Let Your Fingers Be Your Physici

Let Your Fingers Be Your Physician

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Well, your fingers can't really be your physician
but could your fingernails be the diagnostician?

Some fingernail changes can be indicative of problems
within your body! Here are but a few indications that
may save your life and/or health…

Brittle soft and shiny nails without a moon at the base
is indicative of an overactive thyroid.

Brittle nails alone can be indicative of a possible
Iron deficiency, thyroid problems or impaired kidney'
function and/or circulatory problems.

Dark nails and/or thin, flat spoon-shaped nails
May mean A Vitamin B12 deficiency or anemia. Also
same conditions can be detected when nails turn gray
or dark when hands are placed in chemicals such as
household cleaning products or bleach.

Then there is the downward-curved nail ends that may
let you know there is a liver, heart or respiratory problem.

Ripples, bumps or lumps (called beading) that just
appear on the nail surface, you may have impending
or full blown rheumatoid arthritis.

Ridges can indicate poor nutrient absorption, and/or
Iron deficiency. Those ridges could mean there is a
kidney problem also indicate a tendency to develop
arthritis if they are vertical ridges. Then the ridges
running horizontal can result from stress, either/or
psychological or physical as in the case of disease or
infections. This can also indicate a very bad digestive
system in need of help.

Nails that chip, peel, crack or break easily show a
General overall nutritional deficiency and insufficient
hydrochloric acid and protein. This is seen in people
who use antacids on an ongoing basis or eat foods
low in nutrients. This calls for total minerals and
Meganutrient Vitamins at triple the RDA's.

Very pale nails are sometimes linked to aging. But
they can also be a sign of serious illness, such as:
Anemia
Congestive heart failure
Diabetes
Liver disease
Malnutrition

Pitting red-brownish spots with frayed split ends are
indicative of psoriasis. Also requires Vitamin C, folic
acid and protein needs.

Black splinterlike bits under the nails can be a sign of
1. A serious heart infection called endocarditis
2. and/or other heart disease.
3.possible bleeding disorder.

Very thick nails can be indicative that the vascular
system is weakening and the blood is not circulating
throughout the body as it should. Could also be the
sign of thyroid disease.

Thinning nails could signal an itchy skin disorder
Called lichen planus and/or oral reticular lichen
planus.

Yellow nails with upward nail tip growth can indicate
Internal disorder long before the symptoms appear.
Some of the internal problems could be the lymphatic
system, respiratory disorders, thyroid disease, diabetes
and/or liver dysfunction and/or psoriasis.

Yellow Nails alone - most common causes of
yellow nails is a fungal infection. As the infection worsens,
the nail bed may retract, and nails may thicken and crumble.

White lines in the nail could show possible
heart disease, high fever or arsenic poisoning.

White Nails - when nails are mostly white with
darker rims, this can indicate liver problems, such
as hepatitis. In this image, you can see the fingers
are also jaundiced, another sign of liver trouble.

White moon area of the nail changes colors:
turns red It may be indicative of heart problems.
Turns blue it could indicate heavy metal
Poisoning (such as silver overload) or lung
problems.

Two white horizontal bands that does not move
as the nail grows are a sign of hypoalbuminemia,
a protein deficiency in the blood!

Deep blue nail beds that never move may indicate
a pulmonary obstructive disorder such as asthma or
Emphysema.

Bluish Nails - Nails with a full bluish tint can
mean the body isn’t getting enough oxygen.
This could be another indicate an infection in
the lungs, such as pneumonia or other respiratory
or heart issues.

Dark lines beneath the nail should be
investigated as soon as possible. They
are sometimes caused by melanoma, the
most dangerous type of skin cancer. Never
fear it is curable with alternative medicine!

Unusually wide, square nails can suggest a
hormonal disorder!

Red puffy skin around the cuticles of
the nail (If the skin around the nail appears red
and puffy) can be Indicative of poor metabolism
of essential fatty Acids or of a connective tissue
disorder, such as Lupus…

Take these serious and maybe head off something
serious! But just because you may not have any
of these signs does not necessarily mean you
do not have a problem or impending problem.

References:
"Prescription for Nutritional Healing - Second Edition."
by James F. Balch, M.D. and Phyllis A.Balch, C.N.C in 1997

***Lena Sanchez a happy Retired Medical Office Nurse/Administrator, Medical Office Consultant turned Alternative Health Consultant took charge of her life in 1992 substituted healthy drug-free alternatives getting actual pain relief after 30 years with fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue, Meinere's Vertigo and never ending illnesses all kinds never solved with conventional medicine . Now committed to helping others do the same by educating on truly treating illness and disease rather than masking symptoms. See http://www.antibiotic-alternatives.com Other informative health articles regarding prevention and steps to take to be the healthiest you can be found at Free Healthy Natural Alternatives To Drugs Articles