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Face Mapping
Your skin can say a lot about your health, especially about your face. It’s viewed as the mirror to our
health. Can you tell I have a mild fascination with non-traditional alternative medicine? Today, I want to
talk about face mapping. This practice, falls under the umbrella of ancient traditional Chinese medicine
(TCM.)
TCM is based mainly on the prevention of illness and uses herbs, acupuncture, acupressure, massage,
exercise, and diet to promote good health. It especially emphasizes changing lifestyle habits. The key to
understanding Chinese medicine is to understand the idea of balance.
It seems that since I have become a woman of a certain age with constant hormonal changes, I now
experience bouts of acne. I haven’t been interested in taking the hormone replacement therapies (HCT),
so I have found relief from hot flashes, adult acne and losing my hair from natural sources.
Since this is focusing on acne, I will keep the discussion to that of my face. So back to the face mapping
that I mentioned earlier.
Face Mapping
What shows up on your face is directly or
indirectly connected to the state of your
internal organs and systems, making our
skin one of the greatest mirrors to inner
imbalances. Face Mapping is the chances
diagnostic tool that has been used in
China and India and is a great way to
determine where skin symptoms (pimple,
rash, redness, hyper pigmentation,
sallowness, darkness or wrinkle) connects
deeper in the body. This helps determine
the cause of one’s skin care woes.
Zone: 1 & 2: Digestive System – Avoid
processed foods and opt for fresher,
natural alternatives. Eat slower and chew
food well and increase your fiber intake. Don’t forget to drink plenty of water
as well.
Zone 3: Liver – Reduce alcohol, greasy
food and dairy intake which all put a strain
on the liver. This is the zone where food
allergies might show up. Again, drink
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