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Fingernail Health - Articles
Your Finger Nails Can Tell Your Health
by
Christopher W.
Posted
Sun 03 May 2009 10:11pm
1 Comment
Do you know that your finger nails can tell a lot about your health? Let us find out how you can tell about your health by just looking at your finger nails.
The nails... fold or cuticle.Normal healthy nail is slight pink in colour and the surface is convex from side to side.Finger nails grow 1 cm in three months and toe nails take 24 months
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Vitamin D, bone density and fingernail strength are linked
by
Dave W
Posted
Mon 11 Jan 2010 1:28am
’s the science? Can fingernail strength be used as a marker of bone density and strength?
According to a paper in the Journal of Women’s Health - Anecdotally, patients volunteer reports...
Following a series of articles on the role of Vitamin D for in Capital Health, convinced of the theoretical benefits the editor started taking a daily vitamin D supplement
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The fingernails don't lie
by
Sara G.
Posted
Fri 03 Feb 2012 8:00am
With 11 years of lupus under my belt, and a chronic control spread sheet to go along with it, I tend to have a pretty good handle on when I'm in "good health" and when I'm not. Thankfully, I've had many more healthy trends than not - so I haven't had much to track in the old spreadsheet as of late. But one thing I was keeping my eye on was my we ...
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Strong Fingernails
by
Karen
Posted
Wed 11 Aug 2010 12:00am
fingertips was hard to accomplish, because my fingertips were sore.
Well, the good news is, that is over! My fingernails are now back to normal, nice and strong. And my fingertips...
Little things can really have a huge impact on your quality of life.
For months, my fingernails were a huge problem for me. It was the clinical trial drug. My nails
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Why Do My Fingernails Sliver at the Edges?
by
Cascia T.
Posted
Sat 02 Jan 2010 12:00am
and matrix, could very well cure that splitting and layering off of the fingernail.
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You need to understand where your fingernails are formed and why it's so important to not damage that area. At the base of your fingernail and behind the cuticle
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What to Eat For Healthy Fingernails
by
Robin P.

Posted
Wed 22 Oct 2008 4:37pm
1 Comment
- and toenails.
Sometimes the change in nails can be health related and most commonly nutritional deficiencies.
Health problems including heart disease, respiratory problems... a part in nail health. This can make nail growth very slow, cause horizontal or vertical ridges and nails may be brittle.
Finding and correcting these problems can make
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Losing Your Fingernails to Chemo
by
Brenda Coffee
Posted
Mon 22 Mar 2010 11:38am
1 Comment
Did you know chemotherapy can make your fingernails turn black and fall off? As if a diagnosis of breast cancer isn’t bad enough, my oncologist gave me that gruesome... and/or hospitalization. By the way, “Lilly,” who is battling ovarian cancer on The Young & The Restless, was given the same cautionary fingernail warning by her “doctor.” Yes, I watch The Young
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