Today we get to talk about the gut and skin "picture" that tends to show up in psoriasis patients. There's research that states that the gut of those who have psoriasis looks eerily similar to those who have inflammatory bowel disease or IBD. Yikes! Today's guest completely agrees with the emerging research as well, so let's dive in. Today's guest is Robin Foroutan is leading expert in Integrative and Functional Nutrition and holistic health. She firmly believes that the body is able to heal itself given the right conditions, which is why she offers her clients a more natural approach to health and healing. By seeking out root causes and underlying imbalances that cause symptoms, and using an advanced, natural and biological approach to address those root causes, she helps her clients create the conditions that encourages the body to heal itself. She sees clients through her virtual practice, Nutrition by Robin, and is a nutrition consultant, lecturer, and writer. Are you a psoriasis warrior? How have you managed psoriasis? Let me know in the comments below! In this episode: What are parasites and what are the different types? How are parasites ignored as a root cause of symptoms? Can you test for parasites? The LONG list of symptoms connected to parasites What can go horribly wrong if you do a true parasite purge without an expert Quotes "It is a systemic disease. You see psoriasis, but psoriasis does not start on the skin. It starts inside your body." [01:15] "We do know that strep particularly can cause (a flare), but there's quite a lot of data out there that also suggests, for example, HPV or human papilloma virus, may be related to that." [21:47] Links Find Robin online | Instagram | Pinterest Healthy Skin Show ep. 129: Are Skin Rashes Caused By Parasites? Healthy Skin Show ep. 213: Stool Testing Do’s + Don’t’s For Skin Rashes Healthy Skin Show ep. 032: What's Going On Beneath Hives w/ Dr. Alan Dattner