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Those Painful Cracks in the Sides of Your Mouth? You Can Fix Them in Two Days

Those Painful Cracks in the Sides of Your Mouth? You Can Fix Them in Two Days

My neighbor came over to chat last week.
 
I noticed he had cracks in the corners of his mouth.
 
He said his doctor told him to keep them moist with chapstick.
 
I said it didn’t work, did it?
 
He said no.
 
I said,”it hurts doesn’t it?”
 
He exclaimed,”Yeah, like Hell!”
 
I told him it was called cheilosis, mainly caused by Riboflavin (vitamin B2) deficiency and gave him half a dozen B50 complex vitamins.

My neighbor came over to chat last week.
 
I noticed he had cracks in the corners of his mouth.
 
He said his doctor told him to keep them moist with chapstick.
 
I said it didn’t work, did it?
 
He said no.
 
I said,”it hurts doesn’t it?”
 
He exclaimed,”Yeah, like Hell!”
 
I told him it was called cheilosis, mainly caused by Riboflavin (vitamin B2) deficiency and gave him half a dozen B50 complex vitamins.

Are Your Medications Making You Sick?

Are Your Medications Making You Sick? How to Find Out.

Medications are supposed to make us healthy, right? 

Well, medications are chemicals. Chemicals affect our bodies.

While a medication may improve one issue, it may be exacerbating or even causing other symptoms or problems that you thought were completely unrelated.

This can happen by interfering with absorption or causing depletion of our stores of certain nutrients.

Since different medications use different nutrients, the effect is different per medication.

Here is a frequently experienced scenario.

A medication is prescribed to treat a symptom.

That symptom improves, but another symptom develops due to the medication.

They call this a side effect. Now, that symptom requires a medication.

All too often, people find themselves on multiple medications to try to balance out all the problems caused by each medication.

The answer is to identify

Zinc Deficiency – How to Spot It – What It Does For Your Immune System

Zinc Deficiency – How to Spot It – What It Does For Your Immune System

Zinc may not be one of the more glamorous nutrients, but it should be.

Zinc is absolutely crucial to life. That said, most people are zinc deficient.

They may be highly functioning, but they are not truly healthy.

If the body does not have what it needs, things break down.

One of the most important functions of zinc is its role in supporting the immune system. It helps the body kill viruses and bacteria.

Read these articles to learn about zinc and how to make sure you are getting enough.

Understanding and Treating Zinc Deficiency in Celiac Disease

The mineral zinc is classified as an essential nutrient due to the vital functions it performs in our bodies.  It is found in almost every cell of the body with highest concentrations in the liver, pancreas, kidney, bone, and muscle. High concentrations occur in the brain, middle ear, eye, prostate gland, sperm, skin, hair, and nails. This micronutrient is essential for the activity of approximately 100 enzymes. Enzymes promote biochemical reactions in the body.