Acne problem? What are they trying to tell you?
1 & 2: Digestive System —
- Eat less processed or junk food,
- reduce the amount of fat in your diet,
- step up water intake and opt for cooling things like cucumbers.
3: Liver —
- Cut out the alcohol, greasy food and dairy.
- This is the zone where food allergies also show up first, so take a look at your ingredients.
- do 30 minutes of light exercise every day and get adequate sleep so your liver can rest.
4 & 5: Kidneys —
- Anything around the eyes (including dark circles) point to dehydration. Drink up!
6: Heart —
- Check your blood pressure and Vitamin B levels.
- Decrease the intake of spicy or pungent food, cut down on meat and get more fresh air.
- Besides this, look into ways to lower cholesterol, like replacing “bad fats” with “good fats” such as Omegas 3 and 6 found in nuts, avocados, fish and flax seed.
- Also, since this area is chock-full of dilated pores, check that your makeup is not past its expiry date or is skin-clogging.
7 & 8: Kidneys —
- Again, drink up! And cut down on aerated drinks, coffee and alcohol as these will cause further dehydration.
Zone 9 & 10: Respiratory system —
- Do you smoke? Have allergies? This is your problem area for both. If neither of these is the issue, don’t let your body overheat, eat more cooling foods.
- cut down on sugar and get more fresh air.
- Also keep the body more alkaline by avoiding foods that make the body acidic (meat, dairy, alcohol, caffeine, sugar) and adding more alkalizing foods like green veggies and wheatgrass juice.
- Another thing that most of forget – dirty cell phones and pillow cases are two of the top acne culprits and this area is what they affect the most!
Zone 11 & 12: Hormones —
- This is the signature zone for stress and hormonal changes.
- And while both are sometimes unavoidable, you can decrease their effect by getting adequate sleep, drinking enough water, eating leafy veggies and keeping skin scrupulously clean.
- Another interesting point: breakouts in this area indicate when you are ovulating (and on which side).
Zone 13: Stomach —
- Step up the fibre intake, reduce the toxin overload and drink herbal teas to help with digestion.
14: Illness —
- Zits here can be a sign that your body is fighting bacteria to avoid illness.
- Give it a break, take a yoga class, take a nap, take time to breathe deeply, drink plenty of water and know that everything always works out!
