Your Nails can indicate illnesses

cars · Post by **cars** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 5:04 pm

What Your Nails Say About Your Health:

10 Possible Signs of Serious Conditions

Nail Appearance -Associated Condition

* White nails -Liver diseases, such as hepatitis

* Yellowish, thickened, slow-growing nails -Lung diseases, such as emphysema

* Yellowish nails with a slight blush at the base -Diabetes

* Half-white, half-pink nails -Kidney disease

* Red nail beds -Heart disease

* Pale or white nail beds -Anemia

* Pitting or rippling of the nail surface -Psoriasis or inflammatory arthritis

* "Clubbing," -a painless increase in tissue around the ends of the fingers

* inversion of the nail -Lung diseases

* Irregular red lines at the base of the nail fold- Lupus

David813 · Post by **David813** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 5:07 pm

How interesting! I don't show any of the signs yet but I looked!

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 5:42 pm

You might add that splitting or peeling of finger nails could indicate a thyroid disorder like Hyperthyroidism.

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 8:02 pm

I saw this today as well, and immediately check.. so far so good..

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 8:11 pm

how about LOOOONG RED nails??. weapons!. and sexy too? someone once asked if i could fire a gun with those nails...YEP! i sure can!

anastrophe · Post by **anastrophe** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 10:38 pm

all i know is that it's harder to hammer in a ten penny nail when it's rusty.

what were we talking about?

cars · Post by **cars** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 2:45 am

Posted by lady cop:

how about LOOOONG RED nails??. weapons!. and sexy too? someone once asked if i could fire a gun with those nails...YEP! i sure can!

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Yeah, but do those 6" Spiked heels clash with your uniform?

Cars :driving:

ice maiden · Post by **ice maiden** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 1:08 pm

now your got me staring at my fingers help am gone again :-5

now i have calmed down i am all clear

from now on i will be like lc and paint them red

capt_buzzard · Post by **capt_buzzard** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 1:09 pm

OMG.:-5

ice maiden · Post by **ice maiden** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 1:49 pm

does that mean i should paint my toe nails too

you have got me worring again