Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Can your diet make inflammation worse? Dermatologist Dr. Dray explains how dietary patterns may influence inflammatory skin diseases including eczema, psoriasis, and hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), and what the research actually tells us about food, inflammation, and skin health.
This video takes a closer look at the connection between sodium and inflammatory skin disease, including research linking higher sodium intake with increased eczema risk, active flares, and disease severity. Dr. Dray also discusses sugar and refined carbohydrates, processed and red meat, metabolic health, weight loss and hidradenitis suppurativa, and the evidence surrounding Mediterranean and plant-based diets.
Rather than promoting an extreme "anti-inflammatory diet" or restrictive elimination diet, Dr. Dray discusses practical ways to build a more nourishing dietary pattern, including eating vegetables frequently, incorporating legumes, choosing whole grains and minimally processed starches, eating whole fruit, limiting added sugar and refined carbohydrates, reducing processed meats, and paying attention to sodium intake.
In this video:
00:00 Can your diet make inflammation worse?
01:09 High-salt diets and inflammatory skin disease
04:32 Sugar, refined carbohydrates and inflammation
07:54 Red meat, processed meat and inflammation
08:53 Hidradenitis suppurativa and diet
12:53 What should someone with inflammatory skin disease actually eat?
15:17 Why you shouldn't fear whole fruit
16:01 Sodium and processed foods
18:01 Final takeaways
Dr. Dray also explains why diet should be viewed as one part of managing inflammatory skin disease, rather than a replacement for appropriate medical treatment. Eczema, psoriasis, and hidradenitis suppurativa are complex inflammatory conditions, and dietary changes should not be used in place of care from a qualified healthcare professional.
Topics covered: inflammatory skin disease, diet and inflammation, eczema diet, psoriasis diet, hidradenitis suppurativa diet, HS diet, sodium and eczema, salt and inflammation, sugar and inflammation, processed foods, red meat and inflammation, Mediterranean diet, plant-based diet, metabolic health, nutrition and skin health, food and skin inflammation.
#Inflammation #Eczema #Psoriasis #HidradenitisSuppurativa #DietAndSkin #SkinHealth #Dermatologist
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Can your diet make inflammation worse? Dermatologist Dr. Dray explains how dietary patterns may influence inflammatory skin diseases including eczema, psoriasis, and hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), and what the research actually tells us about food, inflammation, and skin health.
This video takes a closer look at the connection between sodium and inflammatory skin disease, including research linking higher sodium intake with increased eczema risk, active flares, and disease severity. Dr. Dray also discusses sugar and refined carbohydrates, processed and red meat, metabolic health, weight loss and hidradenitis suppurativa, and the evidence surrounding Mediterranean and plant-based diets.
Rather than promoting an extreme "anti-inflammatory diet" or restrictive elimination diet, Dr. Dray discusses practical ways to build a more nourishing dietary pattern, including eating vegetables frequently, incorporating legumes, choosing whole grains and minimally processed starches, eating whole fruit, limiting added sugar and refined carbohydrates, reducing processed meats, and paying attention to sodium intake.
In this video:
00:00 Can your diet make inflammation worse?
01:09 High-salt diets and inflammatory skin disease
04:32 Sugar, refined carbohydrates and inflammation
07:54 Red meat, processed meat and inflammation
08:53 Hidradenitis suppurativa and diet
12:53 What should someone with inflammatory skin disease actually eat?
15:17 Why you shouldn't fear whole fruit
16:01 Sodium and processed foods
18:01 Final takeaways
Dr. Dray also explains why diet should be viewed as one part of managing inflammatory skin disease, rather than a replacement for appropriate medical treatment. Eczema, psoriasis, and hidradenitis suppurativa are complex inflammatory conditions, and dietary changes should not be used in place of care from a qualified healthcare professional.
Topics covered: inflammatory skin disease, diet and inflammation, eczema diet, psoriasis diet, hidradenitis suppurativa diet, HS diet, sodium and eczema, salt and inflammation, sugar and inflammation, processed foods, red meat and inflammation, Mediterranean diet, plant-based diet, metabolic health, nutrition and skin health, food and skin inflammation.
#Inflammation #Eczema #Psoriasis #HidradenitisSuppurativa #DietAndSkin #SkinHealth #Dermatologist
FTC: This video is not sponsored. Links are commissionable, meaning I may earn commission from purchases made through links.
💜Shop my Amazon store https://o.bttn.io/0BwiPWFIZLG
💜Follow me on liketoknowit https://www.liketoknow.it/drdrayzday
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Pinterest pinterest.com/drdrayzday
Facebook @DrDrayzDay
Twitter: @drdrayzday
Tiktok: @drdrayzday
Disclaimer: This video is not intended to provide diagnosis, treatment or medical advice. Content provided on this Youtube channel is for informational purposes only. Please consult with a physician or other healthcare professional regarding any medical or health related diagnosis or treatment options. Information on this Youtube channel should not be considered as a substitute for advice from a healthcare professional. The statements made about specific products throughout this video are not to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease.
