Mucosa Dryness and Skin Dryness may lead to a lot of emotional and physical ailments. The dryness may be due to the frequent use of rubbing alcohol on the skin and/or the air conditioning. Bear in mind, however, that Dryness can be a symptom or an indicator of a deeper internal health problem.
If you suffer from Dryness, it is likely due to a certain underlying internal condition. One cannot be guaranteed of an optimal treatment merely by using a simple external lotion. Both traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Western medicine can provide treatment for the root problem that contributes to the Dryness.
One very good TCM treatment option for Dryness is food therapy. This is a natural approach that can help prevent or treat dryness. It can lead to a beautiful skin that no drug can likely bring about.
The 5 Factors That Can Cause Dryness
1. Foods – Deer and lamb meat, hot spices such as ginger, onion, and jalapeno pepper, and strong alcohol.
2. Seasonal – The season that typifies the trait of Dryness is autumn. This is the season when the temperature starts to cool down and when there is not much humidity. You should not eat a lot of pungent food during this time of the year. Go for foods that can enable your body to preserve energy and retain moisture. These can include pineapple and other fruits, sweet rice, honey, and sesame seeds. To conserve body energy Include sour tasting food in you diet. Problems in the digestive system problems can occur more frequently during autumn. During this season, we recommend taking some herbs and supplements that help strengthen the body.
3. Health conditions – Certain autoimmune disease and endocrine diseases – Sjögren’s syndrome which is marked by severe dryness of the mouth, eyes, and other mucous membranes; kidney failure; and hypothyroidism. Scleroderma or systemic sclerosis is a chronic are rare disorder marked by scarring and degenerative changes in the internal organs, joints, and skin blood vessel abnormalities Dry eye (Keratoconjunctivitis sicca) occurs when the cornea and the conjunctiva is deprived of moisture and becomes dry.
4. The aging process (aging, peri-menopausal and menopause), certain medications, or an irregular menstrual cycle can lead to various disorders that can interfere with any part of the complex hormonal regulation. Symptoms such as vaginal dryness, skin dryness, hot flashes, headaches, and excess body hair may result because of this.
5. Other conditions – These can include chronic dermatitis, chemical contact to skin, allergies, and sunburn. Psoriasis and eczema also known as dermatitis is inflammation of the skin’s upper layers skin, causing scaling, scabbing, oozing, swelling, redness, blisters, and itching of the skin.
In TCM dry ness syndrome no matter what the cause is associated with the Kidney and Liver and lack of Vital Fluid and Blood. This results in an extremely imbalanced warmness. In TCM, this is known as Kidney and Liver yin deficiency.
How To Prevent Dryness
Foods that can help rejuvenate the mucus and skin and mucus and add more vital fluid in the body include honey, pears, water chestnuts, carrots, soy bean milk, and porridge as well as some soft but dry foods such as the potato family (potato, taro, yams, and sweet potato) and bananas and beans.
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