Fingernail health

[Birdsnest]

Just an interesting slide show about fingernail health.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=154FD1E8-20E3-4CCF-BE8FC6EDF5A89942&slide=1&isagg=0

I was looking up what the lunula (half moon) means, and found that if you do not have a lunula on your thumb, it might mean a protein or zinc deficiency.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=3803FB95-7CEC-4B8E-B69A53A210F01BE8

[file cabinet]

my fingernails checkout just fine. * phew *

[Merkaba]

wow. spoon nails and nails seperated from the nail bed are disgusting

[Division56]

My poor toe. I kicked it extremely hard last week. The entire nail turned purple. Then I kicked it again tonight.

BTW, it's yellow from the injury, not poor health.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v116/Division56/toe.jpg

[Ponderous]

Perhaps this belongs in the "girlie" thread, but sculptured nails is the one girly thing I always do. I do it because I'm lazy... I get the pink and white power so the look lasts until I get a chance to go back and it doesn't chip.

[Groty]

You gonna get to pull that thumb-toenail off! Thats always fun!

My friends kid kept referring to his Finger Gums. Took mama a while to realize he was talking about his Cuticle.

[hemanthraz]

hey can someone tell me why i have a small spot of white on one of my nails?I read somewhere that it was because of an old injury. If thats the case why dont i have one on all of my nails, coz im pretty rough with them.?

[s]

Ruffles have ridges and so do my nails! *sobs* Div, thanks for the visual, darling.

[SheepDog]

I dropped a log on my big toe yesterday so it's bruised purple, but other than that, all is well.

Good thing to keep in mind, however... ;)

[Utopmk]

I do not have a camera right now, but I want to ask someone about two of my toe nails. They have lost their shape and look like horns coming out of my toes.

[Ghost-Girl]

Nothing has creeped me out lately as much as those spoon-nails creeped me out.
Eeeewwww.

That said, one time I ice-skated a couple hours in skates that didn't fit and a week later one of my big toe nails turned color and came off. Totally gross...and kinda neat.

[PiccoloNamek]

Phew, none of my nails look like that, although they all have ridges and grow rather jaggedly. They always have.

[Architectonic]

I have 'Terry's nails', they even have slight crease marks because they bend so easily. And the occasional white spot, both are likely due to zinc deficiency (and perhaps other nutrients).

[Mr. Bighead]

Once in a while, I notice a Beau's Line on my left thumnail. I think my left thumb is malnourished.

[INTrePid]

At the base and edges of my nails where it meets the skin, there's a blackish tint on a few finger and toenails. I think this is from some vitamin deficiency, possibly C.

When something puts too much pressure on the skin on my hands, it immediately puffs up like a blood blister (looks like a blood red wart, size varies). I know this is from a vitamin deficiency, but i can't do anything about it right now. It can erupt just from putting my socks and shoes on, or hitting my hand against something. If I don't let the blood out, it will be very tender, and I won't be able to do much with that hand.