My finger nails are cracking down the middle.?!
Question: I have been trying everything from eating yougurt to using nail growth polishes that are way too expensive. Any ideas of homemade nail growth ideas?
Answers: I have been trying everything from eating yougurt to using nail growth polishes that are way too expensive. Any ideas of homemade nail growth ideas?
The best remedy for fingernail problems is your diet. Foods rich in Sulphur should be part of your diet along with a B complex supplement daily (including pantothenic acid). The B complex will help build resistance to fungus infections, vital to nail growth. Sulphur is essential for healthy hair, skin and nails. A diet sufficient in protein will generally be sufficient in Sulphur.
Foods rich in Sulphur are: lean beef, dried beans, fish, eggs, cabbage, kale, garlic and brussels sprouts.
Foods rich in Beta Carotene will aid in preventing and healing splitting nails. ie: potatoes, carrotts, leafy and green vegies, pumpkin and sweet potatoes.
Silica supplements 500mg - 1 - 3 times daily will help prevent white spots and peeling nails.
Vitamin E rich foods ie: leafy and green vegies, vegetable oils, whole wheat and whole grain cereals. Vitamin E is necessary for the proper utilization of vitamin A.
also Zinc will aid in strengthening brittle nails and in eliminating white spots. Foods rich in Zinc are: meat, liver, seafood (especially oysters), wheat germ, pumpkin seeds, eggs and nonfat dry milk.
CHEERS
?
Gelatin is really good also calcium.