Revealing Nails
A recent health news piece brought to our attention once again the relationship between nail health and overall health. It isn’t at all surprising to me that the body, as a “unit”, speaks of dis-ease consistently throughout its parts.
The article wisely notes that these nail conditions are not conclusive that a disease is present, and that you might be suffering from a serious health disorder but have picture-perfect nails. Nonetheless, I found this listing of possible associations of particular interest:
What Your Nails Say About Your Health: 10 Possible Signs of Serious Conditions
- White nails could indicate liver diseases, such as hepatitis.
- Yellowish, thickened, slow-growing nails could indicate lung diseases, such as emphysema.
- Yellowish nails with a slight blush at the base indicates possible diabetes.
- Half-white, half-pink nails are a sign of kidney disease.
- Red nail beds can signal heart disease.
- Pale or white nail beds may indicate anemia
- Pitting or rippling of the nail surface can be a sign of psoriasis or inflammatory arthritis.
- “Clubbing,” a painless increase in tissue around the ends of the fingers, or inversion of the nail, may indicate lung diseases.
- Irregular red lines at the base of the nail fold may signal lupus or connective tissue disease.
- Dark lines beneath the nail can be a sign of Melanoma.
You can read the entire news piece at Fox News.
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