Re: Finger Nails - Is There A Good Test For Vitamin/Mineral Deficiencies?

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Does anyone know what horizontal and vertical ridges mean?

Jackie

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> > My daughter has white spots on her nails, hangnails, along with

many

> > other things and I'm wondering if there is some kind of test I

can run

> > to see what she may be lacking.

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> At my house, white spots on the nails meant zinc deficiency, and

> hangnails meant deficiencies in folic acid and vitamin C.

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> More info here

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> http://www.skinatlas.com/nails.htm

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> http://dermnetnz.org/hair-nails-sweat/nails.html

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> http://www.pathlights.com/nr_encyclopedia/03extr02.htm

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> Dana

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