Peas
Eating more peas can remove freckles and beautify the skin. "Compendium of Materia Medica" states that peas have the effect of "removing dark spots and making the face glow."
Modern research has found that peas are rich in provitamin A, which can be converted into vitamin A in the body. Vitamin A has a moisturizing effect on the skin.
Moreover, it is absorbed from ordinary food and does not produce toxic side effects. Eating peas also has the function of reducing swelling and tightening the skin, which can smooth out wrinkles around the eyes.
Stir-fried Peas and Winter Melon
Potato
Regarding vegetables for whitening, there is also the saying of "double beans," which refers to potatoes and peas.
Potatoes are rich in B vitamins and a large amount of high-quality fiber, as well as trace elements, protein, fat, and high-quality starch.
These ingredients play an important role in the process of anti-aging and disease prevention, effectively helping women detoxify their bodies. The rich vitamin C content helps women restore fair skin. In addition, the coarse fiber in potatoes can also help with bowel movements.
Potato Salad
White Radish
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that white radish can "benefit the five organs and make the skin fair."
White radish is a common vegetable that can be eaten raw or cooked, with a slightly spicy taste. It promotes digestion, enhances appetite, speeds up gastrointestinal motility, and relieves coughs and reduces phlegm. So, can white radish whiten the skin? Because white radish is rich in vitamin C, which is an antioxidant that can inhibit melanin synthesis, prevent fat oxidation, and prevent lipofuscin deposition. Therefore, regular consumption of white radish can make the skin fair and delicate.
Pickled White Radish
Carrot
Carrots are known as "skin food" and can moisturize the skin.
The beta-carotene it contains can act as an antioxidant and whiten the skin, remove excess keratin from the skin, and has a calming and soothing effect on oily, acne-prone skin. Egg yolk and honey have moisturizing and skin-nourishing effects. In addition, carrots are rich in pectin, which can combine with mercury to expel harmful substances from the body, making the skin look more delicate and rosy.
【DIY Carrot Mask】
Ingredients: 1 carrot, 1 egg, 2 teaspoons of honey
Method:
1. First, wash and peel the carrot, then grate it and set aside.
2. Add 2 teaspoons of honey and the egg yolk, and mix into a paste-like mask.
3. Apply the mask to the face, carefully avoiding the eyes and mouth. Leave it on for about 10 to 15 minutes, then wash your face with warm water.
Effects: The beta-carotene in carrots can act as an antioxidant and whiten the skin, remove excess keratin from the skin, and has a calming and soothing effect on oily, acne-prone skin. Egg yolk and honey have moisturizing and skin-nourishing effects.
Mushroom
Mushrooms are nutritious, rich in protein and vitamins, low in fat, and cholesterol-free. Eating mushrooms can make women's estrogen secretion more vigorous, preventing aging and making the skin beautiful. In addition, mushrooms contain coarse fiber, semi-coarse fiber, and lignin that are difficult for the human body to digest. They can maintain the water balance in the intestines, absorb excess cholesterol and sugar, and expel them from the body, which is very beneficial for preventing constipation, colon cancer, arteriosclerosis, and diabetes.
Chicken and Mushroom Pizza
Cucumber
Cucumbers are rich in protein, sugars, vitamin B2, vitamin C, vitamin E, carotene, niacin, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients. At the same time, cucumbers also contain components such as malic acid, cucurbitacin, and soft fine fibers, which can cleanse and whiten the skin, remove sunburn and freckles, and relieve skin allergies, making it a traditional beauty product.
The cucumber acid in cucumbers can promote human metabolism and expel toxins. The vitamin C content is 5 times higher than that of watermelon, which can whiten the skin, maintain skin elasticity, and inhibit melanin formation. Cucumbers can also inhibit the conversion of carbohydrates into fat, which is very beneficial for the lungs, stomach, heart, liver, and excretory system. In summer, when you are prone to irritability, thirst, sore throat, or excessive phlegm, eating cucumbers can help reduce inflammation.
Suiyi Cucumber
Winter Melon
Winter melon is a great beauty product with a significant whitening effect on the skin. Wiping the face with winter melon slices daily or washing the face with winter melon pulp frequently can make the facial skin smooth and clean and reduce melasma. This may be related to the histidine, urease, and various vitamins and trace elements in the pulp.
Winter melon has also always been regarded as a top product for weight loss, with the reputation of "slimming melon." The modern medical community believes that the slimming effect of winter melon is mainly due to its rich content of malic acid, which can inhibit the conversion of carbohydrates into fat, thus preventing fat accumulation in the body and achieving a slimming effect. "Shennong Ben Cao Jing" says that winter melon "makes one look good, replenishes qi without hunger, and long-term use makes one light and resistant to aging." Winter melon contains trigonelline and malic acid; the former can accelerate metabolism, and the latter can prevent sugar from converting into fat, thus achieving a weight-loss effect.
Braised Chicken with Winter Melon