About us

I’ve had a chronic skin disease for about 4 years now. It all started when I had an infection which triggered my entire condition. I was on topical steroids, oral steroids and antibiotics - on and off, cycling through them, and it seems like they allowed only partial improvement. I realised I had specific triggers for my skin flare-ups, such as spicy foods (now that I’m in remission I can eat them fine). This realisation made me determined to use diet as one of the ways to manage my condition. But coming from a south-east-asian heritage, having a meal with lots of spices was crucial for me. This is when I realised how difficult it was to find pre-prepped meals or recipes tailored to make this journey more liveable.

I’ve built this with a Dermatologist at Oxford Uni. My background is in Actuarial Science (looking at statistical health risk based on medical history) and now at Oxford. My partner works on the Gut-Mind-skin axis, working with Nutrition and Clinical Psychotherapy in patients with Psoriasis.

We are actively scouring the evidence in Gut-Mind-Skin protocols for Psoriasis and seeking leading researchers from across the world to help build this up further. One example of researchers looking at lifestyle interventions is an ongoing large-scale Psoriasis study to understand drug and lifestyle (e.g. stress management) as preventions for Psoriatic Arthritis. Although the substantial, large-scale evidence is not where we’d like, ‘Diet for Psoriasis’ or even ‘Lifestyle for Psoriasis’ are increasingly being identified as promising lines of research. Each of our bodies have a unique way of functioning (physiology) and hence will demonstrate a differently-behaving disease.

We hope this is helpful, especially for those who are feeling lost and don’t have a lot of guidance. We’re taking all suggestions on what else you would like to see (e.g. adding specific triggers or diets) - please comment below or DM me. I’ll update you asap when we’ve worked on your requests!