Nutritional Steps to Healthy Nails

Your nails may look brittle or dry if you do not have sufficient Vitamin A in your diet.

You may find hang nails if your diet does not provide you enough protein, folic acid and Vitamin C.

Lack of sufficient protein in your diet may result in the appearance of white bands across your nails.

You may find split nails as a result of not having enough hydrochloric acid in your diet.

Severe dryness on your nails as well as really rounded, curved ends and dark nails are a result of the lack of Vitamin B12.White spots which looks like age spots will appear on your nails due to the lack of enough zinc in your diet.

If you do not drink enough water, that could cause your nails to form cuts and cracks in them.

Inefficient metabolism of essential fatty acids could cause the appearance of red skin near your cuticles.

Some of the beauty tips you may follow in order to get great nails are:

If you make sure that half of the food you consume are composed of fruits and fresh vegetables, that would provide you with all the necessary vitamins, minerals and enzymes. Enough sulfur and silicon can be obtained from regularly consuming broccoli, fish and onions. Soy, brewer's yeast, whole grains etc. will provide essential biotin for your nails.


You need to regularly drink at least eight glasses of water every day.

Royal jelly, spirulina and kelp are rich in silica, zinc and B vitamins and their consumption will increase the durability of your nails.

Carrot and carrot juice contain a lot of calcium and phosphorous and the daily intake of either one of these will improve the strength of your nails.

Long Nails

About Long Nails

Long nails worn by women are considered to be sexy by people from all over the world. But the nails which are longer than three centimeters or an inch are five hundred percent more at risk to be affected by harmful germs which may cause yeast infections and staph. This was proven in a study conducted by Shelly McNeil, who is an infectious disease specialist at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

According to Dr. McNeil, you need to properly wash your hands every time you come in to contact with non sanitary places like door knobs, public toilets, gym equipments etc. You could carry an alcohol based hand gel with you in order to clean your hand wherever soap and water are not readily available.

NOTE: Fake nails and acrylics are much more harder to sanitize and they can carry a lot more bacteria on them.


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You need to regularly drink at least eight glasses of water every day.

Royal jelly, spirulina and kelp are rich in silica, zinc and B vitamins and their consumption will increase the durability of your nails.

Carrot and carrot juice contain a lot of calcium and phosphorous and the daily intake of either one of these will improve the strength of your nails.

Long Nails

About Long Nails

Long nails worn by women are considered to be sexy by people from all over the world. But the nails which are longer than three centimeters or an inch are five hundred percent more at risk to be affected by harmful germs which may cause yeast infections and staph. This was proven in a study conducted by Shelly McNeil, who is an infectious disease specialist at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

According to Dr. McNeil, you need to properly wash your hands every time you come in to contact with non sanitary places like door knobs, public toilets, gym equipments etc. You could carry an alcohol based hand gel with you in order to clean your hand wherever soap and water are not readily available.

NOTE: Fake nails and acrylics are much more harder to sanitize and they can carry a lot more bacteria on them.


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Natural Nails

Your hands are the most important tools of your daily life. And during all the work you do every day, the health and strength of your hand is compromised to a some extent. Due to the rush of your daily routine, you may not even be aware of the damage. Spend some time every day or once every week to check the condition of your nails and to make sure they are in good condition. Monitor the color, texture etc. and look for any new white marks or ridges on your nails.

Once you start taking good care of your nails, you will find that they enhance your dress and your personal style and it will improve your over all confidence.

Here are some natural nail tips which will help you to improve the health and quality of your nails.

Great, Healthy Nails

When you are in a hurry go for speed-dry nail polish.
You need to consume a lot of water every day in order to keep your body hydrated and your nails healthy.

Addition of quality FDA approved vitamins and supplements in your diet will help you in getting great nails. Your diet is an integral part of the health of your nails. After consultation with your physician, increase the doses of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, calcium, folic acid, protein, Vitamin B12, and zinc.

Daily care on your manicure will prevent it from chipping and cracking.

Following a healthy diet is very important for the health of your nails.

If you give a base coat, that will improve the strength of the nails and protect them further.

If you leave the nail polish in the refrigerator, that will keep it smooth and consistent.

Never leave your nail polish in any room which may become really cold. You may find a mess to clean up after the nail polish bottle breaks suddenly.

How do you keep your nails from breaking or becoming brittle?

Never use your nails as tools for any thing like picking, digging, scratching, pinching etc. for the obvious reasons!!

Consume more food with calcium in it.

Use of perfumed lotions and other products which contain alcohol may cause your nails to break and hence need to be avoided as much as possible.

When you are doing any thing which causes your nails to come in contact with water, harsh chemicals or harsh detergents, try to use rubber gloves.

What are your nails craving for?

If you do not drink water sufficiently as is the habit of a lot of people around the world, you may find your nails become weak, splitting, fragile etc. Just start drinking a lot of water and the problem will go away!!