Your tongue - the body's cleanliness index
Wondering if your body is not too much toxic? Or maybe everything is fine and does not need to do anything? How to find out that? It turns out, nothing is easier! The human body is a reasonable indicator of the condition of the tongue.
The tongue is closely related to the digestive system, so even the slightest disturbance, changes and accumulation of toxic substances in the visible and the mouth organ. Ayurveda can tell a lot of tongue shape, color and moisture. According to it, the tongue is the internal state of the body map. So what shows our tongue? Healthy human tongue comes in a beautiful pink color. Abnormal redness, as well as abnormal paleness may indicate certain diseases. For example, a pale tongue can warn of anemia or anemia. Tongue shades can be more: it can be blue, violet or spotty. This is not a good sign, because it shows a large body contamination. In other words, the time to start the body's cleaning procedures.
Too much red tongue indicates that there is too much heat. The body may sweat more abundantly, have difficulty sleeping, vivid dreams torment, harass constipation, lead to significant hunger, anxiety and excessive emotionality.It can be associated with thyroid hyperthyroidism, high blood pressure or menopause.
Pale tongue , as already mentioned, it may indicate anemia. The digestive system works was not enough, there is Chi energy and blood deficiency. It may also turn pale face, lack of energy, dizziness, shortness of breath, slow bowel movements, bloating after meals, shorter menstrual periods, decreased breast milk production in lactating women. It may be associated with low blood pressure, anemia, infertility, frequent miscarriage.
Purple or dark tongue indicate liver or heart failure, blood clots, circulatory disorders. It can also occur even when the body aches in the joints, neck and shoulder stiffness, chest pain, headache, severe menstrual pain, blood clots, bleeding at menstruation. It may be associated with endometriosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome, migraines, arthritis.
Plaque on the tongue shows some problems. If the body occurs cotton surplus, coated tongue can become brown, if Pitou surplus - yellowish, and Kapha - white. Not always all the tongue is covered with crusty. The most common plaque is deposited only in one or more parts of the tongue. Since then, the tongue in which they accumulate, you can tell what a person is plagued by problems. A careful inspection of the tongue can help early warning of health problems and to understand which dosha balance disrupted.
Different areas of the tongue are associated with different parts of the body, internal organs and channels:
- The tip of the tongue is associated with the heart, lungs, chest and upper back.
- The sides of the tongue associated with the liver, gallbladder, part of the side of the body, the outer and inner parts of the legs, scalp, face, neck sides.
- The middle of the tongue associated with the digestive system, stomach, spleen, stomach, secondary portion of the back.
- The lower part of the tongue associated with kidney, bladder, some of the sexual organs, the lower portion of the back, the lower part of the abdomen, both legs.
- Place under the tongue associated with kidney function.
Healthy tongue is covered with a thin, white coating layer, through which you can make out of the mouth and the same body. Did you know that the tongue plaque changes according to what a person's health. In some cases, the plaque may change several times a week.
Exchange coated tongue may be due to the following reasons:
- Gastrointestinal disorders (constipation or diarrhea)
- Lung disease (affecting sputum)
- Circulatory disorders (blood clots in the body and toxins, pollution)
- Menstruation, pregnancy, postnatal period .
Sometimes, when there is any internal organ disorders could weaken the tongue taste receptors. I felt no longer feel the taste, worried, see your doctor. It may be a symptom of a disease.
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Sometimes your tongue can have a slightly thicker white covering even if you're completely healthy. So don't panic! It depends on the texture of the tongue. If the surface is naturally rough then more plaque will stick to it.
Bacteria then live and breed in the plaque. In small amounts these are harmless. But it is best to scrape them off before they get out of control and start causing problems, like throat infections.
Tongue scraping should be routine before teeth cleaning every evening. You can buy tongue scrapers at the drug store, but an ordinary spoon usually works better.
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