Face Health Series: Improve Your Diet

Improve your Diet:

a simple first step to improve your face and skin health is to determine if you are more Yin or more Yang.

A lot has been written about general diet for the management of acne, pimples and other skin problems, for example

avoid greasy foods,

eat more fresh fruit and vegetables,

go on a detox diet,

drink plenty of water

but in Chinese Medicine we are much more specific. We hold the same general principles but why is it important to determine if you are Yin or Yang? Because then you can be more aware of the foods that are right for you and therefore be more effective in reducing acne, pimples and other skin conditions. If you’re more Yang for example you would want to avoid hot spicy foods because they would exacerbate the heat toxin that is already in your body creating the skin condition of acne or pimples. Too much heat can create inflammation and redness or dryness.

If you are too Yin you would want to avoid cold or damp foods, which contribute to different skin and face problems. More wet and perhaps more pus and what we call damp conditions.Other yin signs can be bloating and puffiness.