This article offers a few useful tricks for reading the body, helping you get an idea of which issues should you discuss at your check-up.
-Count Your Taste Buds, Test Your Cancer Risk
Put a bit of blue food coloring on a pad and then swab in over the tongue. Use a magnifying glass to count the blue dots near the front part of the tongue. In case there are more than 20 of them, you have a great sense of taste.
This super-tasting is liked to an increased risk of some cancer types. Veggies like sprouts, cabbage, or broccoli contain compounds that protect against cancer, but these bitter compounds might taste too intense. Hence, combine bitters with potatoes or rice to neutralize the strong taste.
-Squeeze Your Legs, Test Your Salt Intake
Using the thumb, press down in 3 to 4 places up and down the legs. If the areas stay white for a couple of seconds after taking the thumb away, it means that you have a fluid retention. In order to address this issue, limit your salt intake and remove processed foods from your diet. Additionally, drink plenty of water to flush out the excess sodium.
-Push Your Fingers, Test Your Iron Levels
Hold out the hand, palm up, and then push the fingers back. Do the deep lines on the hand go white along with the pale? If they do, it might indicate that you are suffering from anemia caused by lack of iron in your diet. If your doctor confirms that you are anemic, consider increasing your intake of green leafy veggies and red meat.
-Try to Burp, Test Your Nutrient Absorption
Put a tablespoon of baking soda in a glass of water, let it dissolve, and drink. If you burp right away, it is a good sign. Adding an alkaline compound into an acid environment creates gas. Therefore, if you do not burp, your acid levels might be too low and you are failing to absorb all the nutrients from the food you eat.
-Read a License Plate, Test Your Vision
Walk about twenty strides away from a car and try reading the number plate. Do you see it clearly? Any blurring indicates that are not seeing well enough to be safe to drive without contacts or glasses.
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