Re: ridges on your fingernails

September 21, 2008

In Ayurveda vertical ridges on fingernails are considered a sign of

mineral imbalance / deficiency.

They also consider fingernails and hair to be closely related tissues.

Interesting, no? I wonder if people with fingernail ridges also

would have hair tests showing mineral transport issues or mineral

deficiencies?

By the way, I've had vertical ridges on my fingernails since I was a

child. So I don't think chronological age is the only cause, or even

a principal cause.

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> i have them too. they started on my toenails, suddenly when i became

> disabled. now also fingernails starting to have ridges too.

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> fyi, this website below has gathered lots of info from different

disciplines

> on how normal fingernails grow. it seems general consensus that most

> " vertical ridges are the result of the natural aging process, appearing

> first in middle age and becoming more prominent with time. " however,

> horizontal ridges can indicate a health problem.

>

September 28, 2008

I have vertical ridges, gets worse every year. haven't been tested for

deficiencies since 1980's.I would love to hear more reports on this. I think the

mineral deficiency is a good bet.

Deb

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