February 11th, 2008
Healthy Nails
The nails protect the fingertips and tips of the toes from external injury. They are produced by the epidermis (outer layer of skin) and made primarily from keratin, which is a protein. It takes approximately seven months for the nails to grow from beginning to end. Healthy nail beds are pink, blood rich. The richness of blood is its protein, fat and oxygen content, as the rest is water. Proper diet nourishes the nails, improper weakens.
The following are common nail complaints: thin, dry, brittle and or cracked nails, horizontal or vertical ridges, rounded, curved or spoon shaped nails, white spots, hang-nails, fungus, etc. They are mostly caused by poor diet.