Women's nail care and beauty methods, breast health and beauty tips, and traditional Chinese medicine skin-moisturizing and beauty diets.

**44. How to care for your hands and feet after a "beauty treatment"?**

Diet can give you a perfect figure, face, hair, and nails, but most people only pay attention to...

Maintaining facial beauty also requires regular cleaning and care of the hands and feet, which are part of the overall body.

Many acupoints on the hands and feet have significant benefits in regulating health and improving appearance.

Rub your palms together ten times, then rub the backs of your hands together ten times. Pinch the Hegu (LI4) and nail roots ten times, and your face will turn red.

"Moisturizes and smooths hands".

This is a folk rhyme for hand care and beauty. Do it once every morning and evening for your health.

Kang Zengrong will definitely benefit.

Modern women pay a lot of attention to hand care.

For example, apply a little toothpaste to each finger.

The ointment, when gently rubbed with an old, soft-bristled toothbrush, can remove dirt, grime, and nicotine from your fingers.

Ding's remnants.

Then rinse with clean water and apply hand cream; some women wash their hands every morning and evening.

Place in warm water, wash fingers and nails with baby shampoo, then rinse with clean water; dry and rough

It's best to wear gloves when doing heavy or dirty work, and use dish soap to wash dishes and other household chores.

Wear rubber gloves; if you don't want to use colored nail polish, you can use colorless nail polish.

Makes nails shiny and glossy.

Long and neat nails can enhance the beauty of a woman's hands.

Regular foot massage and care have benefits such as therapeutic effects, improved health, and enhanced appearance. Pay attention to the condition of worn shoes.

Regularly air out your shoes to keep them dry and deodorized; people with sweaty feet can put some talcum powder inside their shoes; regularly...

To care for your feet, soak them in warm water before washing, remove dead skin with a cleansing cream, and massage them regularly.

Massaging acupoints on the feet can promote blood and lymphatic circulation throughout the body, stimulate nerve conduction, and promote...

It promotes metabolism and regulates endocrine balance; for example, rotating and massaging the big toe can treat headaches; [previous text]

Roll and squeeze the soles of your feet, Yongquan acupoint, and heels with calluses removed, every night.

A 20-minute massage before bed can improve skin, hair, and complexion; massage can also be used for therapeutic purposes.

Drink 300 ml of warm water within half an hour after applying the acupoint (kidney patients should not exceed this amount).

45. How should women care for and style their nails?

Nail art and nail care are important aspects of women's beauty.

The foundation of manicures is, first and foremost, a healthy body. Extend your hands, and your nails...

Without any shaping, the nail surface should be smooth and glossy, and the edges of the nails should be curved.

To prevent hangnails from growing on the nail edges, women must pay attention to a balanced diet and nutrition in their daily lives.

A woman with iron-deficiency anemia often has rough nail surfaces.

If you don't usually eat a lot of lean food

Foods high in iron, such as meat, animal liver, egg yolks, and leafy green vegetables, can cause koilonychia over time.

When getting a manicure, it's also important to take care of your nails and keep them clean.

When washing your hands, be sure to clean under your nails.

Remove the dirt from the container.

It's best to buy a set of manicure tools.

When trimming your nails, first use nail clippers.

Trim the edges of your nails to a smooth shape that you like, then use a small file to smooth the cut edges.

File it flat; if there are any barbs, cut them off with small scissors.

Those who have applied nail polish should be careful to remove it promptly.

Remove the chipped nail polish and then apply a new layer evenly.

Excessive exposure to cold in winter

Water or excessively dry hands can cause vertical lines to appear on the nails, and can also indicate conditions such as tinea cruris or itchy skin.

People with prurigo are prone to developing hangnails and tinea pedis around their nails, and people with tinea pedis often have sensitive skin on their fingers.

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Therefore, it is best to wash your hands with warm water before going to bed, dry them quickly afterward, and repeat this process every time you wash your hands.

Afterwards, apply some oily skincare products, such as glycerin, lanolin, or hand cream. You can also use a chapped skin healer.

For those with tinea corporis or tinea pedis, appropriate treatment should be given.

46. ​​What are some good ways to keep women's breasts healthy and beautiful?

The chest is one of the most important parts of the body for young people to consider in terms of physical beauty.

A man's chest is wide

Thick and sturdy, symbolizing strength and an open mind; a woman's breasts are full and elastic.

Sex, on the other hand, signifies youth and health, not only making one feel energetic but also enhancing...

The beauty of the curves of the body.

To achieve healthy and beautiful breasts, it's essential to start during development.

Girls usually reach the age of eleven or twelve when their breasts...

The nipple and areola begin to bulge slightly outwards, and a small, finger-sized area can be felt in the center.

The lump is developing breast tissue; do not squeeze it, as this can easily cause breast cancer.

adenitis.

As we age, the mammary glands in our breasts develop normally, causing our breasts to grow larger.

When walking, keep your upper body upright and chest out, and do not hunch over out of shyness.

Walking with a hunched back and avoiding binding your chest are both detrimental to chest expansion and breast development.

This can cause the nipples to become inverted due to pressure, potentially creating problems for breastfeeding and childcare in the future.

At this point, it is essential to pay attention.

Pay attention to nutrition; only a balanced diet that provides sufficient energy and various nutrients, and

The proportions of various nutrients are carefully balanced to facilitate absorption and utilization by the body.

Ensure breast development; avoid inappropriately restricting your diet in pursuit of a slim figure, as this can negatively impact your health.

It can affect the development of secondary sexual characteristics and lead to chronic diseases. Additionally, underdeveloped breasts in children...

Women may not wear a bra, but should wear a soft, loose-fitting vest.

After breast development is complete, you should choose to wear [a certain product/service].

A properly sized bra should support and hold the breasts in place to prevent sagging, protect the nipples, and prevent...

A bra that is too tight can impede local blood and lymphatic circulation.

Bras should be changed and washed frequently, and staying up late...

When necessary, remove the bra and perform appropriate self-massage to stimulate the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems and improve [health/well-being].

The secretion of the pituitary gland promotes the breasts to become fuller and more elastic.

In ancient China, there was a method called "breast combing" using wooden combs to promote breast health and beauty.

It promotes health and can also help prevent breast diseases.

The breast combing can be done by oneself or by someone else.

Combing the breast can be done after bathing, or you can use...

The procedure is performed after external washing with the decoction of the medicine.

The medicinal liquid for health-promoting hair comb can be made with 20g each of Salvia miltiorrhiza, Angelica sinensis, and Astragalus membranaceus.

Take 30 grams of honeysuckle, decoct in water, and apply as a warm compress.

Then, supporting her breast with one hand and holding a wooden comb in the other...

Gently comb from the periphery of the breast towards the nipple for 10-15 minutes each time.

Then gently pull the nipple several times.

Combing your breasts twice a week can help clear the milk ducts and promote local breast health.

Blood circulation, like the lymphatic system, increases breast elasticity and promotes a healthy, fuller appearance.

47. What skin-moisturizing and beauty-enhancing dietary therapies have been introduced in traditional Chinese medicine?

Ancient my country had long studied the rise and fall of facial features and the beautification of appearance.

Ancient documents through

Dietary methods can improve skin's physiological functions, delay skin aging, enhance facial complexion, and promote...

Its effects in maintaining youthfulness are described as "good complexion," "beautifying the face," "preserving color," and "moisturizing the skin."

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Traditional Chinese medicine literature has historically recommended the following foods for beauty and skin nourishment: cherries, lychees, peaches,

Persimmon cakes, white melon seeds, black and white sesame seeds, goji berries, Job's tears, black soybeans, mung beans, soybean sprouts, peas

Beans, radishes, carrots, winter melons, cucumbers, bean products, rabbit meat, pork, pig skin, pig trotters, etc.

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The Compendium of Materia Medica records items such as "carrot porridge", "roasted oysters", and "coconut meat".

Carrots

Cook 50 grams each of radish and japonica rice together into porridge and consume twice daily.

It has the functions of regulating the middle and lower qi, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and promoting digestion.

It promotes healthy, smooth, and radiant skin.

Alternatively, use 250 grams of fresh oysters, remove the meat, wash it, and use yellow...

After marinating in wine, salt, scallions, and ginger for half an hour, remove and roast over a fire until cooked, then serve as a side dish.

And record

Oysters are described as having a sweet and warm flavor and being non-toxic.

Boiled, it treats weakness and regulates the body... Roasted, it is very delicious and makes the skin smooth and delicate.

Skin, beautiful color.

Ancient Chinese books introduced to Japan also record that oysters are "sweet, warm, and non-toxic, and can benefit the spleen and stomach."

It relieves internal heat, reduces sweating, quenches thirst, relieves hangovers, nourishes yin and blood, and makes the skin delicate with prolonged consumption.

As for coconut meat in the book

The Compendium of Materia Medica describes it as having a sweet taste and neutral nature, which benefits qi, dispels wind, prevents hunger, and makes the face radiant.

Take one coconut, peel off the outer skin, remove the shell and take out the white flesh, cut it into small pieces, and eat a few pieces each time.

Young people who eat it regularly can benefit from its effects of invigorating qi, dispelling wind, improving skin health, and enhancing complexion.

But the elderly and those with high blood pressure

People with obesity should not eat too much of this.

The book "A Guide to Healthy Foods" introduces "Pork Spine Congee".

Take 50 grams of pork tenderloin and 50 grams of japonica rice.

Wash the pork tenderloin and mince it. Mix it with Sichuan peppercorns, fennel seeds, and sesame oil, then add it to the cooked rice.

Add the meat to the porridge and cook until the meat is tender and the rice is soft. Consume it in two portions throughout the day.

Traditional Chinese medicine books describe: "Pork"

Its taste is sweet and salty, and its nature is neutral. Eating it moistens the intestines and stomach, generates body fluids, nourishes the body, and moisturizes the skin. (From "Sui Xi Ju Yin")

The recipe book describes it as "replenishing kidney essence, nourishing stomach fluids, tonifying the liver and kidneys, and moisturizing the skin".

Adding japonica rice strengthens the spleen and benefits

The spices Sichuan peppercorns and fennel, when used for flavoring and nourishing the body, can replenish yin and blood, invigorate qi, and make the skin smooth and radiant.

The effect of the marsh.

However, it is not suitable for those with internal phlegm and dampness.

The book "Guangji Fang" records "Job's tears rice".

100 grams of Job's tears, rinsed clean, and cooked.

Take once a day, and continuous use can strengthen the spleen, eliminate dampness, moisturize the skin, and remove warts.

During the treatment of flat warts

In some cases, the warts may initially turn red and enlarge. Continue consuming Job's tears (coix seed rice) until the warts subside.

The skin dries and peels, eventually eliminating the warts.

For infantile eczema, a decoction of Job's tears can be used as a tea substitute.

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However, those with weak spleen and stomach or pregnant women should use it with caution.

The book "Shi Xian Hong Mi" introduces "Hundred Fruit Trotters".

One large pig's trotter, 30 grams of pine nuts, and walnuts.

30 grams of kernel.

Remove all hair from the pig's trotters, boil them until half-cooked, remove the bones and skin, and stuff the skin with walnuts.

Roll up the kernels, pine nuts, and bits of meat and tendon, tie them tightly with thread, and cook until tender.

Remove from heat, let cool, slice, and serve as a side dish.

All three ingredients in this formula have skin-moisturizing properties.

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Pig's trotters nourish yin and blood, and replenish stomach fluids to smooth the skin; walnuts nourish the liver and kidneys and beautify the skin. Regular consumption is beneficial.

The flesh and bones are delicate and smooth; pine nuts nourish the lungs and replenish fluids, moisturize the skin, and nourish the five internal organs; these three ingredients work together to provide nourishment.

It has a moisturizing effect on the skin.

The "Essentials of Diet and Nutrition" recommends "Cherry Decoction," made by simmering 500 grams of cherries and 250 grams of white sugar together.

Alternatively, crush the cherries, extract the juice, heat it to a boil, and sweeten with white sugar.

As early as the "Illustrated Materia Medica"

The ancient text records that cherries "regulate the middle jiao, benefit qi, and improve complexion."

The Ming Dynasty medical text *Diannan Bencao* records cherry blossoms.

Peaches "treat all deficiency syndromes, greatly replenish vital energy, and moisturize the skin."

Regular consumption is beneficial for facial beauty.

The Taiping Shenghui Fang records "Peach Blossom Powder".

The requirement is that the peach blossoms bloom in March each year.

Harvest, air-dry, crush into powder, and bottle for later use.

Take 10 grams each time, dissolve in boiling water and drink, twice a day.

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The color of peach blossoms complements one's complexion, a concept known as "using color to complement color." The flowers are vibrant in color and light in texture.

It promotes the flow of qi and blood to the face, resulting in a beautiful complexion.

The book describes the peach blossoms as having a soft and beautiful color, making them very pleasing to the eye.

It promotes blood circulation, moisturizes the skin, nourishes and brightens the complexion, and makes one's skin look radiant, even a centenarian with the face of a young girl.

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However, peach blossoms can promote blood circulation and relieve constipation, so they should be avoided by pregnant women with diarrhea.

The book "New Book on Longevity and Elderly Care" recommends two delicious foods: "Qi-Boosting Milk Formula" and "Chicken Wonton".

Nourishing and skin-beautifying dietary therapy recipes.

① Take 250 ml of milk, heat it to a boil, and consume it daily.

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Long-term use can "replenish blood, benefit the heart and lungs, and build muscle; making the body strong and radiant, and improving complexion and eyesight."

Joy keeps one's spirits high.

② Take 200 grams of chicken, mince it, chop the scallions and ginger, and put them in a bowl.

Add appropriate amounts of peanut oil, rice wine, salt, and water to the filling.

Take another 250 grams of flour and mix with water.

Make thin wrappers from the dough, wrap them into wontons, and cook them in boiling water.

Regular consumption can replenish "food and water, and strengthen the spleen and stomach".

"When the spleen and stomach are healthy, the skin is nourished, and the face becomes radiant and lustrous." "For those of all ages with weak spleen and stomach, and a dull complexion..."

It can be eaten by women and children.

The book *Collection of Effective Prescriptions* describes "Winter Melon Seed Powder" as having the effects of moisturizing the skin, improving complexion, and anti-aging.

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The preparation method is as follows: Put 500 grams of winter melon seeds into a double-layered gauze bag, tie the bag tightly,

Soak in boiling water for 5-10 minutes, then remove and sun-dry. Repeat this soaking and sun-drying process three times.

Soak the dried winter melon seeds in 1000 ml of 60° liquor for two days, then remove them.

Dry it in the sun, grind it into a fine powder, and bottle it for later use.

Take 6 grams each time, dissolved in boiling water, twice a day.

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Melon seeds are sweet, high in fat, and highly moisturizing, making them a popular beauty food throughout history.

Shennong's Materia Medica

According to the classic text, winter melon seeds "make one's complexion radiant and healthy, replenish vital energy and relieve hunger, and prolonged consumption leads to a lighter body and longevity."

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According to Hua Zi Materia Medica, winter melon seeds can "remove skin blemishes and dark spots, and moisturize the skin."

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The book "Fang" states that long-term consumption of winter melon seed powder "makes one plump and lustrous like jade, and prolongs life."

The book "Returning to Spring After All Illnesses" recommends "Red Beauty Wine".

120 grams of walnut kernels and 120 grams of red dates, both

mashed.

Take another 30 grams of sweet almonds, soak them to remove the skin and tips, boil them for 4-5 minutes, then remove them, dry them in the sun, and crush them for later use.

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Mix 100 grams of white honey and 50 ml of ghee together, then add the crushed walnut kernels...

Pour red dates and almonds into 1000 ml of white wine and soak for 7 days to make red wine.

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Take 10 ml of alcohol twice a day.

Walnut kernels "clear the meridians, nourish the blood, darken the hair, and regular consumption can strengthen bones."

"The flesh is delicate and glossy"; jujubes "nourish the spleen and stomach, moisten the heart and lungs, soothe yin and blood, generate body fluids, and improve complexion"; bees

Honey strengthens the spleen and stomach; almonds and ghee moisten the lungs; and white wine invigorates blood circulation. This formula combines kidney tonification, spleen strengthening, and moisturizing effects.

When lung-based foods are added to wine, they work together to moisturize the skin, improve complexion, and enhance beauty.

Based on the theories of traditional Chinese medicine regarding skin moisturizing and beauty, many practical methods have been passed down among the people for thousands of years.

Traditional Chinese medicine and dietary therapy.

Whether it's poultry, meat, fish, eggs, vegetables, fruits, grains, or beans, their effective components all have beauty benefits.

The complementary effects of strengthening the body and enhancing health, before more mechanisms of beauty are fully explored, are still relevant to traditional medicine.

The beauty foods and dietary therapy methods introduced in the course can enrich your balanced diet. Hopefully...

Readers can choose from a diverse diet.