Originally Posted by DB

Nutritional Steps to Healthy Nails
By Corinna Richards

What you eat will reflect on the health of your nails, too.


*Lack of vitamin A and calcium causes dryness and brittleness.
*Lack of protein, folic acid and vitamin C causes hang nails.
*White bands across the nails are caused by protein deficiency.
*A lack of sufficient hydrochloric acid can cause splitting nails.
*Insufficient intake or vitamin B12 can lead to excessive dryness, very rounded and curved ends and darkening of nails.
*Insufficient zinc can cause development of white spots on the nails.
*Cuts and cracks in the nails may indicate a need for more liquids.
*Red skin around your cuticles can be caused by poor metabolism of essential fatty acids.


Ridges can appear either vertically or horizontally. Horizontal ridges called Beau's lines, can result from severe stress. Some of these ridges are genetic -- they're inherited -- and get worse as you age. Vertical lines can indicate poor nutrition, or iron deficiency.


Your body has nice clear cut ways of tellin u its problems