
As boring as it may sound, the diet optimal for overall health is close to optimal for skin health as well. The main reason is that the diet optimal for overall health slows down physiological mechanisms of aging in all tissues, including the skin. While we believe that it's in everyone's best interest to adopt the diet optimal for overall health, we should point out that some aspects of a healthy diet are more important for the skin than others.
In TCM few recommended diets are as follows:
• Food eaten should be warm, freshly cooked and must be in proper quantity.
• All persons must eat after the previous meal consumed is digested and again the urge to eat (hunger) arises.
• food that is incompatible with each other should not be taken. Such as fruit salads prepared in milk or milk preparations must be avoided with fish.
• The food must be chewed properly before gulping inside to the esophagus and must not be eaten too fast or to slow.
• The environment around while consuming food must be clean, pleasant and hygienic.
• Spicy, very hot, oily, fried and pungent food must be avoided and thus junk food, fast food from outside must be avoided.
• The fat intake must be reduced and fiber fruits and vegetables must be consumed along with all substances that are roughage for the body as it is good for health and helps prevent constipation.
• Large amount of water, liquids, juices etc must be taken to reduce dryness of the intestine and drain wastes out of the blood through urine. Fluid intake also helps prevent skin disorders and makes it glowing.
• Fruit juice such as grapes, lemon, etc. is also recommended.