What to Do when Your Body Talks to You

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Common complaints that people have can turn out to be something more. Here you will find some advice on way to get a little relief. There are symptoms that should definitely not be ignored. One common complaint people have is cracked lip. This could be sign that you have yeast infection. Everybody carries yeast on their skin, but around the edges of your mouth may mean there's too much of it. Try not licking your lips, this only makes them grow. You want to stop the growth. Apply Vaseline or beeswax to your lips and drink plenty of water. Dehydration can be the reason for the cracked lips. You can also try a hydrocortone cream or a topical antifungal medication.

If you have shoulder or torso pain it could mean that you have developed gallstones. Be carful if you are experiencing severe chest pain underneath the rib cage, pain in your right shoulder, or a backache. Gallstones occur when the gallbladder doesn't empty the way it suppose to. It stores bile that breaks down fat in food when released into the intestine. Women seem to get this problem twice as much due to an excess of estrogen. It tends to increase the amount of cholesterol in the gallbladder while decreasing it's ability to perform.
The best ways to control it is to change you diet. Obesity increases your risk. Eat low-fat, high fiber meals. A good source is cucumber, beets, and sweet potatoes.

You might be clenching your teeth if your gums are neon pink. You may be doing unaware like aat night or while you are stressed. If your gums are pale pink, you have healthy gums. Gums that are bright pink and bordering on red, you may have a problem. Damage underneath the gum line could also signal gum disease. To help, use dental mouth guards.

If you are experience pain in the balls of your foot, you have a condition called Morton's neroma which is a thickening of the nerves in the foot. It can occur between the third and fourth toe. Most causes are high heels and high arches. Control it by getting new shoes. Use low heels for comfort. Get a diagnosis by a physical exam. It may include an ultra sound or MRI.

A problem with tingly thighs coulds mean that you have on jeans that are too tight. There is a condition called Skinny Jean Syndrome where the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is compressed. Tis nerve runs across the outside of the thigh causing pain. The use of high heels makes it even worse. Get a bigger pair of jeans.

source: Holland, Kimberly. What 5 Common Symptoms Really Mean. November 2009
http://living.health.com/2009/20/pain-symptom-tingling-diagnosed

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