Signs and Symptoms You May Have Vitamin Deficiency
Signs and Symptoms You May Have Vitamin Deficiency
Human body sends signals every time something goes wrong. Tracking those signals is of essential importance, as it prevents damages and disorders inside the body. In this article you can read more about the signals your body sends when it lacks certain vitamins.
Today, many people eat unhealthy and processed foods, so it is quite impossible to meet the recommended daily amount of vitamins essential for proper functioning. Moreover, most modern diet regimens cause vitamin deficiency.
Vitamin deficiency – Indicators
Here are five common indicatiors of vitamin deficiency:
1. Cracked corners of the mouth
It is associated with vitamin B deficiency, especially riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3) and vitamin B12. It also indicates lack of zinc and iron. Cracked corners are common in vegetarians. Eat more salmon, eggs, tuna, clams and oysters, or more seafood.
Individuals who do not eat meat should eat more lentils, legumes, peanuts, dried tomatoes, sesame and chard. Increase the intake of vitamin C, so the iron is easily absorbed in your body. Combine these foods with broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, red pepper, and others.
2. Rashes and hair loss
These symptoms indicate that your body lacks zinc, vitamin B7 and vitamins soluble in oil (fat-soluble), i.e. vitamins A, D, E and K. Hair loss is directly related to zinc insufficiency. Low iron levels or iron deficiency affects healing of wounds, dry skin, rashes, red spots, and dark bruises.
If you eat a lot of eggs, you may experience problems with vitamin B7 levels, as protein in eggs inhibits this vitamin. Eat more brewer’s yeast, dried fruit, pumpkin seeds, whole grains, dairy products, avocados, button mushrooms, raspberries and bananas.
3. Red spots (acne) on your cheeks, arms and thighs
Acne appear when your body lacks essential fatty acids, and vitamins A and D. These small spots resemble small sacks with sebum, and sometimes they are so painful that one can hardly resist the urge to extract them.
Reduce the intake of saturated and trans-fats and eat more healthy fats. Eat fish, flax seeds, dried fruits, almonds and walnuts. Eat carrots, sweet potatoes and red peppers to increase the level of vitamin A in your body.
4. Burnins sensation, itching and numbness in arms and legs
If you have noticed these symptoms, you are likely to lack vitamins B, especially vitamins B6, B9 (folic acid) and B12.
This affects nerve endings in skin, and causes depression, fatigue, exhaustion, anemia and hormonal imbalance. The solution is to eat asparagus, spinach, green vegetables, legumes, eggs and seafood.
5. Cramps and dull pain in feet and legs
These symptoms occur when your body lacks potassium, calcium and magnesium. If you have started doing strenuous and exhausting exercises, this may be the reason that your body loses large amounts of minerals and water-soluble vitamins, such as B vitamin.
Levels of water-soluble vitamins drop as a result of excessive sweating. Do not quit your workout; all you have to do is increase the intake of bananas, hazelnuts, almonds, pumpkin, cherries, apples, broccoli, grapefruit, cabbage, dandelion, spinach.
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