{"id":222,"date":"2010-08-02T14:22:13","date_gmt":"2010-08-02T12:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/natural-organic-blog\/?p=222"},"modified":"2018-02-19T12:22:54","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T10:22:54","slug":"nail-health-indicators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/blog\/nail-health-indicators\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are Your Nails Telling You About Your Health?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ArticleText\">What are your nails indicating about your health? Nails are composed mainly of keratin, a type of protein. Healthy nails are light pink, indicating a rich blood supply. Nutritional deficiencies often show up in changes or abnormalities of the nails.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>HEALTH INDICATORS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hangnails<\/strong> are often caused by a <strong>lack of protein<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>White bands<\/strong> across the nails are an indication of <strong>protein\u00a0<\/strong><b>deficiency<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dry nails<\/strong> can mean an <strong>insufficient<\/strong> intake of <strong>vitamin B12<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Spoon nails<\/strong> (nails that develop in a concave shape), fragility or vertical ridges are caused by a <strong>deficiency of Vitamin B12<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>White spots<\/strong> indicate a <strong>zinc deficiency<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Brittle nails<\/strong> may be indicative of<strong> circulatory problems, iron deficiency, impaired kidney function <\/strong>or<strong> thyroid problems<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Chipped, <strong>cracked<\/strong>, easily broken or peeled nails may be indicative of a <strong>nutritional deficiency<\/strong> such as minerals, protein or insufficient amounts of hydrochloric acid<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dark nails<\/strong> may be indicative of a Vitamin B12 deficiency, may also indicate <strong>anemia<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Deep blue nails<\/strong> may indicate a <strong>pulmonary obstruction<\/strong> such as asthma or emphysema<\/li>\n<li>A <strong>downward curvature<\/strong> of the nail may be indicative of <strong>heart, liver <\/strong>or<strong> respiratory disorders<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Frayed nails <\/strong>or<strong> split ends<\/strong> could indicate psoriasis or a folic acid, protein and\/or <strong>Vitamin C deficiency<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ridges<\/strong> up and down the nail may be <strong>indicative of <\/strong>developing <strong>arthritis<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Nails that are <strong>separate from the nail-bed<\/strong> could indicate a <strong>thyroid condition<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>White lines<\/strong> across the nails may be indicative of liver disease or a <strong>condition of the liver<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>White nails<\/strong> may be indicative of possible kidney or liver dysfunction, may also indicate anemia<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yellow nails<\/strong> (if not caused from smoking) may be <strong>indicative of internal disorders long before symptoms show up elsewhere<\/strong> in the body (diabetes, liver, lymphatic or respiratory conditions)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p><b>NAIL REPAIR\/MAINTENANCE:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/good-health-imaglow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Good Health Imaglow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/tree-of-life-pure-organic-argan-oil-nail-repair-treatment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tree of Life Pure Organic Argan Oil Nail Repair<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"product-name\"><span class=\"h1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/bee-pure-nail-cuticle-balm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bee Pure Nail &amp; Cuticle Balm<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are your nails indicating about your health? Nails are composed mainly of keratin, a type of protein. Healthy nails are light pink, indicating a rich blood supply. Nutritional deficiencies often show up in changes or abnormalities of the nails. 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