Fingernails |
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I have always believed that eyes are the window to the soul and that fingernails are the windows to the body and that years before a physical disorder actually manifested strongly in the body
indications could be seen in the fingernails. I looked into this and found it to be common knowledge to some. Here's a combination of information found. |
| This is NOT meant
to diagnose -
only to bring attention to
nail behavior.
If you have
any concerns
please
see your
M.D. |
|
Nail Description/ Behavior |
May Signal this Concern |
|
normal colored nail |
the half-moon is white - proper nutrition and good health |
|
very bendable soft nails |
contact with strong alkali, arthritis, malnutrition,
endocrine system |
|
brittle concave nails (colorless) |
anemia |
|
brittle nails |
dry nails, contact with irritating substances,
iron deficiency, kidneys, circulation problems,
thyroid problems |
|
brittle, hard, split easily |
poor circulation, infection,
glandular or nutritional systems |
brittle, soft nails with shine
&
no moon |
overactive thyroid |
brittle thick nails,
cloudy or lifted |
fungal infection |
|
bumpy |
thyroid disorder |
clubbed, rounded &
curled around finger tip |
chronic infections, abscess, lung disease,
heart disease, TB |
|
crack, peel, chip easily |
lack of protein & minerals in diet |
|
flat nails |
Raynaud’s |
|
hammered with brass look |
tendency toward hair loss |
|
loose |
Injury, infection, medicines, chemotherapy, thyroid, lupus |
|
ridges - horizontal |
follows illness or injury, infection, malnutrition,
thyroid disorder |
|
ridges - longitudinal |
aging, slow absorption of minerals & vitamins, thyroid, kidney |
|
pitted (with yellow/brown spots) |
eczema, psoriasis, hair loss |
|
separates from bed |
thyroid |
|
split tips |
eczema, psoriasis, hair loss |
|
spoon-shaped |
Iron deficiency; thyroid disease,
vitamin B12 deficiency |
|
square, very wide nails |
hormone imbalance |
|
thick nails |
vitamin deficiency, fungal infection,
arteriosclerosis, psoriasis |
|
very thick nails |
circulation problems |
|
COLORS IN THE NAIL OR BED |
|
black |
trauma, vitamin B12 deficiency |
brown or black streaks
(vertical streaks - end to end) |
melanoma |
|
brown nails |
fungal infection |
brown pitted spots,
split
& thickening nails |
psoriasis |
|
colorless |
anemia |
|
dark nails
(that are flat &/or thin) |
vitamin B12 deficiency |
|
blue |
circulatory, heart or respiratory disorders, lupus, emphysema |
|
red or deep pink |
tendency to poor peripheral circulation |
|
purple |
trauma, vitamin B12 deficiency |
|
white fingernails |
anemia, kidney problems, liver disorders |
|
white lines across nail |
liver disease |
white lines
with horizontal ridges |
Arsenic poisoning |
1/2 white
with dark spots on tip |
kidney disorder |
|
1/2 white 1/2 pink |
fungal infection, kidney disease |
|
yellow nails |
liver, diabetes, respiratory disorders, fungus,
psoriasis, antibiotic, heredity, lymph system |
|
MOONS |
|
no white moon |
pituitary |
|
no moons |
underactive thyroid, genetics |
|
overly large moons |
overactive thyroid, genetics, trauma from habit |
|
blue moons |
circulation, heart or respiratory disorders,
lupus, emphysema |
|
Sources: |
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/9895.htm
http://health.allrefer.com/health/nail-abnormalities-home-care.html http://health.allrefer.com/health/nail-abnormalities-causes.html
http://health.allrefer.com/health/nail-abnormalities-pictures-images.html
http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/003247.htm
http://www.drkoop.com/ency/93/003247_2.html
http://mo.essortment.com/fingernailsdi_rsxw.htm
http://www.care2.com/channels/solutions/self/338
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/sym/nail_symptoms.htm
http://www.mothernature.com/Library/Bookshelf/Books/32/35.cfm |
Martha Tierney, MscD, RMT, CHt Brighton, MA 02135 USA PH: 617-254-2244