The Facial Analysis Diet
by Elizabeth Gibaud
(Century)
Stare deeply into a mirror. No, don’t look away – we’re doing some serious analysis here. Does the light reflect off the tip of your nose? Is that a slight yellow tinge round your mouth? Is the skin on top of your eyelids dry? Stick out your tongue: is it thick and furred? Do your eyes bulge? Are your ears red?
Such an exercise is enough to put most people off mirrors for life, but the author – described on the cover as a “celebrity nutritionist” – says it’s quite useful if you want to lose weight and improve your general health. As she’s due to come out from London later this year to run a few seminars, here’s what we can expect: based on which facial type you are (there are six in the book but more in her practice), there are particular mineral salts you should be taking and a very easy-to-follow diet, with weight absolutely dropping off, or so says actress Kate Winslet.
What if you’re a combination of facial types? Choose the one you resemble the most, and check out non-facial symptoms. In Type A they include a swelling in the neck, cold hands and feet; Type Bs have trouble concentrating, and Type D, shame, has smelly feet.