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It is interesting to me the many outward signs that our body displays when things are not right on the inside and fingernails and hair tell a lot. When I was a preteen and my mother and father had divorced my mother did not take care of me and my siblings. I look at photos of myself back then and I looked malnourished. I was so underweight and anemic that I would have near fainting spells often so I was put on iron pills for a long time. One thing I remember about them was how people would comment on how strange my nails were. They were not flat, but instead they had really deep ridges that went the length of the cuticle to the tips. My nails are beautiful now, a pretty pink with a nice pale pink crescent at the matrix. This Ray Peat quote below had me remembering this and thinking of other people’s nails that have white spots on them or ones who have really thick concave toe nails and what all of these outward signs mean…
“A zinc deficiency is often associated with a deficiency of vitamin B6 and an excess of copper; since estrogen is associated with zinc loss, other nutrients including vitamin E and folic acid should be considered when the nails have white marks.” -Ray Peat
I had those white spots on my nails long ago. I vaguely remember a vague sense that little crushing incidents created those marks. Maybe I was wrong about that. Looking back, I’m sure it was primarily due to my hypothyroidism. I am so much older now, but no white marks! Can’t complain.
“What is Terry’s nails?
Terry’s nails is when most of your fingernail or toenail looks white, like frosted glass, except for a thin brown or pink strip at the tip. People with Terry’s nails don’t have a half-moon shape (lunula) near their cuticles. Instead, nearly the whole nail looks washed out.”0Terry’s nails appears as a mostly white or washed-out nailbed. Lindsay’s nails refers to nails that are half white and half brown or red.
Both Terry’s nails and Lindsay’s nails can be signs of an underlying condition. People with liver disease are more likely to have Terry’s nails. People with kidney disease are more likely to have Lindsay’s nails.”
“Some people develop Terry’s nails as part of typical aging. Experts think that people with Terry’s nails have fewer blood vessels near their nailbeds.
But Terry’s nails can be a symptom of an underlying medical condition, such as:
Cirrhosis.
Congestive heart failure.
Diabetes.
Kidney failure.
Viral hepatitis.“
@Lilac ”I had those white spots on my nails long ago. I vaguely remember a vague sense that little crushing incidents created those marks. Maybe I was wrong about that. Looking back, I’m sure it was primarily due to my hypothyroidism.”
“You may notice white spots along your nails if you’re deficient in certain minerals or vitamins. The deficiencies most commonly linked to this issue include zinc deficiency and calcium deficiency. A doctor can determine if you’re at risk for any mineral deficiency.”
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