How my skin problems gave me a new start
Hello everyone! It's Rie Mama!
I've had dermatitis for decades.
I don't know the exact cause, like "this is it!" but
it keeps getting worse and better depending on the change of seasons and my physical condition.
I was wondering, "What should I do?" when
I'm also on Instagram, so
I'm always checking that out too,
and one day, suddenly"a Yakuzen (medicinal cooking) reel"caught my eye.
What is Yakuzen?
It is a diet based on the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine, where you maintain your health by eating "food that suits your body and that your body needs" when you have physical ailments or before you get sick.
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The Yakuzen practitioner who has now become my "favorite" is
Yukiko Masuko
https://koshiraegoto.com/about/
I love her gentle personality and cheerful character,
so I wake up early to watch her morning live streams at 6 AM
and try making the recipes she shares.
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I applied for and participated inYukiko's free Yakuzen consultation session.
I participated in the Zoom session with about 7 or 8 other people who have health concerns!
There were people with skin problems similar to mine,
and it seems Yukiko herself used to have atopic dermatitis (crying).
I'm the type who can't really open up in these kinds of settings,
so I couldn't even ask a question...
But she listened to everyone's concerns
and gave us advice.
《 For my skin problems 》
・ Itching🟰Heat trapped inside the body
→ Exercise and sweat to lower the heat inside the body.
・ People with weak skin🟰Weak stomach and intestines
→ Try to develop habits to care for your stomach and intestines.
Don't overeat, have regular bowel movements, eat meals that don't burden your stomach and intestines, etc...
As I thought, it really does have something to do with the "stomach and intestines" after all.
It's important to take in nutrients,
but it seems that getting rid of what the body doesn't need =
detoxis also important.
It's true that if you don't let out what needs to be let out,
there's no room for what you need to enter your body.
Also, things like what is written above.
What should I eat for my ailments?
Everyone has a different constitution,
so it's hard to know unless you really study it (sweat).
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So, in my opinion,
simply"seasonal foods that match the season"incorporate them.
It seems there's a great reason for that too!
① Seasonal ingredients have higher nutritional value compared to other seasons,
and the nutritional value of ingredients changes with each season.
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This means that even for ingredients that are always available,
their nutritional value increases when they are in season!
② Seasonal vegetables contain components that the body needs
during that season.
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For example...
In summer, representative summer vegetables like tomatoes and cucumbers (have the role of cooling the body)
In winter, root vegetables like daikon radish and burdock (have the role of warming the body)
Supermarkets are fine, but
if you go to markets or roadside stations,
you can find vegetables that are in season at that time!
Spring is
I found some bracken ferns!
I enjoyed them with ponzu sauce and bonito flakes.
Peas grown by a local farmer 🫛
I made some rice cooked with peas and salted kelp 🍚.
It turned out great.
Managing my diet perfectly is difficult, but
I thought that just being conscious about
incorporating seasonal vegetables and fish
that are readily available nearby is a good start.
That's what I felt ♪
Thank you for always coming to read my posts ✨