Flashcards in Food Properties Deck (22)
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How do sweet foods benefit the skin?
moisten dryness, improve dry, wrinkled skin
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How do pungent foods benefit skin?
disperse superficial skin conditions
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How do bitter foods benefit skin?
detoxify
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How do sour foods benefit skin?
improve oily skin
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How do salty foods benefit skin?
expel skin nodules
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Cold foods are used in skin conditions such as _____
acne, rosacea, rashes, spotting
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How do red foods benefit skin?
improve complexion, anti-aging effect
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How do white foods benefit skin?
nourish skin
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How do green foods benefit skin?
relax body, moisten and cleanse skin
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How do black foods benefit skin?
delay aging process, rejuvenate skin
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How do yellow foods benefit skin?
nourish entire body including skin and face
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What types of foods are appropriate for oily skin? Give examples
astringent
mung beans, berries, lemon, bitter melon, apples, grapes, celery
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What types of foods are appropriate for dry skin? Give examples
moisturizing foods
honey, pears, olives, cabbage, honeydew, bananas
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What types of foods are appropriate for normal skin? Give examples
foods that maintain pH balance and promote metabolism
watermelon, cucumber, onion, mushroom
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What types of foods are appropriate for anti-aging? Give examples
Red (HT)
red peppers, tomatoes, carrots, watermelon, red peaches
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What types of foods are appropriate for wrinkles and sagging? Give examples
bird's nest, Chinese dates, black sesame, black soybeans, pig skin, walnuts, cherries, honey
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What foods help to detoxify skin?
green tea, burdock root, bitter melon, coix seeds, black fungus, pomegranate, lotus root, celery, garlic, seaweed
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What foods help with hyperpigmentation?
winter melon, luffa, white turnip, persimmon, mulberry fruit, gingko nut, coix seed, eggs, honey, chinese yam, tomato, cucumber, eggplant, mung beans, black beans, chinese cabbage, peas
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What foods help with dark eye circles?
Eye bags / Puffiness?
azuki beans, black fungus, chinese dates
Kelp, carp, coix seed
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What foods brighten and energize the eyes?
yams, carrots, fish, walnuts, beef liver, millet, chrysanthemum, mulberry fruit, almonds, soybeans, seaweed, lotus root, apricots, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds
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What are possible side effects of gua sha on the face?
possible bruising
areas of redness
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