Around the time of Chinese New Year, it is a peak season for zodiac and feng shui reading.  The traditional Chinese practice of face reading also comes to mind.  From face reading, an expert master may be able to reveal your past, predict your future and determine your personality.  But there is another use of face reading - a way to diagnose organs and body parts.  It helps revealing the state of your health.

Your face is a mirror to your health, symptoms like patch of dry flaky skin isn’t just the only way your body telling you to slather on extra rich moisturizer.  Your body is telling you there are internal problems.  Understanding the problems of your skin, you can then correlate them to internal problems.

In terms of health, Chinese believed that human body has meridians and acupuncture points that life energy flows between and corresponds to 5 vital organs – the heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys.  Each zone is mapped on your face.  The areas are clear and healthy when your body’s energy is flowing in perfect harmony.  When illness is present, energy cannot flow smoothly, this will present itself on your face. 

If the top lip is cracked, red, or has spots at the corner, this could indicate stomach acidity or heat caused by inappropriate diet. The lower lip protrudes may indicate bowels loose or constipation.

A yellow colour around the mouth and lack of tone in the mouth indicate that the digestive energy is weak and a change of diet and enzymes are needed.

If the chin is swollen and red, it could mean structural weakness or stuck energy in the abdomen.

Lines which go down the cheek from the inner corner of the eye are another indication of a bowel problem.