psoriasis

Welcome to this episode of Psoriasis Uncovered, a podcast series produced by the National Psoriasis Foundation, the nation's leading organization for individuals living with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

Join us to hear our guest speakers uncover topics that lead to a better understanding of the disease and management to coping and thriving with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

My name's Alan Simmons, and joining me for a unique discussion about psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and men's health are three extraordinary speakers.

dermatologist and member of the NPF Scientific Advisory Committee, Dr. Jason Hawks, who's also the co-owner, the Chief Scientific Officer and Investigator with Oregon Medical Research Center, or OMRC, in Portland, Oregon.

We've got Darren Hitz, diagnosed as a child who has a story very similar to my own, who is now a nurse and hiking expert, having hiked throughout the U.S. and abroad.

and fellow podcaster Jeff Brown, diagnosed with psoriasis in his 40s and later with psoriatic arthritis.

Welcome, Dr. Hawks, Darren, and Jeff.

Thank you all for taking the time to be here today on Psoriasis Uncovered.

We are talking about psoriasis on the show today with a very paradigm shifting approach.

My guest is Dr. Annick St. Martin.

She has owned and led a large holistic family wellness practice for 25 years.

After a personal journey with autoimmunity and conducting over two decades of extensive research on psoriasis, Dr. St. Martin has developed, refined, and applied her expertise and experience to helping people of all ages overcome and cure their psoriasis.

Dr. St. Martin practices and lives with her husband, Dr. Darren Shook, in Washington State.

When she isn't creating something in the kitchen, the couple spends their free time sailing and in the outdoors with their sons, Simon and Marco, and with their dogs, Stella and Charlotte, which one of them made a quick appearance on the show, which was awesome.

Her book is called Skin on Fire.

We're going to talk about that.