What should a healthy nail look like? The expert said: "It should be rosy, tough, smooth and shiny, and the crescent on the nail cover is clear and curved." Judging from the color, healthy nails should be pink. If the nails turn pale or purple, it means that there may be some problems in the body.
Pale face may be blood deficiency. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, while the nails are pale, the weakness of limbs is mostly blood deficiency. Doctors often judge whether blood deficiency is serious by the ruddy degree of patients' mouth, lips and conjunctiva. If your nails are pale, there is a depression in the middle of the nail cover, and the edge of your nails is inclined and looks like a spoon, it is probably iron deficiency anemia. If the nails are pale and serious, even bloodless, accompanied by pain, it may be Raynaud's disease, and you need to seek medical attention in time. Experts remind that nails are half white and half pink, beware of kidney disease.
If you are blue or yellow, you should check your lungs. Experts say that the blue and yellow nails may indicate insufficient blood oxygen, so a lung examination should be done to see if there are diseases such as stagnant water. However, yellow nails and skin may also be jaundice. If the nails are yellow and the roots are red, you need to be careful of diabetes.
Deep purple may be poor blood circulation. Nails are dark and look dark purple. They are often stagnant, which often means poor blood circulation and may be a sign of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and lung diseases. It is recommended to go to the hospital for ECG and other examinations in time.
Black. Beware of melanoma. Li Xingguang said that the blackening of nails was mostly caused by congestion after trauma. If it is not caused by trauma, it is necessary to doubt the possibility of serious diseases such as melanoma. Experts also believe that we should be alert to melanoma, especially when red-brown or black stripes appear under our nails. New Moon: Numbers are crucial. Crescent Moon is one of the direct manifestations of human energy and health, which is particularly closely related to our gastrointestinal function. Generally speaking, there are more than seven crescent moons, accounting for 1/5 of the nail area, and the edges are clear and ivory, which is normal, indicating that the body is very healthy.
Six new moons: representing health. Less than five: it means there is something wrong with the body. Below 2: If neither thumb has a crescent moon, people's health is worrying.
Excessive area: the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as hypertension and stroke may be higher; The area is too small: it means lack of energy and poor spleen and stomach function.
Pale color: It may indicate yang deficiency and anemia. Pink: If the color is pink and fuzzy, it means yang deficiency and internal heat.
Morphology: Abnormal spots and lines can be seen.
Vertical stripes may be indigestible. Many people have dense or sparse prismatic vertical stripes on their nails, which is a manifestation of poor digestive system function. If the vertical stripes are small, it doesn't matter much. Just pay attention to the diet and balance the nutrition. Some experts believe that the edge on the nail may be a sign of calcium deficiency.
In addition, some people have horizontal stripes on their nails, which are naturally produced when they are sick in most cases.
The spot may be a fungal infection. If there are spots on the nails, it means that you may suffer from dermatoses such as beriberi and psoriasis, so you should go to the dermatology department in time. It is common for children to have white spots on their nails, which may be zinc deficiency or worms in their stomachs.
Easily broken or due to liver blood deficiency. If the nails are very soft, brittle and easy to break, they are likely to be liver blood deficiency, and need to be supplemented with calcium, protein and collagen. And eat more skin, tendons and pig hands. In addition, if burrs often appear around the nails, it is mostly a deficiency syndrome. Nails are dry and fragile, easy to crack or break, abnormal nail bed, etc. It may also be caused by common diseases such as thyroid diseases.
Depression, beware of psoriasis. Experts say that if the nails are sunken or wrinkled, be careful of psoriasis or inflammatory arthritis. It is found that 10% of psoriasis patients, the initial symptoms are nail cracking or nail bed depression.
The nail bed is red, beware of heart disease. If the nail bed is red, be careful that you may have a heart attack. If it is grayish white or white, it means that there are fewer red blood cells in the blood, which is probably caused by anemia.
It should be reminded that experts say that the above nail changes are only one of the signs of some health problems in the body, and the final diagnosis of the disease needs more detailed examination and diagnosis.