships we have with our loved ones. I realise that it is such an important topic to discuss hence I wish to include this as a part […]

Reforming Identity as a Pso-fighter

2020 marks the 13th year that I have been living with psoriasis. Throughout the years, I think I have pretty much gone through it all – from being ashamed and angry, to transcending beyond the identity of a victim and ultimately came out of the whole journey as a fighter. Not only embracing my journey, […]

Mental Health & Emotions

Hello my fellow psoriasis fighters, this is a letter written from my heart to yours. If you don’t know who I am, my name is Rocyie and I have been dealing with psoriasis for the past 13 years. If you also are a psoriasis fighter, the struggles that I face daily like the itch and […]

#8 – Top Tips to Handle Itch

Itch has got to be the most annoying thing to deal with when it comes to skin issues, any form of skin issues for that matter. I had lived through days where I literally would wake up in the middle of the night with my fingernails filled with blood and I’d stay awake afterwards afraid […]

#7 – The External Management

Ever since I was diagnosed with psoriasis at the age of 14, I was introduced to topical cream to manage my condition. Since then, as suggested by doctors and pharmacists, I applied steroid cream regularly on my skin and until recent years that I had gradually decreased the usage and finally stopped completely 2 years […]

#6 – How and what to Eat? Part 2

Sweetener & Flavoring Replace white, processed and refined sugar and salt Substitute for sugar – raw honey, coconut sugar, molasses, molasses,organic maple syrup, stevia, xylitol, dates Substitute salt with Himalayan sea salt / rock salt Natural herbs and spices – garlic, ginger, turmeric, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, cloves, cumin, fenugreek seeds, star anise, coriander etc (warm […]

#5 – How and What to Eat? (Part 1)

The Acid-Alkaline Balance Your daily meal should consists of 80% alkaline-forming food and 20% acid-forming food Your body should always be slightly alkaline with the pH level of 7.3 to 7.5 for optimal general health and immunity Because some foods are ‘allowed’ in your diet doesn’t mean you should overeat them Save the diagram above […]

#4 – Diet

Let’s talk about diet. I’ve come a loooooong way struggling with sticking to a super restrictive diet, coming from a person who would travel for food (me, I am a HUGE foodie fyi), it was definitely not easy adjusting and getting used to this. So let’s dive into it, I am going to share my […]

#3 – Detox of the Body

Okay let’s get into the real deal. Many people talk a lot about detox but do we really understand the reason behind it? Most of the time no cause we are too busy with our daily lives’ routine that detox won’t really come into our minds. So why detox? “Psoriasis is the external manifestation […]

#2 Detox of the Mind & Things

One thing that I always practice is – decluttering. The form of decluttering that takes place is not just the things we own, it also especially includes the clutter in our minds. More often than not we always focus on taking in, having more and buying things that we do not actually need. A small […]