5 warning signs that you are deficient in vitamins.
When your body is trying to tell you something, like you're lacking essential vitamins, it may show some strange signs.
Dr. Susan Blum, founder of the Blum Health Center and author of the new book “The Immune System Recovery Plan,” says: “Today’s diets, filled with processed foods, easily lead to vitamin deficiencies by not eating enough of the right foods or not absorbing them properly due to digestive issues. You may not get sick, but your functions will suffer because vitamins are involved in all biochemical reactions in the body. We need them for our bodies to function correctly.”
Impaired functions can sometimes manifest in ways that are difficult to understand.
Here are 5 warning signs that indicate you may be experiencing something unusual.vitamin deficiencyThe good news is that most of these symptoms can be remedied with dietary changes. However, if dietary treatments are ineffective, consult your doctor.
Sign 1: Cracks at the corners of the mouth
Deficiencies: Iron, zinc, and B vitamins such as niacin (B3), riboflavin (B2), and B12. (TS)
Blum said, "This is common if you're a vegetarian and not getting enough iron, zinc, and B12." The same thing can happen if your diet is too low in the proteins necessary for building immunity.
How to fix it:Eat plenty of poultry, salmon, tuna, eggs, oysters, clams, sun-dried tomatoes, Swiss chard, sesame butter, peanuts, and legumes like lentils.
Vitamin C helps improve iron absorption and fight infections. Therefore, we should combine these foods with vegetables such as broccoli, red bell peppers, kale, and cauliflower.
Symptom 2: Red, scaly rash on the face (sometimes in other places) and hair loss.
Deficiency: Biotin (B7) is known as the vitamin for hair. Your body stores fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K) but not most water-soluble B vitamins. Athletes should note: Eating raw eggs makes you more susceptible to this condition because a protein in raw eggs called avidin inhibits the body's ability to absorb biotin.
The solution: Eat cooked eggs (cooking inactivates avidin), salmon, avocado, mushrooms, cauliflower, soybeans, nuts, raspberries, and bananas.
Symptom 3: Swellings that look like red or white pimples, often appearing on the cheeks, arms, thighs, and buttocks.
Deficiencies: Essential fatty acids and vitamins A and D.
Solution: Limit foods high in saturated and trans fats and increase your intake of healthy fats. Eat more salmon and sardines, nuts like walnuts and almonds, seeds like flaxseed, hemp seeds, and chia seeds. To supplement vitamin A, eat leafy green and colorful vegetables such as carrots, sweet potatoes, and red bell peppers.
Dr. Blum said: “They provide beta-carotene, a precursor that your body will use to make vitamin A. However, with vitamin C
D, I recommend supplementing with a 2,000 IU/day dose containing both vitamins A and K, which helps with vitamin D absorption.
Symptom 4: Tingling, stinging, and numbness in the hands, feet, or other areas.
Deficiencies: B vitamins such as folic acid (B9), B6, and B12.
Dr. Blum stated, "This is a problem directly related to the peripheral nerves and their nerve endings under the skin." Note that these symptoms can be associated with anxiety, depression, anemia, fatigue, and hormonal imbalances.
The solution: Eat spinach, asparagus, beetroot, legumes such as pinto beans, black beans, white beans, lima beans, eggs, octopus, mussels, clams, oysters, and poultry.
Symptom 5: Cramps in the form of sharp, sudden pain in the toes, calves, soles of the feet, and back of the lower legs.
Deficiencies: Magnesium, calcium, and potassium. Dr. Blum stated, "If this happens frequently, it's a warning sign that you're deficient in these substances."
And if you're working out intensely, you can lose a lot of minerals (and water-soluble B vitamins) due to excessive sweating.
Solution: Eat plenty of bananas, almonds, chestnuts, squash, cherries, apples, grapefruit, broccoli, cabbage, dark green leafy vegetables like kale, spinach, and dandelion.
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