Fingernail Health

Healthy Nails Can Be Yours

By having good nails health, you will have no more fingernail problems, and prevent problems in the future.

Your fingernails and health go hand in hand.

The most important thing you can do for your fingernail health is to include the right foods, supplements and nail care. This way fingernail problems wont be an issue.

Your fingernails are dependent on a good intake of vitamins and minerals, which are needed to help keep them strong and pevent broken fingernails.

There are many wonderful foods and vitamins for fingernails you can include in your diet, to maintain strong nails, and a healthy body.

With the right care, growing long fingernails can be achieved, and soft nails can be avoided.

The pink color of the fingernail indicates a healthy circulatory system, if your fingernails have a bluish tint then you may be suffering from poor circulation.

Anemia is consistent with low red blood cells and this may make the fingernails appear pale with a whitish nail bed.

Our nails show signs of aging as well as our bodies so you need to give them lots of love and attention, if you want to always have healthy nails, and overcome problems such as weak fingernails

Make sure you rub sunscreen into your fingernails as well as your hands, this is a good habit to get into. Do this daily and you will help protect your nails and have good fingernail care.

Parts of your fingernails;

• Matrix - this is the living part of your fingernail, and is found behind and underneath the nail fold. It produces keratin and makes up the Nail Plate. If you damage the matrix, you will affect the growth of the Nail Plate.

• Nail Plate - this is the top hard part you want looking great, as this shows the first sign of whether you have good finger nail health or not! It is made up of layers of protein keratin. Many people will suffer from split nails to this area.

• Nail Folds - hard skin around the base and side of nail plate.
  

• Fingernail Bed - skin beneath the nail plate and is responsible for the blood vessels and cells, which gives the pinkish color of the Nail Plate, and determines what shape your nail will grow. Your fingernail bed has little grooves, which can become more noticeable as you get older, causing vertical ridges on fingernails.
  

• Cuticle - tissue around your nail plate, it protects new cells that emerge from the fingernail bed. It is important to prevent damaged cuticles.

• Lunula - (half moon) is the shape at the base of your fingernails, this is underneath the nail plate, and often fades with age (like everything!!), it also tends to show up only on larger nails.
  

Oils such as olive oil, sunflower oil and coconut oil, are great for soaking and rubbing into your fingernails and cuticles to maintain healthy nails and help prevent dry fingernails.

By massaging your nails and cuticles with an oil, you will also have strong fingernails.

Many fingernail conditions can be overcome with a good oil, and cracked nails can be fixed using shea butter.

It pays from time to time, especially as you are getting older to have your doctor check your fingernails and health.

Over time you will suffer less fingernail problems and have a healthy body, all because you have a natural nail care regime.

Having healthy nails compliments your appearance.

When you see and feel a difference, you will always find time to take care of your fingernail health.



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