See What the Nails Tell About Your Health?
Nails have a strong link with the health. They indicate about your health’s conditions. a patch of White color, a Rosy spot on the Nails and bumpy surface of Nails may be a sign of body disease.
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Diseases may include problems in Liver, Lungs and Heart. All these diseases are shown through the appearance of Nails.
Here are few secrets that your Nails may show; you may be unaware of those secrets before, these secrets may include:
- Pale Nails
- White Nails
- Yellow Nails
- Bluish Nails
- Rippled Nails
- Cracked Nails
- Puffy Nails
- Dark Lines Under Nails
- Gnawed Nails
1. Pale Nails
Very Pale Nails can be sign of serious diseases like:
- Anemia
- Heart Failure
- Liver Diseases
- Malnutrition
2. White Nails
If your Nails are White having darker edges, this may show Liver problems including Hepatitis or Jaundice. Jaundice is another type of Liver’s disease.
3. Yellow Nails
The most common cause of Yellow Nails is Fungal Infection. When this infection get worse, the base of Nails may shrink, the Nails may get thick and disintegrate. Sometimes, Yellow Nails may also show serious diseases like Thyroid disease, Lung disease, Diabetes and psoriasis.
4. Bluish Nails
If your Nails become Blue that means your Nails are getting sufficient Oxygen. This condition may indicate the infections in Lungs known as Pneumonia etc. Bluish Nails are also linked with the Heart’s diseases.
5. Eroded Nails
If your Nails are pitted or eroded, it can be a early symptoms of Psoriasis or Inflammatory Arthritis. The color of Nail may also change in this condition, it is common. The Skin under Nail may turn to Reddish Brown.
6. Cracked Nails
The dry, bad condition of Nails may easily crack down the Nail; this situation of Nails is linked to the Thyroid disease. If cracking of Nails is combined with the Yellowing of Nails, it can be due to the Fungal Infection.
7. Puffy Nails
When the Skin around the Nails becomes Red and Puffy, this is known as Inflammation of the Nail Folds. It may occur due to the presence of Lupus or some other diseases of Connective tissues. This infection may also lead to the Redness and inflammation of the Nail folds.
8. Dark Lines Under Nails
If you are suffering from the condition that dark lines occur under the Nail, try to get it checked by the doctor as soon as possible. In rare cases, it is found that this condition is caused by the Melanoma, which is a severe type of Skin Cancer.
9. Gnawed Nails
It is a habit of biting Nails, biting Nails is just an old habit but most of the people do this when they are in extreme stress, treatment can help in reducing this habit. Nail biting can also be an indication of Obsessive- Compulsive disease. If can’t avoid this habit, you should discuss this problem with the doctor.
The changes in the color and texture of Nails is linked to many conditions, these changes are sometimes the sign of any disease. Many changes in the Nails are harmless. It is also not sure that everyone with White Nails may be suffering from Hepatitis and with Blue Nails may suffer from Pneumonia but these Nails still have a connection with the health.
If you are noticing any changes in the Nails and you are worried about that, urgently consult a Dermatologist, he might help you in diagnosing the reason, whether it is due to some Skin problem or some other medical reason.
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