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Tips For Healthy Nails

It important to have healthy nails. The color of your nails is an indicator of your general health. Your nails are a part of your body too so you must take good care of them. Everyone likes clean, well-manicured and polished nails. Nails too need to be taken care of properly. Eating a healthy diet is important for your nails. It is important to include certain vitamins in your daily diet to ensure that your nails are healthy and look beautiful. Here are a few tips for healthy nails.

Healthy nails are transparent and look pink in color as a result of the blood beneath them.

· If you wear nail polish on a regular basis then, take them off for a day or two every week, in order to let your nails breath.

· Add shine to your nails by massaging coconut oil or warm castor oil on to them.

· If you do not like nail polish then apply dry soap to your nail and buff or use lemon peel for a similar result.

· Dip a cotton-tipped swab in hydrogen peroxide to clean under the nails and whiten them.

· Before giving yourself a manicure dip your nails in a cup of warm water with one tablespoon of lemon juice.

· Put your fingertips in half a lemon and twist your finger back and forth to clean the cuticles and nails. For dry and brittle nails eat food that is rich in vitamin A and calcium.

· For hangnails eat food rich in protein, vitamin C and folic acid.

· Eat protein rich food for white bands across the nails.

· Deficiency of hydrochloric acid causes nails to split.

· Deficiency of vitamin B 12 can lead to dryness, rounded and curved ends and darkening of nails.

· Eat food rich in zinc to prevent white spots on the nails.

· Poor metabolism of essential fatty acids causes red skin around the cuticles.

· Ensure that half of your diet is made up of fresh fruits and raw vegetables. This will supple your nails with vitamins, minerals and enzymes.

· Eat food rich in sulfur and silicon like broccoli, fish, and onions.

· Eat food rich in biotin such as soy, brewer’s yeast and whole grains.

· Drink plenty of water and fresh fruit juices.

· Supplement your diet with spirulina and kelp to make your nails strong.

· Drink fresh carrot juice as often as possible as it is rich in calcium and phosphorus and good for strengthening your nails.