NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY
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SYMPTOMS
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Vitamin C
Three forms
- Ascorbic acid
- Mineral ascorbate (magnesium or calcium ascorbate); this is alkaline or buffered C
- Ascorbyl palmitate
(fat soluble form)
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- Fatigue (anemia)
- Irritability
- Infections
- Weak, bulging walls of arteries (aneurysm, usually smokers)
- Gallstones
- WEAK CAPILLARIES
- Bleeding gums
- Bleeding, back of eyes (retina)
- Easy skin bruising
- Burst blood vessels on back of hands (ecchymoses)
- Hemorrhage (red eyes, brain hemorrhage)
- Hemorrhoids
- Varicose veins; spider veins
- Peripheral neuropathy (pain in legs when walking)
Note: smoking tobacco depletes vitamin C
- May indicate lack of stomach acid and/or H pylori infection
- Restless leg syndrome due to anemia (vitamin C as ascorbic acid increases iron absorption from foods)
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Vitamin B1
Note: Benfotiamine is fat soluble form that is better absorbed |
- Grey hair
- Chronic bowel movements (irritable bowel)
- Pain (fibromyalgia)
- Numbness (neuropathy)
- Heart failure; irregular heart beat
- Horizontal eyelid twitches (nystagmus)
- Note: alcohol, coffee, tea, sugar depletes B1
- May indicate lack of stomach acid and/or H pylori infection
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Vitamin B12
Methylcobalamin is preferred from in dietary supplements |
- Short-term memory loss
- Sore tongue
- Burning feet
- Back ache
- Fatigue
- Chronic cough
- Dizziness when rising from sitting position (postural hypotension)
- May indicate lack of stomach acid and/or H pylori infection
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Vitamin A
Cod liver oil is natural source
Note: beta carotene converts to vitamin A when combined with dietary fat |
- Eyelids crusty or stuck together upon awakening in AM
(lack of mucin in tear film
- Recurrent infections
- Night vision problems- may also indicate need for zinc
- Photophobia (eye discomfort in sun)
- Loss of smell, taste, appetite
- Depression
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Vitamin D
Note: diet cannot provide adequate vitamin D |
- Weak immune system- infections
- Soft bones
- Dental caries
- Loss of muscle tone (balance)
- Mental depression (winter blues)Note: may indicate lack of sunlight, overuse of sunscreens
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Omega-6 GLA oils
- Evening primrose oil
- Borage oil
- Black currant seed oil
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DRYNESS
- Dry skin (rough elbows)
- Dry eyes (redness, itching, burning, watery)
- Contact lens discomfort
- Dry hair (dandruff)
- Brittle nails
- Dry mouth (Sjogrens’ syndrome)
- Post-nasal drip/cough due to watery tear flow
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Iron
Ferronyl (carbonyl) iron is only source that should be used; less nausea and constipation; safe in event of overdose
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- Fatigue
- Craving for acidic foods (tomatoes taste good)
- Craving for ice chips
- Pale skin
- Short of breath climbing stairs, high altitutde
- Pain behind the eyes or forehead (frontal headache)
- Sleeplessness (insomnia)
- Dry hair (dandruff)
- May indicate lack of stomach acid and/or H pylori infection
- Restless leg syndrome (uncontrollable leg kicking in bed at night)
- May indicate lack of stomach acid and/or H pylori infection
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Magnesium
Magnesium oxide is only 4% absorbed; obtain other forms- magnesium malate, orotate, citrate, gluconate, threonate, etc.
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- Craving for chocolate
- Migraine headaches
- Constipation (too much calcium)
- Uncontrolled eyelid twitching (blepharospasm)- usually accompanied by dry eye
- Premature ejaculation
- Muscle cramping
- Fatigue, low energy, heart failure
- Anxiety associated with menstrual period
- Kidney stones
- Excessive calcium intake
- Some cases of restless leg syndrome
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Zinc
Zinc methionine (Optizinc) is best absorbed |
- Atrial fibrillation
- Diarrhea
- Lack of appetite
- Recurrent eruptive herpes sores (lip, shingles, Bells Palsy)- usually triggered by direct exposure to sun or high arginine foods (nuts, gelatin, chocolate)
- Hair loss
- Loss of sense of smell, taste
- Poor wound healing
- White spots on fingernails
- Skin problems (eczema, psoriasis)
- Impotence
- Crohn’s disease
- Warts
- Low sperm count
- Dyslexia (zinc shortage during pregnancy)
- Growth retardation in children
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