Warning Signs You're Lacking In Nutrients

Ensuring adequate nutrient intake is vital for both your mental health and physical health. When your body is lacking essential vitamins, minerals and other nutrients, it will warn you! Recognising your body’s signals is important so you can adjust your lifestyle to boost your overall health and wellbeing. 

One of the most common warning signs of any nutrient deficiency is fatigue and low energy levels. Iron, for example, is especially important for women and the typical warning signs for an iron deficiency are weakness, tiredness and lethargy.  

Nutrient deficiencies can be shown on the outside, not just the inside! Insufficient intake of vitamins and minerals such as protein, biotin and zinc can compromise the health of your hair and nails, leading to increased breakage, splitting or slow growth. 

Everybody’s skin is different, and genetics are a big factor behind why you might have oily skin, dry skin, or combination skin, but a sudden or long-lasting shift in skin quality can indicate a nutrient deficiency. 

If you suffer from unexplained skin dryness or dullness this could be an indicator of an inadequate nutrient intake. Essential fatty acids such as vitamin C, vitamin E and zinc play a crucial role in maintaining skin health and integrity. 

If you’re gaining or losing weight without any lifestyle changes, then you may not be getting enough nutrients. Inadequate nutrition affects your metabolism and maintaining metabolic health is essential for maintaining a healthy weight! 

If you find yourself getting sick a lot, you probably have a compromised immune system, this typically indicates an inadequate intake of immune-supportive nutrients such as vitamin C, vitamin D, zinc and probiotics. 

Try incorporating some immunity-boosting foods like citrus and ginger when you get the flu or a cold to strengthen your body.

Our body is great at letting us know when something is wrong, but not always helpful in telling us exactly what is wrong! If you find yourself struggling with any of these symptoms, then we strongly recommend getting a blood test to pinpoint what you need to add or remove from your diet. You are what you eat after all!