do you have vertical ridges on your nails our fingernails can tell us a great deal about our health and give us more insight into what is happening inside our bodies many people live in a state of stress which can cause chemical and structural changes to our brains and nervous system over time this can lead to nerve damage as problems begin to manifest in the body such as anxiety ringing in the ears ridges on the nails and other problems your nails carry nerve centers under them and are among the first to get affected when 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 vertical ridges will begin to appear from the top of the nail to the base this indicates that you are deficient in important b vitamins especially b12 when we are stressed or we eat too many refined foods our bodies become deficient in vitamin b12 and other b vitamins this leads to a form of iron deficiency anemia meaning that the right nutrients aren't
reaching your nail bed causing the formation of vertical ridges on your fingernails treatment options now we will take a look at the six natural remedies that you can use to reverse vertical ridges so that your nails grow back healthily remedy one nutritional yeast people who have vertical ridges often feel stressed out and anxious eating two tablespoons of nutritional yeast each day quickly helps to soothe anxiety and nervous tension in your body it is loaded with b vitamins which help to regrow and restore the nerves connected to your nails remedy 2 eat shellfish eat shellfish at
least 3 times per week such as muscles crab meat shrimp cockles and clams these are all loaded with vitamin b12 and important minerals these help to supply nutrients that heal your nervous system and reverse the underlying cause of vertical ridges on the nails remedy three stop taking antacids if you are taking antacid medications or proton pump inhibitors then these may be causing a deficiency in b12 along with iron and other nutrients they neutralize your important stomach acids and block you from absorbing many different nutrients take apple cider vinegar instead as a natural treatment to help
you absorb more b vitamins remedy 4 methylcobalamin if you are a vegan or following a plant-based diet then you may be deficient in vitamin b12 because it comes from mostly animal sources taking a supplement of b12 in the form of methylcobalamin can really help to heal your nervous system disorders and reverse vertical ridges on the nails remedy 5 coconut oil to smooth out the surface of your nails on the cosmetic level use an emery board to buff the nails and coat them regularly with coconut oil this will help to nourish and protect the nail and
make it appear healthier remedy 6. eat wild-caught salmon wild caught salmon is one of the healthiest foods to restore your nails as it is 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 as you can see nail ridges are not a natural part of aging but are in fact caused by a deficiency in b vitamins and also iron if you notice that there is only one or two ridges then this
is an indicator that you need more heme iron in your diet from red meat or animal sources we also recommend getting regular exercise of at least five minutes per day this helps to boost blood flow around the body so that nutrients can get where they need to be this is especially useful if you have peripheral vascular disease remember that nails give us all kinds of clues as to the internal state of our health we will be covering many other bodily signs of vitamin deficiencies in our future videos to learn more about the human body nutrition
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