New Delhi. Exercise and healthy diet are the two most important things to keep the body fit and healthy, but according to experts, the diet should be balanced along with being healthy. This means that your diet should contain proteins, vitamins and essential minerals, only then the body can be kept healthy and away from many diseases.  

When there is a lack of some essential nutrition in the body, our body gives many types of signals, which is important to recognize. Otherwise the problem can increase. Dr. Ramita Kaur, who is a nutritionist. She keeps sharing tips to live a healthy life with people through her social media posts. Through one of her posts, she has told about some such signs, which are seen in our body when there is a lack of nutrients. Let us know about them, as well as about those food items, which can fulfill the deficiency of these nutrients.   

1. Persistent body pain

It is a sign of lack of potassium in the body

Sources of potassium- Banana, sweet potato, spinach, beetroot, avocado, coconut water

2. Dry skin

It is a sign of zinc deficiency in the body

Sources of Zinc- Oats, pumpkin seeds, chickpeas, cashews etc.

3. Tingling in hands and feet

It is a sign of deficiency of vitamin B-12 in the body

Sources of Vitamin B-12- Egg, spinach, cheese, milk etc.

4. Muscle cramps

It is a sign of magnesium deficiency in the body

Sources of magnesium- spinach, cashews, avocado, pumpkin seeds

5. Craving to eat something cold all the time

It is a sign of iron deficiency

Sources of iron – green leafy vegetables , black raisins, dried plums, pulses etc.

6. Belly fat

It is a sign of excess estrogen

To reduce this, increase the amount of cruciferous vegetables in the diet, which includes cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli, green leafy vegetables. Apart from this, eating carrots is also beneficial.