Japanese Acupuncture, LLC (480) 246-0624:
600 N. 4th Street, Unit 147, Phoenix, AZ 85004
2008
Disclaimer:
I am not a certified dietitian. Everything I write on
my webpage and blogs is simply a suggestion. If you
require medical help, you need to consult with a
proper professional. If you are an alcoholic, a drug
abuser, a heavy smoker, have diabetes, hypertension,
or heart problems, or any other health issue, consult
your physicians first.
Point of view expressed in the diet section is
strictly based on Oriental Medicine and my Japanese
cultural background. If any question, please write to
me at japanacupuncture@yahoo.com.
Facial Skin Tone
As for my own way of Oriental Medicine thinking, any
aesthetic beauty must come from within, not from
outside in. Our personal beauty within as well as
facial beauty must come from inside ourselves. Since
our skin is similar to the intestinal linings, if we
have good digestive system the skin is nourished and
has good tone. Having a good digestive system is
imperative, and consequently, having diarrhea,
constipation, or any intestinal problem will have a
negative effect. Additionally, since our emotions
affect the digestion almost immediately, maintenance
of healthy mental attitude is equally important.
There are numerous causes of skin problems. Heat in
the intestines or in the stomach is one of them. The
heat may be caused by the stagnation within the body
or eating hot and spicy foods. For example, many
people have allergic reaction to certain foods, and
the skin may break up with rashes. Rash is a form of
heat, so is a certain type of arthritis (heat caused
by stagnation).
Skin dryness comes mainly from the weak functions of
the Lung and the Kidney. Lung weakness is easy to
explain. Dry weather affects the lung and the skin.
Anyone who lives in Arizona like I do, feels the
effect everyday. Often times, an asthma patient has
dry skin. In Oriental Medicine, the skin gets dry due
to the Kidney weakness as we age. Kidney is the Water
Element and controls water. Its energetic is upward
to the Lung. When the Kidney function gets weaker, it
does not nourish the Lung with moist needed. Since
Kidney also controls the bone marrow, it also dries it
up, causing osteoporosis. We call the symptom the
Kidney Dryness.
For facial beauty and general good skin tone require
the followings.
1) Keep the digestive system in balance and maintain
high nutrient absorption rate
2) Reduce stress and keep emotions under control,
think positively
and happily
3) Drink enough water, nourish fluids, maintain good
interstitial exchange
4) Maintain good respiratory system and kidney
functions
Diet
1) Needs proteins
When we lack proteins in our diet, we have tendency to
have dry skin, loose elasticity, causing wrinkles.
Eat, meet, fish, liver, egg, milk, and soy products
2) Use plant base oil for cooking
Plant base oil contains linoleic acid that balances
the secretion of sebum (oily substance – lipids)
3) Eat green/yellow vegetables, nuts, and liver
They contain many vitamis and minerals the skin needs
4) Cook and eat foods which are rich in chondroitin
sulfate
Chondroitin sulfate is commonly found in the skin, the
cartilage, and brain cells
Cook chicken bones and skin for soup
Recipe
Kelp and Honey (for beautiful hair or hair loss)
Kelp: 60g, Honey: 2 cups, Vinegar and Japanese Sake:
one large tablespoonful
Wash kelp (not too much washing, for it may wash out
nutrients over the kelp)
Drain water, cut in stripes
Marinate it with sake and vinegar, and leave for an
hour
Place them in honey in a jar
Wait for a week
Use honey any way you wish: can eat kelp
Wheat Congee (for smooth skin)
Wheat: ½ cup, Any kind of soup base: 2 cups, Salt,
Soy Sauce, and Pine Nuts: small amount
Soak wheat for half-day in 2-cup water
Drain water
Add two cups of soup, and cook wheat until soft
Add small out of salt and soy sauce.
Add some pine nuts
Peach Juice (for blood circulation and whiter skin)
Peach: one, Plum Wine: three large tablespoonful,
Lemon Juice: small amount
Peal the skin of peach, take out a seed
Blend peach, plum wine, and lemon juice all together
Tofu, Enoki Mushroom, and Kaiso (seaweed) Salad (for
blood circulation, reduce constipation, prevent rough
skin tone)
Tofu: 1/3 of a pack, Enoki Mushroom: ½ of package,
Kaso (seaweed): 50g (hydrated), Sesame Oil: one large
tablespoonful, Vinegar and Soy Sauce: one small
spoonful each, Honey, Salt, and Pepper: small amount
Cut the bottom (the root part) of Enoki off
Cut tofu in pieces
Arrange ingredients nicely
Pour mixture of sauce made out of vinegar, soy sauce,
honey, salt, and pepper.
Mix them well
© 2008 Dr. Y. Frank Aoi/Japanese Acupuncture
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