From the desk of Dr. Kevin, MD

“Not everything is a nutrient deficiency. But if it is… trust me, your body will unleash some real horror-movie sh**.”

The 12 Clues Your Body Is Screaming for Nutrients

(And Yes, You’re Going to Diagnose Everyone You Know. Please Don’t.)

Welcome back to another episode of The Saturday Scalpel. Today we are looking at the top twelve signs your body gives you when it is running low on nutrients. Before we start, please resist the urge to become the neighborhood health detective. People get weirdly offended when you tell them their cracked heels are basically a nutritional cry for help.

Let’s begin.

I always tell people there are three reasons you become nutrient deficient.

First, your gut is damaged. If your digestive tract is currently behaving like a high maintenance celebrity that refuses to let nutrients in, that is malabsorption. (Wuhuuu!)

Second, you are eating foods that look like food but contain the nutritional power of a paper towel. Blame the soil which is no longer soil but sad depleted dirt.

Third, you are surviving on sugar and refined foods. These not only fail to nourish you, they actively rob you blind.

Now let us get into the fun.

1. White specks on your nails
People love to show their nails and whisper zinc deficiency like it is a medical plot twist. The truth is much more embarrassing. You had too much sugar three months ago. Maybe it was your birthday. Maybe it was not your birthday. I don’t care. Those little white spots are your nail beds calling you out. Sometimes they can happen after a trauma or something… Possibilities are endless.

2. Oily skin
If your face looks like you fried an egg on it your androgens are partying too hard. Zinc helps calm that sh** down. This is also why people with high sugar diets glow like a buttered croissant. Again, zinc.

3. Cracks on the corners of your mouth
Nothing says “I am falling apart” like mouth cuts that hurt every time you smile. This is a B2 or B3 issue. And yes, it gets worse in winter because people stop touching sunlight and their microbes stop making B vitamins. A tragic chain reaction.

4. Flaky skin around the nose
People always think it is dryness. No. It is your omega 3 to omega 6 ratio screaming for help. Less seed oils and fried food. More fish and cod liver oil. Your nose will stop shedding like a stressed iguana.