Guest guest Posted September 30, 2010 Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 I'm just curious. My son is a nail-biter and has been for years. (We tried everything to get him to stop.) I'm wondering if anyone else on here is also a nail-biter and if there's any type of link. I remember doing an experiment in elementary school where we scraped stuff out from under our fingernails and then put it on a potato - all the potatoes rotted nicely. I know it's not quite that simple, but wondering if there's a weird connection. Thanks! Liz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2010 Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 I bit my nails from about kindergarten until 7th or 8th grade. Also, when I was younger, I used to dig in the dirt at lunch time. I can't imagine all the gross things I ingested. > > I'm just curious. My son is a nail-biter and has been for years. (We tried everything to get him to stop.) I'm wondering if anyone else on here is also a nail-biter and if there's any type of link. I remember doing an experiment in elementary school where we scraped stuff out from under our fingernails and then put it on a potato - all the potatoes rotted nicely. I know it's not quite that simple, but wondering if there's a weird connection. > > Thanks! > Liz > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 I've heard that one problem with children of today is that they DON'T dig in the dirt and they aren't getting the "natural" bugs from the dirt to build up their immune systems, therefore getting sick more often??? marla From: kedsmiley Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 11:27 PM To: BTVC-SCD Subject: Re: OT - nail biting? I bit my nails from about kindergarten until 7th or 8th grade. Also, when I was younger, I used to dig in the dirt at lunch time. I can't imagine all the gross things I ingested.>> I'm just curious. My son is a nail-biter and has been for years. (We tried everything to get him to stop.) I'm wondering if anyone else on here is also a nail-biter and if there's any type of link. I remember doing an experiment in elementary school where we scraped stuff out from under our fingernails and then put it on a potato - all the potatoes rotted nicely. I know it's not quite that simple, but wondering if there's a weird connection.> > Thanks!> Liz> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2010 Report Share Posted October 1, 2010 >> I'm just curious. My son is a nail-biter and has been for years. (We tried everything to get him to stop.) I'm wondering if anyone else on here is also a nail-biter and if there's any type of link. > > Thanks! > Liz>> I did, Liz, off and on until I was... heck! 40something? Did it for lots of reasons, as I saw it. Hangnails drive me crazy and I didn't have a nail file w/ me... Just habit... Yeah, I DO think anxiety... and I notice that the urge left after my very difficult husband chose " another path " ! One weird thing I noticed is that I liked the taste and after I learned more about fungi I DID wonder if there were an allergy addiction connection! Your next question is what got me to quit. Mostly vanity. I just didn't want ugly fingernails. Wish I had an easier answer.... but I DID discover, years later, a tendency towards under the nail fungi... which brings me back to wondering if they weren't always growing there but were just sub-clinical. Artful Carol Former me: From babyhood - CFS, Depression, Candida, Severe Chemical, Inhalant, and Food Allergies. Current me: Global Carb and Fungal Problems well-controlled past 30 yr. by extremely low-carb, no dairy, no grains allergy/anti-yeast diet, SCD 01/05. After 35 yrs. no need for allergy shots since SCD! Magnesium/Vits A, B, D, E/Evening Primrose, Fish, Olive, and Other Oils, Lecithin. 2 grown kids recovered from serious developmental problems which I believe were fungally-caused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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