Are there any signs of depression at the root of the nail?

If you find that there are dents at the bottom of your nails in your daily life, you should be alert, as it is often a sign of some disease. For example, when iron deficiency anemia occurs, it is easy to cause such symptoms. In addition, if there are some signs of kidney disease or myocardial infarction, such symptoms are also easy to occur. In addition, vitamin deficiency is also easy to cause such symptoms.

1. Iron deficiency anemia

If you suffer from iron deficiency anemia, the nutrition of organs and tissues throughout the body will be affected, which will also lead to nutritional disorders in nail tissues. At this time, the edge of the nail will be raised, which is opposite to the normal curvature of the nail, and the middle will be concave, and the shape is like a teaspoon. The surface of this spoon-shaped nail is not smooth, and it is brittle and easy to break.

2. Precursors of kidney disease or myocardial infarction

If horizontal lines appear on the nails, it is a precursor to kidney disease or myocardial infarction; if vertical lines appear, it may be due to a lack of vitamin A and is a precursor to liver disease; if sunken pits appear, it means poor respiratory function.

3. Lack of vitamin E

If you look at the color of the nails, if the nails turn white, the acute condition may be blood loss or shock; chronic conditions are more common in anemia, hookworm disease, gastrointestinal bleeding, late-stage pulmonary tuberculosis, cor pulmonale, etc.; if the nails are as white as frosted glass, it is a characteristic of cirrhosis of the liver. Yellow nails are caused by a lack of vitamin E. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it is mostly caused by the fumigation of damp heat, and is more common in hypothyroidism, carotenemia, nephrotic syndrome, etc. Graying of the nails is a sign of onychomycosis. Initially, the area around the nails will itch, and then the nails will become deformed, lose their luster, and turn grayish white. If the nails are half red and half white (commonly known as yin-yang nails), it means that the kidney function is poor.

4. Improve your diet

Taking two tablespoons of yeast and 1000 mg of choline orally every day, preferably adding these nutrients to fluids or milk, will help improve nail strength. Since iron deficiency can cause dry and brittle nails, it is best to eat more iron-rich foods and take vitamin C to improve the ability to absorb iron.