No doubt you’re used to having your doctor check your breathing, reflexes, blood and urine. But you may not know that other parts of your body can signal you in some very surprising ways—sometimes long before medical tests do—that you have a certain disease or are at risk for one.
For instance: Do you know how your hair gives a clue to the health of your heart? When your tongue tells you that your kidneys are in trouble? How your pulse shows that you’re at risk for a serious illness, such as cancer?
Read the articles below for the answers to these questions—plus other amazing ways your body tells you to pay attention…
Health Clues From Your Hair, Skin, Eyes, Tongue…and More
What Your Hair Says About Your Health
What Your Skin Is Trying to Tell You
The Fine Art of Tongue Diagnosis
Head-to-Toe Diagnostic Clues—Part 1
Subtle Ways to Read Your Body
Head-to-Toe Diagnostic Clues—Part 2
What Your Pulse Tells You About Your Health
Craving Chocolate? Or a Burger? Here’s What Your Body May Be Trying to Tell You
What Your Height Says About Your Health
4 Clues to How Long You Will Live
What Body Odors Can Tell You About Your Health
What Your Breath Says About Your Health
Tales from the Toilet
What Your Urine Is Trying to Tell You
Dark Urine? Smelly Urine? Frequent Urination? What Your Pee Says About Your Health
What Your Kidneys May Be Telling You