fingernail health indicator diet

Agreeing with Advocate1955, be sure to discuss this with your doctor. There's a condition called 'Terry's Nails' that is sometimes associated with advanced liver disease: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry's_nails It doesn't really sound as though this is what you're describing, but you should let them know regardless.

I have extremely low energy, frequent blood sugar drop outs and have tried alternative medicine, supplements and dietary approaches including the autoimmune paleo diet with no success. I am very physically active and practice meditation and yoga regularly. Can you suggest other interventions.

Yes absolutely. Your nails are a very good indicator of your vitamin intake and stress level. Make sure you're getting enough leafy green vegetables and enough vitamin e. Obviously, keeping stress down for every aspect of life is preferrable. If you're trying to get them to grow, I strongly suggest LCD nail polish sold at Sally Beauty Supply.

im assuming it takes a couple of months to get to the middle? Just wndering, if this could b from porr diet, stress, or a number of things.. or is this a regular phenemonon.. thanks for any help on this ,, i am adding a link to some pictures of my thumb.. thank you http://www.flickr.

Is fingernails determine who the father is?

Why is my fingernail on my middle finger starting to pull away from my skin and turn white and the bottom half is pitting and peeling? What could this be?

Even though TSH is a pituitary hormone that is affected by so many variables that it is inadequate as a diagnostic for thyroid problems, when a TSH is that high, it likely means that you are hypothyroid. At best TSH is an indicator, to be considered along with more important indicators such as symptoms, and also the levels of the biologically active thyroid hormones, free T3 and free T4.

I'm looking for a way to improve my skin, hair, and fingernail strength and growth. My skin is constantly dry and full of acne, my hair falls out in clumps, and my fingernails break extremely easily. I'm a type 1 Diabetic as well, if that means anything. I've tried using skin cleansers, lotions, acne creams, Biotin and Collagen vitamins, and even changing the temperature of my shower water. I eat quite a bit of protein (fish, chicken, and nuts) as well.

I had to drop it for tx, but try n get it in my diet. I DID find an iron free multiple vit. That way I can kind of control the dose n not overload liver. My.. Chatty me tonight.

After being diagnosed with arthritis at 30, I went to a mostly vegan, mostly organic diet and eliminated dairy. The results have been amazing. Watch Food, Inc.

Can HIV be transmitted if semen got underneath a fingernail? In otherwords, is the tissue underneath the fingernail vulnerable to passing HIV into the blood stream?

appearance, with no lunula (the crescent-shaped whitish area of the bed of a fingernail). It is thought to be due to a decrease in vascularity. Hence there appears a red or brown distal transverse band on the tip of fingernail. It is found in severe liver disease like cirrhosis, diabetes mellitus, congestive heart failure, hyperthyroidism, and/or malnutrition. Since your liver enzymes are normal, chances are less likely that you have terry nails.

Do you think the virus will transfer from my hand to zipper to then underneath my fingernail? Is it possible to get underneath the fingernail from a small metal zipper?

If you have such a low platelet count (55,000) it is an indicator of a major health problem. If you have hepatitis C and advanced liver disease it indicates you have cirrhosis. You should be under the care of a hepatologist preferably at a liver transplant center. As you have very advanced liver disease which if not properly managed can be life threatening. They are the only doctors knowledgeable and experienced enough with liver disease to help you manage your illness.

Is a 6 week negative HIV 4th generation test a good indicator that you are in fact negative at 6 weeks? I also had a 3 week negative test. I got tested through my gyno by them withdrawing blood.

Has anyone ever taken the sex indicator test they offer in local pharmacies? If so how accurate were your results ?

Does herpes whitlow cause pain under the fingernail and forearm? I've heard of the tingling and burning, I'm not feeling either but I'm feeling numbness under the fingernail and forearm? I did use the bathroom and with the same hand I pulled up my zipper and then in seconds used the underneath of my fingernail very firmly to secure it without washing my hands, very paranoid I spread the virus to my zipper then to the underneath of my fingernail.

Yes, diet is vital in handling most of the health issues. Mostly foods which are filled with fiber with low fat content can be very helpful in controlling various issues of colon and obesity. Apples, African mango which are rich in fiber can be handy in controlling the colonic issues. Generally these fibers trap the toxins and parasites which settles in the colonic part of the intestine and helps to excrete them out.

I scratched it using my fingernails and i noticed the pimple rash had a blood (red but the blood did not went outside the body) and i checked the fingernail that i used there is no visible blood also... Questions: 1. If the technician have a dried blood in my car and my fingernail hit or touches the blood and used the same fingernail to scratch my pimple rash...Do you think this is hcv transmission? Higk Risk, Low Risk Or No Risk? Begging for your merciful answer..My anxiety is killing me.

you may be constipated, which is very common with people who have poor diets, you didnt' specify what your diet consists of, but i'm assuming like most american's including myself it's not entirely healthy, or else you wouldn't have posted this. Either take a laxative, or drink prune juice, try drinking more water and exercising more frequently, you'll notice that slowly you'll become more regular. Hope this advice helped.

Could this be a type of fingernail material growing from the scalp? The physical consistency of this 'hair' strongly resembles that of a fingernail. Extensive searching the net has found nothing. Surely my daughter is not the only case like this. I read about keratin, but it seems the keratin in hair and nails is the same.

6 was healthy. But I did not consider my health...I am not a healthy person. I had insulin resistance for decades for a start not to mention numerous other health issues. So this article was very interesting... "To start with I have never seen a healthy individual with a TSH > 1.0. This would indicate, at least subjectively, that the ideal TSH (provided disease is not present in any form) is somewhere around 1.0.

Diet shouldn't hurt the baby since you're only a month pregnant. You can continue to diet throughout your pregnancy, you just need to make sure you're getting enough calories.

approach, and promptly hurt my health, but my heart health improved once I followed a common sense diet coupled with exercise, no smoking, good drugs. Stick with the professionals.

After two minutes i immediately check his hands and he show me his hand his fingernail is long..We are five in the kitchen that time..If my friend is tried to prick me with a syringe all the people will notice the syringe that time.. What will be your advise in my situation? do i need a test for this matter?

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