Face mapping #2 - Gluten

What is your face trying to tell you? Face mapping is used in holistic therapies (I use it in my approach too) including Traditional Chinese Medicine and it can be a great starting point when trying to determine links between organ function and skin issues

Your face could be giving you warning signs about food you’re eating in connection with problems you might be having with your skin. According to Traditional Chinese medicine (which I’m a huge advocate of) each part of the face is connected to a specific organ in the body so when a system is out of whack it can show up on your face in terms of inflammation. 

Your inflammatory response can be increased as a knock-on effect of eating gluten and its the protein found in wheat, barley and rye responsible for making the face look swollen, bloated / inflamed and can also effect pigmentation of the skin too if gluten turns out to be the issue. 

It might not be, only you will know in terms of how your digestive system reacts to it when you eat it and this combined with any of the skin issues shown in the face map above COULD be trying to tell you something 🤔

If you suffer with a bad reaction to gluten after eating it then its a good idea to go and see your GP or naturopathic doctor for further testing. No amount of skin supplements or face cream will improve the skin like removing gluten from your diet will, if gluten turns out to be the culprit.