Age Print Body
July 15th, 2009- Eyebrows- shortening could signal hypothyroidism (thyropause)
- Eyelids- Yellow bumps could signal high cholesterol (gastropause)
Lids turned inside out could mean hypertension or diabetes (insulopause)
- Mouth- Bleeding or inflamed gums could signify diabetes or hypertension (gastropause/insulopause)
Blue lips could be Raynaud’s disease (a restriction of small arteries) (cardiopause)
White patches on the tongue could be a fungal infection (immunopause)
Chronic canker sores could be lupus (gastropause)
- Neck- Lump could signal thyroid disease (thyropause)
- Shoulders- Uneven height could be scoliosis or spinal degeneration (osteopause)
- Skin- Irregular shaped or changing moles could be melanoma (dermapause)
Red crusty spots could be other forms of skin cancer (thyropause/pituitary)
Large white patches could be thyroid anemia or Addison’s disease( a rare endocrine disorder)
Small red dots are cherry angiomas, a harmless sign of aging (dermopause)
Frequent unexplained bruising could be an early sign of Leukemia or Cushing’s or a reaction to medications. (Dermapause)
Thick hard skin on hands, face or fingers could be scieroderma a connective tissue disorder (dermapause?)
- Hands- Chronic coldness could be Raynaud’s or peripheral-artery disease (cardiopause)
- Clubbed fingers- could be hereditary and benign or a sign of lung cancer, cystic fibrosis or teberculosis (immunopause/pulmopause?)
- Fingernails- Dry, brittle nails could be a sign of thyroid disease or an iron or vitamin deficiency (gastropause/thyropause)
Small white spots could be from minor inguries or fungus, psoriasis or sarcoidosis a systematic inflammatory disease (immunopause/ dermopause)
Horizontal lines could be from illness or stress, or a sign f a heart failure, hodgkins disease (immunopause), malaria (gastropause), or leprosy (psychopause)
White near cuticle, red or brown near tip could be from a kidney disease (nephropause)
Blue nails could be a sign of lung disease (cardiopause) or peripheral artery disease (pulmopause)
Thick, curved yellow nails could be from from a fungal infection (immunopause), lung disease (pulmopause) disease of build up of lymph fluid
Clubbed downward facing nails could signify liver (gastropause)inflammatory bowel disease (uropause /immunopause)
- Losing Height- A sign of osteoperosis particularly in women (osteopause) may even be menopause?
- Hair- Dryness, brittleness can signify underactive thyroid (thyropause)
Texture changes could be a nutrition defeciency (gastropause), menopause, or general aging (menopause)
Sudden premature graying could be pernicious, anemia, or heart disease (cardiopause)
Profure shedding could be from chemotherapy(immunopause), thyroid disease or infection(thyropause)
- Eyes- Bulging eyes could signal thyroid disease (thyropause)
Yellowing could be jaundice (immunopause)
Redness could be from allergies(immunopause), eye strain(aging), or alcohol abuse (psychopause)
- Earlobes- Diagonal crease linked to heart risk (cardiopause)
- Excess facial hair- In women, could signal polycystic ovarian syndrome (menopause/ovapause)
- Hair loss on the body- Could signify thyroid (thyropause)or adrenal disorders or circulatory problems (cardiopause)
- Breasts- Lumps, swelling, dimpling, or leaking nipples could signify cancer in men or women or benign fibrocystic disease (menopause)
Enlarged breasts in men can be from obesity, puberty, or loss of testosterone (andropause)
- Belly fat- A waist-to-hip ratio greater than 1 to 1 in men, or 0.85 to 1 in women, signals visceral fat, a risk factor for diabetes (insulopause), hypertension (andropause), and heart disease (cardiopause)
- Abdominal Bloating- could be lactose intolerance , constipation (immunopause), irritable bowel syndrome or a warning sign of ovarian cancer (ovapause)
- Abdomen- Spider veins could be a sign of liver disease (gastropause, uropause, immunopause)
- Numb or tingling legs- could be peripheral-artery or nerve disease, hormone of electrolyte imbalances (insulopause/pituitary), Lyme disease or Guillain- Barre syndrome, an autoimmune disorder (immunopause)
- Varicose Veins- Can be hereditary or a sign of fatigue, but could also indicate increased risk for blood clots and deep-vein thrombosis (cardiopause)
- Feet- Numbness, tingling, or unhealed sored could indicate uncontrolled diabetes (insulopause), and risk of infection (immunopause) and gangrene
- Feeling cold all over- Under active thyroid (thyropause) or other hormone disorders, iron deficiency or, in rare cases a warning sign of leukemia (cardiopause)
- Feeling hot all over- Overactive thyroid, menopause, reaction to medication or caffeine or anhidrosis, the inability to sweat, which raises the risk of heat stroke (thyropause/menopause)
- Unexplained weight loss/gain- Could signal thyroid disease, diabetes, gastrointestinal disorder, malabsorption or depression (psychopause/gastropause/insulopause/thyropause)