Body Signs

What is tongue coating, why does it form and what does it say? Why telling the tongue’s own colour from its coating matters.

Anaemia can show on the tongue, nails, skin and eyes. What a pale tongue, spoon nails, pallor and tiredness mean together.

Do your nails break or peel in layers? Everyday causes of brittle nails, the link with nutrition and the thyroid, and when it matters.

A bitter taste in the mouth isn’t always a liver or gallbladder problem. Possible causes and when to see a doctor.

“Bad breath comes from the stomach” is a common belief, yet in most cases the source is the mouth itself. Where to look first.

White spots on the nails are widely blamed on calcium deficiency, but the most common cause is small knocks. What else they can mean.

A white tongue isn’t always fungus or a stomach problem. Six possible causes, the traditional-medicine view and when to see a doctor.

Nail colour, shape, lines, spots and brittleness can give clues about your health. Learn which nail changes matter and when to see a doctor.

What do tongue colour, coating, moisture, cracks, breath and taste say about your health? Tongue and mouth signs in traditional and modern medicine.

Before illness appears, the body leaves signs on the tongue, nails, skin and eyes. What clinical diagnosis is, and how to read the body’s signs.