What Your Nails Say About Your Health

You can tell a lot about how your body is functioning by examining your nails. Take a look. What do you see?

Here are some tell tale clues of your nails about your inner health:

May be a sign of calcium, zinc or essential fatty acid deficiencies or low stomach acid

Solution: eat broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, whole grains and seeds. Also take the herb milk thistle.

May indicate zinc deficiency

Solution: take a zinc supplement. Always take zinc with food. Eat pumpkin or sunflower seeds for their high zinc content

May indicate a zinc deficiency

Solutions: same as those of white spots

May indicate a B6 deficiency

Solutions: eat foods high in B vitamins such as brown rice, avocados and beans. Drink three cups of red clover tea daily.

*Always consult your doctor before taking any herbs or supplements