The color, shape, thickness of your nails are all symptoms that can direct you to many health problems.
They may be a warning to some serious health problems. Color irregularity, stains, thickness of nails can be a warning of some internal problems.
- Nails Color
Healthy nails should be pink and white with a white crescent of the nail root. Green nails are a sign of bacterial infection. The red lines on the nails are a sign of a problem with the heart. Blue nails show that you lack oxygen in the blood. Lifeless nails are a sign of a lack of vitamins. White nails warn you that you may have a problem with the liver, and dark spots on the top of the nails are a sign of aging.
- Thick Nails
Thick nails are neither natural nor common. If your nails are significantly thick that may be associated with lung problems. Thick and grooved nails can mean a yeast infection, and a cracked and thick nail can mean problems with the thyroid gland. Unusually thick nails are the result of poor circulation.
- Cracked nails
Cracked nail and regular cracking is due to deficiency of folic acid, vitamin C and protein. Psoriasis, in 10 percent of cases begins with white spots in nails root. Cracked nails are sometimes associated with chronic nourishing.
- Wire Nails
If your nails are curved outwards and create a shape reminiscent of a spoon and it is even thinner, it may be a sign of iron deficiency or too much iron or a heart disease.
- Grooved nail
This unpleasant phenomenon indicates psoriasis or a disease causing hair loss.
