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Healthy nails tips Healthy nails should be pinkish in color, flexible, strong and glossy. If your nails are peeling or splitting or have lost heir luster, it may signify some nutritional deficiencies in your diet. For healthy nails, one must consume a healthy balanced diet that is rich in all essential vitamins and minerals.
You don't have to make drastic changes, but you can make a conscious effort to add nutrient rich foods as a replacement for junk.
Some foods for nail health include green leafy vegetables, whole grains, seeds and nuts, brown rice, eggs, salmon and tuna, soy products and onions. In addition to diet changes one can take the following measures to keep nails in prime health:
- Don't use your nails as tools to pick open or peel or pry open some thing.
This will cause chipping and breaking off - Try not to bite your nails. First, it is bad because of the dirt that accumulates under the nails, second it ruins the shape of the nail.
- Reduce your intake of saturated fats and consume adequate amounts of protein
- You should get vitamins from your diet ideally, but you can also supplement with Vitamins A, C and E
- Try not to keep your nails too long as that increases the risk of breakage
- Moisturize your nails after a bath and rub some cream into them whenever you wash your hands
- Don't mess with your cuticles. Push them back gently with an orange stick if you must, but don't cut them.
- When a nail breaks don't pull or tear it off. Trim it with a nail scissors instead
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