Nails

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According to the book " Prescription for Nutritional Healing, pages 532-535:

 

• A lack of protein, folic acid, and vitamin C causes hangnails. White bands

across the nails are also an indication of protein deficiency.

 

• A lack of vitamin A and calcium causes dryness and brittleness.

 

• A deficiency of the B vitamins causes fragility, with horizontal and

vertical ridges.

 

• Insufficient intake of vitamin B12 leads to excessive dryness, very rounded

and curved nail ends, and darkened nails.

 

• Iron deficiency may result in " spoon " nails (nails that develop a concave

shape) or vertical ridges.

 

• Zinc deficiency may cause the development of white sots on the nails.

 

• A lack of sufficient " friendly " bacteria (lactobacilli) in the body can

result in the growth of fungus under and around nails.

 

• A lack of sufficient hydrochloric acid (HCI) contributes to splitting nails.

 

 

The book goes on to tell you recommendations.

 

Jane

 

 

Jane

[Guest guest]

rawfood , DaRocksMom@a... wrote:

> According to the book " Prescription for Nutritional Healing, pages 532-535:

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> The book goes on to tell you recommendations.

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> Jane

 

Jane,

 

My fingernails don't have any of the manifestations that you cited

from the book - no hangnails, no white bands, no dryness or

brittleness, no ridges, no curved ends, no white spots, no

splitting. The only thing is the softness.

 

Does the book mention anything about soft texture? Who knows? -

maybe that's more desirable than having very hard nails.

 

I also take MSM supplements, so I don't think I have a deficiency of

that as a possible cause, as Rusty suggested.

 

Janet