Hi Sol, Try Zinc supplements for the white bands and dry brittle nails. Over the years, I've had that happen, matter of fact, at the moment I have white spots in three of my nails. Foods rich in Zinc, which include those with a Tail, are not things I consume regularily, so I must supplement and not surprised when I get the spots. When I do supplement and start eating more beef, beans, etc they disappear. Amazing how the lack of just one nutrient can upset the bodys balance....and how the body will give us a visual clue.
As to the ridges.......... sol <sol...@sweetwaterhsa.com> wrote: One of my nutrition books says thin, dry, brittle nails or white bands in the nails can be due to protein deficiency. Lack of B vitamins can cause fragile nails with horizontal or vertical ridges. Prescription for Nutritional Healing says irom deficiency can also cause vertical ridges. Zinc deficiency can cause white spots. And there is a lot more info around on nutrition and nails. I also have fairly definite vertical ridges in my nails. Mine probably from insufficient B vitamins, as I can't seem to find a brand/type that doesn't give me a reaction. And niacin causes me very bad flushing, which alsocan kick in my eczema. Even the "no-flush" types of niacin do this. So I guess I'm stuck with the ridges. It does seem like worsening of the ridges might mean a worsening deficiency? I used to have white spots in my nails, too, but I've been taking my minerals much more regularly for some time now, and those are now gone. I hadn't actually noticed until I was writing this. sol Pat wrote: > Does anyone know about a cause for vertical ridges in the > fingernails? They look healthy, no sign of anything wrong other than > many vertical ridges in every fingernail. All my life they've been > thin and too delicate to grow out long, but they were always smooth. > Several months ago I asked my doctor about the ridges and she said she > hopes they don't mean anything is wrong and showed me her nails which > looked just like mine. They seem to have gotten worse in the last few > months, so CS must not do a thing for them. > > > > -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour Carol Ann _______________________________ The Pessimist complains about the Wind; The Optimist expects it to change; The Realist adjusts the Sails. - The world needs more sailors. --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments.
