​Twelve years ago, I embarked on a life-changing journey to heal from an autoimmune disease called palmoplantar pustulosis. When I was first diagnosed with PPP, I felt lost and uncertain about the road ahead. When my doctor suggested biologics as a treatment option, I felt a mixture of hope and apprehension. Biologics, while known for their efficacy in managing autoimmune diseases, come with a laundry list of potential side effects. These side effects can range from mild discomfort to more severe complications, such as increased susceptibility to infections, liver damage, other autoimmune diseases and even cancer. I was also told I was not allowed to get pregnant while undergoing biologic treatment. Even though I didn't plan for any more children, the idea of a biologic being harmful to a developing fetus, got me thinking of the harms it could do to my own body. This restriction deeply impacted me and as I pondered over these risks, I couldn't help but wonder if there was an alternative way to address the root cause of my condition without subjecting myself to these potential consequences.

Little did I know that a world of natural healing options awaited me, and it was through hours of dedicated study of the immune system that I discovered the possibility of healing naturally. Today, as I reflect on my journey of being healed from PPP for over 12 years, I am filled with gratitude for the knowledge I gained and the transformative power of taking a holistic approach to my autoimmune disease. 

Behavioural change is an important aspect of improving our health and wellbeing. Whether it's quitting smoking, cut down on alcohol, exercising more, or eating a healthier diet, making changes to our behaviours will have a big impact on our health and to clear your PPP.

But behavioural change is not always easy. It often requires effort and support from others to be successful. For example, if you're trying to quit smoking, you may need support from friends and family to help you through the difficult times. Or if you're trying to exercise more, you may need to find a workout buddy to keep you motivated, same goes for changing your diet which i crucial to be able to heal your PPP.

There are many reasons why some people may not succeed with behavioural change. Some common reasons include a lack of motivation, inadequate support or resources, and a lack of clear goals or plans. Additionally, some people may be more resistant to change than others, or they may have underlying psychological or emotional issues that make it difficult for them to make and sustain changes in their behaviour. Ultimately, success with behavioural change is a complex process that involves many different factors.

One important aspect of successful behavioural change is setting specific, achievable goals. Rather than saying "I want to be healthier," try setting a goal like "I want to quit sugar and gluten for 30 days." This specific goal gives you something concrete to work towards, and can help you track your progress.

Another important aspect of successful behavioural change is finding ways to make the new behaviour easier to do. For example, if your goal is to eat more vegetables, you may need to find ways to make vegetables more convenient to eat. This could mean pre-cutting them and storing them in the fridge, or finding healthy recipes that incorporate vegetables in a way that's tasty and easy to make.

Finally, it's important to be patient and persistent with yourself. Behavioural change takes time, and there will be setbacks along the way. But with effort and support, you can make lasting changes to your behaviours and improve your health.

In summary, behavioural change is an important part of improving our health. By setting specific, achievable goals, finding ways to make the new behaviour easier to do, and being patient and persistent, we can make positive changes to our behaviours and improve our health.

The Five Stages of Change
​
1.  Pre-contemplation (not ready)
The individual is not ready, nor intending, to take action (regarding a particular behaviour or issue) in the foreseeable future, and is generally unaware that this behaviour is problematic. Pessimistic about his ability to make change, or in denial regarding the negative effects of his existing lifestyle habits, he selectively filters information that helps confirm his decision not to make any changes.

2.  Contemplation  (getting ready)
The individual begins to recognize that his behaviour is problematic, and start to weigh the pros and cons, the costs and benefits, of continuing or modifying his current lifestyle. Many will choose to stay in this contemplative stage for years.

3.  Preparation  (ready)
The individual intends to take action in the immediate future, and may begin taking small steps toward behavioural change or modification.

4.  Action
The individual takes specific and overt steps to modify a particular problematic behaviour, to make a lifestyle change, or to acquire new, healthy behaviours (individuals in this stage are at the greatest risk of relapse).

5.  Maintenance
The individual is able to sustain action for at least six months and works to prevent relapse; this is the stage of successful, sustained lifestyle modification.

Changes are hard at first, but at the same time they can be fun and challenging. Try to embrace the change instead of fear it. The outcome in the end is almost always grater then the fear you felt in the beginning. Be the change that you wish to see in the world 😀💪 

Åsa. 

I am excited to announce the launch of my new audiobook, "How To Treat Palmoplantar Pustulosis Naturally: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding and Managing PPP."

In 2015, I decided to write a book about my journey from illness to health and about my experience with the autoimmune disease Palmoplantar Pustular Psoriasis (PPP). It wasn't an easy decision, as I had to take unpaid leave from work and put my family aside to focus on my writing. However, I felt compelled to share my story because my desire to help others was so strong.

At the time when I became sick, I was unable to find any doctors who could help me find relief from my disease. However, through determination and research, I was able to find a way to help and heal myself. After many hours of self-study in immunology, I learned how to optimize my immune system and ultimately heal from PPP.

As technology has developed over the years since I wrote my book, I realized that I could help even more people by releasing my writings in audio format. I personally enjoy listening to audiobooks while commuting to work, and find it a convenient way to consume books and gain knowledge on the go.
In my audiobook, I discuss topics such as the causes and triggers of PPP, the role of the immune system in autoimmune diseases, and natural approaches to healing. I also share the story of my own journey with PPP, from my first flare-up to complete healing.

I believe that by understanding what makes you sick in the first place, you can better understand what you need to do to become well again. Over the years, I have received countless messages from readers who have successfully healed themselves by following the same process I describe in my book. This has made all of my hard work worthwhile.
​
So don't miss the opportunity to start your own healing journey today by listening to "How To Treat Palmoplantar Pustulosis Naturally," narrated by Andrea Giordani. I am confident that this audiobook will provide valuable information and guidance on your own path to healing.

​It is available on all major audiobook platforms, so be sure to check it out.
I wish you the best of luck on your journey to healing success.
Sincerely, Åsa

Click on one of the logos above to access the audiobook app of your choice.

As I stress in my book, your gut is one of the most important (and ignored) parts of your health. To be able to heal from Palmoplantar Pustulosis you need to look after your gut. Your gut bacteria influence your whole body such as: 

• Sleep
• Energy
• Weight loss
• Chronic pain
• Inflammation
• Mental health
• and much more... 

Here are 10 tips to fix your gut: 

1. Drink bone broth. Bone broth has high amounts of gelatine. Gelatine is essential for connective tissue function. It absorbs water and maintains the layer of mucus that keeps gut microbes away from the intestinal barrier. 
   
   
2. Eat fermented foods. Most fermented foods have bacteria with probiotic effects. These probiotics help restore balance in your gut and support digestion. Great options to incorporate in your diet:
   • Kefir
   • Yogurt
   • Pickles
   • Kimchi
   • Sauerkraut
   • Kombucha
   
   
3. Avoid antibiotics when possible. Yes, antibiotics kill bad bacteria. But they also kill good bacteria in your gut. This can lead to weight gain and other health issues. When you can, opt for natural remedies.
   
   
4. Limit artificial sweeteners. Artificial sweeteners like aspartame may increase blood sugar by stimulating the growth of unhealthy bacteria like Enterobacteriaceae in your gut microbiome. You don’t have to cut them all together… Just follow the 80/20 rule.
   
   
5. Get quality sleep. Lack of sleep can increase stress, which negatively affects your gut. Get good sleep by:
   
   • Cooling your room temperature
   
   • Avoiding screens 1 hour before bed
   
   • Investing in a quality mattress + pillow One of the most beneficial things you can do.
   
   
6. Eat a diverse range of foods. This leads to a diverse microbiome. Diverse microbiome = Healthy gut. The more species of bacteria you have, more health benefits they can contribute. Rotate your diet with veggies, meats.
   
   
7. Certain bacteria in your gut can digest fiber, which stimulates their growth. Great food options to get more fiber:
   • Lentils
   • Beans
   • Apples
   • Popcorn
   • Bananas
   • Broccoli
   • Chickpeas
   • Artichokes
   • Raspberries
   
   
8. Supplement on vitamins. There are some vitamin supplements, that should be part of your daily healing regime; the reason being that some of them are not available through food, and for others, most people with an unbalanced gut flora lack.
   
   

• ​D3 and Vitamin K2
• Colostrum
• Magnesium
• Zinc
• Biotin
• Enzymes
• Probiotics
• Chlorella
  
  

    9.  Consume probiotics. Probiotics are live microorganisms. They’re beneficial             because they fight off bad bacteria in your gut. Foods like:

• Yogurt     
• Buttermilk
• Sourdough bread Are great for getting more probiotics.

   10. Eat foods high in polyphenols. Polyphenols are plant compounds that help             reduce blood pressure, inflammation, cholesterol levels, and oxidative                     stress. They're found in:

•  Dark chocolate
• Grape skins
• Blueberries
• Green tea
• Red wine
• Almonds 
• Broccoli
• Onions

 
Summary:
10 tips to fix your gut health:

1. Drink bone broth
2. Eat fermented foods
3. Avoid antibiotics when possible
4. Limit sweeteners
5. Get quality sleep
6. Eat a range of foods
7. Certain bacterias
8. Supplement on vitamins
9. Consume probiotics
10. Eat foods high in polyphenols

Palmoplantar Pustulosis is a rare chronic skin disease and generally there are not many statistics on PPP out there. According to some researchers PPP is part of the psoriasis family, and to others it is not. The views differ as the genetic predispositions are not the same for both psoriasis and PPP. The crops of pustules may occur with psoriasis, or like in my case without any other form of psoriasis at all.  

Different studies are showing a different prevalence rate when it comes to how common amongst the population Palmoplantar Pustulosis are,  depending on which country the statistics has been pulled from. 

The Swedish dermatology department has an outpatient data register which found an incidence of PPP in relation to other skin diseases in 0.37 percent of patients. Patients with signs of psoriasis elsewhere on the body were excluded in this study. This gives a  prevalence of PPP in Sweden of about 0.05%.  Just like any other autoimmune disease the majority of the patients are women (75-82%) and the age at onset is usually between 40 and 60 years. The study is from 1971, so these numbers have most likely increased since then. (Enfors & Molin 1971, Hellgren & Mobacken 1971).

In a more recent study from 2019 researchers pulled out data from the healthcare registries and insurance databases in the US, Denmark and Germany and got an estimate during a 1-year prevalence of 0.009%, 0.005% and 0.08% in each country. 

 At the time when I was diagnosed with Palmoplantar Pustulosis I was quite frustrated with the lack of information out there regarding this skin disease. During a painful and lonely period of my life, I had a huge need to read about and hear from other people in the same situation as me, I wanted to know how other people were dealing/coping with this condition and if there was a chance of recovery and getting into remission.  But there was very little information to be find back then. Personally I had never heard of nor met anyone with PPP before my diagnosis and this was quite frustrating.  I had a big need to understand what type of disease PPP is and to find out how to overcome it if possible. Obviously I read all the major medical sites about Palmoplantar Pustulosis, but I couldn't find much info from actual sufferers, real people. I followed a few on Inspire (a medical forum) but there was no one there at the time which I followed who had healed from PPP (that I know of). 

Readers who follow my blog and who have read my book, know that  it was around the time of my diagnosis when I decided to take matters into my own hands to help myself to recovery. My philosophy was/is - if I could impair my own immune system by diet and lifestyle i could also turn things around again and fix it. So I started my research by reading a lot of books and medical reports on the subject.

After putting my newly discovered knowledge into practice I successfully manage to heal from this condition in less then 3 months. My experience eventually led me to write my book which includes the story of my own PPP journey and what needs to be done to get well. It's now been nearly 10 years since I ended up in remission and 5 years since I wrote the book.

Since my remission from palmoplantar pustulosis my drive has always been to help others , to be a voice of hope, a voice I didn't have when I was sick. This is why I love reading recovery stories like Michelle's,  a fellow ex. PPP sufferer. It's so helpful for other people in the same situation.

So please take your time to read the interview with Michelle by Autoimmune Wellness. This interview is about Michelle and what she did to heal from palmoplantar pustulosis.
Her healing journey is very inspiring for anyone who's interested in going into remission the natural way without biologics.

If you're interested in finding out more about healing from PPP by follow an autoimmune paleo diet (AIP), do consider follow Autoimmune wellness on Facebook. They post a lot of informative advise.

Also consider join our PPP Facebook Global support group where you can interact with others with Palmoplantar Pustulosis for help and support.

All the best,

Åsa Kärrman

• Here's Janine's recovery story from Palmoplantar Pustulosis.
• Here's Sophie's recovery story from Plamoplantar Pustulosis

​I get a lot of emails from readers around the world asking for my help, advice or just a general diet specific question. All my readers’ stories touch me and I’m always doing my best trying to help.

When Sophie contacted me early January this year she was in a very bad state and she had been in and out of the hospital a lot lately and her story affected me a bit more than normally. I deeply empathised with her and could feel her pain.

Sophie told me she’s been suffering severely from the skin disease Palmoplantar Pustulosis for almost 2 years and have had no luck with any natural approach or biologics (biological therapy) . It had caused her a great deal of anxiety and depression and had affected her ability to work, walk, sleep, eat, basically to live a normal life at the age of 26. She was at her wits end as her PPP had now spread to her nails and she had developed wide spread psoriasis as well. This she told me had also affected her self-esteem which hadn’t been very good to begin with.

 The below PPP Success story by Janine is evidence to the contrary. I hope Janine’s story will help and inspire the readers of my blog to get started on your own health/recovery journey by showing that it is possible to get rid of PPP after all.

​I would also love to hear from other fellow Palmoplantar pustular psoriasis sufferers who has manage to clear this horrible disease with either conventional medicine or using a natural holistic approach.  

Our gathered experiences can help and spread the word that PPP does not have to be a fact of life. If you want to share your own story to the world please contact me, there are so little information about this disease out there and it's a great support to read about others in the same boat.​
Take care and do get in contact.....I would love to hear from you....now...over to Janine :)
Åsa Kärrman

​Asa,
I think I found your blog one desperate night in the summer of 2014. I have PPP on my right foot. I am 50 years old but it started in 2013 when I was 46. I had no idea what it was. I have learned over the years that it is best to search for a holistic alternative to traditional western medicine. This is why I was trolling the internet, literally typing in "bottom of foot itchy", Some how my crazy random google words led me to your blog. I have been trying to figure out for years how to find you to thank you. The book you wrote is a GIFT to anyone and everyone that is seeking answers and help.

First of all and before I share my story and how I put PPP and arthritis into remission I want to say THANK YOU Asa. I was so desperate for an answer. Your story all of those years ago reinforced my inclination to go the holistic route. You literally saved me months, possibly years of uncertainty and pain. Not to mention thousands of dollars in Dr. Visits that were not going to help at all. I was so depressed, so exhausted from lack of sleep due to the pain and itching. I cried all of the time and I just wanted to curl up in a ball and stay like that forever.​​

Not long after I got my Palmoplantar Pustulosis diagnosis I started get a pain in the joint of my left index finger and TMJ (jaw stiffness and a clicking jaw). First, I thought it was from the overuse of typing on my computer or after been using my hands when cleaning at home. Back then I did not know about rheumatoid arthritis or RA which is the shorten version of its name. And I didn't understand there might be a connection to my current Palmoplantar Pustuloisis diagnosis.
​I had so many various health conditions such as a contentious strep throat infection, Roscea in my face, blisters, cracks and soars on my feet and hands, so the pain in my finger was just something I put up with. Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis usually start in the small joints of the hands and feet – particularly the main knuckle joints in the hand and usually affect at least two joints, which become painful, red and inflamed, and may start to swell.

When having an autoimmune disease, your immune system attacks healthy cells in your body by mistake or by a way of surviving. There are more than 80 types of autoimmune diseases documented and some have similar symptoms. The cause of Palmoplantar Pustulosis (PPP) is scientifically unknown, apart from the fact it's autoimmune in origin as there is an association with other autoimmune diseases, particularly coeliac disease, thyroid disease and type 2 diabetes. Even if there's not yet consensus amongst scientist, there are more and more studies pointing to triggers to onset autoimmune disease such as sugar, gluten, processed foods, antibiotics and stress.
 
These days  I know if you heal one disease by changing your diet and lifestyle as I explain in my book, you will heal them all. The problem is if you have one disease you tend to have other issues as well. This makes sense to me as autoimmune diseases can affect many parts of the body.

***** UPDATE: A second edition of my book was published 1 July 2020 where the title changed to How To Treat Palmoplantar Pustulosis Natrually. First Edition released November 2015 was named How To Treat PPP Naturally*****

How To Treat Palmoplantar Pustulosis Naturally: Put Your PPP In Remission And Get Your Life Back In 90 days

I wrote this book because I used to be struggling with PPP but thankfully been cleared from this disease for the last three years without a single outbreak,

My book is the result of me spending hours of studying health and nutrition to find a way to restore my non functional immune system and to found a solution to heal myself from this painful and life destroying disease naturally. After implementing everything I learned along my journey, I successfully manage to heal from PPP.

As you know Palmoplantar Pustulosis is a very rare chronic autoimmune disease which is hard to treat using the conventional medical treatments.

If you are looking in to options how to combat PPP using a holistic approach and to heal naturally, changing your diet is crucial and a major part of the healing journey.

I write more about why this is a must and what to eat in the blog post  called "What is the perfect diet to follow when healing from Palmoplantar Pustulosis?" and more in depth in my book.
​
But to be successful you need to make a few lifestyle changes as well apart from only changing your diet , and these are the steps I'm listing below.

I'm going to keep it short and precise.

Bust the stress
Find ways to reduce and manage stress. Do something that relaxes you every day – yoga, meditation, calming music, or even just a hot bath. Seriously you need to remove stress in your life to successfully beat PPP.

Cut the crap
Avoid all processed foods and sugary fizzy drinks. Stop eating sugar. Cut the carbs, and work toward improving gut health. Stop eating gluten!

Supplement, supplement 
Invest in good quality supplements. Your body needs good probiotics, zinc, vitamins D3+K2, magnesium.

Juice it up
Adopt a daily juicing regime to give your body all the vitamins and minerals it needs to rebuild and heal. Stick with the greens for maximum impact.

Get cooking
Learn how to cook nutritious and healthy meals that don’t include gluten and sugar. 

Just say no
Cut down on alcohol and smoking. Drugs are a definite no-no.

Just say yes – to exercise!
Exercise daily. Go for walks, practice yoga, go swimming. Get active, your body will thank you.

Although there will be challenges along the way, my advice is to visualise the outcome, – how great it will be to walk in nice shoes again, or how you’ll feel when you don’t need to hide your hands. Don’t try to set a certain date for healing, this, as you know, is ludicrous. Instead, focus on improving your health and making lifestyle changes, one day at a time. For me it took 3 months to heal from PPP by following these steps.

As a reminder and for inspiration, please download and print out the infographic below and put it up on the fridge or where you can see it everyday to feel motivated. :)

​Åsa Kärrman

Dealing with Palmoplantar Pustulosis can make you feel depressed and very lonely at times, mainly because there's not a lot of people (if you think in percentage compare to population) who suffers from the skin disease PPP.  Me for sure don't know anyone within my circle of acquaintances who has this disease. 

According to this review,  depression is the most common of the psychiatric disorders in patients with PPP, and a range between 13 and 28.8% are suffering from it.
​
The feeling of loneliness often appears because something has triggered a memory of that feeling, not because you are in fact isolated and alone. The brain is designed to pay attention to pain and danger, and that includes the negative feelings you have around your own sickness, this is the reason loneliness gets our attention. Reaching out to other people in the same situation or reading their stories can be very helpful, as depression and loneliness is painful and can confuse you into thinking that you are on your own.

If you're suffering with the chronic skin disease Palmoplantar Pustulosis and find it painful to walk and wear shoes due to the severe pain from when the pustules (blisters) opens up turning in to fissures and starts bleeding, please continue reading.

​​​The worst part of having Palmoplantar pustulosis aside from the itchiness and the fact it doesn't look very pretty, has to be the discomfort and the unbearable pain. Specifically the pain whilst walking, and particularly if there are deep fissures (cracks in the skin) which are also bleeding.  

Before I got my PPP diagnosis I had been to over 9 doctor appointments where one of them was a trip to the ER where I was diagnosed with having scabies. Another doctor persisted it was my shoes causing the blisters, and ignoring me when I said it doesn't explain the blisters on my hand? 

My onset of PPP started after I had taken a course of antibiotics due to a gum infection around my wisdom tooth. It took several months before developing in to a full on PPP outbreak. It started of with approx 10-15 red pin sized red dots on the sole of my right foot. In the first couple of months it stayed like that, just a few red dots. Gradually my foot started to become itchy as well but there were no blisters. I had no symptoms on my hand as far as I was aware of. My foot actually didn't bother me too much even though I was a bit concerned.

One morning a few months after first noticing the red pin sized dots I woke up with an outbreak of skin bumps and blisters all over my inner thighs, bum, genital area and my foot and hand. It was so soar and itchy at the same time. I made it to the ER where they  first thought it was herpes but quickly changed their mind and decided it was the foot and mouth disease, to go on and  change their mind again (after a quick google on the Internet) and confirmed it was scabies.

There has been little investigation into the role of stress inPalmoplantar Pustulosis, but in one small study (Saez-Rodriguez 2002 ) anxiety scores were found to be higher in patients with PPP than in control patients. The authors suggested that stress and the worsening of PPP may be related. According to this study most autoimmune diseases are triggered by a major stressors. In fact, 80% of people report uncommon emotional stress before disease onset.

At the time I was diagnosed with PPP I went through a really stressful time in my life. I was working full time in a very stressful and negative environment, as well as being a mother, taking care of a toddler, and I didn't sleep well. I remember back than waking up in the mornings with an abnormal high pulse and having pains in my heart terrified with fear what the day would bring. Not a very good place to be in if you ask me. I silly enough choose to ignore all this and the signs my body was sending me. I know for sure that stress was one of my triggers to onset PPP . At the time I wasn't eating properly which meant my immune system wasn't functioning at the level it should. I had also been on several antibiotic courses due to repetitive strep throat infections. 

I was shocked when I learned I had Palmoplantar Pustulosis. I could not accept a chronic skin condition that left me disabled. I was determined to find myself a cure.

I began to do a lot more research on nutrition and how you can naturally repair and boost a dysfunctional immune system. I found that improving your health starts with gut health. Your gut health is important for your whole body. It's also where your immune system absorbs most of its vitamins and minerals. You need to consume a diet rich in nutrients that your cells require and eliminate the foods that cause inflammation and have no nutritional value.

In my book I go into greater detail about this topic. 

There’s a lot of information out there how to boost your immune system and how to heal your self from various autoimmune diseases, and I totally understand it can be confusing and difficult who to listen to and where to start. But to boost the immune system is not about tactics such as trying various supplements and lotions and potions which might be helpful but after a while has no effect. Trust me I’ve been there and tried most of them. 
To get well from an autoimmune disease you have to understand the whole system. There are a many little pieces to it and the trick is to see how they all fit together for your body to heal as fast as possible. 

When my doctor told me I got PPP I was very eager to try anything that might cure me from this horrible chronic skin disease which made me to randomly try to boost my immune system. I tried probiotics for a couple of months and later vitamin D3 to move on trying out biotin,  as I had read somewhere that biotin had successfully healed people with Palmoplantar Pustulosis.

I want to write about 4 areas to focus on that are particularly important for you to be able to heal from Palmoplantar Pustulosis. It doesn't matter if you've been suffering with PPP for a long time or if you recently got diagnose. These are certain cornerstones that you can control over and reverse PPP. I discuss all this in more detail I my book How To Treat Palmoplantar Pustulosis Naturally in 90 days.

Ever since my family and I bought our juicer, we have been using it almost every day. Our Philips juicer is a fantastic little machine that quickly transforms fruits and vegetables into a delicious and nutritious juice that we all love.

Our journey into the world of juicing began when my husband and I watched
"Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead," a 2010 American documentary film that chronicles Australian Joe Cross's 60-day journey across the United States as he follows a juice fast to regain his health under the care of Dr. Joel Fuhrman. Joe was suffering from a rare skin disease similar to Palmoplantar Pustulosis, which was an eye-opener for me.

The documentary highlights the importance of minerals and vitamins that we get from fruits and vegetables and why we need to consume them daily. Although we all know that we need to eat our greens, not many people know why.

When I was diagnosed with Palmoplantar Pustulosis, doctors told me that there was nothing we could do apart from giving me an immune suppressant drug (biologic). These types of drugs suppress the immune system even more, and there is a risk of fetal defects if one becomes pregnant within two years of stopping them. From my perspective, there had to be another way.

I thought that if I could compromise my immune system due to stress, a bad diet, and antibiotics, there must be a way to rebuild my health.

Juicing has been a great way for me to achieve this. Green juices provide all the vitamins and minerals our cells need to function, and when our cells are satisfied, we feel full after a glass of juice, eliminating the urge to snack on sweets.

Green juices also feed the good bacteria in our gut, which is essential for our overall well-being and a functional immune system. I did a three-day juice fast back in 2013. I felt great and lost a lot of weight, and my skin was glowing afterward, and even the cellulite on my thighs seemed to have reduced.

In addition to providing your body with important nutrients, green juicing are beneficial for people with autoimmune diseases because it is a gentle way to cleanse and detoxify the body. When you have an autoimmune disease, your body can become overloaded with toxins, which can exacerbate symptoms and contribute to inflammation. Green juices can help to flush out toxins and support the liver and kidneys, which are responsible for filtering toxins from the body.

Another great documentary in the same genre worth watching is "Super Juice Me" by Jason Vale, aka "The Juice Master." He puts eight people who collectively suffered from 22 different chronic diseases on his "Juice Only" diet for 28 days, which is fascinating to watch.

Apart from drinking green juices daily, I have also come up with four recipes that I think everyone should try:

Green Detox Juice - Cucumber, apple, spinach, lemon, and ginger.

The Refreshing One - Kale, cucumber, apple, and grape fruit

The Green Goddess - Mint, cucumber, green apple, and pineapple.

The Sweet Green - Pineapple, cucumber, and spinach.

The best thing is that my daughter has slowly but surely started to drink the juices I make. She is the most important thing in my life, and her health and well-being are my main focus. The juice in the picture consisted of apples, oranges, kale, and cucumber, and it was delicious.

If you are interested in learning more about juicing, I highly recommend checking out Joe Cross's website, "Reboot With Joe," and Jason Vale's website, "The Juice Master."

If you are serious about healing from PPP, do consider green juices as well as reading my book,  to find out the root cause of what causing PPP and how to heal naturally.
​
All the best,
Åsa Kärrman

The below talk by Sarah Wilson is well worth a watch where she explains in depth about the danger of our over consumption of sugar and the ill effects it causes. Sugar is the root cause to most of our common health issues and I personally feel it's a battle to avoid it. Anyone with an autoimmune disease such as Palmoplantar pustulosis should avoid sugar at all costs during the healing process.

If you are concerned about your health, you may already be aware of the negative effects that sugar can have on our bodies. But did you know that consuming too much sugar can also worsen autoimmune diseases?

Living with an autoimmune disease like Palmoplantar Pustulosis can be challenging, both physically and emotionally. I was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease PPP 13 years ago, and for a long time, I struggled to manage my symptoms. I tried various treatments, but nothing seemed to work. I was feeling hopeless and frustrated until I started to study immunology and figured out there's a way to heal from disease naturally.

During that time I also stumbled upon a few health documentaries that changed my life and which had a huge impact on me.

The first documentary that caught my attention was "Food Matters." This film explores the importance of proper nutrition in maintaining good health and preventing disease. As someone who was struggling with an autoimmune disease, I was intrigued by the idea that I could potentially manage my symptoms by changing my diet.

I started doing more research on the topic and found other documentaries such as "Forks Over Knives," "What the Health," and "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead." These films all highlighted the benefits of a plant-based diet for preventing and reversing chronic diseases.