This thing on your body grows fast and you are prone to serious illness

Adults grow 1-1.4 mm per week. Growing too fast or too slow may be a disease. Some people say: When a person is idle, his hair grows longer; when a mind is idle, his nails grow longer. Although there is no definite basis for this statement, the growth rate of nails does vary throughout the year. In addition, Chinese medicine believes that nails are the extension of tendons and the external sign of liver and gallbladder, so everyone's nail growth rate is not exactly the same, it is closely related to a person's health status.

1. Age

A baby's nails grow about 0.7 mm per week. As they age, the growth rate accelerates. After adulthood, nails can grow 1-1.4 mm per week. However, for most people, the nail growth rate slows down after the age of 30.

2. Weather

Nails grow at different rates at different times of the year and day. Generally, nails grow fastest in summer and slowest in winter. Nails grow fastest in the morning and slowest at night. Women's nails grow faster before menstruation and during pregnancy.

3. Frequent friction

Frequent friction will also speed up the growth of nails, so for right-handed people, the nails on the right hand grow faster than those on the left hand, and fingernails grow 3-4 times faster than toenails. The growth rate of each nail is not exactly the same. Generally, the longer the fingers, the faster the nails grow. For example, the nails of the index finger, middle finger and ring finger grow faster than those of the thumb and little finger.

4. Nutrition

Poor nutrition or taking certain medications may also affect the rate at which your nails grow. Only with good nutrition can nails grow normally. If you are malnourished or suffer from anorexia nervosa, your nails will grow slowly and have horizontal grooves called Beau's lines.

5. Mood

The growth rate of nails is also related to a person's mood. When people are in a good mood, their nails appear smooth and shiny. This is because physical and mental happiness can promote blood circulation, increase local blood flow, and provide more nutrients to the nails.

6. Disease

It is still difficult to determine whether fast nail growth is related to a "relaxed mind", but studies have found that the growth rate of nails is closely related to certain pathological changes in the human body. For example, when suffering from hyperthyroidism, congenital heart disease, Parkinson's syndrome, and pregnancy diseases, nails generally grow faster, and when suffering from hypothyroidism, renal insufficiency, diabetes, nutritional disorders and other diseases, nail growth will slow down.

When it comes to nail growth, the most important thing you should pay attention to is timely trimming. Because long nails are like small dustpans that hide dirt and grime, many unexplained sources of infection exist here. Whether you use your long nails to scratch, pick your teeth, or pick your ears or nose, you will bring various germs and viruses into the body and cause disease. Remember, only by trimming your nails regularly can you avoid diseases.