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Choosing the Right Diet Based on Chinese Face Reading
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May 17, 2009 - 7:50:35 AM

(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Could it be that face in your mirror can reveal the best way for you to choose a successful weight loss diet? This is not as crazy as you might think.

Chinese face reading is a branch of Chinese medicine. As health care evolved over thousands of years in China, doctors devised ways to diagnose patients by reading the features and lines of their faces.

As these ancient scientists continued their research over the centuries, they realized what the West has come to accept only in recent years - that our physical health is interconnected with our emotional nature. So they discovered they could also read people's personalities in their faces. Your face is considered to reveal why you tend to think, feel and behave as you do, and can even show you how to create a life that is in alignment with this unique inner design.

This understanding can be put to use in very practical ways, such as choosing a weight-loss diet that will work for your individual personality type. How often have you picked up the latest diet book in the hopes that this will finally be the answer, only to discover you couldn't stick with it - and ended up blaming yourself? It probably had nothing to do with your level of willpower. It may have very well been that the diet was not 'you'.

In Chinese face reading, there are five personality types, or archetypes that have predictable patterns of thoughts, emotions and behavior, and unique needs for success in life. See if you can recognize yourself below and discover the best way for you to diet:

Artist-Healer-Philosopher archetypes have any of the following features: Prominent chin, large rounded forehead, natural shadowing above and/or below the eyes. Women of this type tend to have large hips. Well-known faces of this type are: Jay Leno, Will Smith, Reese Witherspoon, Winona Ryder.

Weight loss tactic: You can summon your natural tenacity and stick to a diet with great determination. However, you need independence and are drawn to unusual ways of doing things! Avoid a strict exercise regimen or limited meal plan. Allow freedom in times of meals, many options for food choices. Include lots of soup in the diet. Exercise should be flowing, such as yoga, swimming, tai chi, ballroom dancing, or slow walks on the beach.

Pioneer-Entrepreneur-Athlete archetypes have thick eyebrows, and a strong and well-defined jaw. Their temples (the sides of the forehead) are often indented. Body types are tall and sinewy or short and compact. Well-known faces like this are: Brad Pitt, Hilary Swank, Brooke Shields, Mary Lou Retton.

Weight loss tactic: You have enormous powers of discipline when you're required to find them! Choose a structured meal plan, with lists of approved foods to eat and at certain times of day. Emphasize salads and only the healthiest of foods. Avoid complicated recipes to fuss with, however as those will frustrate you so much, you'll end up going out for a burger. Staying active is an important key, so include lots of exercise, especially strength training and competitive sports. In fact, if you can compete with a friend to lose weight, it'll motivate you the most.

Performer-Lover-Free Spirit archetypes often have very curly hair, red hair, or spiky haircuts. Bald men also share this quality of personality. Their eyes sparkle, there may be a cleft in their chins or their noses are pointed. They talk, move and think fast. Well-known faces of this archetype are: Jackie Chan, Reba McIntyre, Patrick Dempsey, and Shirley MacLaine.

Weight loss tactic: Above all, make meals as FUN as possible. Don't waste your time on any plan that doesn't give you lots of variety, especially with different ethnic cuisines or eccentric meal choices. Select brightly colored foods, with lots of different textures. It's best if you can go on a diet at the same time as your friends, and connect with them frequently throughout the day to chat about how you're doing. Include variety in exercise; anything fast-paced is always the top choice!

Nurturer-Best Friend-Diplomat archetypes have a large mouth or full lips, plump lower cheeks, and/or a fleshy nose. They tend to have tummies even when slim. Women of this type may have large breasts; men may be stocky or have large muscles. Well-known people who have these kinds of faces are: Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, John Krasinski, and Renee Zellwegger.

Weight loss tactic: The last thing you should ever do is to deprive yourself! Never go without dessert, or you won't be able to stick with the diet. Create meals that leave you feeling full and satisfied. Include starches and root vegetables. But have somewhere to go right after a meal, because once you sit down, you tend to not want to get up, and you'll just keep eating. Don't even consider a solitary exercise plan - work out with friends and you'll stay with the program!

Visionary-Perfectionist-Authority archetypes have large noses or prominent cheeks, and/or their eyebrows are arched high above their eyes. They often have very small bones as evidenced by thin wrists and ankles and tend toward pale complexions.

Weight loss tactic: You thrive with regularity. Eat meals at same time every day, and possibly even the same food each day. Predictability is comfortable for you. Depriving yourself (within reason) can make you feel proud of your self-control and help you stick to the diet. But watch out for going too far - it can be too easy for you to get caught up in the whole concept of 'doing without'. Exercising by yourself is preferable, but above all, avoid team sports.

Jean Haner, author of "The Wisdom of Your Face" (http://wisdomofyourface.com) is an expert in Chinese face reading, an art she first discovered courtesy of her Chinese mother-in-law 30 years ago. Since then she has honed her skills and become an experienced speaker, consultant and workshop leader, demystifying Chinese face reading for audiences around the world. “Jean Haner guides us into a world where the lines of a face are viewed as the sacred calligraphy of an evolving soul.”

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