How to have Strong and Healthy Nails

Tips for Strong and Healthy Nails

The following are a set of tips that helps you to keep your fingernails in tiptop shape:

• keep your nails clean and dry.
• Nail-biting or picking is to be avoided
• Daily application of moisturizer to your nails and cuticles helps.
• To prevent cracking use creams with urea, phospholipids, or lactic acid
• Rather than filing nails to a point, always file your nails in one direction and round the tip slightly
• Removing the cuticles or cleaning too deeply under your nails can lead to infection.
• Bothersome ingrown toenails are to be dealt only by a dermatologist

• Nail polish removers that contain acetone or formaldehyde should be avoided
• Green discoloration of artificial nails could be a sign of bacterial infection
• Eat a well balanced diet that has vitamins and minerals. A short course of multi-vitamin capsules or tablets may also help to take care of any deficiency.
• If haemoglobin is low and you are anemic take food rich in iron like apple and green vegetables.

References:

1. Macleod's Clinical Examination 12^th Edition
2. Gibson LE (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. June 11, 2009
3. Gregoriou S, et al. Nail disorders and systemic disease: What the nails tell us. Journal of Family Practice. 2008; 57:509.
4. Tosti A, et al. The nail in systemic diseases. Dermatologic Clinics. 2006; 24:341.

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