Nettie,

I normally clean my tongue when I brush my teeth.

I'll buy tea tree or oregano oil to try it out.

Thanks for your suggestion.

It's not cold pressed.

Could this be what's causing the problem?

My apologies
My zinc symptoms are related to my fingernails and cracks behind my ears. My digestion is not running at peak efficiency as the cracks in my tongue (horizontal and vertical atest. I think this is making it difficult for me to bump my zince levels up rapidly. Hence my focus on my digestive system starting at the top!


Gillian McKeith and a UK TV programme with two doctors doing weightloss programmes for the morbidly obese.

I haven't researched this info yet but I am guessing it will come from Indian, chinese and other alternative medicine sources.

Midline crack not reaching the tip
weak stomach and digstion not as good as could be

Teethmarks around sides of tongue
nutirional deficiency, sluggish spleen (gas and bloating are symptoms) and potentially poor digestion

Sore tongue
nutrient deficiency
Possibly iron b6 or niacin

Burning tongue
lack of digestive juices

Swollen tongue and/or thick white coating
too much mucus or yeast, lack of friendly bacteria

Horizontal cracks/grooves
malabsorbtion of particularly B vitamins, possible lack of energy

Thick yellow coating
lack of healthy bateria in body
if at very back of tongue may indicate colon not working at full potential

Red tip
emotional upset/emotional stress

this one is kind of fun:

http://beyondwellbeing.com/herbs/tongue-diagnosis.shtml