【我要做Party Queen】面色好即是身體好 #黃種人面色應該黃中透粉紅 #面色好素顏都有自信 #星期二正能量 面色解碼 時近年尾，聖誕派對、週年晚宴等重要約會陸續而來，要靚除了熟練的化妝技巧外，其實要化一個靚妝更重要的是膚質本身，如果本來就擁有紅潤好氣色，膚質水潤飽滿，簡單的淡妝已經足夠神采發揚。可是照一照鏡，卻發現自己面色偏白/黃/紅/青/黑，怎麼辦？從中醫五行學說來看，不同面色與臟腑相對應，反映著臟腑的健康狀況，可以進食相同顏色的食物調理。 白面書生 — 面色偏白，白色對應肺，雖說「一白遮三醜」，但面色發白多代表著肺氣弱，亦是氣血虛弱的表現。 調理方法：宜養肺，每天喝米水，適量進食淮山、雪耳、百合等。 黃面婆 — 面色偏黃，黃色對應脾，可以是脾氣虛弱的徵狀，所以「黃臉婆」不是女人的專利，男士脾胃虛弱也會有面色發黃的情況。 調理方法：宜養脾，每天喝米水，適量進食小米、薯仔、粟米、南瓜等。 關公面 — 面色偏紅，紅色對應心，虛火實火也有影響，如陰虛體質、肝火旺的症狀。 調理方法：陰虛宜滋陰，進食滋陰食材如花旗參、沙參、玉竹等。清肝火則可進食夏枯草、雞骨草等。 攝青鬼 — 面色偏青，青色對應肝，多因為寒凝氣滯、脈絡受阻以致氣血運行不暢的表現。 調理方法：宜疏肝，適量進食有行氣解鬱功效的食材如白蘿蔔、玫瑰花、佛手、蓮藕等，另外保持心境平和及避免熬夜也很重要。 黑面神 — 面色偏黑，黑色對應腎，腎陽不足的表現，亦可能因為經常熬夜所致。 調理方法：每天飲夕米水，適量進食黑豆、黑芝麻、黑棗、黑木耳等。 Complexion decoded As the year comes to an end, there are lots of Christmas parties and annual dinners to attend. Aside from perfecting your make up skills, it is important to note your natural complexion. Those with healthy complexion and moist healthy skin can look great with simple make up. If you find that you are pale, yellowish, red, greenish or dark, what can you do? Chinese medicine says that different complexions can correspond to different organ issues and you can eat similar coloured food to condition your health. Pale- white corresponds with lungs so pale complexion could mean weak lung qi. This means that you have asthenic qi and blood. Solution: Nourish your lungs, have rice water daily. Appropriately consume Chinese yam, snow fungus, and lily bulbs. Yellow- yellow corresponds with spleen, and it is a sign of asthenic spleen qi. This happens to male and female as asthenic spleen and stomach can lead to yellowish complexion. Solution: Nourish the spleen, have rice water daily. Appropriately consume millet, potatoes, corn, and pumpkin. Red- red corresponds with the heart. Asthenic fire or excess heat can affect this as well. This can happen to those with yin deficiency, and those with excessive liver heat. Solution: Nourish yin with ingredients such as American ginseng, polygonatum odoratum, and radix adenophorae. To clear liver heat you can have prunella vulgaris and Canton Abrus. (con’t in comment)

【養生秘訣】冬天識補一定是補腎 #腎氣足陽氣自然盛 #怕冷頭暈耳鳴也可能是腎虛的表現 #星期一BlueMonday 女人養腎不易老 一提到腎虛，彷彿是男士的專利，其實中醫理論裡提及的腎，不止是西醫中的腎臟，還包括骨骼、造血、生殖發育、生長衰老及泌尿等功能，而且「腎藏精」，腎精是生命之根本，所以養好腎，不但可以擁有良好的生育能力，還能使肌膚保持彈性、頭髮富有光澤、不易畏冷。 如何得知自己腎虛？看看你有沒有以下症狀！ - 面色暗沉 - 有黑眼圈 - 掉髮／白頭髮增多 - 色斑漸多 - 時有頭暈耳鳴 - 視力減退 - 記憶力衰退 - 睡不安寧 - 夜尿頻繁 - 腰膝痠痛 - 畏寒怕冷 - 精神欠佳 - 備孕良久仍然未有消息／反覆流產 如果有四項或以上症狀，就要注意一下自己是否腎虛了，症狀嚴重的話宜諮詢醫師意見。 中醫食療理論認為「黑色入腎」，多進食黑色食物有助養好腎，例如黑芝麻、黑米、黑糯米、黑棗、黑豆、黑木耳、桑椹、烏雞等。以下介紹一款補腎益精的茶療，尤其適合經常用腦及面色欠光澤人士飲用。 黑芝麻合桃龍眼茶 功效：補腎益精，適合經常用腦、皮膚乾燥、面色欠光澤人士 材料：黑芝麻6克、合桃10克、龍眼乾10克 做法： 1. 黑芝麻及合桃用小火略炒至有香味；龍眼乾洗淨切碎。 2. 將材料放入鍋中，加入900毫升水，以武火煮滾後調文火煮10分鐘，倒進保溫瓶泡5分鐘即可。 注意：此茶偏溫性，濕熱、體質偏熱人士忌服。 Ladies should nourish the kidneys to prevent aging People often think asthenic kidneys only happens to men but in Chinese medicine, kidneys refer to more than the organ, but also includes bones, blood making, reproductive system, aging, and urinary functions. Nourishing the kidneys can ensure healthy reproduction, give your skin elasticity, let your hair shine, and avoid cold aversion. Check if you have these symptoms to see if you have asthenic kidneys! - Dull complexion - Dark eye circles - Hair loss/Increase of white hair - Increase of freckles - Occasional dizziness and tinnitus - Vision loss - Memory loss - Poor sleep - Frequent night urination - Soreness and pain in the knees - Aversion to cold - Lack of energy - Inability to conceive/ reoccurring miscarriage If you have four or more of the above symptoms, then you should note if you have asthenic spleen. If the symptoms are sever, be sure to check with a professional. With your diet, Chinese medicine theory says ‘black can enter the kidneys’, so black-coloured ingredients can help to nourish the kidneys. Examples are black sesame, black rice, black glutinous rice, black dates, black soya beans, black fungus, mulberries, black chicken. Here is a healing tea to replenish the kidneys, and it is suitable for those with frequent computer usage and dull complexion. Longan tea with black sesame and walnuts Effects: replenish the kidneys, suitable for those with frequent computer usage, dry skin, and dull complexion. Ingredients: 6g black sesame, 10g walnuts, 10g dried longan (con’t in comment)