What Your Face May Reveal About Your Health: Dietary Supplements to Consider

According to physiognomy, practitioners believe a person's physical condition, overall health, and susceptibility to illness can be read from their facial features. If certain signs appear in a person's innate appearance, preventive measures can be taken in advance. By choosing foods aligned with the Five Elements, one can help support and regulate health, leading to a stronger body.

Health Indicators from Facial Features

• The nose primarily reflects a person's innate constitution and corresponds to the digestive system, indicating the condition of the stomach and spleen.
• A dark or dull tone on the nose suggests a tendency toward illness.
• A sunken nose, with poor lines or scars, indicates someone who is often troubled by illness.
• A thin, pointed, or slanted nose suggests a weak constitution and hardship.
• The nose is also connected to the spinal system; individuals with a crooked nose are more likely to have a curved or deformed spine.
• Thick, intertwined, or sparse eyebrows may indicate potential misfortune.
• A straight line or "suspended needle" mark on the area between the eyebrows (Yintang) that cuts through the mountain root suggests a risk of misfortune.
• Moles or spots just below the area between the eyebrows (above the mountain root) may indicate potential issues with the cardiovascular system.

Dietary Recommendations for Health Improvement

• For those born in spring: Favor foods of the metal element (preferably cooling), fire (preferably warming), and earth (preferably neutral).
• For those born in summer: Favor foods of the water element (preferably cold) and metal (preferably cooling).
• For those born in autumn: Favor foods of the wood element (preferably warming) and fire (preferably warming).
• For those born in winter: Favor foods of the fire element (preferably warming) and earth (preferably neutral).

Five Elements of Food

• Metal-element foods: Cool in nature, including large intestine, rice beans, milk, calcium supplements, white vegetables, white radish, chrysanthemum, fava beans, white lentils, chicken, and guava.
• Wood-element foods: Warm in nature, including mung beans, edamame, hibiscus, green vegetables, pork liver, chicken liver, and egg yolks.
• Water-element foods: Cold in nature, including fish, Sichuan pepper, peas, pork, black beans, black soybeans, and spinach.
• Fire-element foods: Hot in nature, including red beans, small red beans, enoki mushrooms (golden needle mushrooms), pomelo peel, red vegetables, shellfish, dried oysters, and red carrots.
• Earth-element foods: Neutral in nature, including yellow vegetables, burdock, sunflower, dried tangerine peel, peanuts, yellow fruits, beef, lamb, and brown rice.