Tip 1: How to determine the health status of the nails
Tip 1: How to determine the health status of the nails
Long-term medical research has proventhe fact that the state of nails can diagnose various diseases in the early stages, long before the appearance of any symptoms. For several centuries, Chinese doctors have accumulated knowledge about methods of determining diseases according to the form and appearance of human nails.
Instructions
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Study carefully the nail holes. At active smokers, and also at people with pulmonary diseases they will be thin and small. If the hole is missing on the nail of the ring finger, this means possible problems with metabolism and the lymphatic system. If the holes are not present on all the fingernails of the fingers, this indicates a probability of a lack of vitamin B12, possible problems with the thyroid gland and circulatory system disorders. Bluish color of the holes is a sign of problems with the liver.
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Pay attention to the coloring of your nail plate. A sign of good Health is a soft pink nail. Bright red color is a possible sign of erythremia. When yellowish, it is necessary to check state liver. The white-blue color of the nail plate is an occasion to be examined by a gastroenterologist and neurologist, bluish-violet signals the probability of congenital heart defects. If your nail plates have acquired a gray color, this could mean an attack of malaria, black - diabetic gangrene or thrombosis of the brachial artery.
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Look, are there any on your nails?stains. White small specks can be associated with a violation of the central nervous system, and a sign of malfunction in the functioning of the brain can serve as yellow spots. Cyanotic shade indicates a cardiovascular pathology. Too pale nails are associated with anemia, lack of iron, vitamins and trace elements. If the adrenal cortex is affected, the nail plates can be whitish, and with cirrhosis, milk-white. A black spot indicates a subungual hematoma.
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Note that the nail of the ring finger,"Decorated" with white specks, may indicate the deposition of calcium in the kidneys. If there are white specks on the index finger, this indicates a possible accumulation of calcium in the lungs. The presence of brown or dark yellow divorces on the nails is the first sign of a fungal disease, and they can also be the result of prolonged use of antibiotics.
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In case you notice grooves on the nailplates, know that they are mainly signs of the transferred infectious diseases. Layering nails, as a rule, speak of diseases of the endocrine system, convex and thick - about malfunctions in the lungs. Psoriasis or inflammatory diseases of the joints can contribute to the appearance of numerous dimples on the nails. A lack of iron in the body can lead to depressed and concave nail plates.
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Remember that the diagnosis of diseases on the condition of the nails does not give one hundred percent certainty of the presence of these diseases. To put the correct diagnosis and appoint treatment can only an experienced doctor.
Tip 2: How to determine health by nail
Appearance of nails can tell a lot aboutstate of human health. The formation of the nail plate is associated primarily with the endocrine system, and therefore nails can report any disease, even at the initial stage, when a person does not even suspect it.
Instructions
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The presence of dark yellow and brownish divorces on the nails is the first sign of a fungal disease or the result of a very long use of antibiotics.
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Furrows on the nail plates, as a rule, are a sign of the transferred infectious diseases. To treat them it is not necessary, in due course they disappear independently.
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About the violations of blood circulation in the body can say the appearance of a large number of white spots on the nails.
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Layering nails testify to diseases of the endocrine system.
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Thick bulging nails require attention to work of the lungs.
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Blackening of the nail is usually caused by subungual hematoma.
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The appearance of white spots on the nails indicates a lack of zinc, iron or vitamins in the body. In addition, they can appear after major stresses or an improper diet.
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Inflammatory diseases of the joints or psoriasis can give out small, but numerous dimples on the nails.
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The lack of iron in the body is indicated by deepened and concave nails.
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Significant thinning or total extinctionwells on nails can also talk about the presence of various diseases of the body: -on the little finger: slaginess of the small intestine or cardiovascular system problems-on the ring finger: metabolic disorders or lymphatic system diseases-on the middle finger: diseases of the circulatory system; on the index finger: the presence of gynecological problems; on the thumb: problems with the intellect.
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On the state of human health can be judged by the color of the nails: -The yellow nails: the presence of fungal lesions-blushing nails: lack of oxygen in the blood; -white nails: the presence of problems with the work of the liver.