July 11, 2016
5 Weird Signs That You May Be Vitamin-Deficient
You hear it all the time: listen to your body. While that is an important instruction, it would be easier to do if you could understand what your body was trying to tell you. Our bodies communicate all the time, trouble is, we aren't always speaking the same language.
When things are out of balance, our bodies can send out some strange signals. And, unfortunately, imbalances, like vitamin deficiencies, are not hard to come by. "With today's diet of processed foods, it's easy to become vitamin-deficient, either by not eating enough of the right foods or not absorbing them properly due to digestive issues," says Dr. Susan Blum, the founder of the Blum Center for Health and the author of the new book The Immune System Recovery Plan. "You may not get a disease, but you can end up with impaired functioning, because vitamins are cofactors for all the biochemical reactions in the body. We need them in order to function properly."
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While functional impairments are not good, they can often be corrected with some simple tweaks to your diet. Of course, if these tweaks don't solve the problem, you should consult your physician!
Here are 5 weird signs that you may be vitamin-deficient:
1. Cracks at the corner of your mouth
The deficiency: Zinc, iron, and B vitamins like niacin (B3), riboflavin (B2), B12. "It's common if you're a vegetarian to not get enough iron, zinc, and B12," Blum says. This is also common if you are not getting enough protein in your diet. The fix: eat lots of poultry, salmon, tuna, eggs, oysters, clams, sun-dried tomatoes, Swiss chard, tahini, peanuts, and legumes. But remember, iron absorption is improved by vitamin C so pair these foods with things like broccoli, red peppers, kale, and cauliflower.2. Red, scaly rash on the face and hair loss
The deficiency: Biotin (B7). Generally speaking, our bodies store fat-soluble vitamins like (A, D, E, K) but not the water-soluble B vitamins. The fix: Salmon, avocados, mushrooms, cauliflower, soybeans, nuts, raspberries, bananas, and eggs. But make sure the eggs are cooked. Raw eggs contains a protein called avidin that actually inhibits the body's ability to absorb biotin!