Healthy Fingernails
Published on Feb 08 2010, in the categories: Maintenance
Isn’t it true that just by analyzing someone’s fingernails you can tell a lot of things about that person? Fingernails can also tell a lot about our health. They represent a protection of nerve endings in your fingers and they actually are skin layers made of a protein called keratin. A healthy body will present a peaches-pinkish color of the nail, and if a problem arises in the normal functioning of your body, your nails will look different!
Firstly, you must understand that what you eat is reflected in the health of your nails. If you dream of having the perfect healthy fingernails there are a few things you should know. There are numerous things that can directly affect the health of your fingernails. For instance, a lack of vitamin A and calcium will certainly male your nails look dry, a lack of proteins, folic acid and vitamin C will cause cleft in the cuticle surrounding the nail which can be very painful.

White spots appearing on the nail are also signs of a lack of protein. You shouldn’t worry though because there are some simple rules of nutrition to improve your nail health. Following this steps you will most certainly manage to heave beautiful healthy fingernails. It is recommended a daily diet composed of 50% fruit and raw vegetables to supplement the necessary of vitamins, minerals and enzymes. Also try not to avoid broccoli or onions. There should also be included foods rich in biotin such as soy, cereals, yeast. Vitally important is also consuming water and other liquids. Another reliable friend for your nails is carrot juice rich in calcium and phosphorus. The rules above are generally valid for maintaining the health of the whole body.
The most effective and the safest way to have healthy nails is to offer them daily the hydration they need. A cream for your hands and nails will very easily help you fulfill this goal. First of all, the biggest mistake that you could do is cutting you cuticles! They are a natural barrier to bacteria and the wisest way would be to leave them where they are. Sure, that does not mean you letting them grow continuously.
Just retouch them regularly, like once a week. How will you do this? Simple: with a special cream that softens cuticles, making them so much easier to remove, and then use a small wooden stick. You have soft and brittle nails? You can improve that with a fortifying nail polish. Another thing you should know about maintaining your fingernails healthy is how to remove nail polish.

The most effective in dissolving the nail polish is acetone. But it excessively dries your cuticles. Therefore, companies making cosmetics launched solvents without acetone, but when using them it may take longer to remove nail polish. A benefit of using this type of solvent is the fact that it isn’t in any way aggressive with your fingernails or cuticles. Although you probably do not pay that much attention to the health of your nails keep in mind that they actually reflect the healthy condition of the entire body. Just try including them when you’re planning on improving your health.
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