13 Things Your Tongue Is Trying to Tell You About Your Health

Your tongue can tell a lot about your health. There’s a whole method of health diagnosis based on how the tongue looks: its form, size, texture, and color.
Bright Side publishes this simple graphic that will help to identify health problems according to tongue color.
It’s better to examine your tongue in the morning in natural light before brushing your teeth. It’s recommended to not strain your tongue as it may affect the result. The color of the coating can vary under the influence of food, beverages, medicines, or smoking. Therefore, to get the right result, examine your tongue an hour or more after any exposure.

The color of the tongue

The color of the coating
The color of the coating may differ from the color of the tongue. A thin white coating, which can be easily brushed off, is considered normal. The thickness of the coating is proportional to the seriousness of the problem to which it points.

Remember that the visual method of diagnosis doesn’t always give a result that’s 100% accurate. The tongue can be injured by aggressive food, bacteria can get into a wound and cause temporary irritation — all this doesn’t indicate internal diseases.
If you’re concerned about the color of your tongue, don’t rush to start self-medication because the disease can be contrived. Seek expert advice. Only they can make a final diagnosis.

Original source: https://brightside.me/inspiration-health/13-things-your-tongue-is-trying-to-tell-you-about-your-health-333710

Author: P. Sze

P. Sze P. Sze is the founder of TCM Tips and Dragon Acupuncture®. She graduated from the National University of Singapore with a first-class honor in Civil Engineering. S he also holds a master’s degree in Engineering and is the brain behind the innovative TCM products of Dragon Acupuncture®. She is the author of The Beginner's Guide to Auricular Therapy: Application of Ear Seeds (ISBN 978-1520451398) and Facial Gua Sha - Fight the Signs of Aging Naturally and Inexpensively (ISBN 978-1980678922). She has dedicated her life to ensuring that the complex theories behind oriental medicine and the seemingly dangerous techniques that involve needles and fire do not scare you from trying oriental medicine. This is why she writes endlessly about acupressure and its countless health and wellness benefits.

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