Guest guest Posted June 7, 2004 Report Share Posted June 7, 2004 Usually has to do with minerals. Not enough and/or poor absorption. Do you have any other problems? Kathy Belinda <Hestia@...> wrote: Is anyone else having a problem with very brittle nails? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2004 Report Share Posted June 7, 2004 The anemia. I didn't use to have a problem with my nails. Just the last couple of months they've gotten really bad. All I'm taking is a multivitamin, calcium, b complex and my iron supplement. Oh, and the pill but that was only 2 months ago and this started before that. > Usually has to do with minerals. Not enough and/or poor absorption. > Do you have any other problems? > Kathy > > Belinda <Hestia@...> wrote: > Is anyone else having a problem with very brittle nails? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2004 Report Share Posted June 7, 2004 What changed before this happened? Illness? Mediication? Has anemia been a problem before? Lots of anemia has to do with poor absorption. Does your calcium have Mag & D? You probabaly also need trace minerals. Lack of VIt C and copper could be part of the problem with anemia. Kathy Belinda <Hestia@...> wrote:The anemia. I didn't use to have a problem with my nails. Just the last couple of months they've gotten really bad. All I'm taking is a multivitamin, calcium, b complex and my iron supplement. Oh, and the pill but that was only 2 months ago and this started before that. > Usually has to do with minerals. Not enough and/or poor absorption. > Do you have any other problems? > Kathy > > Belinda <Hestia@...> wrote: > Is anyone else having a problem with very brittle nails? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 Hi Dont know if this will help but I take bovine gelatine powder--1 TB with my water in the morning and I could drive fence posts in with my nails!! Also find that they split at the side into the quick if I drink coffee [just another reason to avoid it, I guess!]must be the dehydrating effect. Have a lot of joint problems and this seems to help that also. You should find a source on the internet--I get mine posted to me. Kae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 No, no changes before this. Except starting to eat the blood type diet. And no problem with anemia before this. Re: Brittle Nails > What changed before this happened? Illness? Mediication? Has anemia been a problem before? Lots of anemia has to do with poor absorption. Does your calcium have Mag & D? You probabaly also need trace minerals. Lack of VIt C and copper could be part of the problem with anemia. > Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 Hmmmmm How long have you been on the diet? Body might be doing some adjusting. Something in the change is out of wack. Other info may be needed - or allow a little more time. Kathy Belinda <Hestia@...> wrote: No, no changes before this. Except starting to eat the blood type diet. And no problem with anemia before this. Re: Brittle Nails > What changed before this happened? Illness? Mediication? Has anemia been a problem before? Lots of anemia has to do with poor absorption. Does your calcium have Mag & D? You probabaly also need trace minerals. Lack of VIt C and copper could be part of the problem with anemia. > Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 9 months > Hmmmmm > How long have you been on the diet? Body might be doing some adjusting. > Something in the change is out of wack. > Other info may be needed - or allow a little more time. > Kathy > > Belinda <Hestia@...> wrote: > No, no changes before this. Except starting to eat the blood > type diet. And no problem with anemia before this. > > Re: Brittle Nails > > > > What changed before this happened? Illness? Mediication? Has > anemia been a problem before? Lots of anemia has to do with poor > absorption. Does your calcium have Mag & D? You probabaly also > need trace minerals. Lack of VIt C and copper could be part of > the problem with anemia. > > Kathy > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 I don't have anything to say about the nails, but the anemia I know a little about. What I have to say is sacrilege on this board though. Way back in the dark ages when I was a teenager, I discovered that beef was a factor in my anemia. I still don't eat it, even though I'm commited to the rest of my type O diet. (I also HATE the way cows/cattle industry are trashing the Klamath Basin just below my mountain home and yes, they are grass fed.) So anyway, I think we all agree that nothing is one-size-fits-all, even BTD. You may want to substitute some salmon or cod for some of the beef you have been eating and see if the anemia lessens. -Robin > > No, no changes before this. Except starting to eat the blood > > type diet. And no problem with anemia before this. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 Hello Renny - I hope you have got settled into your new home and that you will at last find happiness there. I have to say that also had the problem of splitting nails - as do many sufferers of hypothyroidism. I got over this by using Super Silica 2500 mgs - taking one tablet a day. Expensive to start with, but they last a long time. I am pleased to report that I have nails so strong I could prize the top of a bottle of beer - they are now VERY strong. Luv - Sheila >> Hi> For the past couple of weeks my nails have been getting very brittle. I> am on 2.5 grains of Armour but I ran out of the Nutri Adrenal extra> about 4 wks ago and didn't get any more as I thought I wouldn't need> them. I have since ordered some more and they arrived yesterday. Could> it be lack of adrenal support that has caused my nails to go brittle?> I would be grateful for any advice.> Thanks, Renny> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Hi Bee! I've been on your diet religiously since June 2010 (food and supplements), and have had near miraculous results since then (I still have a few hurdles to cross, but once I do I will post a " success story " ). Anyway, something odd happened recently--I clipped my fingernails and nearly all of them were brittle, cracking like potato chips! I was stunned by this, because that was how my nails used to be, pre-diet; but with the diet, over time my nails became soft and healthy. But now this! Do you have any thoughts/suggestions? Thanks and peace to you, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 > > Hi Bee! I've been on your diet religiously since June 2010 (food and supplements), and have had near miraculous results since then (I still have a few hurdles to cross, but once I do I will post a " success story " ). Anyway, something odd happened recently--I clipped my fingernails and nearly all of them were brittle, cracking like potato chips! I was stunned by this, because that was how my nails used to be, pre-diet; but with the diet, over time my nails became soft and healthy. But now this! Do you have any thoughts/suggestions? > Thanks and peace to you, +++Hi , Your fingernails will detoxify many things through them, and toxins do cause brittle nails. However you've had it before your body will be retracing it too as it is healing itself - see this article: http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/heal10.php Men who paint houses for a living detoxify paint colors, solvents, etc. through their hands and nails. I used to do oil paintings and many colors showed up under my nails which were unmistakably oil paints, i.e. burnt sienna, raw umber and black. lol! All the best, Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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