Did you know that finger nails grow an average of 3.5 millimeters per month?
Do you know all the wonderful fun facts that our little finger nails have to offer?
Here are the top 5 fun facts that take you probably didn’t know about your nails:
1. You can tell a lot about your health from your nail beds:
A blue discoloration in the nail beds means you have issues in your lungs. Capallai in your cuticle can indicate some sort of autoimmune disease. If you have any unusual coloring to your nails your should contact your local dermatologist to get them examined.
2. Cuticles are a vital part to your nail
The cuticle is there to lock in moisture and keep germs out of the body, which is why it’s very important not to pick at the cuticle or to let manicurists cut it off. Make sure to keep your cuticles moisturized and well oiled daily!
3. Nails are made from the same ingredient as your hair:
Both nails and hair are made up of keratin. And that means the same foods that are good for your hair are good for your nails. “So make sure to get foods rich in vitamins, antioxidants, and minerals such as fruits, veggies, fats, and proteins. Hmmm sounds like a Paleo enchriched diet is good for a variety of things other than good looks!
4. Stress effects your nail growth:
Not only do stressful lifestyles usual relate to nervous picking and nail-biting, stress also makes us sleep deprived, tired, and depleted not allowing your nails and your hair to grow to their full potential.
5. White Spots don’t equal calcium deficiency:
You know how we were always taught that we needed to drink more milk if we say any type of white spots in our nail beds? Well turns out it was an urban myth! It is actually not related to calcium at all. It is more of like a bruise from some trauma your finger nail endured or a possibly a zinc deficiency.
Now you have some fun facts to keep in mind when you look at those pretty hands of yours. Also make sure you take good care of them and do not take them for granted! Follow these simple guidelines and not only will your nails look fabulous you will feel fabulous as well!
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