What do my fingernails tell me about my health?
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Toenails' growth get stunted by our constant wearing of shoes, socks, stockings, etc.  It's even covered up with blankets and sheets when we sleep. It is therefore less exposed to sunlight and air which favor growth. Toenails are often moist with perspiration and when walking barefoot it's among the first parts of our body that gets exposed to dirt and germs. It can also be quite difficult to reach when bathing or cleaning our body parts. Because of its distance from our eyes and nose it is often left neglected.
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The changes are pretty low but it is possible. Hepertitis can enter your body thought the nail bed and if you have any recent cuts, scrapes or wounds on your finger it increases the risk more.
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No. As you grow your skins begins sto shrivel up and it appears that your nails have grown longer when actually more of it is revealed.\n\nDr Pratt.
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Your nails have to have oxygen because the under lying part is still alive.  The top is dead cells.  Without the oxygen it can get fungus or infections.
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Eating healthy reflects on complexion, hair , nails etc. You stay in good health and are bubbling with energy.\n\nEating unhealthy causes a lot of problems. You may become obese eating junk, unhealthy foods. This in turn will lead to other problems like blood pressure, heart problems, diabetes, joint problems, breathing difficulty all due to the extra weight.\n\nOn the other hand if one eats less one can become anaemic and have weak bones if they eat a diet lacking the required nutrients.\n\nBoth kind of unhealthy diets will make one's skin look dull. It may also start breaking out, become too oily or dry. The hair becomes dry and starts to fall whereas nails get brittle and break easily.
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Try looking for clear nail polish that gives your nails calcium and strength. A careful diet also helps to strengthen your nails. Maybe even get pedicures. It may help!
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One of two things you have a vitamin deficiency or you nail got damaged, when it was growing out.
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This can also be a zinc deficiency. No matter what kind of deficency it is, just take a good multivitamin.\n\n Make sure that you take a good multivitamin, and in a few weeks check the tops of your nails again, as it takes a few weeks for the nails to grow out.\n\nIf you're still having problems after a few weeks/months with your nails go to your doctor about it, and he can help you with it. \n\nBut it's probably just a nutritional thing.
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I love the way my nails look when I have acrylics. However when you take them off your nails will be horrible looking.  They will have a slight dent in them where the acrylic and nail were set, also they will be really really  thin. If you plan on getting them for a while its good then your nails will grow and your hands will be pretty. But if its just for one occasion be aware  of the outcome once you take them off. I usually use a nipper nail clippers to take them off, but I think they can take them off at the nail shop too for a fee, if you have them take them off I think that's better for your nails. Once you take them off you should get manicures to help your nails get healthy. Good luck, they are cute and I get them on and off every couple months!!
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Yes-I suffer from nail discoloration due to hypo-thyroidism myself and I found that zinc and calcium supplements have almost made them disappear : )
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Well, it's time to let a doctor look at it. You may not have spotted an ingrown nail, maybe it is very much embedded in and you can't see it or there is something else embedded. Regardless of what it is , it sounds like it has an infection in it and those are nothing to mess with, those types of infections have a bad tendancy to spread through other parts of your body and then you have a serious problem on your hands.
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Signs and symptoms of anemia are pale color, tiredness, weakness, etc.  It's hard to tell if you are anemic or not, unless it is severe.  You can get a simple blood test to tell if you are anemic or not.  Weird ridges on you fingernails is usually a sign of a fungal infection of the nails, certain anemias or an illness.  If you take vitamins daily, you probably don't have a Vitamin B12 or folate deficiency unless you have a parasite, malabsorptive disorder or auto-immune condition.  Perhaps you have iron deficiency because most vitamins don't provide enough iron... most people get enough if they eat dark leafy vegetable or red meat.  Remember that too iron is toxic, so don't overdose on iron supplements.  Do you have excessive bleeding or periods... this can cause anemia, including stomach ulcers and GI bleeds.
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Could be both fungus and stain.  Arcrylic nails harbor all sorts of germs.  Nurses in some hospitals are banded from wearing them.\nConsult with your doctor.  You don't want to go around spreading disease.
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I don't know about vitamin, but hair, as well as fingernails, are made of Keratin.
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Fingernails are replaced in about 4-6 months as they grow outward at a rate of about 0.1 mm per day. Toenails grow more slowly and are replaced every 8-12 months. Growth rates vary with age, season and nutrition. Local and systemic disease can produce changes in nail growth and appearance.
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can also indicate lead posioning. do you have any blueness around your finger nails? if so go to a doctor soon, like yesterday