What your fingernails health reveals about your overall health.

The most common causes of complaints based on fingernails health are splitting, brittle or fragile nails which can be an indication of a nutrition deficiency, such as vitamin C, vitamin B, iron, zinc and poor circulation. Thin nails indicate a diet lacking in sulphur containing amino acids.

Hangnail is ragged skin along side a nail. Dry cracked skin from cold weather will encourage hangnail, as will frequently having your hands in water. Also, picking at the skin and biting your nails. Hangnail is not trivial, as any exposed skin acts as a breeding ground for germs and your hands are particularly susceptible to exposure, causing infections that can turn to sore, painful and swollen finger ends an undesirable situation for your fingernails health and your overall health.

The colors of the nails tell their own story about fingernails health and potential health issues. Healthy nails look pink because of the blood behind it while creamy pale ridged nails may indicate iron deficiency anemia; yellow nails may indicate fungal nail infection; brown nails may indicate chronic renal failure; bluish nails may indicate circulatory, heart and lung problems.