Michelle Chen drinks barley water to create a natural micro-plastic surgery effect

Actress Michelle Chen, who suffered from edema, became the target of ridicule for her round face after she took on the role of "Little Dragon Girl" in the new "The Return of the Condor Heroes" in 2013. Now, she has successfully lost weight, with a V-shaped face and pencil legs, and her skin is firm and fair. The facial edema that she used to worry about is also gone. She shared that after consuming red bean water and coix seed water, she felt confident about her appearance. She also suggested that in today's world where food safety is at risk, when choosing water, one should pass the SGS pesticide-free and heavy metal residue-free inspection, and choose the right time to drink the right water. In this simple way, one can pamper oneself and regain confidence!

Red beans are good for diuresis and edema reduction, while coix seed is a good helper for wrinkle and spot removal

Ancient books record that red beans are red in color and enter the heart, which can stimulate blood circulation and make the face look naturally good. Red beans also have the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. They are often used to improve beriberi and eliminate lower limb edema. They help eliminate the problem of excessive sodium accumulation due to eating out, which causes swelling on the face. Adzuki beans, which also have a diuretic effect, are particularly popular nowadays. After extraction, more saponins are obtained from the outer skin and made into drinks. At the same time, the content of nutrients such as potassium, iron, magnesium, and calcium is also higher than that of red beans, and the calories are relatively low. It is also a good helper for reducing swelling and promoting diuresis.

In addition, the benefits of coix seed are no less. Coix seed is a traditional skin beautifying and whitening food. It is also a source of traditional Chinese medicine that our ancestors often used to treat facial flat warts, acne, chloasma and other skin problems. Office workers who are prone to wrinkles and spots on their faces may wish to consume coix seed water in moderation to avoid the uncontrollable facial lines and becoming "grandmother" early.

The secret of how to prevent your skin from peeling during the changing seasons

In order to further confirm the benefits of traditional health-preserving ingredients for skin health, an experiment conducted by Professor Xu Zhaocheng of the Department of Cosmetic Application at the National Tainan Nursing College, an authority on beauty testing, showed that after a one-month clinical trial, a skin surface water content meter (Corneometer CM825®) was used to test skin moisturizing, a skin elasticity meter (CK Cutometer® MPA580) was used to test skin firmness, and a full-face skin texture analyzer (CK VisioFace® RD) was used to test full-face spots before and after the experiment.

The results showed that for the subjects who drank water boiled with red beans every day, the water content of their skin epidermis increased by 26.8%, and the firmness increased significantly by 27%. Both figures were statistically significantly different from the skin condition before the experiment. For the subjects who drank water boiled with coix seeds every day, the firmness of their skin increased significantly by 25.1%, and their facial spots were also reduced by 37%.

Among the participants, Ms. Zheng, who is in her 60s, felt her skin was dry and flaky whenever the seasons changed, making it difficult to put on makeup. She also recently discovered that her skin was becoming increasingly darker, and that using skin care products from the counter had not shown any improvement. So she signed up for a clinical trial of red bean water, hoping to improve her skin condition. After drinking it for one month, Ms. Zheng did not feel any discomfort on her skin during the change of seasons this year. Her makeup also went on very smoothly without any embarrassment of makeup coming off. Her colleagues were "impressed" and she also felt that she had "become younger."

Choose the right time to drink the right water to make yourself more confident

Due to high work pressure, frequent late nights working overtime, and unbalanced diet, many people have developed "sub-health" symptoms, including acne and peeling skin on the face, pale and swollen complexion; poor sleep quality, long-term menstrual pain and headaches, etc., which means that the body has lost balance and may affect health. Chinese medicine practitioners remind us that drinking the right water can regulate Qi and blood, and balance a healthy physique.

Dr. Liao Qianhui, a Chinese medicine practitioner and director of the Traditional Medicine Association of the Republic of China, said that the main factor affecting human health is the imbalance of qi and blood. If we use a car as an analogy, blood is gasoline and qi is the kinetic energy of the car. If one of them is missing or insufficient, the car will not be able to start smoothly. Modern office workers often have many bad habits, such as staying up late, overeating, and high work pressure, which can lead to an imbalance of qi and blood in the body. In the long run, this can cause many minor health problems.

Drink cheap ingredients to get a healthy and good complexion without photo editing

The most obvious manifestation of these health killers is puffiness, dullness and sallowness of the skin. According to statistics, more than 80% of women download photo editing apps to remove puffy faces and dull skin tones in photos, just to show their perfect complexion. Or you spend a lot of money to buy various skin care products and apply them on your face, but all your efforts are in vain. In fact, traditional Chinese health-preserving ingredients, including red beans, coix seeds, mung beans, red dates, black beans, wolfberries, etc., are not only good ingredients that help improve qi and blood, but can also achieve the effects of health care and adjusting physical fitness.

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Finally, Chinese medicine practitioner Liao Qianhui suggested that red beans are suitable for women to drink when they look pale before their menstrual period or after staying up late, as they can replenish blood and reduce edema. In addition, coix seed, which is rich in B complex, is suitable for people with dry skin and acne. Mung beans, which have detoxifying and antipyretic effects, are suitable for people who are prone to heatstroke and who like to eat barbecue and fried food.

There is also black bean water, which can nourish the kidneys and is rich in anthocyanins and vitamin E. It is suitable for people of mature age, people with three highs, early menopause, and poor sleep quality; red dates, which are rich in vitamin C and have blood-enriching functions, are suitable for people with forgetfulness, menstrual pain, and headaches; finally, wolfberry, which has antioxidant properties and is rich in carotene, is suitable for people who overuse their eyes and have dry mouth.