Topic: Tongue Phrenology

[Obsequious]

Somebody on Yelp Talk just linked to the following article:

Your tongue shape determines your behavior in life?

A partial quote:

“The tongue is the window to your metabolic function.”

says Christian Pirello, author of A Prescription for Radiant Health and Beauty Glow. Think about it; it is the only internal organ that is visible, and highly visible at that. It is a tool to “digest food, breathe, eliminate toxins and resist illnesses.”

Pirello advises that the shape of your tongue is predetermined by your mother’s eating habits prior to your birth.

    A wider tongue is caused by a diet heavy with vegetables and the result is generally a child who grows up strong, vital, and emotionally stable.

    A mother who has a diet containing an abudance of  animal protein will have a baby with a narrow pointed tongue. This child will have a more stubborn nature and their muscles will be prone to tightness throughout life.

    A calm natured child is the result of a mother who eats a well balanced diet during her pregnancy. The child will have a flatter, thinner tongue.

Pirello goes on to give more examples and to share with us several diagnoses based upon the examination of the tongue. Her findings reinforce our teachings regarding proper diet during pregnancy being vital to mother and child’s health. For more about nutrition during pregnancy read The Best Natural Nutrition for Pregnancy by Chan Lee Peng.

So what is your tongue saying about you?

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That last line tells me this site is probably akin to Examiner.com, in that anybody can write anything, with little or no checks or balances provided by anything remotely resembling an editor.

Checking the site's "About" page pretty much told me everything I needed to know:

About

Healthy reading for your mind, body and soul. Healthmad’s articles on health and wellness come from all perspectives; Western and Eastern medicine, holistic and alternative care, and homeopathy. If you’re looking for another opinion, or just interested in health topics, don’t forget to schedule a check-up with Healthmad.

Oh yeah. I'll bet they just have tons of M.D.'s lining up to write articles for them.

[Obsequious]

Oh come on, this is hilarious!

[341gerbig]

Every week, something new..... how do people come up with this s-t?

[Obsequious]

This is the kind of shit you'd expect to find in a publication from the late 1800s or early 1900s. That somebody believes in it in 2012 is mind-boggling.

[341gerbig]

Is there a need in the human psyche for this stuff? Like a craving for predictability and order? Like you can use your tongue, or your star sign, or palm reading or anything to bring a little order and predictability to your life?

are humans just scared of chaos and unpredictability?

I dont know, a little half-baked idea of mine.

[BadIdeaSociety]

I hate just about any study that can conclude tongue shape and disposition are interrelated in any way, shape or form.