28 Subtle Signs of Imbalance
Our body speaks to us in small ways that might not seem significant unless you know about these possible connections. What is listed below is just a sample and it is not necessarily complete but it sure gives you an idea. For thousands of years, Chinese medicine has been much more observant of such clues and even the nature of pulse perhaps because, without modern testing, they had to be. The items listed may not be the only cause of the clue, but they are common and a place to start your search.
Clue = something out of balance | Possible Inadequacy or Connection |
Cold sensitivity | Thyroid, Magnesium, iodine |
Constipation | Magnesium, fiber, water, food sensitivity |
Cramping | Minerals (Magnesium or potassium likely) |
Cravings for Chocolate | Magnesium |
Ear wax excess | Low essential fatty acids |
Eye brows – outside 1/3 gone | Thyroid |
Gums – Bleeding | Vitamin C or CoQ10 |
Hearing | Vitamin A |
Hair thinning | Thyroid, medications, many nutrients |
Lips – Dry | Inadequate water |
Mouth – Cracks at corners | B vitamins, perhaps iron or zinc |
Nails – Pale | Iron |
Nails – thin | Biotin, protein, Thyroid |
Nails – White spots | Zinc |
Nerves – Jumpy | Magnesium, copper, B vitamins |
Perspiration on Head to excess | Vitamin D |
Red spots, small on skin | Vitamin C |
Skin – dry, flaky on legs, feet | Essential fatty acids (Booklet) |
Skin – “tags”, e.g. on neck | Blood sugar instability |
Sulfite sensitivity (Wine) | Molybdenum inadequacy |
Tingling in extremities | Blood sugar, chiropractic, B-vitamins |
Tongue – pale | Iron |
Tongue – teeth leave impression | Nutrient malabsorption. See digestion. |
Tongue – red, bumps, grooves, etc. | Many. Search for “tongue diagnosis” |
Tongue – white coating | Yeast |
Upper arms, “chicken skin” bumps | Vitamin A and/ or essential fatty acids (Booklet) |
Waist, women over 35″, men 40″ | Insulin sensitivity |
Warts | Vitamin A |
Copyright 2006, 2014 by Martie Whittekin, CCN