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Self Tests

Mouth/Tongue
Cracks at the corner of the mouth: Vitamin B2, B3 deficiency
Mouth Canker Sores: Vitamin B6 deficiency
Puffy Lower Lip: Sluggish digestion and constipation
Teethmarks around the sides of the tongue: Nutritional deficiency w.r.t. Liver, Spleen and Stomach
Crack down the middle of the tongue: Weak Stomach and digestive function. 
Sore Tongue: Nutritional deficiency mostly Iron, B6 or niacin
Swollen Tongue or Thick White Coating: Too much mucous in the body or candida/yeast overgrowth
Horizontal Cracks, Small Grooves on the tongue: Malabsorption especially B vitamins. Nutritional deficiencies present for a long time.
Red Tip of the Tongue: Emotional Stress.

Head
Dandruff on the scalp: Can be yeast/candida overgrowth or Essential Fatty Acids, Vitamin B6 and/or Selenium deficiency. Can also arise if eating allergic food like wheat and diary.

Cheeks
Raised Capillaries or Veins close to the surface on cheeks: Low stomach acid. Or weak capillary walls due to low bioflavonoid status. 

Eyes
Yellow Eyes: Indicates a toxic liver
Pale inside lower eye lid (The color should be pink-red): Low in iron (or anemic) 
Dark circles under eyes: Usually represent food allergies and possible weak kidney function/energy
Puffy bags under eyes: Sodium and water retention, usually as a byproduct of worn out adrenal glands
Thyroid Eyebrow Test: If you are thinning on the outer third of eyebrows, it could signify an under active thyroid.

Ears
Earlobe Crease: Maybe a predictor of heart/cardiovascular issues. It could also indicate deteriorating blood vessel health.
Excessive Ear Wax: Essential Fatty Acids deficiency especially Omega-3’s

Hand/Elbow
Small Pimply bumps on Elbow: Usually indicate a vitamin A, B-Complex and/or Essential Fatty Acids Deficiency. 

Legs/Feet
Leg Cramps: Calcium and Magnesium deficiency. It could also mean you are dehydrated.
Varicose Veins: Nutritional Deficiencies, congestion in the liver and weak veins
Cracked Feet: Dry skin related deficiencies and/or a yeast/fungus in the body

Dry, Brittle Hair, Skin and Nails: Indicates underactive thyroid or compromised immune system.

Adrenal Fatigue Test:
In a complete dark room, look into the mirror. Shine flashlight at eye at 45 degree angle and watch your pupil.
If the pupil stays constricted for >15 seconds = healthy adrenals
If pupil constricts and then quickly relaxes = worn out adrenals

Mid Back Liver Test:
Partner pushes finger into the skin of your mid back - just medially of your shoulder blade.
If finger print quickly disappears = good liver health
If finger print lingers = congested liver

Heart Disease Test (Flexibility Test)
Sit with legs stretched out. Lean over and touch your toes with your hands.
If you cannot touch your toes, get test for Hearth Disease.
Outward flexibility and stiffness correlates to your inward flexibility and stiffness. 

Diabetes Test (Pencil Test)
Socks off. Put blind fold on. Partner pokes your feet with either the pointed side of the pencil or the blunt side in various places. If you are unable to differentiate between the sharp and the blunt side, you should get tested for diabetes.
People with diabetes tend to lose feeling in their feet because of nerve damage in their feet. 

Endurance Test 
Run up the stairs while signing a simple song.
If you had pain in your chest, tightness, discomfort, trouble breathing, real trouble breathing, it indicates you need to up your endurance levels.

Vitamin D Test
Press your thumb on your breast bone (sternum)
If you have discomfort when you press on it to a reasonable degree, it is Vitamin D deficiency

Mouth Sores
Close your eyes and stick out your right foot, if you cannot keep your balance, it means you have Vitamin B12 deficiency. 

Candida/Yeast/Fungus Infection Test
When you awake in the morning, before you put anything into your mouth, work up some saliva and spit it into a clear glass of water. Within a few minutes, look in the glass. If there are strings coming down from your saliva, or if the water turned cloudy, or if your saliva sank to the bottom, you may have a candida concern! Healthy saliva will simply float on the top!

Iodine Deficiency Patch Test
Apply a 3 X 3 patch of iodine tincture (or Lugol’s iodine) on your body and see if it disappears within 24 hours. The sooner it disappears the more deficient you are in iodine.

Nutritional Deficiencies
Fibromyalgia - Selenium deficiency
Asthma - Omega 3 fatty acids deficiency
Restless Legs at night in bed - Calcium & Magnesium deficiency
Heartburn - Calcium & Salt deficiency
Type 2 diabetes - Chromium & Vanadium & 23 other trace minerals deficiency
Arthritis - Multiple minerals deficiency



High BP - Calcium & Magnesium deficiencies. 

Sources:
https://yurielkaim.com/
http://www.doctoroz.com/episode/self-test-your-biggest-body-problems
http://www.doctoroz.com/episode/recharge-your-body-5-ways-5-days?video_id=1925088811001
http://www.candidasupport.org/resources/saliva-test/
http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/how-to-perform-the-iodine-patch-test/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Icl7klrkcYY


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