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"One way to know if you might be a candidate is to look at your fingernails and to think about your dreams. Are there little white dots on all your fingernails, and can you remember the content of your dreams consistently? If the answer is, "Yes, I've got white dots, and no, I don't remember my dreams," you need to be tested for phillyrea and have that corrected. Cocaine and heroin addicts have lost certain key chemicals that need to be replaced. The cocaine and the crack cocaine user are firing off norepinephrine like the fourth of July." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"If the fingernails are spooned and extremely thick, it can signal diabetes. stop sign To determine if a nail is spooned, perform the water drop test. Place a drop of water on the nail. If the drop does not slide off, then the nail is on its way to spooning. TEXTURE TRANSFORMATIONS Thick Nails Thickening fingernails—medically called onychauxis—can be a benign sign of aging. Over time, however, they can become severely thickened and hook-like." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"A Greek-speaking direct descendant of the Macedonian general who served under Alexander the Great, Cleopatra ruled over the tastes of the ancient world by drawing upon both Greek and Egyptian traditions of using minerals and other natural compounds to tint the face and fingernails. Her eye shadowing with kohl (a mixture of soot, burnt almonds, and malachite), which she also used to darken both her lashes and brows, and the way she tinted her nails by staining them with a flowering plant called henna, were said to be works of art." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.)

"Treatment of brittle fingernails with biotin." Z Hautkr. 64(1):41-48, 1989. Colombo, V.E., et al. "Treatment of brittle fingernails and onychoschizia with biotin: scanning electron microscopy." J Am Acad Dermatol. 23(6 Part 1):1127-1132,1990. Lassus, A. "Colloidal silicic acid for oral and topical treatment of aged skin, fragile hair and brittle nails in females." J/nf Med Res. 21(4):209-215,1993. Calomme, M.R., etal. "Supplementation of calves with stabilized orthosilicic acid. Effect on the silicon, Ca, Mg, and P concentrations in serum and the collagen concentration in skin and cartilage." - Jan Lovejoy, Get Balanced-the Natural Way to Better Health with Superfoods (Get the book.)

"My sagging cheeks (deficient growth hormone) and reddened eyelids (lack of Cortisol) were duly noted, as were my fingernails, which were thin and dry with ridges. Dr. Hertoghe pointed to the wrinkles about my mouth and eyes, consistent with my waning estrogen. If I could have found a hole, I would have sunk into it. I was embarrassed and horrified but also a bit excited and hopeful. It was like a Chinese diagnosis with a Western slant. It was blood and yin deficiency (the Chinese diagnosis I had been given throughout my thirties) described hormonally, in Western terms." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"Recurrent fungal infections of the toenails and fingernails; or recurrent athlete's foot. • Swelling throughout the body, particularly in the hands, face, and feet; or a tendency to suffer from chronic water retention. Fatigue, for no apparent reason. • Depression, for no apparent reason. Poor memory, poor cognitive function, and brain fog. • Chronic nasal congestion from mucus; or swelling of the nasal membranes. Insomnia, restlessness. • Joint pain, with or without swelling. Muscle aches; or headaches. Weight gain; or difficulty losing weight." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"She had gained ten pounds, and her fingernails had become brittle. She felt itchy but had no rash. Her bones and muscles were very sensitive to touch, and her shins were extremely tender to pressure. She had the bony enlargement of finger joints that's common with osteoarthritis. Her general health was normal. Sarah posted MHAQ scores of 0.125-55-85-50-8 (function, pain, fatigue, health perception, sleep); she felt stiff in the mornings for just a few minutes. Her lab tests showed normal general chemistries, blood counts, thyroid function, arthritis markers, and inflammatory markers." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"Dark red fingernails point toward a high content of cholesterol, fatty acids, and minerals in the blood. The liver, gallbladder, and spleen are congested and underactive, and all excretory functions are overburdened with waste products. Whitish nails indicate the accumulation of fat and mucus in and around the heart, liver, pancreas, prostate, or ovaries. This condition is accompanied by poor blood circulation and low hemoglobin levels (anemia). Vertical ridges in the fingernails generally indicate poor absorption of food and the disruption of important digestive, liver, and kidney functions." - Andreas Moritz, The Liver and Gallbladder Miracle Cleanse: An All-Natural, At-Home Flush to Purify and Rejuvenate Your Body (Get the book.)

"Are there little white dots on all your fingernails, and can you remember the content of your dreams consistently? If the answer is, "Yes, I've got white dots, and no, I don't remember my dreams," you need to be tested for phillyrea and have that corrected. Cocaine and heroin addicts have lost certain key chemicals that need to be replaced. The cocaine and the crack cocaine user are firing off norepinephrine like the fourth of July. That's what creates that feeling they love that is so shortlived." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Artificial fingernails, also known as sculpted or acrylic nails, have also become increasingly popular. Before an artificial nail is applied, any old color on the natural nail is removed, and the natural nail is filed or sanded to create a rough surface. The stylist then dips a small brush applicator into liquid ethyl methacrylate (EMA) and then into a powdered primer, which catalyses the liquid into a solid polymer. The mixture is brushed onto to each nail before the artificial nail is applied. The artificial nail is then shaped and filed, generating fine dust." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.)

"Abdominal bloating, distension Full, logy feeling after heavy meat meal Loss of former taste or craving for meat Excessive gas, belching or burping after meals Burning sensation in stomach, heartburn Heavy, tired feeling after eating Constipation Stools poorly formed, pale, greasy, floating Undigested food particles in stools Ridges on fingernails, slow growing nails For temporary solutions, one should pay attention to proper food combination as a first measure. Taking digestive enzymes with meals will also help with the breakdown of food in the stomach." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"It fights fatigue for both sexes, diminishes white spots in fingernails, reduces brittle hair and nails, and it can help with menstrual problems, impotence, and painful knee and hip joints. And whether you're a man or a woman, if strengthening your immune system is high on your list of priorities, zinc needs to be an important part of your diet (or supplement program). Finally, we need zinc to help decode the instructions in our DNA, the genetic version of a user's guide for how to keep our body functioning." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"Your lips, tongue or fingernails become blue. This final symptom is an EMERGENCY signal of sinking into unconsciousness. An ambulance and doctor must be called immediately. Not all asthmatics have such obvious signs of an acute attack. There are many people whose breathing deteriorates very slowly over a long time, sometimes days or weeks, and who do not have noticeable wheezes." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"This hardening and drying is related to an increase of keratin, a hard and inflexible protein found in fingernails. This hardened skin is less effective as a barrier to infection. This hardening effect from deficient vitamin A is also a problem with the mucous membranes throughout the body. VITAMIN A INCREASES IMMUNE RESPONSE Vitamin A has other roles in resistance to infection. Vitamin A plays a central role in the development of lymphocytes, white blood cells that play critical roles in the immune response." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"Faustman's research hung on by its fingernails. In 2004, the three other labs set out to test the validity of Faustman's finding that severely diabetic mice can recover on their own if researchers squelch the immune-system attack that is causing the disease through this very specific destruction of only defective T cells. All three labs followed Dr. Faustman's procedures and, after three years of work, each study came up with similar results to Faustman's: you could cure diabetes in mice using the protocol of killing only the autoimmune-disease-causing T cells in the pancreas." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"A large majority of women who have cracking, peeling, and chipping fingernails also have poor stomach and digestive function." "Really? You're saying I could have had glamorous fingernails all these years had I only known?" "Don't know about glamorous, but at least a lot stronger. But getting back to tests—along with the stomach test, we need to check further on your digestion through a stool analysis. We'll be looking at mineral levels, amino acids, and hormones—particularly testosterone." - Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing (Get the book.)

"However, the appearance of our nails reflects not only how meticulous (or even obsessed) we are with our appearance but also our medical history and nutritional status, not to speaking of signs Unfortunate is the man who has no fingernails to scratch his head with. —Arabian proverb mention, in many cases, our occupation. A quick look at our nails can reveal reams about how well our bodies are working and possible diseases and disorders that may be lurking within. In fact, our finger- and toenails can be as informative about our health and well-being as our blood pressure or weight." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.) "As with blue lips, blue skin (See Chapter 5 speaking of signs For three days after death, hair and fingernails continue to grow, but phone calls taper off. —Johnny Carson, the late, late-night comedian and Bluish Skin, below), and other signs of cyanosis, blue nails can signal lung disease or peripheral arterial disease (PAD), among other circulatory problems. (See Chapter 7.) The nails of people with Raynaud's disease, which is considered a PAD, will sometimes turn blue, usually in response to cold or stress, then go back to normal once circulation returns." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"When a child who has pinworms scratches his or her bottom, the eggs get lodged underneath his or her fingernails. Without serious scrubbing every morning, including underneath fingernails, it's easy for those eggs to get around. They're sticky little things and they easily make their way from fingers to everything the child touches—doorknobs, furniture, toys, even food. When other children touch those surfaces, they pick up some eggs." - Dr. Sharon Moalem, Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease (Get the book.)

"Symptoms can be as subde as appetite loss, bad breath, soft or brittle fingernails, fatigue, insomnia, general weakness, inability to recover from injury or illness quickly, impotence, and easy bruising. The reason I point out the trend in nutrient and vitamin deficiency is because it relates directly to the body's ability to ward off illness, disease, and operate completely to combat incoming toxins. When you don't equip your body with the tools it needs to support its internal structures and functions, it won't be able to withstand the environment in which you live." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"THYROID QUIZ* 1 have thick skin and fingernails. • 1 have dry skin. • My hair is thinning, 1 lose hair, or have coarse hair. • 1 am sensitive to cold. • 1 have cold hands and feet. • 1 have muscle fatigue, pain, or weakness. • 1 have heavy menstrual bleeding, worsening of premenstrual • syndrome, other menstrual problems, or infertility. My sex drive has decreased. • 1 retain fluid (swelling of hands and feet). • 1 feel fatigued (especially in the morning). • 1 have low blood pressure and heart rate. • 1 have trouble with memory and concentration." - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.)

"Check your fingernails. Do you have a half moon at the base of each nail? If not, it's a sign that your life-force energy—or chi, as the Chinese call it—is on the decline. The moons usually disappear from ^^^^^^^^ pinkie fingers first and fade progressively toward the thumb. Whaf s the connection? Waning energy causes organ weakness and hormonal imbalances that can lead to infertility. A gynecologist may recommend herbs like Vitex to boost energy and overall health for a woman in her reproductive years." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.) "Dab on a good bit of oil while buffing the nail, both morning and night, and look for results within six weeks. Note: Brittle nails may indicate a nutritional deficiency. • Herbs and Foods for Your Fingertips L • Easy Aromatherapy Bath Far too often, folks who are sore and stiff from fatigue and sore muscles skip taking a soothing bath because "it takes too much your fingernails are partic-mmm¦¦¦¦¦¦¦i uiariy (jry m([ brittle, and you believe your diet is well balanced, you might try one or all the following herbs: Alfalfa, horsetail and parsley." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"Various observations were that hair grew out with color instead of gray, sometimes with natural waves or curls. fingernails grew strong, long and shapely. Cellulite vanished effortlessly. Puffiness in the body and face disappeared, and the skin cleared up. These women often get complimented on the "glow" of their faces. They feel confident without make-up. Their inner beauty and confidence also radiate. They look younger than ever and have no fear whatsoever of getting old. One of the women is 64 and still gets checked out by "the young whippersnappers" when she is at the gym!" - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"You would see people unable to walk because of lack of balance, children unable to talk and locked in their inner worlds, those whose bones bend under the weight of their bodies, people with loss of nerve function, severe infections that can't be cured with antibiotics, pale skin, hair falling all over the floor, and peeling or grossly deformed fingernails that take the shape of spoons. These are the symptoms of vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Today we live in such a world. For some, symptoms of nutrient deficiency may be subtle. In fact, they are often invisible." - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.)

"The girls were instructed to keep their fingernails at a precise length, since the nails, never the fingers, were used to pluck the highest quality tea leaves. The freshly picked leaves were graded into classes and processed. The best grades of tea were delivered as tribute tea, and the rest were traded and sold by the regional government. The values placed on the top grades of tea were impressive. A cake of high-grade tea (a quantity that could easily be held in the palm of a hand) might be worth as much as two ounces of gold, while the very choicest grades were simply beyond price." - Lester A. Mitscher and Victoria Toews, The Green Tea Book (Get the book.)

"Arsenicum album: If symptoms are accompanied by burning, tingly, and itchy sensations, and if there is a degree of swelling in the fingertips with a blue tinge appearing in the fingernails, try Arsenicum album. Applying heat to the affected area gains some relief and eases burning pains. CO o CO CO HERBALISM Ginkgo biloba: Most of ginkgo's beneficial effects are derived from the herb's purported ability to increase blood flow and improve circulation. Take 120-240 mg to three times a day." - Marshall Editions, 1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses (Get the book.)

"Skin around the fingernails may be red and swollen. Medical treatments Individuals with acrodermatitis are usually given over the counter zinc (page 614) supplements. Dietary changes that may be helpful Oysters, beef, liver, pumpkin seeds, pecans, and Brazil nuts are all high in zinc.1 However, people with acrodermatitis enteropathica also need to take zinc supplements. Nutritional supplements that may be helpful Supplementation with zinc (page 614) brings about complete remission in hereditary acrodermatitis enteropathica." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.) "As a result, Swiss researchers investigated the use of biotin in strengthening brittle fingernails in humans, despite the fact that it remains unclear exactly how biotin affects nail structure. An uncontrolled trial of 2.5 mg biotin per day found improved firmness and hardness in almost all cases after an average treatment time of 5.5 months.3 In a controlled trial using 2.5 mg of biotin per day, women with brittle nails, who had their nail thickness measured before and at six to fifteen months after, found their nail thickness increased by 25%. As a result, splitting of nails was reduced." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

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