Vitamins and nutrients are the building block of our body. Sometimes our body shows some signs and symptoms which indicate our deficiency of excess in our body. Let’s discuss a few signs and symptoms that show our body is low in nutrients. Over 50% of the population consumes ultra-processed foods, which have zero nutrition. We mainly eat for pleasure and taste and not for health.
First sign is your NIGHT VISION STARTS GETTING WORSE, like you’re driving at night, and everything just seems darker than it used to. You might also notice your skin getting really dry and rough, almost like little bumps on the back of your arms. And you might get sick more often because your immune system isn’t working as well as it should.
Vitamin A is basically your eyes and skin vitamin. It helps you see properly, especially in low light. It’s fix is pretty simple. Eat more orange and dark green stuff. Sweet potatoes, carrots, spinach, liver, if you’re into that. Your body converts the beta carotene from those foods into vitamin A, .
The second important symptom is: TINGLING IN TOES. The biggest indication for tingling in the toes is a B1 deficiency. When someone thinks about vitamin B1, think about everything related to the nerves. And the very end of the longest nerve in the body is going to be affected first, and that happens to be in your toes and then on the bottom of the foot. Eventually or gradually, you’re going to notice more of a burning pain.The term for this is called peripheral neuropathy. One can see this a lot in diabetics because the number one reason why someone is deficient in B1 is they’re consuming too much sugar or carbs. And for some reason, it’s worse at night than during the day. It could be because you’re lying down and there’s less circulation going on. So let’s know what all foods have the most B1? One can also get your B1 from liver, and also all meats, eggs, sunflower seeds.
Another symptom is CRACKS IN THE CORNER OF YOUR MOUTH. This is a vitamin B2 deficiency. Most common symptoms occur mostly after the prolonged fever. One can also get vitamin B2 from eating liver, red meat, or eggs or non-veg diets.
Another symptom is: THINNING OF THE HAIRS. This is usually a biotin deficiency. Biotin is another B vitamin; it’s B7. Without B7, you can’t make keratin, the protein that’s involved in making hair. So it’s going to be thinner, it’s going to be brittle, it’s going to break, and you’re going to have split ends. Biotin is not just for the hair; it’s for the nails, it’s for your skin as well. You can get biotin from eggs, nuts, seeds, organ meats, and even dairy.
Another symptom is: PREMATURE GRAYING OF YOUR HAIRS. You can see that premature graying at an earlier age. Suspect a deficiency of another B vitamin, B9, which is folate. It really helps you repair DNA. This is why it helps prevent cancer. But there’s another specific thing that folate does, and that is supporting melanin. Melanin is the thing that gives you- your pigment, the color of your hair and your skin. And so folate can help support that. And the best way to get folate is from leafy greens.
Another symptom is MOUTH ULCERS. This is a B12 deficiency. B12 helps protect mucous membranes, and if there’s no protection, you start getting breakdown in that lining, in the inside layer of your mouth, and then you get these little ulcers. But B12 does a lot. It also supports our red blood cells to prevent anemia. B12 is also involved in supporting the nervous system, and is also very important. If you’re deficient in B12, you’re going to have a lot of nerve damage. It can even become to the point where it’s permanent, so we want to make sure we have enough B12. Best source of B12: red meat, liver, clams.
Another symptom is: BONE PAIN OR BONE WEAKNESS. Let’s talk about deep bone pain, the pain that extends also in your lower back, your hips, and even the thighs. This is a classic vitamin D deficiency. Without vitamin D, your bones cannot mineralize. You can’t pull in calcium, you can’t make the bone strong. 80% of the population has a vitamin D deficiency. When you take vitamin D as a maintenance dose, I highly recommend you take no less than 10,000 IUs every single day, unless you’re getting sun.
Next one is HEAVY BLEEDING. Sometimes there is heavy bleeding after injury, but it can also be a deficiency in vitamin K because vitamin K is all about stopping the bleeding. Making sure you have enough vitamin K can help you, but typically vitamin K comes from dark leafy green vegetables. You can also get vitamin K from consuming liver.
Another symptom is HEAVY MENSTRUAL CRAMPING. This is a magnesium deficiency. But what’s really causing the cramping is the uncontrolled calcium situation. So magnesium is a remedy. You need it to help you relax, help you sleep. It’s good for blood pressure, and so many things. And magnesium would be in anything green, all the dark leafy green vegetables. Also, it’s in pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds.
Another symptom is TWITCH UNDERNEATH THE EYE. It’s called TETANY. This is one of the first symptoms of a magnesium deficiency, and I would take no less than 400 milligrams every single day. It does take a while to correct it, but leafy greens, pumpkin seeds, will eventually correct it.
Next one is: HEART POUNDING. One can hear this pounding, like your pulse in your ear, boom, boom, boom, boom. This is a classic potassium deficiency. One has to consume a massive amount of sugar and carbohydrates in one sitting. Because what happens when you consume refined carbs or sugar, it actually pulls potassium out of certain places and locks it up into the sugar, creating a potassium deficiency. So what you have to do is you have to have a variety of foods and maybe sometimes an electrolyte powder to get what you need. Potassium is really good for blood pressure as well as the sensation of pounding in your ear.
Another one is, the CRAVING FOR ICE is an iron deficiency, and sometimes people even crave dirt or chalk. One can see this in someone who’s pregnant; they need iron. The best source of iron is not from plants; it’s from red meat or liver. But iron helps you carry oxygen in the blood. Our bodies do not have a way to get rid of excess iron, so don’t load up on iron. Take it if you need it.
Next one: LOW LIBIDO. This is a deficiency of zinc. All those hormones need zinc, and also zinc is involved in keeping your thymus gland, this the master immune gland which is on top of the heart, to keep it from atrophying. Shellfish, especially oysters, and red meat are a good source of zinc.
Another one is HEARING LOSS. This is a B12 deficiency. B12 is important in supporting the nerves, especially the auditory nerve. So once B12 is deficient, that nerve can suffer, and you can start having this gradual problem with high pitches and low pitch vibration. If you know of someone that’s getting older, get them some good B12. And red meat is a good source of zinc.
Next one is DRY, FLAKY SKIN, usually around the nose through here, but also in the eyebrows right through here. That’s a classic omega-3 fatty acid deficiency. I mean, the average person consumes like eight gallons of seed oils a year. That’s crazy. That’s going to create a lot of flaky skin and a lot of other issues. What that means is they need some cod liver oil or fish oil that’s high quality.
Next symptom is MUSCLULAR weakness. This is a classic vitamin E deficiency. If you look at the top or the peak of any large mountain that a lot of people climb, you’re going to see empty bottles of vitamin E because vitamin E helps get oxygen in higher altitudes. Vitamin E also prevents atrophy of the muscle. The type of vitamin E recommended is called tocotrienol.
Next one is COLD SORES. This is a lysine deficiency, but really it’s a virus. But lysine will put this virus back in remission. You can get lysine from Parmesan cheese, turkey, chicken, and fish. Lysine is also good for the immune system, and it’s also good to build up collagen.
In case you observe worsening of the symptoms, you must consult with your physician for treatment. Take proper diet, eat healthy foods, make your body enriched with vitamins and nutrients.
