The tongue provides visual cues that can signal various health issues.
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Practitioners also take into account the context of a patients medical history and other examination findings.
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Color is a big component of a tongue exam, Contrera said.
And those are essentially programmed based off of foods that were eating, Contrera said.
But slight changes in your tongue dont always mean that you better be worried about your health.
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