8 Natural Health Beauty Tips

The number one natural beauty tip I can give you is to take your health seriously. In Chinese medicine, we know that natural external beauty is a reflection of inner health and well being. Often, the solution to external beauty problems is an internal one. That means foods and herbs. In the case of skin problems, herbs can be use to create creams or wraps and applied directly. In Chinese medicine, we treat problems like acne, blemishes, and other skin problems, hair loss, and premature greying of the hair. Some of this you may need to see a Chinese medicine herbalist for, but some of it you may be able to deal with yourself.

I`m going to give you some natural free beauty tips and some natural beauty tips to help you do just that.

Natural Beauty Tip #1 Eyes Lacking Lustre

What does it mean? You can see it in babies and young children bright, glowing eyes. Our oldest Chinese medicine classic (written between 200-500 B.C.) states that the essence of the internal organs ascends to the eyes. The Bible says something similar, Your eyes are windows into your body. If you open your eyes wide in wonder and belief, your body fills up with light. Clear and glittering (shining) eyes indicate vitality of mind and essence. Dull, clouded eyes reflect a disturbed mind, and weakened essence this often happens in people with long term and deep emotional problems.

How can you fix it? Well, first of all, if you have some emotional problems, work through it with a professional- either a counsellor, therapist, or someone within your religion. This is one part of getting to the clear, vibrant personality that shines through in bright eyes. It may take a while to get there. Second, you can take herbs and eat foods that benefit the eyes.

Probably the best Chinese herb for the eyes is lyceum fruit (gou qi zi). Other herbs are black sesame seeds (hei zhi ma), and privet fruit (nu zhen zi). Good foods for the eyes include shepherd`s purse, undried raspberry (fu pen zi), and animal liver.

Natural Beauty Tip #2 Bags Under Your Eyes

Bags under the eyes indicate Kidney-system (root energy) deficiency, blood stagnation, or allergies. Respectively, the solutions are to increase energy and minimize overwork; get more movement and circulation; and find the allergy cause, eliminate it, and take anti-allergenic herbs and foo