The Top Body Signs Part I
Important these tips do not replace a professional appointment with your Naturopathic Doctor, Naturopath or Health Practitioner for medical problems and specific information on personal health matters.
There are some easy signs to look for on your own body that can tell you it’s all a matter of being body aware!
The most common body signs to look out for to assess the state of your health are:
General
If we are not sure if we have a Viral Infection or a Bacterial Infection and need to choose for the right Natural Remedy we can again listen to our body he has the answer:
Viral Infection = we are tired and want to sleep a lot!
Bacterial Infection = it is hard to get a good sleep at all!
HEAD and NECK
Ears
Wax coming out of your Ears
This is a sign of a deficiency of essential fatty acids due to the population avoiding fatty foods in their attempt to lose weight. Unfortunately here they generally avoid good fats as well as bad.
Solution:Take extra Omega 3 = Krill Oil Capsules and Cod Liver Oil oil, eat Avocados, Nuts and fatty fish. Ingest 2 flaxseed oil the best possibility would be Udo’s Organic 3-6-9 Oil Blend (can be drizzled over salads, fish, veggies, muesli, porridge, smoothes etc.. as a more tasty idea).
Cracks behind the Ears
Zinc deficiency signs are cracks behind the ears.
Solution:Eat sesame and pumpkin seeds and papayas.Mix 1 teaspoon of liquid zinc supplement in juice or alternative fluid daily. The next stage is to take 25mg a day of zinc capsules.
EYES
Dark Circles and Swelling under the Eyes
Dark circles under the eyes usually possible weak kidney and Bladder energy or can indicate food allergies. If the swellings are also blue or violet than this indicates prostate problems in men and reproductive organ problems in women.
Solution:Drink cranberry juice (2 glasses daily for a week). Rotate your foods. In other words do not eat the same foods every day. Eat the grain quinoa. Build up your kidneys by eating the following foods: celery, onion, spring onion, chives, salmon, trout, legumes, seaweeds, beetroot, sweet rice, blackberries, blueberries, barley, black or kidney beans, and the herbal teas of gravel root, rose hips, dandelion, raspberry, ginger, garlic, cloves, cinnamon bark and supplements of horsetail, magnesium (300mg twice a day) and Detox and Rebuild healthy kidney, bladder and other body functions.
Dry Skin
Sign of Dehydration, Deficiency in Essential Fatty Acids and Nutrients.
Solution:Drink 40ml of clean filtered Water for each kg Bodyweight a day. Use Cod Liver Oil Capsules and take one tablespoon Udo’s Choice Organic Essential Fatty Acid Oil daily. Take your Basic Multivitamin, Vitamin C (Ascorbate - No Ascorbic Acid!) and a B-Complex. Use Freeearth Working Hands Skin Care.
FACE
Raised Capillaries/Veins close to surface on Cheeks
This is a sign of low stomach acid or digestive enzyme insufficiency.
Solution:Eat more sprouted seeds, sprouted grains, raw fruits and raw vegetables.Take a digestive enzyme supplement, taken with a sip of water halfway through the meal, and the Digestive Kit. One dessert spoon of apple cider vinegar before meals can help too.
MOUTH
Puffy Lower Lip
This indicates digestive stagnation and could even suggest constipation.
Keep in mind that even if you move your bowels every day, it does not mean you are not constipated. Not everything we eat comes out as effectively as it should.
Solution:A digestive enzyme supplement along with spirulina should make a difference. Eat simply, drink warm herbal teas and eat hearty vegetable soups. Slippery elm tea will soothe your system. Detox with the Steffen’s Matrix Clearing Kit. See chapter Detox for more details.
Cracks at each corner of the Mouth
This is a sign of vitamin B2 deficiency.
Solution:Take a vitamin B Complex supplement that contains B2 (Riboflavin) 50mg daily. Drink a glass of carrot juice with a teaspoon of spirulina every day. Eat plenty of dark green leafy vegetables, almonds, parsley and wheat germ. Drink 2 cups of red clover/nettle tea every day.
Scalp
Dandruff on the Scalp
This can be due to yeast overgrowth and/or deficiencies of EFA’s, vitamin B6 and/or selenium.
Solution:Take 2 dessert spoons of flaxseed oil a day. Eat foods high in enzymes. Add the following hair-nourishing supplements to your diet every day: selenium (200mcg), biotin (600mcg), and 1 Reishi mushroom capsule. Wash your hair with chemical free camomile or tea tree shampoos. After washing, rinse with 1 cup of cider vinegar and 10 drops of peppermint oil. Immediately reduce the amount of sugary foods you eat and if you have a yeast problem look at the Chapter Gut/Intestinal Restoration.
TONGUE
The tongue is an important indicator of health and is described as being like a window to the organs of the body. The extreme tip correlates to the heart, the part slightly behind is the lungs. The left side shows what the liver is doing and the right side the gallbladder. The middle indicates the condition of your spleen and stomach, the back the bladder, kidneys, intestines, and womb. A healthy tongue should be smooth, supple and slightly moist. It should be pale red in colour with a very thin, white film. The most common tongue indicators to look out for are coatings (yellow, furry, thick, white), lines, cracks, ravines, swellings, patches of red and cuts.
Sore Tongue
This is a sign of nutrient deficiency – often vitamin B6, iron or niacin.
Solution:Take Multivitamin and mineral supplements and drink nettle teas. Get your iron levels checked.
Crack down the middle of the tongue
A midline crack suggests your digestion is inadequate and you have a weak stomach. The most likely cause of this is being depleted of nutrients. Bloating after eating and energy slumps in the middle of the afternoon are common.
Solutions:Eat soups, stews and blends – foods that are easy to digest. Don’t guzzle fizzy drinks and don’t drink liquids at meal times. Take a digestive enzyme with meals – this is a supplement which helps to break down food during digestion. Use the Digestive Kit and look at the Chapter Gut/Intestinal Restoration.
Swollen Tongue and/or Thick White Coating
These are indictors that there is too much mucus in the body. They are also signs of an elevation of yeasts and also a lack of beneficial bacteria.
Solution:Take Probiotic capsules (Dairy Free) or powder to replenish your body with healthy bacteria. You will need a six month course. Cut down on dairy products. These foods are mucus producing and your inner organs are too damp to deal with them. Use the Digestive Kit and look at the Chapter Gut/Intestinal Restoration.
Thick Yellow Coating
A thick yellow coating on the tongue indicates excess heat in the gut. It also means you don’t have enough healthy bacteria in your body. Should the coating be present at the back of the tongue, you need to pay attention to your colon. Your bowels are not working as well as they should be.
Solution:Cool yourself down with 2 tablespoons of aloe vera juice before meals. You may be run down, so take it easy. Drink sage tea (2 cups a day for a month) Alternate with camomile tea. Use Probiotic and the Digestive Kit and look at the Chapter Gut/Intestinal Restoration.
Teeth marks around the sides
This indicates nutritional deficiency as well as a likelihood of digestion impairment. The spleen is also affected. The spleen has many important functions. It works in tandem with your stomach for the uptake of nutrients from the foods you eat and is responsible for getting rid of worn out red blood cells by recycling them and transforming them into iron to build the blood. It also neutralises unhealthy bacteria, therefore helping reduce colds and flu when it is strong.
Solutions:Eat foods which nourish the spleen. These include oats, carrots, celery, parsley, mung and kidney beans, barley beetroot, chicken, alfalfa, lychees, fennel, pumpkin and sweet potatoes.
Burning Tongue
This is a sign that the stomach is lacking in gastric digestive juices. The result may also be an upset stomach.
Solution:Take a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar before each meal. Drink a cup of dandelion tea twice a day. Hydrochloric acid tablets can help to adjust the gastric juices in the stomach.
Red Tip
A red tip indicates emotional upset, strain or stress on your body. This upset disturbs the normal energy balance within the body, causing your inner energy to stagnate, especially if the strain is prolonged. There maybe an excess of stress hormones flowing through your system.
Solution:Discover the best way for you to deal with your emotional stress or upset. Use the Universal Medicine Breathing/Meditation Technique and book in for a Universal Medicine Session to help you deal with Emotions, Stress, Anxiety and Depression.
Thyroid Self Check
The thyroid gland controls the total body metabolism by regulating Oxygen intake and energy production. A Depressing of the thyroid glands normal function can happen through continuos negative Stress. Sugar, coffee and alcohol, can send the thyroid into an exhausted state by overstimulating. This can cause weight gain around hips and upper legs.
If you have three or more of the following symptoms you should see your Health Practitioner for a check (blood tests and more) as you may have an under active Thyroid.
Please answer the following questions by ticking the appropriate column: Yes or No, to test the activity level of your Thyroid Gland.
Yes No
- Do you regularly have cold hands and feet? ____ ____
- Do you suffer from Constipation? ____ ____
- Are you Lethargic in the morning and have energy at night? ____ ____
- Do you have dry skin and hair? ____ ____
- Do you suffer from Headaches? ____ ____
- Are your heels dry and cracked? ____ ____
- Do you experience a lack of sex drive? ____ ____
- Do you wake up exhausted even after sleeping for
sufficient hours? ____ ____
- Are you not able to sweat? ____ ____
- Are your eyelids, ankles and hands often swollen? ____ ____
- Does your skin have a yellow tint? ____ ____
- Do you always feel cold & does it take ages for you to
warm up? ____ ____
- Do you lose the outer third of your eyebrow hair? ____ ____
- Do you suffer from Infertility? ____ ____
- Do you suffer from PMT? ____ ____
TOTAL: ____ ____
Besides these question there is another way besides testing blood (blood tests don’t pick up mild thyroid disturbance) to see if your Thyroid is not working properly!
Take your temperature every morning before getting out of bed. An underactive thyroid will always show up with temperature clearly under 36C.
HANDS & Nails
Puffy Hands or Swollen Fingers
An indication or sign of B6 deficiency.
Solution:Eat plenty of food high in B vitamins, such as brown rice, sunflower seeds, avocados, buckwheat and legumes. You may need an additional daily dose of 35mg B6. Drink red clover tea (3 cups).
Breaking/ Chipping/Splitting Nails
These suggest that your liver needs help. They may also be a sign of zinc, calcium, or EFA deficiencies, or low stomach acid.
Solution:Get your Zinc levels tested and go for a Naturopathic Health Check Up. Eat broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, whole grains, amaranth, chicory, all kinds of seeds and the sea vegetable nori. Drink 2 cups of nettle tea a day. Nettle tea is a panacea for delivering nutrients to the body. Use the Steffen’s Matrix Kit and Hepeel to Detox and Rebuild your Liver and other Body Functions.
White Spots or Cracks on the Skin/tiny blisters on the Fingertips
The presence of white spots on the nails is a sign of zinc deficiency. Zinc levels are fairly low by the time the white spots reach the nails.
Solution:Get your Zinc levels tested from a Naturopathic Doctor, Naturopath or Health Practitioner. Start taking 1 teaspoon liquid algae and 1 tablet of zinc supplement daily. Snack on pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds for their zinc content.
Brown Age Spots on Hands
A sign of Aging which should not appear too early. This as well is a sign of weakness in the Heart, Gut and Liver. Look at the Chapter Detox and Rebuilding. It also indicates Vitamin D deficiency = See Vitamin D Self Check
