How to treat vertical lines on nails

Some people have smooth nails, while others have more or less vertical lines on their nails. Because changes in a person's internal organs will be reflected in their nails. In daily life, as long as you carefully observe the subtle changes in your nails, you can predict subtle changes in yourself. So how can you judge what’s wrong with your body from the fine lines?

Vertical lines: poor digestion, malnutrition, calcium deficiency

Many people have dense or sparse ridge-like vertical lines on their nails. If this situation only appears for a short time and disappears quickly, it is usually due to excessive use of the brain, too much work, and lack of sleep.

Solution: You should try to take more time to rest at this time.

If vertical lines persist, it may be a chronic disease of the internal organs. The first is poor digestive function and malnutrition. Some experts also believe that ridges on the nails may be caused by a decrease in the body's immunity due to calcium deficiency.

In addition, some people have horizontal lines on their nails, which in most cases are naturally occurring when they are sick.

Solution: If the vertical lines are small, it doesn’t matter much. Just pay attention to regular diet and balanced nutrition.

Black vertical lines: liver and kidney failure, toxins in the body

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that nails rely on the nourishment of liver blood and liver qi. The vigor of the physiological functions of the liver and kidneys can be reflected in the color and shape of the nails. Therefore, it is generally believed that if black vertical lines appear on the fingernails, it may be a sign of liver and kidney dysfunction and the storage of toxins in the body.

Solution: Eat more liver and kidney nourishing foods, such as high-protein foods, fish and seafood, soy products and dairy products.

Blue vertical lines: lung infection or pneumonia

If the vertical lines appear blue, it means that the body is lacking oxygen, which may be a sign of a lung infection such as pneumonia.

Solution: Eat more lung-nourishing foods, such as pears, grapes, pomegranates, radishes, white fungus, etc.

Vitamin A deficiency can also lead to a significant increase in the number of vertical lines on the fingernails. At this time, you can eat more foods rich in vitamin A, such as: pears, apples, loquats, bananas, longans, apricots, lychees, watermelons; purslane, cabbage, shepherd's purse, tomatoes, eggplants, pumpkins, cucumbers, spinach; mung beans, rice, and walnuts.