Skin Mapping: What are your breakouts telling you?

When you have blemishes, your skin is trying to tell you that there is an imbalance in your body; whether that is in your diet, lifestyle, hormones, genetics or environmental factors.

Often used in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda, SKIN MAPPING is the concept that your face mirrors your health. There are various ZONES of your face that correlate to specific organs in your body and reveal information to us about what is going on! 

Topical skin products are marketed so well to us and they convince us that their product will make our pimple problems go away, however, this is just a bandaid to our problems.

 As health coaches, we believe that you must trace the problem back to the root of the cause and adjust your lifestyle and diet to find balance again. 

FOREHEAD

AFFECTED ORGANS: Liver and gallbladder

POTENTIAL CULPRITS: Excessive fat consumption and or too much alcohol may cause forehead breakouts

WHAT TO DO: Balance your body by reducing alcoholic beverages and rich/greasy foods.

HEALING FOODS: Garlic, greens like kale or spinach, beets

SUPPLEMENT: Herbals teas, Milk thistle or burdock root

THIRD EYE [BETWEEN EYEBROWS]

AFFECTED ORGANS: Stomach and liver

POTENTIAL CULPRITS: Poor digestion and toxic build up

WHAT TO DO: Elimination diet to rule out any food intolerances or allergies [whole food cleanse]. Reduce alcohol, sugar, caffeine.

HEALING FOODS: Sauerkraut, leafy greens, cauliflower

SUPPLEMENT: probiotic/prebiotic or digestive enzymes

TEMPLES + BROW LINE

AFFECTED ORGANS: Kidneys

POTENTIAL CULPRITS: Dehydration and overworked kidneys

WHAT TO DO: Drink more water and eat superfoods.

HEALING FOODS: Kale, spinach, berries, chlorella, algae

SUPPLEMENT: Add sea salt to your water to prolong hydration in your body

UNDER THE EYES

AFFECTED ORGANS: Stomach, liver, kidneys

THE SIGNS: Puffiness of the eyes, dark circles

WHAT TO DO: Drink more water and detoxifying tea, get quality sleep

HEALING FOODS: Greens, beets, grapefruit

SUPPLEMENT: Ashwaghanda, Magnesium and Rhodiola

BRIDGE OF NOSE/UPPER AREA OF CHEEKS

AFFECTED ORGANS: Heart

THE SIGNS: Rashes or Rosacea

WHAT TO DO: Replace unhealthy saturated fats [commonly found in greasy and prepackaged foods] with healthy fats loaded with omega fatty acids [found in the foods below].

HEALING FOODS: Raw nuts, avocado, salmon, flax seeds, chia seeds, blueberries

SUPPLEMENT: Garlic, red yeast rice

MIDDLE REGION OF CHEEKS

AFFECTED ORGANS: Stomach and lungs

THE SIGNS: Rosacea, breakouts, hyperpigmentation

WHAT TO DO: Watch out for common allergens like wheat, corn, eggs and dairy. Eat alkalizing and anti-inflammatory foods. Reduce alcohol, sugar and caffeine.

HEALING FOODS: Green veggies, apples, chili peppers, carrots, oranges

SUPPLEMENT: Calcium, Magnesium, Chlorella, Spirulina

LOWER CHEEKS AND NOSE BRIDGE

AFFECTED ORGANS: Liver and stomach

THE SIGNS: Wrinkles, breakouts

WHAT TO DO: Find food intolerances and reduce toxic buildup. Clean up your diet and adding cleansing vegetable juice [no sugar].

HEALING FOODS: Beets, garlic, avocados, olive oil

SUPPLEMENT: Milk thistle, burdock root, probiotics

 NOSE

AFFECTED ORGANS: Heart

THE SIGNS: Blood pressure, poor circulation, constipation, bloating

WHAT TO DO: Clean up your diet and reduce salt intake

HEALING FOODS: Flaxseeds, olive oil, pistachios, pomegranates

SUPPLEMENT: Magnesium, omega-3, vitamin D

UPPER LIP, AROUND MOUTH

AFFECTED ORGANS: Stomach

THE SIGNS: Constipation, IBS

WHAT TO DO: Consider food insensitivities. Try a gentle whole food detox or elimination diet. Add more green veggies and fiber to your meals.

HEALING FOODS: Fermented foods like kimchi, sauerkraut, miso, pears

SUPPLEMENT: Ginger, peppermint, magnesium, omega-3

JAWLINE

AFFECTED ORGANS: Ovaries, colon

POTENTIAL CULPRITS: Hormonal stress, menstrual cycle.

WHAT TO DO: Focus on balancing diet for hormones. Eat low glycemic diet of lean protein, fruits, veggies, whole grains and healthy fats. Keep your stress levels LOW and under control. Make sure you set a bedtime and wake time of 8 hours to get your circadian rhythm back on track.

HEALING FOODS: Sweet potatoes, brazil nuts, broccoli, kale

SUPPLEMENT: Cinnamon, adaptogens, holy basil, ashwaghanda, vitamin D3 

LYMPH NODES

AFFECTED ORGANS: Lymph node

POTENTIAL CULPRITS: Stress levels

WHAT TO DO: Self-care, yoga, meditate, avoid caffeine, take hot baths

HEALING FOODS: Mushrooms, chickpeas, grapefruit

SUPPLEMENT: Ashwaghanda, panax ginseng, rhodiola, vitamin C

MAIN TAKEAWAYS

1. Avoid anti-inflammatory foods like caffeine, sugar, dairy, corn, soy, wheat

2. Detox your body naturally with whole foods such as green leafy vegetables

3. Improve your gut health with fiber-rich vegetables and fermented foods

4. Supplement with Omega-3, Vitamin D, Magnesium, Probiotics

5. Manage stress and do self-care activities weekly

AKA. Ladies and gents, we NEED to take care of ourselves. The beauty of it is that these are things that we can control. Make yourself and your health priority | AND if you need help, we are only one email away - [email protected].