The parts of our body and it's functions were taught in our different schools to be the Head, Mouth, Ear, Nose, Hand, Leg, Eyes and so on. Each of these body parts has one way or the other by which they show us that we are at danger or our health is not in order.
As a lot of activities takes place outside our body to alert us of an environmental change such as itching, scratching, rashes and sweating, a lot more happens on the inside to alert us of a systemic changes such a drug reactions, infections, blood clotting etc.
In this article, we shall look at the tongue as our number one indicator of any serious problem inside our body system.
Tongue is that part of our body found in our mouth which helps us to Chew, Taste, Swallow and Speech. It is covered in light pink color, always moist and has tiny bumps. Those tiny bumps called the taste buds or papillae offers four common tastes that you and I know which are ; Sweet, Bitter, Sour and Salty.
Apart from these simple task of taste, the tongue offers a more delicate task of letting us know how our Lungs, Kidney, Stomach and Heart are functioning.
Regalmeds
The color of a normal healthy tongue free from infections and complications or health related issues is usually light pink with little white patches as seen above. But when you look in the mirror and see some color changes on the tongue, see your doctor immediately for proper diagnosis, do not let any color change or lumps go undiagnosed.
The different colors and meaning according to the Brightside images ;
Do you know that the tongue is the most powerful tool to give us clues on what's going on with our overall health such as Infections, Stress, Medication issues and even aging can make their marks on your tongue according to WebMD.
Tongue test
Biopsy: In this test,a small tissue is taken from a suspicious looking area on the tongue,cultured and viewed under the microscope to determine the cause of infection according to Healthline.
Treatments according to WebMD
Tongue surgery can be conducted in cases of Oral cancer, Leukoplakia.
Vitamin B should be administered in cases of vitamin B deficiency.
Steroid gel should be applied on the tongue in cases of Canker sores.
Tongue scrapping for coloring issues
Antifungal Medicines for Candida.
Fun facts;
Do you know your fingernails grows faster and more quickly than your toe nails.
Do you know that the largest organ in your body is your liver.
Do you know that your heart beats over 100,000 times a day...that's awesome!
Do you also know that all parts of our body needs blood to work properly because blood transports all the necessary nutrients to each body cells while removing the waste or by-products.
Now you know... Thanks for reading and sharing. Don't forget to comment.
As a lot of activities takes place outside our body to alert us of an environmental change such as itching, scratching, rashes and sweating, a lot more happens on the inside to alert us of a systemic changes such a drug reactions, infections, blood clotting etc.
In this article, we shall look at the tongue as our number one indicator of any serious problem inside our body system.
Tongue is that part of our body found in our mouth which helps us to Chew, Taste, Swallow and Speech. It is covered in light pink color, always moist and has tiny bumps. Those tiny bumps called the taste buds or papillae offers four common tastes that you and I know which are ; Sweet, Bitter, Sour and Salty.
Apart from these simple task of taste, the tongue offers a more delicate task of letting us know how our Lungs, Kidney, Stomach and Heart are functioning.
Regalmeds
The color of a normal healthy tongue free from infections and complications or health related issues is usually light pink with little white patches as seen above. But when you look in the mirror and see some color changes on the tongue, see your doctor immediately for proper diagnosis, do not let any color change or lumps go undiagnosed.
The different colors and meaning according to the Brightside images ;
Do you know that the tongue is the most powerful tool to give us clues on what's going on with our overall health such as Infections, Stress, Medication issues and even aging can make their marks on your tongue according to WebMD.
Tongue test
Biopsy: In this test,a small tissue is taken from a suspicious looking area on the tongue,cultured and viewed under the microscope to determine the cause of infection according to Healthline.
Treatments according to WebMD
Tongue surgery can be conducted in cases of Oral cancer, Leukoplakia.
Vitamin B should be administered in cases of vitamin B deficiency.
Steroid gel should be applied on the tongue in cases of Canker sores.
Tongue scrapping for coloring issues
Antifungal Medicines for Candida.
Fun facts;
Do you know your fingernails grows faster and more quickly than your toe nails.
Do you know that the largest organ in your body is your liver.
Do you know that your heart beats over 100,000 times a day...that's awesome!
Do you also know that all parts of our body needs blood to work properly because blood transports all the necessary nutrients to each body cells while removing the waste or by-products.
Now you know... Thanks for reading and sharing. Don't forget to comment.
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