Symptoms emanating from worrisome skin problems can range from having a simple sallow dull skin complexion to excruciating maladies such as eczema, psoriasis, pimples, and acne. There are some basic principles In Chinese Medicine that are known to remedy skin problems such as psoriasis, eczema, pimples, and acne. It can be very embarrassing and uncomfortable if the problem affects your face regardless of what type of skin condition you might have. You need a multi-pronged approach if you want a long term solution for the health of your face and skin. Don’t succumb to the single quick fixes for pimples and acne and other skin problems that you read about online – more so with the topical creams that you put on your skin and face. They are usually not effective enough for face and skin health despite their ease of use.
When it comes to the health of the face and skin, there are seven key factors that need to be addressed. According to Chinese Medicine, the skin In skin is associated with the lungs and the large intestine so a good Chinese Medicine practitioner always ought to start treating face and skin conditions such as psoriasis, eczema, pimples, and acne through the digestion.
1. Change your Diet: if you are more Yin or more Yang, there is a simple way to determine so. There is a lot of information now dealing with general diet for the management of pimples, acne, and other skin problems, for example, go on a detox diet, eat more fresh vegetables and fruit, and avoid greasy foods; Chinese Medicine however, tends to be a bit more specific. Practitioners and adherents of this healing tradition emphasize the importance of knowing whether a person is Yin or Yang. Why? Because then it can help you and them determine what foods are right for you that can help in reducing pimples, acne, and other skin conditions. If you’re too Yin, you may want to refrain from eating damp or cold foods as they can contribute to various face and skin conditions. If you’re more Yang you should avoid hot spicy foods since they can increase the heat toxin in your body that leads to pimples, acne, and other skin conditions.
2. Treat the gut: in Chinese Medicine, parasite and leaky gut problems play a huge role in the treatment of face and skin health. This approach is seldom used or known in Western or standard treatments. These treatments usually focus on topical skin remedies: steroids, antibiotics, and face and skin creams, which of course also kill the good bacteria and affect the digestion potentially making the pimples and acne worse. A worsening of the digestion makes the skin and face get worse which aggravates the problem even more resulting in a vicious cycle. An important step to improve face and skin health therefore, is to improve your digestion in order to reduce pimples, acne, and other skin problems.
3. Healthy Breathing: Boosts the flow of blood and lymph, oxygenates the blood and helps the skin, face, and body to detoxify so that eczema, psoriasis, pimples, and acne are reduced. Yoga breathing, Chi Kung, Tai Chi – these are all healthy activities that can improve circulation to your skin, aid your body to detox impurities from the skin, flush out the heat toxin, and clear up pimples and acne on the skin.
4. Reduce Heat Toxins: According to Chinese Medicine, heat can have various forms: there is heat in the blood, heat in the lungs and abdomen, damp heat, and heat in the liver. All these kinds of heat can lead to various types of face and skin problems.
5. Old Trauma: Parts of your body where you’ve had accidents can be weaker than the rest of your body and may be more prone to skin conditions. Emotional distress generates “stagnation” that can lead to a rise of heat toxins in the blood which can affect more any part of your body that’s experienced trauma. This may show up as skin problems such as eczema, psoriasis, pimples, or acne.
6. Never ever use toxic skin products: Questionable skin products can generate heat toxins in your skin and body. You can even find preservatives and petrochemicals in a lot of so-called organic skin products. They not only irritate the surface of the skin but can also enter your body when they get absorbed by the skin. It’s important to read the labels that accompany these products that may contain parabens, propyl and methyl, among others that may harm the skin. Garden and household chemicals, and cleaning products can also create heat toxins that affect the health of your skin.
7. Emotions: Bottled up emotions, according to Chinese Medicine can generate and build up heat just like old trauma. So, to lessen the chance of pimples and acne on your face and skin, make sure to de-stress as much as you can.
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