“上火”是人体各器官不协调造成的，医学上称之为应激性疾病。由于春季气温不稳定、秋季早晚温差较大，人体不能保持新陈代谢的平衡和稳定，导致生理机能失调而致“上火”。
通常，人们在“上火”之前并没有明显的症状，但发病后则表现为咽喉干燥疼痛、眼睛红赤干涩、鼻腔热烘火辣、嘴唇干裂、食欲不振、大便干燥、小便发黄等，而严重的口疮、咽喉肿痛等症状会影响人体的正常饮食，一些爱美的女士脸上也会因“火气”比较大，长出红红且发痛的痘痘，给生活和工作带来不便。
生活规律多吃蔬菜水果
要避免“上火”，首先要保持科学的生活规律，按时作息，定时定量进餐，不为赶时间放弃一顿，也不为一席佳肴而暴饮暴食。安排各种活动需适当而有节制，保证充足的睡眠，避免熬夜，以免过度疲劳、抵抗力下降。
其次，多吃“清火”食物，新鲜绿叶蔬菜、黄瓜、橙子、绿茶都有良好的清火作用，而胡萝卜对补充人体的维生素B、避免口唇干裂也有很好的疗效。此外，可以口服各类清凉冲剂，如夏桑菊冲剂、金菊冲剂等对“清火”也很有效。
在 “上火”期间，不宜吃辛辣食物、喝酒、抽烟和熬夜，应注意保持口腔卫生，经常漱口，多喝水，并在医生指导下服用“清火”药物。如果“上火”症状比较明显，一周以上还没有好转，需及时到医院就诊。专家特别提醒市民，不要自己随意服用一些“清火”药物，因为有可能服用过度而适得其反。
当然，调整自己的情绪也非常重要。焦躁的情绪会“火上浇油”，保持心情舒畅有助于调节体内的“火气”。
另外，如果出现口腔溃疡，病情比较严重且一周以上不见好转的，应当及时到医院诊断治疗。因为口腔溃疡并不一定是由于“火气大”的缘故，可能是口腔溃疡病原被病毒感染，也可能和激素以及遗传有关。口腔溃疡也被认为是身体变弱的信号，所以出现口腔溃疡时，患者若同时感到身体疲乏，就应检查自己营养摄入是否均衡，休息是否足够，并适量补充各种维生素和矿物质
败火具有清热败火作用的食物种类较多，一般针对上火时不同症候可分下列几类：
（1）清热解毒类：如菊花、黄瓜、板蓝根、番茄、竹笋、绿豆、豆腐、芹菜、荸荠、菱角、马齿苋、金针菜等，多有抗菌消炎作用，适用于各种实火症候。
（2）苦寒制火类：如苦瓜、苦菜、厥菜、丝瓜、田螺、茄子、小米、荞麦、兔肉、田鸡等，可以寒凉之性化热降火，多用于实火症。
（3）利湿泻火类：如冬瓜、西瓜、薏仁、扁豆、大麦、苋菜、甜瓜、赤小豆、黑鱼、鸭肉、鲤鱼、鲫鱼、泥鳅、莴笋、绿豆芽、鸡内金等，适用于各种实火症候。
（4）攻下实火类：如大黄、知母、黄连、黄芩、香蕉、芹菜、马铃薯、芝麻、桃仁、海蜇、白萝卜等，适用于小便短黄、大便干结、口干口苦、腹胀纳差等症候。
（5）凉血敛血类：如莲藕、梨、荸荠、生地、木耳、黄鳝、糯米、藕粉、荠菜、玉米须、芒果、鳗鱼、竹叶、白茅根、马齿苋等，可用于鼻衄、便血、尿血、牙龈出血等血热妄行的情况。
（6）甘温除热类：如党参、白术、白菜、荔枝、栗子、大枣、胡桃仁、百合、黑芝麻、燕窝、蜂乳、高梁、茴香、刀豆、芥菜、樱桃、石榴、乌梅等，适用于气虚火旺的病况。
（7）滋阴降火类：如甲鱼、海带、紫菜、海参、菠菜、猪血、猪肝、红糖、乌鸡、南瓜、蛤蜊、银耳等，多用于阴虚火旺、五心烦热、潮红盗汗、夜不能寐等症。
（8）补脏熄火类：如黑豆、山药、花生、牛乳、薏仁、白木耳、鸽蛋、鹌鹑、雀肉、鳝鱼、羊肉、狗肉、韭菜、桑椹等，适用于因脏腑虚弱、阳气不举所致的各种虚火症候。
的食物有：
1.粥 绿豆粥就是其中的极品
2.中药：天冬、麦冬、玄参、大黄、黄连、黄柏、连翘、金银花、大青叶
3.茶
上火后的饮食制定：
可用食物来化解：
1、甜食 适时补充一些甜食可以让心情快乐起来，因为低血糖容易产生焦虑、易怒的情绪，而且会导致意志力薄弱。若是怕胖，可以选择高糖低脂低蛋白的果汁类饮料，因为吸收较快速可以很快地看到效果。
2、含较多维生素B1的食物 如糙米、燕麦、全麦、瘦猪肉、牛奶、蔬菜等。
3、含硒较多的食物 如大蒜、洋葱、海鲜类、全谷类食物等。
4、喝茶 喝粥 晒太阳
降火食物推荐：
苦瓜：可清热解毒、清心明目，适宜于心火旺之人食用。但应以心火程度作为食用多寡的尺度。
茶叶：如乌龙茶、苦丁茶等，有清热强心、利尿、清食解酒、生津止渴等功效。但过量饮用会伤及脾胃。
苦杏仁：具有止咳平喘、润肠通便、润肺脾等好处。但消费者一定要注意不得食用未经处理的果仁。需将果仁去皮去尖，热水浸泡一天，不加盖煮熟，使氢氰酸挥发后方可食用。
枇杷叶：有助于清肺、化痰止咳、和胃降逆以及解暑等。
百合：味甘微苦，性平，可帮助润肺止咳，清心安神。
龟苓膏：可滋阴补肾、润燥护肤、消除暗疮、调理脏腑、防止肤质老化及便秘，能促进新陈代谢，提升人体免疫力，对夏季清热解毒有良好功效。有些人不宜吃“苦”
夏季“自讨苦吃”却并非于人人都适合。正因为“苦入心”，因此，我们在吃“苦”保健康的同时，一定要根据个人的具体身体状况来对症吃“苦”。
第一，脾胃虚寒之人不适宜吃“苦”，因为中医学认为，脾主运化，喜燥恶湿，中医的脾包含了西医消化系统大部分功能，并与体液代谢等有关。而苦寒的东西都易伤脾胃，影响脾胃的运化功能。故如果人体脾胃虚寒，好拉肚子，四肢很消瘦，体质很弱，这时就不能够大量地食用苦寒食物；
第二，小孩子应适当与“苦”保持距离。朱教授指出，有的小孩子心火是比较旺的，但由于其体质稚嫩，因此不宜过度用药。一般降火，喝普通的绿豆汤、百合汤、菊花茶即可；
第三，针对老年人群，朱教授建议应根据具体情况来区别对待。即需结合心火强弱与体质好坏等多方面情况来综合治疗。
credits: http://www.360doc.com/content/08/1111/12/3630_1903514.shtml
Sleep is IMPORTANT for Beauty.
it's TRUE! Sleep is important! Do you notice how your skin looks stressed and lifeless after a late night, and you've insufficient sleep? And after you've gotten enough sleep it looks good again? Sleep doesn't affect only your skin. It affects your weight too!
extracted from The Mind-Beauty Connection: 9 Days to Less Stress, Gorgeous Skin, and a Whole New You.
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extracted from The Mind-Beauty Connection: 9 Days to Less Stress, Gorgeous Skin, and a Whole New You.
,Sleep deprivation is depriving you of being slim and trim. Growth hormone (GH) does more than just stimulate growth and cell reproduction; it also refreshes cells during the night when you're sleeping, and is a powerful player in using your ability to maintain an ideal weight.GH effectively tells your skin to slow up on using carbs for energy and asks them to use fat instead. But you can't get an ample supply of GH unless you're getting your Zs. GH prefers to come out at night. ..........
So without that sleep, GH stays locked up in the pituitary, which negatively affects your proportions of fat to muscle. Over time, low GH levels are associated with hgih fat and low lean muscle - not to mention old eyes and that nagging, chronic, not-so-fresh look and feel. LEt GH loose by getting restful sleep.
Book Review: the mind-beauty connection by Amy Wechsler, md
9 Days to Reverse Stress Aging and Reveal More Youthful, Beautiful Skin.
Got this book from the local library because of the topic. I'm lame i know. anything associated with anti-aging, anti-stress and radiant skin attracts me these days.
it's a pretty good book. I'm glad it doesn't have too much "technical terms", so it makes reading easy. Am going to share snippets of what I've read/learned from the book as I go along.
according to the book, there's this site you can go to, http://www.realage.com/ for supplemental support, updates, and online access to resources that will further assist you in tthe program.
The most fun thing is taking the "RealAge Test" to see if you're older or younger than your actual age.hmmz..so are you older or younger? :)
10 Causes For Radish Legs | 十个导致萝卜腿的凶手
Something to share that I found on the web. It's in Chinese, so i did a bit of translation into English myself. If there's any errors, let me know. :)
我们要如何瘦腿,首先我们要理解是什么原因造成了腿肥胖的,有了原因后我们才能找到正确的瘦腿的方法:
1.饭后经常坐没动
2.喜欢翘脚
3.不喜欢做运动或讨厌走路的人
4.站生一整天后没有适时按摩小腿
5.每天用淋浴洗澡
6.爱喝冻饮
7.常穿不合脚的鞋走路
8.喜欢吃浓味食物
9.站姿不正确,例如侧重一边站
10.有便秘困扰
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Before we can slim down our legs, we need to first understand the causes behind it:
1. No movements (remain sitted) after meals
2. Loves to cross leg
3. Hates exercising, or hates walking
4. Failure to massage your calves after standing for a whole day
5. Using the shower everday <--??!! I don't understand how this will cause radish legs!
6. Loves cold drinks
7. Frequent wear of ill-fitting shoes
8. Loves heavy taste food
9. Incorrect standing posture, eg. leaning to one side
10. Constipation problem
我们要如何瘦腿,首先我们要理解是什么原因造成了腿肥胖的,有了原因后我们才能找到正确的瘦腿的方法:
1.饭后经常坐没动
2.喜欢翘脚
3.不喜欢做运动或讨厌走路的人
4.站生一整天后没有适时按摩小腿
5.每天用淋浴洗澡
6.爱喝冻饮
7.常穿不合脚的鞋走路
8.喜欢吃浓味食物
9.站姿不正确,例如侧重一边站
10.有便秘困扰
--
Before we can slim down our legs, we need to first understand the causes behind it:
1. No movements (remain sitted) after meals
2. Loves to cross leg
3. Hates exercising, or hates walking
4. Failure to massage your calves after standing for a whole day
5. Using the shower everday <--??!! I don't understand how this will cause radish legs!
6. Loves cold drinks
7. Frequent wear of ill-fitting shoes
8. Loves heavy taste food
9. Incorrect standing posture, eg. leaning to one side
10. Constipation problem
Hatha Yoga
found some full length Yoga videos. cool! haven't got the time to go through them yet. posting here as a "bookmark" first. hahaha...probably do so tonight, and will review. :)
Massage: Full Body Lymph Drainage
Massage Therapy Demonstration for Lymph Drainage.
Quoted from the video description: "A lymphatic drainage massage is a type of full body massage that helps to unblock and drain the lymphatic system."
From what i read, lymph drainage massage is really good for detox. this is a really good video. very clear explanations and demostrations. gonna try it tonight. :) I'm so into massages lately! :)
SKII Lymph Massage 淋巴按摩減肥
Lymph Massage by SKII, featuring SKII's Body Designer, though you can use any massage oil. It's in Cantonese, but the demostrations and illustrations in the video are pretty straight forward so it should be ok.
Skincare: Anti-Aging Facial Massage
looks pretty good and relaxing. gonna try it tonight.
//updated: tried it on myself and my mum. it's so good and relaxing! loves the healthy-glow after effect, and the oil smells so good! I'm using Clarins Lotus Treatment Oil for Oily & Combination skin, instead of the Paul & Jones Treatment Oil fuzkitten is using. It's pretty good. Smells really nice, and doesn't dry up so you need not have to keep reapplying. After the massage, I let the oil stay on my face a while and rinse it off, before continuing with my skincare routine. The face will feel slightly oily (due to the oil), but i feel it's ok (for me at least). If you're uncomfortable about it, you may want to wash your face with cleanser. :)
Makeup: Japanese Eye Makeup (The Basics)
pretty good tutorial for doing up the eye. There's also a very special technique shown (my first time seeing it), of heating up the eyelash curler with a lighter, to fix the lashes! pretty cool. you should check this out. i love checking out videos to enhance my eyes. always feel that once the eye is done, you're pretty well made-up. :)
Makeup: Natural Light Smoky Look
Creates the smokey look, but not too dramatic. Probably good for weekends. :) This includes Chinese explanation as well. You'll realise I prefer tutorials by Asian, cos their skin color and stuffs are more relevant for us. :)
Makeup: Sweet and Romantic Makeup
another video by cl2425. becoming quite a fan of hers. love how natural the look is, and check out the curling of her under lash! it's the first time i've seen someone doing it. gotta try it out later.
Makeup: Bigger Eyes
Now you can have bigger eyes with just makeup! I love how clearly she speaks, and her step-by-step guide. really good for newbies imo.vi
