Blog: Which Tongue Type Are You?

Sometimes, tongue-wagging is good for your health.

Did you know that your tongue is just like any other muscle in your body—with one exception: It is visible because its not covered by your skin.

Physicians have learned to study the tongue to identify specific underlying health concerns of patients and quickly and effectively determining a course of treatment. Over thousands of years of observation and correlation, this diagnostic method has been fine-tuned to a very reliable method for helping diagnose patients' health issues.

Here is a more detailed article that explains how the tongue is used in diagnosis.

Take a look at the accompanying photo and see what tongue best matches yours—and you will get an idea of how an examination of this versatile muscle can help you to assess your health.