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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