NAIL DESCRIPTION SIGNALS
. NAIL BEHAVIOR

normal colored nail the half-moon is white - proper nutrition and good health

very bendable soft nails contact with strong alkali, arthritis, malnutrition, endocrine system

brittle concave nails (colorless) anemia

brittle dry nails, contact with irritating substances, iron deficiency, kidneys, circulation problems, thyroid problems

brittle, hard, split easily poor circulation, infection, glandular or nutritional systems

brittle, soft nails with shine
& no moon overactive thyroid

brittle thick nails, cloudy or lifted fungal infection
bumpy thyroid disorder

clubbed, rounded & curled around finger tip chronic infections, abscess, lung disease, heart disease, TB

crack, peel, chip easily lack of protein & minerals in diet

flat nails Raynaud’s

hammered with brass look tendency toward hair loss
loose Injury, infection, medicines, chemotherapy, thyroid, lupus

ridges - horizontal follows illness or injury, infection, malnutrition, thyroid disorder

ridges - longitudinal aging, slow absorption of minerals & vitamins, thyroid, kidney

pitted (with yellow/brown spots) eczema, psoriasis, hair loss

separates from bed thyroid

split tips eczema, psoriasis, hair loss

spoon-shaped Iron deficiency; thyroid disease, vitamin B12 deficiency

square, very wide nails hormone imbalance

thick nails vitamin deficiency, fungal infection, arteriosclerosis, psoriasis

very thick nails circulation problems

COLORS IN THE NAIL OR BED

black trauma, vitamin B12 deficiency
brown or black streaks

(vertical streaks end to end) melanoma

brown nails fungal infection

brown pitted spots, split
& thickening nails psoriasis

colorless anemia

dark nails (that are flat &/or thin) vitamin B12 deficiency

blue circulatory, heart or respiratory disorders, lupus, emphysema

red or deep pink tendency to poor peripheral circulation

purple trauma, vitamin B12 deficiency


White Fingernails, anemia, kidney problems, liver disorders

white lines across nail liver disease

white lines - with horizontal ridges Arsenic poisoning

1/2 white with dark spots on tip kidney disorder

1/2 white 1/2 pink fungal infection, kidney disease

yellow nails liver, diabetes, respiratory disorders, fungus, psoriasis, antibiotic, heredity, lymph system

. MOONS
no white moon pituitary

no moons underactive thyroid, genetics

overly large moons overactive thyroid, genetics, trauma from habit

blue moons circulation, heart or respiratory disorders, lupus, emphysema

Sources:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/9895.htm
http://health.allrefer.com/health/nail-abnormalities-home-care.html http://health.allrefer.com/health/nail-abnormalities-
causes.html
http://health.allrefer.com/health/nail-abnormalities-pictures-
images.html http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/003247.htm
http://www.drkoop.com/ency/93/003247_2.html
http://mo.essortment.com/fingernailsdi_rsxw.htm
http://www.care2.com/channels/solutions/self/338
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/sym/nail_symptoms.htm
http://www.mothernature.com/Library/Bookshelf/Books/32/35.cfm