Simple. That Reveal How Healthy You Are AT-HOME HEALTH TESTS. Yuri Elkaim. NYT best selling author Registered holistic nutritionist

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1 23 Simple AT-HOME HEALTH TESTS That Reveal How Healthy You Are Yuri Elkaim NYT best selling author Registered holistic nutritionist

2 MEDICAL DISCLAIMER This is for educational purposes only. The information I m presenting is personal experience, years of research, and my subjective interpretation of available research. It is not medical advice and not meant to replace consulting with a medical doctor. [ 2 ] TotalWellnessCleanse.com

3 4 Reasons You Should Listen to Me: 1. NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR 2. REVERED HOLISTIC NUTRITIONIST 3. I MAKE HEALTH SIMPLE 4. I VE HAD MY FAIR SHARE OF HEALTH PROBLEMS [ 3 ] TotalWellnessCleanse.com

4 The Mouth 1. CRACKS AT THE CORNER OF THE MOUTH SIGNIFIES A DEFICIENCY OF VITAMIN B2 AND B3. 1. Drink 2 cups of nettle tea (rich in B vitamins) each day. 2. Take a B complex supplement (50 mg/day) that contains both B2 (riboflavin) and B3 (niacin). 3. Eat plenty of green leafy vegetables, almonds, and sprouted grains on occasion. [ 4 ] TotalWellnessCleanse.com

5 2. PUFFY LOWER LIP INDICATES SLUGGISH DIGESTION AND EVEN CONSTIPATION. 1. Follow the Steps to Good Digestion. 2. A digestive enzyme taken with your meals will help as well. 3. Follow the Guide to Gut Health. 4. Drink plenty of water. [ 5 ] TotalWellnessCleanse.com

6 The Tongue A HEALTHY TONGUE 1. A healthy tongue should be smooth, supple, and slightly moist. It should be pale red in color with a very thin, white film. 2. The most common tongue indicators to look out for are cracks, ravines, coatings (thick/yellow/furry/white), lines, swellings, red patches, and cuts. [ 6 ] TotalWellnessCleanse.com

7 3. CRACK DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE TONGUE INDICATES THAT YOU HAVE A WEAK STOMACH AND DIGESTIVE FUNCTION IS NOT WHAT IT SHOULD BE. AS A RESULT, YOU COULD BE LACKING SOME ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS. 1. Improve digestion 2. Begin your meals with a glass of lukewarm lemon water OR water with a dash of apple cider vinegar both stimulate stomach acid production. 3. Consider ingesting 2 3 hydrochloric acid capsules before a heavier meat-based meal. This will probably help you the most. 4. Take a digestive enzyme with your meals, especially if they are cooked. [ 7 ] TotalWellnessCleanse.com

8 4. TEETHMARKS AROUND THE SIDES OF THE TONGUE SIGN OF NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY, ESPECIALLY IN RELATION TO THE FUNCTION OF THE LIVER, SPLEEN, AND STOMACH. 1. Eat foods that cleanse and build the blood. This includes green leafy vegetables such as: Kale, Swiss chard, spinach, barley/wheat grass. 2. Eat foods that nourish the spleen: Barley grass, yellow squash, parsley, celery. [ 8 ] TotalWellnessCleanse.com

9 5. SORE TONGUE SIGN OF A NUTRIENT DEFICIENCY OFTEN IRON, B6, OR NIACIN. 1. Nettle tea is a good source of iron, B6, and niacin. 2. Eat more greens (they are your best source of iron), red fruit (raspberries, strawberries, watermelon), and red meat (optional). [ 9 ] TotalWellnessCleanse.com

10 6. SWOLLEN TONGUE AND/OR THICK WHITE COATING TOO MUCH MUCUS IN THE BODY OR CANDIDA/YEAST OVERGROWTH. 1. Cut down (and hopefully eliminate) dairy products. These foods are mucus producing. Reduce sugar intake as well since it feeds yeast/candida overgrowth. 2. Use a potent probiotic supplement to replenish your body with healthy bacteria. Start off with 20 billion cultures/day for the first 1 2 weeks and then maintain with 8 12 billion/day thereafter. 3. Drinking pau d arco tea is also helpful at lowering the yeast. [ 10 ] TotalWellnessCleanse.com

11 7. TEETHMARKS AROUND THE SIDES OF THE TONGUE SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS A GEOGRAPHIC TONGUE. CRACKING ON THE TONGUE IS A SIGN OF MALABSORPTION, ESPECIALLY OF B VITAMINS, AND IS OFTEN ACCOMPANIED BY A LACK OF ENERGY. CRACKS LIKE THIS TAKE A LONG TIME TO DEVELOP, INDICATING THAT SUCH NUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES MAY HAVE BEEN PRESENT FOR A LONG TIME. 1. Add vitamin B complex (50 mg/day) to your diet. 2. Take a digestive enzyme before your meals to enhance digestion and subsequent absorption. 3. Incorporate more raw foods into your diet to bring more food enzymes into your diet. [ 11 ] TotalWellnessCleanse.com

12 8. RED TIP OF TONGUE INDICATES EMOTIONAL UPSET OR STRESS. IT MAY BE SOMETHING YOUR PRESENTLY EXPERIENCING OR SOMETHING FROM THE PAST THAT YOU RE HOLDING ONTO SUBCONSCIOUSLY. 1. Engage in activities that help you deal with stress and emotional upsets. These can include yoga, meditation, exercise, time in nature, etc Write in your gratitude journal for everything that you are grateful for in your life. Stress dissolves when you are grateful. 3. Deep breathing is highly beneficial. 4. Alkalizing foods such as celery, cucumber. [ 12 ] TotalWellnessCleanse.com

13 The Head 9. DANDRUFF ON THE SCALP DANDRUFF IS SIMPLY DRY, SCALY SKIN ON THE SCALP. IT CAN BE A RESULT OF YEAST OVERGROWTH AND/OR DEFICIENCIES OF EFAS, VITAMIN B6 AND/OR SELENIUM. IT CAN ALSO ARISE WHEN ALLERGENIC FOODS SUCH AS WHEAT AND DAIRY ARE EATEN FREQUENTLY. 1. Avoid allergenic foods. 2. Take 2 3 tbsp omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil, flax oil) each day. 3. Optional supplementation with vitamin A (5,000 IU/day), selenium (200 mcg), MSM (2 3 tbsp/day in water), and biotin (600 mcg). 4. Eat more raw foods since they are high in enzymes. [ 13 ] TotalWellnessCleanse.com

14 The Face 10. VEINS CLOSE TO SURFACE ON CHEEKS/RAISED CAPILLARIES SIGN OF DIGESTIVE ENZYME DEFICIENCY AND/OR LOW STOMACH ACID. IT CAN ALSO BE A SIGN OF WEAK CAPILLARY WALLS DUE TO LOW BIOFLAVONOID STATUS. 1. Take 1 2 HCL tablets and a digestive enzyme before bigger meals, especially if they are not raw. 2. Improve digestion. 3. Realize that your body is screaming for food enzymes. Eat more raw foods. [ 14 ] TotalWellnessCleanse.com

15 The Eyes 11. PALE INSIDE LOWER EYELID PULL YOUR LOWER EYELID DOWN. INSIDE THE LOWER RIM, THE COLOR SHOULD BE PINK-RED. IF IT S EXTREMELY PALE, YOU MAY BE LOW IN IRON (OR ANEMIC). 1. Eat foods rich in iron such as green leafy vegetables and red berries. 2. Sprouted grains and nutritional/brewer s years are good sources of B vitamins. 3. You can also supplement with a B complex vitamin. [ 15 ] TotalWellnessCleanse.com

16 12. DARK CIRCLES UNDER EYES USUALLY REPRESENT FOOD ALLERGIES AND POSSIBLE WEAK KIDNEY FUNCTION/ENERGY. 1. Avoid foods that you are sensitive to. 2. Rotate your foods so that you don t eat the same foods on consecutive days. 3. Improve digestion. 4. Drink unsweetened cranberry juice. [ 16 ] TotalWellnessCleanse.com

17 13. PUFFY BAGS UNDER EYES PUFFY BAGS UNDER YOUR EYES CAN INDICATE SODIUM AND WATER RETENTION USUALLY AS A BY-PRODUCT OF WORN OUT ADRENAL GLANDS. 1. A diet low in grains will help prevent eye puffiness by preventing water retention. 2. Eating more vegetables foods rich in vitamins, especially the vitamins A, C and E helps to reduce eye puffiness and to maintain clear, moist skin. 3. A cold compress near the eye can act as a shortterm remedy as cold temperature constricts the blood vessels preventing the flow of fluid into tissues and diminishing puffiness. 4. Eliminate stimulants (ie. caffeine, high sugar foods). [ 17 ] TotalWellnessCleanse.com

18 The Ears 14. EARLOBE CREASE MAY BE A PREDICTOR OF HEART/CARDIOVASCULAR ISSUES. NOT CAUSE BUT COULD ALSO LINK BETWEEN AGING AND DETERIORATING BLOOD VESSEL HEALTH. BRITISH HEART JOURNAL: Diagonal creases were present in 123 (72%) of 171 men and 88 (67%) of 132 women. A previous history of cardiovascular disease was present in 90 (30%) of the total of 303 and 74 (35%) of the 211 with diagonal creases. A cardiovascular cause of death was present in 154 (73%) of 211 with and 41 (45%) of 92 without diagonal creases. 1. Manage stress. 2. Eat clean (low sugar, alcohol, junk food), lots of veggies. 3. Increase omega-3 EFAs. 4. Bioflavonoids (citrus). 5. Get regular exercise (get your heart pumping). [ 18 ] TotalWellnessCleanse.com

19 15. EXCESSIVE EAR WAX THIS MOST OFTEN INDICATES A DEFICIENCY IN EFAS (ESPECIALLY OMEGA-3S). 1. Eat more omega-3 fatty acids. Take 1 2 tbsp of fish oil per day or add some flax oil to your salad dressings. 2. Eliminate dairy products and foods that are high in inflammatory omega-6 fatty acids. [ 19 ] TotalWellnessCleanse.com

20 The Limbs 16. SMALL PIMPLY BUMPS ON ELBOW USUALLY INDICATE A VITAMIN A, B-COMPLEX, AND/OR EFA DEFICIENCY. 1. Take a digestive enzyme to help absorb nutrients. 2. Eat a wide range of foods to get a full spectrum of nutrients. 3. Include foods that are especially high in B12 such organic/grass-fed animal meat (if desired after cleanse phase) or bee pollen. 4. Explore supplementing with beta-carotene (15mg/day), B complex (50mg/day), and omega-3 ( mcg/day). [ 20 ] TotalWellnessCleanse.com

21 17. LEG CRAMPS CRAMPING LEG PAINS CAN SIGNIFY THAT YOUR CALCIUM LEVELS ARE TOO LOW. THEY ALSO INDICATE THAT YOU MAY BE LOW IN MAGNESIUM AND THAT YOUR BODY IS PROBABLY DEHYDRATED. 1. Eat plenty of green leafy vegetables (great source of both minerals). 2. Add sea vegetables to your diet for they are rich in minerals. 3. Ensure you are drinking plenty of water throughout the day. [ 21 ] TotalWellnessCleanse.com

22 18. VARICOSE VEINS AN INDICATION OF NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES, CONGESTION IN THE LIVER, AND WEAK VEINS. 1. Drink dandelion tea and follow the Steps to a Healthy Liver to clean out and support your liver. 2. Eat foods high bioflavonoids and vitamin C to strengthen your blood vessels citrus fruit and the herb bilberry are great. 3. Add EFAs to your diet (fish oil, flax oil, hemp oil). [ 22 ] TotalWellnessCleanse.com

23 19. CRACKED FEET CRACKING ON YOUR FEET (HEAL AND OTHER PARTS) INDICATES POSSIBLE DRY SKIN RELATED DEFICIENCIES AND/OR A RISE OF YEAST/FUNGUS IN THE BODY. 1. Add 1 2 tbsp of MSM to your morning water. 2. Improve gut health to reduce yeast. 3. Massage your feet with coconut oil. 4. Drink plenty of water with 1 2 tbsp apple cider. [ 23 ] TotalWellnessCleanse.com

24 Other 20. DRY, BRITTLE HAIR, SKIN, AND NAILS INDICATES AN UNDERACTIVE THYROID 1. Heal gut. 2. Avoid gluten. 3. Provide thyroid-specific support (ThyroThrive) iodine, selenium, etc [ 24 ] TotalWellnessCleanse.com

25 21. ADRENAL FATIGUE TEST PUPILLARY DILATION TEST PROCEDURE: 1. In complete darkness (bathroom), look into mirror. 2. Shine flashlight at eye at 45 degree angle. 3. Watch your pupil. RESULTS: 1. Pupil stays constricted for > 15 seconds = healthy adrenals. 2. Pupil constricts and then quickly relaxes = worn out adrenals. 1. Adrenal support (sleep, meditation, tone down exercise, adaptogens, vitamin C, Adrenal Recharge). [ 25 ] TotalWellnessCleanse.com

26 22. MID BACK LIVER TEST PROCEDURE: 1. Partner pushes finger into the skin of your midback just medially of your shoulder blade. RESULTS: 1. If finger print quickly dissapears = good liver health. 2. If finger print lingers = congested liver. 1. Remove alcohol, stimulants, and allergenic foods. 2. Eat clean foods, especially cruciferous veggies and lots of berries. 3. Water with lemon and/or ACV. 4. Milk thistle and dandelion root tea. [ 26 ] TotalWellnessCleanse.com

27 23. THYROID EYEBROW TEST PROCEDURE: 1. Look at outer third of eyebrows. 2. If they are thinning, could signify an underactive thyroid. [ 27 ] TotalWellnessCleanse.com

28 If you ve tested positive for any of these 23 tests, your body is telling you that there s a problem that needs to be fixed. Find out how my Total Wellness Cleanse program can you help you overcome these problems by visiting TotalWellnessCleanse.com $150 OFF PLUS EXTRA BONUSES! DOWNLOAD YOUR COPY OF THE TOTAL WELLNESS CLEANSE