1, healthy nails with uniform color are light pink.
2, toughness, moderate thickness, moderate hardness, not easy to break.
3, the surface is smooth, shiny, no layering, lines, etc.
4, nail edge neat, no defect (except for external reasons).
5. The small sun at the nail root (also called half moon mark) accounts for one fifth of the ascending order of nails, and milky white is appropriate (generally 8~ 10 is normal).
White spots, horizontal stripes, vertical stripes, small sun ... quietly climbed up the original smooth nails. Do you think they will only affect your beauty? As everyone knows, they are a health warning to you!
Different nail shapes, different constitutions
The shape of nails mainly includes the length-width ratio of nails and the shape of nails. Because the shape of nails is mostly related to congenital genetic factors, most of them are physical differences.
proportion
Dragon: People with long nails are gentle and not impatient, so diseases caused by mental factors are rare in them. However, due to weak innate constitution and poor immune system, it is easy to suffer from acute inflammatory diseases, such as upper respiratory tract infection, gastroenteritis, brain and chest diseases and so on.
Short stature: people with short nails belong to a personality that is easy to be impatient and impulsive. This kind of people's heart function is relatively weak, and they are prone to diseases from abdomen to waist, as well as legs and feet. If the nail tip is flat and embedded in the meat, it is more prone to diseases such as neuralgia and rheumatism.
Square: The length and width of this nail are close to a square. This kind of human body is relatively poor and often belongs to the type of weak constitution. Although there are no obvious serious diseases, they can easily become patients with many genetic diseases. If women have such nails, they should be alert to problems in the uterus and ovaries.
Lily-shaped: nails are long, with obvious protrusions in the middle and curved around, shaped like lily slices. This kind of nail is more common in women and the shape is the most beautiful. However, people with this kind of nails are mostly weak and sick from childhood, especially the digestive system, which is prone to blood system diseases.
Fan-shaped: this kind of nail is narrow under the nail and wide on the top, and the fingertips are curved. Most people with fan-shaped nails are born with strong physique. They have good physical fitness and strong endurance since childhood, but they tend to ignore their health. Adults or the elderly are prone to duodenal ulcer, cholecystitis and even liver disease.
Round: round nails, the owner looks strong and rarely gets sick. This kind of person is very insensitive to diseases, and it is difficult to realize the abnormal condition of his body. So once they get sick, they are often very serious. Ulcer bleeding, pancreatitis, cardiac insufficiency and even cancer are most likely to happen to them.
Bowl shape: oblate and shaped like a bowl. Attention should be paid to chronic diseases of respiratory tract and digestive tract.
Different colors, different warnings.
One color is about the luster and color of nails. Healthy people's nails have a certain luster, which is relatively uniform, like a piece of smooth glass, and should be beautiful pink. Once the nail color changes, it means that something has happened in some parts of the body and should be paid attention to.
Bright, shiny; Shine, shine
Shine of nail polish: There are two kinds of shine of nail polish. One is that there are blocks or strips on the nails, not the whole nail, which are mostly related to pleurisy and abdominal ascites; In addition, the whole nail is as bright as oil, and the nail becomes thinner, which is more common in patients with hyperthyroidism, diabetes and acute infectious diseases. Uneven gloss: Uneven gloss of nails can be manifested in different nails or in different parts of the same nail. If the front end of each nail is shiny and the root is dull, there may be chronic bronchitis and cholecystitis; If only some nails are uneven in luster, it suggests that there are some chronic injuries and inflammation in the body.
Loss of luster: if the whole nail is like ground glass, there is no trace of luster at all, indicating that there are some chronic wasting diseases in the body, such as tuberculosis; This can also happen to patients with serious wasting diseases, such as liver abscess, lung abscess or long-term chronic bleeding.
colour
White nails: the nails are pale and lack of blood color, which is more common in patients with malnutrition and anemia; In addition, if the nails suddenly turn white, there are common emergencies such as blood loss and shock, or chronic diseases such as hookworm disease, gastrointestinal bleeding, advanced tuberculosis and pulmonary heart disease; If the pressed nails turn white, the blood color will not recover for a long time after release, which may be qi stagnation and blood stasis. It should be noted that if the nails are as white as ground glass, it is a feature of cirrhosis. One color is red: red is the expression of heat, and bright red is yin deficiency, heat or fatigue; Crimson or reddish purple, mostly caused by wind and heat, can be manifested as muscle, bones and muscles, joint pain or numbness, gout and other diseases.
The color of nails turns gray: nails are gray, mostly caused by lack of oxygen, which is more common in smokers; For non-smokers, nails suddenly turn gray, most likely suffering from onychomycosis. At first, the edge of the nail will itch, and then the nail will lose its luster and turn gray, such as onychomycosis. Yellow color of nails: yellow nails, which Chinese medicine believes are mostly caused by damp-heat fumigation, are common in hypothyroidism, carrot disease, nephrotic syndrome and so on. Western medicine believes that yellow nails are mostly related to the lack of vitamin E in the body. If all nails turn yellow, they must be treated, because it is a symbol of general weakness.
Turn green to black: A color blue is mostly cold, pain, or blood stasis. If your nails are black and blue, you may be very ill.
Different concave changes, different diseases
Concave nail refers to some horizontal stripes, vertical stripes and spots on the nail. Traditional Chinese medicine points out that this change of nails is closely related to pathological changes such as low function of tissues and organs, destruction and atrophy of tissue structure.
Vertical stripes: the nail surface is not smooth enough, and there are straight stripes, which usually appear after overwork and excessive brain use; These vertical stripes will appear obviously in the case of insufficient sleep. If vertical stripes persist, it may be a chronic disease of internal organs. If not nursed back to health, with the development of the disease, nails will become uneven and even crack.
Horizontal stripes: The horizontal stripes on the nails are the records of the lesions that have occurred. In other words, when there are horizontal lines on the nails, there must be some lesions in the body. Generally speaking, at the beginning, the stripes are only at the bottom of the nails. With the growth of nails, it gradually moves upward, indicating that the onset time is getting closer and closer.
Spots: there are a few white spots on nails, which are usually the manifestations of zinc deficiency, silicon deficiency or parasitic diseases; There are many white spots, which may be a sign of neurasthenia; Yellow spots on nails may cause diseases of the digestive system; If there are black spots on your nails, be careful. The light one is just overwork and malnutrition, and the heavy one may be a precursor of gastroptosis, gastric cancer and uterine cancer.
Tips Sunshine Manicure Healthy Circle
The little sun is a half moon with white fingernails, called half moon, also called health circle. Generally speaking, the 1/5 of the whole nail is the best state, and it is not normal to be too big, too small or fuzzy. People over half a month are prone to high blood pressure and stroke; If the first month and a half is too small, it means that the blood pressure is too low. Most people who can't see the half-moon nails at all have symptoms of anemia or neurasthenia.
At the same time, the color of the half-moon nails is milky white. Blue, suggesting that there is a problem with the respiratory system and it is easy to suffer from cardiovascular disease; Blue is a sign of poor blood circulation; Redness equals heart failure.
Note that there is no small sun before the child develops. Adults have too much sex in nightlife, and the little sun may disappear.
Nail fracture
1, the nail is black and there are broken spots under the nail, which indicates myocarditis, other heart diseases and abnormal nail bloody diseases caused by infection.
2. Fragile nails may indicate iron deficiency, thyroid problems, impaired renal function and blood circulation problems.
3, nails are brittle and easy to wear, lack of nutrition, and may be manifested as hyperthyroidism.
4. Black nails and/or thin, flat and spoon-shaped nails are all signs of vitamin B 12 deficiency or anemia. If your hands come into contact with detergents and allergens, your nails may turn black or gray. )
5. The nails are dark blue, indicating that the lungs are blocked, such as asthma or emphysema.
6, nail tip invagination indicates that there are abnormal problems in the heart, liver or respiratory system.
7. In addition to local fungal infection, green nail thirst is manifested as bacterial infection in the body.
8, the nails are half white, and there are black spots on the fingertips, which can indicate kidney disease.
9. Isolated green stripes appear on the nail bed, especially pale skin, which is a standard of skin cancer.
10, beaded nails (uneven surface) are signs of rheumatoid arthritis.
1 1, nails extending to the fingertips and bending downward are signs of lung injury, such as emphysema and asbestos lung.
12, easily broken, cracked and peeled off, indicating malnutrition and lack of hydrochloric acid and protein. At this time, minerals are also extremely scarce. 13, the nail base is raised and the white part is very small, indicating that there are respiratory diseases, such as emphysema or chronic bronchitis. This symptom has genetic possibility.
14. The separation of nail and nail bed indicates thyroid disease or local infection.
15. Brass instruments with flat nails show a tendency of partial or total hair loss.
16, reddish-brown acne marks and worn bifurcated fingertips mean psoriasis; Need to supplement VC, folic acid and protein. 17. Red skin around nail bed means indigestion of essential fatty acids or connective tissue diseases, such as lupus.
18, vertical or horizontal ridges appear on nails. Upright spine means poor health, poor nutrient absorption, and/or iron deficiency and kidney disease. Horizontal ridges are caused by excessive mental or physical stress. Staggered nail ridges indicate a tendency to form arthritis.
19, thick armor implies low circulatory function, poor blood circulation and thyroid disease.
20, nail thinning may be like a sign of lichen planus.
2 1, two fixed white stripes indicate hypoproteinemia.
22, nail width prescription suggests endocrine abnormalities.
23. The white line indicates that there may be heart disease, high fever and arsenic poisoning.
24. There are horizontal white stripes on the nails, indicating that there may be liver disease.
25. If the white half-moon area at the root of the finger turns red, it means that there is something wrong with the heart; If it turns gray-blue, it means heavy metal poisoning or lung disease.
26. White nails mean liver or kidney diseases and/or anemia.
27. There are pink white nails near the fingertips, which is a sign of cirrhosis.
28. The appearance of yellow nails before other symptoms appear may mean some diseases of the body, such as lymphatic and respiratory diseases and diabetes.