1, beauty food
1。 cucumber
Sweet, flat, also known as cucumber, zucchini, thorn melon and so on. Originated in India, it has obvious effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst. Modern medicine believes that cucumber is rich in protein, sugar, vitamin B2, vitamin C, vitamin E, carotene, nicotinic acid, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients. At the same time, cucumber also contains malonic acid, cucurbitacin, soft and fine fiber and other ingredients, which is a rare food for detoxifying and beautifying.
Cucumber contains cucumber acid, which can promote human metabolism and excrete toxins. The content of vitamin C is five times higher than that of watermelon, which can whiten skin, maintain skin elasticity and inhibit the formation of melanin. Cucumber can also inhibit the conversion of sugar into fat, which is very beneficial to lung, stomach, heart, liver and excretory system. Summer is easy to be irritable, thirsty, sore throat or excessive phlegm. Eating cucumber helps to relieve inflammation.
2。 lychee
Sweet, sour and warm in nature, it has the effects of strengthening the spleen and benefiting the liver, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, detoxifying and stopping diarrhea. Li Shizhen said in "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Eat lychee often to nourish the brain and strengthen the body." "Living with You Diet Spectrum" records: "Litchi is sweet and fragrant, which can help the mind to improve intelligence, replenish essence and fluid, remove odor and relieve pain, nourish the heart, nourish the liver and nourish blood, and the fruit is beautiful, especially the fresh one."
Modern medicine believes that litchi contains vitamins A, B 1, C, pectin, free amino acids, protein, iron, phosphorus, calcium and other elements. Modern medical research has proved that litchi has the functions of tonifying kidney, improving liver function, accelerating detoxification, promoting cell generation, softening skin and so on, and is an ideal fruit for detoxifying and caring skin.
3。 wood ear
Sweet taste, flat nature, detoxification, clearing the stomach, promoting blood circulation and stopping bleeding. According to ancient records, Auricularia auricula is "beneficial to qi, not hungry, intelligent and strong-willed". Auricularia auricula is rich in carbohydrates, colloid, cephalin, cellulose, glucose, xylose, lecithin, carotene, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, protein, iron, calcium and phosphorus, and is known as "the meat of vegetarians". A kind of plant gum contained in auricularia auricula has strong adsorption, which can concentrate the dust and impurities left in the human digestive system and then excrete them, thus playing the role of detoxification and clearing the stomach.
4。 honey
Sweet and flat, it has been a good product for nourishing and strengthening the body, detoxifying and nourishing the face since ancient times. "Shen Nong's Classic of Materia Medica" records: "Long-term service must be ambitious, suitable for the body and not old." Honey is rich in vitamins B2 and C, as well as fructose, glucose, maltose, sucrose, high-quality protein, potassium, sodium, iron, natural spices, lactic acid, malic acid, amylase, oxidase and other components, which has a significant effect on moistening lung, relieving cough, relaxing bowels, expelling toxins and caring skin. Modern medical research has proved that the main components of honey, glucose and fructose, are easily absorbed and utilized by the human body. Eating honey regularly can achieve the effect of detoxification and beauty, and it is also good for preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases and neurasthenia.
5。 carrot
Sweet in taste and cool in nature, it has the effects of nourishing blood, expelling toxin, invigorating spleen and regulating stomach, and is known as "Little Ginseng". Carrots are rich in sugar, fat, volatile oil, vitamin A, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, anthocyanin, carotene, calcium, iron and other nutrients. Modern medicine has proved that carrot is an effective detoxification food. It is not only rich in carotene, but also contains a lot of vitamin A and pectin. Combined with mercury ions in the body, it can effectively reduce the concentration of mercury ions in the blood and accelerate the discharge of mercury ions in the body.
6。 bitter gourd
Sweet, flat. Chinese medicine believes that bitter gourd has the effect of detoxification and beauty. Compendium of Materia Medica says that bitter gourd "dispels pathogenic heat, relieves fatigue and purifies the soul for tomorrow". Bitter gourd is rich in protein, sugar, crude fiber, vitamin C, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, nicotinic acid, carotene, calcium and iron. Modern medical research has found that there is an active protein with obvious anticancer effect in bitter gourd. This protein can stimulate the defense function of the immune system, increase the activity of immune cells, and eliminate harmful substances in the body. Bitter bitter gourd has a sweet aftertaste and has gradually become popular at the table in recent years.
7。 Giant algae
It tastes salty and cold, and has the effects of eliminating phlegm, relieving asthma, expelling toxin and relaxing bowels. Kelp is rich in alginic acid, mannitol, protein, fat, sugar, crude fiber, carotene, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, vitamin C, nicotinic acid, iodine, calcium, phosphorus and iron. In particular, it is rich in iodine, which is very beneficial to human body and can treat diseases caused by goiter and iodine deficiency. It contains 8 kinds of amino acids in protein. After the iodide of kelp is absorbed by human body, it can accelerate the elimination of pathological changes and inflammatory exudates, and has the functions of lowering blood pressure, preventing arteriosclerosis and promoting the excretion of harmful substances.
At the same time, kelp also contains a substance called sulfated polysaccharide, which can absorb the cholesterol in blood vessels and excrete it, thus keeping the cholesterol in blood normal. In addition, there is a slightly sweet white powder on the surface of kelp, which is mannitol with great medicinal value. Has good diuretic effect, and can be used for treating drug poisoning and edema. Therefore, kelp is an ideal food for detoxification and beauty.
8。 tea grounds
It is cool in nature, sweet and bitter in taste, and has the functions of clearing away heat, removing annoyance, resolving food stagnation, clearing weight and diuresis. China is the hometown of tea and attaches great importance to it. The ancient book records: "Shennong tasted a hundred herbs, and when he encountered seventy-two poisons a day, he got a tea solution." It shows that tea has a good detoxification effect. Tea is rich in iron, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin A, vitamin B 1, nicotinic acid, amino acids and various enzymes, and its effects of refreshing the brain, clearing away heat and quenching thirst are particularly remarkable. Modern medical research shows that tea is rich in an active substance-tea polyphenols, which has detoxification effect. As a natural antioxidant, tea polyphenols can scavenge active oxygen free radicals, strengthen the body and delay aging.
9。 Dried mushrooms (picked in winter)
Sweet in taste and cool in nature, it has the effects of invigorating qi and spleen, detoxifying and moistening dryness. Mushrooms contain glutamic acid and other 18 amino acids, including 7 essential amino acids for human body, and more than 30 enzymes, glucose, vitamin A, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, nicotinic acid, iron, phosphorus and calcium. Modern medical research believes that mushrooms contain polysaccharides, which can improve human immunity and detoxification ability, inhibit the growth of cancer cells and enhance the body's anti-cancer ability. In addition, mushrooms can also lower blood pressure and cholesterol, prevent arteriosclerosis, strengthen the heart and protect the liver, calm the nerves, promote metabolism and strengthen waste excretion in the body. It is the best edible fungus to detoxify and strengthen the body.
10。 mung bean
Sweet in taste and cool in nature, it has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials and eliminating fire. It is a traditional Chinese medicine commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine to solve many kinds of food or drug poisoning. Mung beans are rich in vitamin B, glucose, protein, amylase, oxidase, iron, calcium and phosphorus. Drinking mung bean soup often can help expel toxins from the body and promote the normal metabolism of the body. After eating greasy, fried and hot food, many people are prone to skin itching, acne, prickly heat and other symptoms, which is caused by the overflow of wet poison into the skin. Mung bean has a powerful detoxification effect, which can relieve a variety of toxins. Modern medical research has proved that mung beans can lower cholesterol, protect the liver and prevent allergies. In summer and autumn, mung bean soup is a good product for detoxification and beauty.
2. Other skin care foods
(1) jujube
Jujube is a commonly used medicine in tonic prescription of traditional Chinese medicine, which has the functions of invigorating spleen and qi, generating blood and nourishing viscera, and moistening skin. The vitamin content in jujube is the highest among all fruits, and it is known as "living vitamin pill". Medical research in beauty beauty has proved that vitamin C can inhibit the oxidation of dopaquinone in skin, reduce the formation of melanin and prevent pigmentation. One of the important functions of vitamin A is to activate and regulate the growth of epidermal cells and prevent keratinization. Therefore, vitamin A supplementation is helpful to improve the water barrier properties of skin. If combined with vitamin E, it can delay and reverse skin aging. Female vitamin E has the reputation of "youth element", which has the functions of antioxidation and scavenging free radicals, promoting blood circulation of skin tissue, and vitamin B group has the function of regulating sebaceous gland secretion. Beauty, beauty, female, as the saying goes, "three dates a day will never get old."
(2) Nuts
Nuts such as walnuts, pine nuts, bonzi, peanuts and sesame seeds are rich in vitamin E. Vitamin E is an effective antioxidant, which can prevent excessive oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids in the body, prevent premature aging spots (longevity spots) on the skin, effectively prevent brown pigments from depositing on the skin, and prevent brown spots and plaques on the face. Vitamin E can also promote cell division and regeneration, delay cell aging and restore skin elasticity. Nuts contain a variety of amino acids, vitamins A, D, K, iron, phosphorus, zinc, manganese and so on. It can greatly promote the growth of hair and nails, prevent hair loss and premature gray hair, and prevent dry and rough skin and premature aging.
(3) Apple
Apple is a kind of low-calorie fruit, its nutrients are easily dissolved and absorbed by the human body, and it enjoys the reputation of "living water" and "fruit queen". It is a good beauty and skin care product, which can not only lose weight, but also make the skin smooth and tender. It is reported that this "living water" is conducive to dissolving sulfur in the body, and sulfur has special effects on skin bodybuilding, which can make the skin delicate and smooth. According to the determination, apples also contain trace elements such as copper, iodine, manganese and zinc. Without these elements, the skin will be rough, itchy and dull. Apples also contain tannic acid, organic acids and multivitamins, which are very beneficial to skin bodybuilding. In addition, apples also have the function of losing weight. Foreign scholars have found that apples can lower serum cholesterol and lose weight. Because apples contain pectin, pectin is a soluble fiber, which helps to lower cholesterol. The study found that the cholesterol content of people who often eat apples is about 20% lower than that of people who don't often eat apples. Apples also contain more crude fiber, which can be digested slowly in the stomach and feel full, so they can lose weight.
(4) Almonds
Almond is a beauty product that can be used both orally and externally. There are two kinds: bitter and sweet. Bitter almond, also known as North Apricot, mainly contains amygdalin, protein and various amino acids, which can relieve cough, relieve asthma, moisten intestines and relieve constipation by oral administration. Sweet almond contains vitamin A, vitamin B 1, B2, C, fat, protein, iron, calcium, phosphorus and other trace elements, and has the function of tonifying deficiency and moistening lung.
Almonds mainly act on the lung meridian, "the lung governs the fur". Almonds are natural plant skin care products for both oral and external use. Modern medical research has confirmed that almonds mainly contain vitamin B 1, B2, fatty acids and volatile oil. Fatty oil can moisten skin, and volatile oil can stimulate blood vessel dilation of skin, improve blood circulation and nutritional status of skin, moisten face, reduce facial wrinkles and delay skin aging; It can also play an anesthetic and antipruritic role in the local meridian supplement of the skin.
The cream made from it can form a sebum film on the skin surface when applied to the face, which can not only moisturize the skin and maintain its elasticity, but also treat various skin diseases such as pigmented nevus. Almonds are also excellent raw materials for modern beauty masks. The method is to soak almonds in hot water for 2 hours, dry them and grind them into very fine powder, then mix them into a thin paste with water, apply them on the face for 20 minutes, then wash them with warm water, and apply a nutritional moisturizing agent once a week to make the facial skin smooth and delicate.
(5) Fish
Fish is a low-fat and high-protein food, and its protein is necessary for cell growth. Without it, the hair will be dim or even scattered, and the skin will be dull or even fall off.
(6) strawberries
Rich in vitamin C, it is beneficial to firm and smooth skin. At the same time, it also contains vitamin A and potassium, which can keep hair and skin healthy, with only 55 calories per cup.
3, fruit whitening skin care method
First, cherries can whiten the skin and help the facial skin to resist wrinkles and freckle. Because cherry is rich in vitamins, it supplements the vitamins needed by human body.
Second, pomegranate pomegranate has a strong antioxidant effect. Applying skin juice to the face is equivalent to several hydrating and whitening masks, and the effect is better after long-term use.
Third, carrots, although eating carrots as vegetables can also supplement the nutrients needed by the human body, carrot juice is very effective for whitening the skin, and it is particularly beautiful because carrots are rich in pectin.
Fourth, grapes are the most common fruits, and they have anti-aging and moisturizing effects. As a general snack, the skin will get better and better, and the eyes will become gods.
Verb (abbreviation of verb) Lemon Many skin care products will increase the ingredient of lemon, and some DIY mask tutorials also have many examples of whitening with lemon. Because lemon can promote skin metabolism and prevent skin from aging rapidly.
6. Citric acid contained in grapefruit has been widely used in the field of skin care, and it is an absolute whitening product! With the coming of winter, more and more grapefruit varieties are on the market. Don't miss it!