Being unhealthy should be an idea that strikes your mind whenever you have been admitted to a hospital under critical condition.
Bodies usually give us warning signs of waning health long before we get thwacked with potentially life-threatening illnesses.
Our bodies speak to us in whispers, and if we don’t listen to the whispers, our bodies start to yell.
Possible warning signs and what they signify.
You sleep poorly
Your body has the stress hormone, cortisol, and is supposed to drop at night, allowing your body to rest and recharge. When you suffer from insomnia, it’s often because your cortisol levels are revved up at night as a result of too many “fight-or-flight” stress responses in your body.
You’re getting shorter
Just imagine going to hospital and you measure 5’4” from 5’ 6 ½.”This may make you think that your body is shrinking which is not the case but because your bones are starting to degenerate as a result of osteoporosis. Having healthy bones can help you maintain your stature, make your bones healthier by getting enough natural calcium, vitamin D, weight bearing exercise, and—the one most doctors won’t prescribe—relaxation responses.
You’re “apple-shaped.”
If you are overweight you certainly to fall into two categories: (1) “apples,” who carry their extra weight around the waist and belly, and (2) “pears,” who carry their weight around the hips and thighs. While being overweight is one of the body’s whispers of poor health either way, apple-shaped individuals are at higher risk of heart disease than pear-shaped people.
You’re always tired
You could be tired because your thyroid isn’t functioning properly, your adrenal glands are burned out, or your body is exhausted from expending all your resources trying to protect you from the toxic overload you’re bombarding your system with because of processed foods, cigarettes, alcohol, or environmental exposures.
So don’t dismiss exhaustion. Paying attention to your fatigue just might save your life.
Your urine is dark yellow.
When your urine is not almost completely clear, understand that you are dehydrated. Probably you are not drinking enough fluids. Remember, caffeinated or alcoholic beverages are dehydrating, not hydrating, and sodas are full of chemicals, so stick to water, herbal or green tea, coconut water, or green juice.
You snore.
Snoring may be the only early sign of sleep apnea, a sleep disorder characterized by obstruction in the airways that can increase your risk of pulmonary hypertension and subsequent heart failure.
You only move your bowels once a day—or even every other day.
Healthy bowels move every time you eat a meal. It’s called the “gastro-colic reflex.” When you insert food into the digestive tract, healthy bowels move to eliminate toxins and make room for new nutrition. When you’re constipated, toxins in the body can seep through the lining of the bowel, enter the bloodstream, and cause inflammation, which can put you at risk of a whole host of body-yelling health conditions.
You’re always itchy.
It could just be allergies or some other benign skin disorder, but excessive itchiness may also be the only whisper your body gives you when you’re suffering from liver disease.
You catch every cold and flu.
We’re all exposed to viruses and bacteria every day, but a healthy individual should be able to fight off these pathogens the majority of the time. If you’re that person who catches every cold your friends have or gets sick every time your kids do, your immune system may not be functioning optimally, which can put you at risk not only of infectious diseases, but of life-threatening body yells like cancer.
Your lips crack, especially at the corners of your mouth.
Cracked lips, also known as “cheilitis,” can signal adeficiency in B vitamins, especially vitamin B12, which can put you at risk ofillnesses like anemia. For a simple sourceof B12, mix up my favorite go-to snack—popcorn, olive oil, nutritional yeast,truffle salt, and cayenne pepper.