{"id":392,"date":"2023-12-05T02:34:14","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T02:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/?p=392"},"modified":"2023-12-05T02:34:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T02:34:15","slug":"what-your-nails-reveal-about-your-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/?p=392","title":{"rendered":"What your nails reveal about your health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Nails are made up mainly of&nbsp;<strong>keratin<\/strong>&nbsp;, a protein made by certain skin cells.&nbsp;A change in color, texture or the appearance of spots on the&nbsp;<strong>nails<\/strong>&nbsp;may indicate certain&nbsp;<strong>health problems<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brittle nails<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you have brittle nails<\/strong>&nbsp;all the time&nbsp;, this may indicate an iron deficiency and\/or malnutrition.&nbsp;Biting&nbsp;<strong>your nails<\/strong>&nbsp;or using harsh chemicals can also weaken them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thick nails<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thyroid disorders can be the cause of&nbsp;<strong>splitting of nails<\/strong>&nbsp;but in most cases it is due to stress, malnutrition and the use of chemicals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spoon nails<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Concave nails can be the result of&nbsp;<strong>anemia<\/strong>&nbsp;, hyperthyroidism or a heart problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ridged nails<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If your&nbsp;<strong>nails<\/strong>&nbsp;have fine lines this may indicate an iron deficiency or a hormonal problem which can occur during menopause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Yellow nails<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tobacco and regular use of nail polish can give your&nbsp;<strong>nails<\/strong>&nbsp;a yellowish color.&nbsp;The yellow color can also be due to lung disease, diabetes, or&nbsp;<strong>toenail fungus<\/strong>&nbsp;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nails with white spots<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you notice the presence of a white spot on your&nbsp;<strong>nails<\/strong>&nbsp;, this indicates that your&nbsp;<strong>nail<\/strong>&nbsp;has suffered a shock and that you are not taking care of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Black nails<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The black color could be a hematoma that occurred following a shock.&nbsp;In a more serious case, it could be melanoma.&nbsp;Consult your doctor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nails are made up mainly of&nbsp;keratin&nbsp;, a protein made by certain skin cells.&nbsp;A change in color, texture or the appearance of spots on the&nbsp;nails&nbsp;may indicate certain&nbsp;health problems&nbsp;&#8230; Brittle nails If you have brittle nails&nbsp;all the time&nbsp;, this may indicate an iron deficiency and\/or malnutrition.&nbsp;Biting&nbsp;your nails&nbsp;or using harsh chemicals can also weaken them. Thick nails Thyroid&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":393,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=392"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":394,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392\/revisions\/394"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nanasadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}