Do You Have White Nails with a red strip across the top?
Our fingernails can tell us a great deal about our health and give us insight into what is
happening inside our bodies.
Many people suffer with nutritional deficiencies because they consume too many refined foods,
suffer with stress or do not consume enough nutrients in their diet.
Over time this can lead to problems with blood flow and nerve damage, and problems begin
to manifest in the body such as white nails, brain fog, canker sores, anxiety and much
more.
The nails carry nerve centres under them and are among the first to get affected if there
is something wrong in the body.
If your nails are pink and smooth then this is a good indicator that you have a healthy
and fully functioning nervous system.
However if your nervous system is overburdened, then the nail may start to turn white, leaving
a thin pink strip across the top.
This indicates that you are deficient in important B vitamins, especially B12.
Over time the nails can also start to develop vertical ridges, as the Vitamin B12 deficiency
gets worse.
A lack of B12 leads to a form of iron deficiency anaemia, meaning that the right nutrients
aren't reaching your nail bed
causing poor blood flow and noticeably white skin below the nail.
Treatment Options
Now we will take a look at 6 natural remedies that you can use to treat this deficiency
so that your nails can show through pink and healthy.
1.
Remedy 1: Eat Shellfish Eat shellfish at least 3 times per week such
as oysters, mussels, crab meat, shrimp, cockles and clams.
These are loaded with Vitamin B12 and important minerals.
These help to supply nutrients that heal your nervous system and reverse the underlying
cause of white nails with a pink strip.
2.
Remedy 2: Apple Cider Vinegar Soak your shellfish in vinegar to help your
body absorb the B12 within them.
Alternatively you can take 1tbsp of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water before each
meal.
This strengthens your stomach and allows your body to absorb and utilise B12 to help build
red blood cells.
3.
Remedy 3: Stop Taking Antacids If you are taking antacid medications or PPI's
then these may be causing a deficiency in B12 along with iron and other nutrients.
They neutralise your important stomach acids and block you from absorbing many nutrients.
Take apple cider vinegar instead to fight GERD and help you absorb more B vitamins.
4.
Remedy 4: Take Methylcobalamin (Vitamin B12) If you are a vegan or following a plant based
diet, you may be deficient in B12 because it comes from animal sources.
Taking a supplement of B12 in the form of methyl cobalamin can really help to heal your
nervous system disorders and reverse nail symptoms.
5.
Remedy 5: Eat Wild Caught Salmon Wild caught salmon is one of the healthiest
foods to restore your nails as they are loaded with omega 3 fatty acids, vitamin b12 and
other key nutrients.
We recommend eating this regularly and cutting back on refined foods like sugar to boost
your B vitamins and restore your nails and nerves.
6.
Remedy 6: Nutritional Yeast People who suffer with nail symptoms often
feel stressed and anxious.
Eating 2 tablespoons of nutritional yeast each day quickly helps to sooth anxiety and
nervous tension in the body.
It is loaded with B vitamins which help to regrow and restore the nerves connected to
your nails.
As you can see white nails are a positive indicator that you have a Vitamin B12 deficiency
which may be causing poor blood flow to the nail bed.
A B12 deficiency over time has been linked to Alzheimer's disease , so you will want
to address this problem as soon as you notice this symptom.
People with a B12 deficiency often feel irritable, anxious or even depressed because of how B12
works with your brain and nervous system.
B12 is also involved with producing healthy DNA and building a protective layer around
your nerves called the myelin sheathe.
We also would like to recommend getting regular exercise for at least 5-10 minutes per day.
This helps to boost blood flow around the body, so that the nutrients can get where
they need to be.
This is especially useful if you have peripheral vascular disease, pins and needles and tingling
in the hands and feet often.
Remember that the nails give us lots of clues as to the internal state of our health.
To learn more about bodily signs of vitamin deficiencies and how to fix them, please see
our other videos.
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