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Face Reading: Orange-Red Color Near the Lips
Facial Discoloration
Two weeks ago, 34-year-old Polly looked in the mirror and saw her lips outlined with—to her eye—a garish orange color. It has persisted and, furthermore, she notes that when she’s hot, the problematic skin also itches. She wants a solution . . . fast.
Let’s examine clues to understand the root of the problem. For Polly to regain her normal complexion, she must first know what went wrong. The clues are: color, location and diet.
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Curiously enough, an upcoming Mini Face Reading is for a woman who suffers from an orange-yellow ring around her mouth. As you’ll see, her discoloration has different underlying causes than does Polly’s. Face Reading is fascinating!
Orange-Red Color Significance
We know from Traditional Face Reading that unusual red, pink or orange-red colors suggest heat, typically from either an inflammatory or overheated condition. For example, if I run a mile, my core temperature goes up, and to cool me down, excessive heat radiates out and literally pinks up my skin. Because Polly’s flaming color is localized, this points to inflammation. However, as she aptly notes, being physically overheated adds fuel to the fire and makes her want to scratch. When an area feels “on fire,” your fingers “itch” for action.
Location Location Location
Polly complained about the color around her lips. But let’s zoom in closer.
Yes, there is a suggestion of pink above her lip, but the brightest color is primarily at the right mouth corner and lower lip. Irregularities around the lips correspond primarily to the digestive system according to traditional Face Reading.
The top lip mirrors the condition of the stomach and the bottom lip mirrors the intestines. Just as the top and bottom lip connect at the corners, so the duodenum connects the stomach and the small intestine.
Because Polly’s discoloration is proportionally greater at her mouth corner, this suggests duodenal inflammation. As it is an H. pylori infection that causes a duodenal ulcer, might this be her problem? Given that a Mini Reading intake form includes only a few clues, we can’t know for sure. But H. pylori is easily resolved with diet. Also note the pink below her lip, which suggests an inflammatory bowl condition.
Polly’s Diet
Thus far with Face Reading we’ve discerned that Polly’s discoloration is primarily from an inflammatory condition in her duodenum and secondarily in her colon. Now let’s look at her diet for other clues. For example, is her menu high in inflammatory foods?
In the 24 hours prior to this photo, Polly ate:
Almond milk
Caffeine energy drink
Raw nuts
Homemade chickpea noodle soup
Sourdough bread with vegan margarine
Pita chips with bruschetta
Coconut
Dairy-free chocolate chips
Vegan protein powder
Sardines
Polly, it’s great to see your from-scratch chickpea soup. Freshly prepared foods are consistently more energizing, tasty and healing than restaurant, deli or packaged foods. It appears that you are dairy-free, but bruschetta often contains cheese. Did yours? If so, be aware that some dairy-sensitive people seem to tolerate a little dairy; however, with gastrointestinal inflammation, it’s wise to go 100% dairy free.
Second, I’m not sure what type of vegan protein powder you use, but all of them are a red flag when there’s a delicate tummy. This is especially true of pea flour. I’ll bet that your own chickpea soup is decidedly more pleasurable and soothing to your system than dry pea meal. See Pea Flour: Looks Good on the Label but is Indigestible
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I have this orange discoloration but it’s more one one side. I eat a pretty good diet of cheese and pepperoni pizza, mixed vegetables and pasta or sloppy joy, or chicken or small pice of fish. Plus 3 or 4 Oreo cookies. Help to make this go away. I am girl 41 yrs. And my lips top and bottom where badly chapped.
The discoloration and chapped lips indicate gut distress. For relief, look at my numerous recommendations on this page or consider a Face Reading consultation.
I see almost nothing cooked and warming there. More homemade goodies from scratch with more high quality protein. (Roasted veggies and chicken or fish etc.)
Malkie, thanks for mentioning the important point that excessive packaged and raw foods are problematic. Polly will find that freshly prepared foods are easier to digest.
Where are the green leafy vegetables in her diet? So many fats and nuts, no wonder her body is inflamed. I would say 3 days of no nuts, no seeds, no processed fats (like vegan margarine), and no sugar, and the inflammation would go away.
Spot on advice, Whitney. Thanks. Then let’s trust that by feeling better she’ll amend her diet accordingly.
What about veggies and some fruits? I always add white rice when my digestive system feels taxed.
Agreed, Polly needs more veggies. And while a little fruit is fine, with an inflamed condition best to emphasize veggies, meats and complex carbs (versus the simple carbs in fruit). I agree, Erin, that for many people, rice (especially white rice) can help quell diarrhea and/or soothe the gut. However rice is an irritant for some people. So, Polly, it’s up to you to discern whether or not rice is “medicinal” for you. Thank you, Erin.
If you are blood type O coconut may be an issue for you (blood type O is said to be sensitive to coconut). Those dairy free chocolate chips could be made from soy which is also indigestible. Almonds today (esp. in the USA) are sprayed with glyphosate/roundup which causes stomach issues by killing bacteria! Margarine is a big issue too – plastic!and indigestible. I would also ditch the pita chips and sourdough as wheat is also sprayed with glyphosate/roundup just before harvest. A VEGAN diet could be a big part of the issue here – only blood type A’s do well on a vegan diet. The rest require meat protein for various nutrients like zinc, taurine. etc. I would go GMO free and organic and add some meat protein. I have resolved digestive issues related to wheat and glyphosate.
Thank you, Lynn for your important comments about glyphosate, which is why we favor organic as possible. I agree that processed fats like margarine are indigestible. I find the Blood Type Diet faulty and I’ve many clients who religiously followed it and suffered unfortunate consequences. That every ingredient is deemed good or bad depending only upon your blood type is, in the least, naive. Your digestive system is highly sophisticated, complex and individual; your ideal diet can’t be forecast by assessing your blood-type only.
Thank you, Rebecca! I was wondering about that blood-type stuff.
Polly does not appear to have included fresh salad greens, fresh herbs or root vegetables in her diet. These would, I feel flush out the toxins in her system.
Thanks, Muriel. I agree, root veggies and greens are missing. As Polly avoids toxic, inflammatory ingredients then toxins discharge more gracefully through normal channels (and not the skin).
I see lectins, gluten, legumes, histamine foods, possibly dairy and caffeine. Seems like the sardines are the best part of the diet. Lots of pro-inflammatory ingredients.
Susan, thank you for your comments. Agreed, sardines are the best part of Polly’s diet and they were probably canned. Would that she try some fresh protein for enhanced energy and digestibility.
From the description of Polly’s meals, I suggest that she eliminate
1. High oxalate foods
2. Foods high in purines
3. “illegal” (refined, packaged) foods
Recommendation: Implement a diet to heal her digestive system. I recommend “Breaking the Vicious Cycle” and Rebecca’s blog posts and books.
Polly, you want fast results. Sorry, but we can only laugh.
For your help, Pete, I thank you. It’s true, Polly. We can’t regain our digestive prowess overnight. But from this moment on, we can chose to support it rather than to challenge it.