Possible Nutrient Deficiencies: Ears, Eyes, Face, Nose

Possible Nutrient Deficiencies and Excesses Attributed to Certain Disorders

Ears

Nystagmus

  • low Magnesium

Vertigo

  • low Magnesium

Eyes

Bitot’s Spots (frothy white/yellow spots under bulbar conjunctivae)

  • low vitamin A

Blurred Vision

  • high S-Adenosyl-methionine (SAMe)

  • high Vitamin A

Cataracts

  • low Riboflavin

Conjunctivitis

  • low iron (pale)

  • low Riboflavin

  • high Vitamin A

  • low Vitamin B6

Corneal Ulceration

  • low Riboflavin

  • high Vitamin A

Corneal Vascularization

  • low Riboflavin

Diplopia

  • low Magnesium

  • high Vitamin A

Exophthalmos

  • high Vitamin A

Keratomalacia

  • low Vitamin A

Decreased Lacrimation

  • low Vitamin A

Myopia

  • low Vitamin D

Night Blindness

  • low Molybdenum

  • low Vitamin A

  • low zinc

Ocular Palsy

  • low Vitamin B12

Ophtahlmoplegia

  • low Thiamine

  • low Vitamin E

Optic Neuritis

  • low Thiamine

  • low Vitamin B12

Papilledema

  • high Vitamin A

Photophobia

  • low Riboflavin

  • low Vitamin A

  • low zinc

Scotomatas

  • low Molybdenum

Poor Visual Acuity

  • low Essential Fatty Acids (see our Signal369)

  • low Omega-3 Fatty Acids

  • low Riboflavin

Xerophthalmia (extreme conjunctival dryness)

  • low Vitamin A

Eyelids

    Blepharitis

  • low Riboflavin (angular)

  • low Vitamin B6

    Pallor

  • low Folic Acid

  • low iron

Face

  Moon Facies

  • low Protein-Calorie

Nose

Epistaxis (nosebleeds)

  • high Vitamin A

  • low Vitamin C (scurvy)

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