Re: weak fingernails?

[Guest guest]

I do not have an answer to your nail problem but mine have ALWAYS been that way.

They do not break but bend so easy back and forth. I was thinking of doing the

candida diet too. How has it made u feel, have you lost weight, etc

Tamara <tamaratornado@...> wrote: I've been on type-O friendly candida

diet since July 4. Which means no

starches, no fruit, bread, sweets, starchy roots.

I've been noticeing that my fingernails have become weak. They break

easily the past couple weeks.

That doesn't make sense to me. I thought fingernails were made of

protein. I am eating lots of protein.

I admit I have been cheating with nuts. Though I don't see how nuts

would cause this particular problem.

I've hear gelatin is good for nails, is that true?

Any ideas, anyone?

- T

[Guest guest]

Tamara wrote:

> That doesn't make sense to me. I thought fingernails were made of

> protein. I am eating lots of protein.

What about biotin - they need that too:-)

Namaste,

Irene

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P.O. Box 4703 Spokane WA 99220.

www.angelfire.com/fl/furryboots/clickhere.html (Veterinary Homeopath.)

Proverb:Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt one doing it.

[Guest guest]

Fingernails are protein but, too much protein can also weaken them.

Most likely though that you need minerals. Cal/Mg and the trace minerals

Tamara <tamaratornado@...> wrote:

I've been on type-O friendly candida diet since July 4. Which means no

starches, no fruit, bread, sweets, starchy roots.

I've been noticeing that my fingernails have become weak. They break

easily the past couple weeks.

That doesn't make sense to me. I thought fingernails were made of

protein. I am eating lots of protein.

I admit I have been cheating with nuts. Though I don't see how nuts

would cause this particular problem.

I've hear gelatin is good for nails, is that true?

Any ideas, anyone?

- T

[Guest guest]

The candida diet I am on you can join the group

The leader of the group is not friendly to BTD. However the diet she

advocates is so similar to type O diet it is not to worry.

I have had some die-off symptoms but not so severe. I have way fewer

headaches now than before I started the diet, and my tongue is clean,

(I used to have a white coating on my tongue) Also my athelete's foot

is much much better.

I lost 6 lbs. I would like to loose 10 more. I beleive the nuts I've

been cheating on might have to do with not loosing more. Plus I should

exercise more.

I still have a number of symptoms I would like to heal, so I need more

time on it.

- T

I've been on type-O friendly

candida diet since July 4. Which means no

> starches, no fruit, bread, sweets, starchy roots.

>

> I've been noticeing that my fingernails have become weak. They break

> easily the past couple weeks.

>

> That doesn't make sense to me. I thought fingernails were made of

> protein. I am eating lots of protein.

>

> I admit I have been cheating with nuts. Though I don't see how nuts

> would cause this particular problem.

>

> I've hear gelatin is good for nails, is that true?

>

> Any ideas, anyone?

>

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> - T

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[Guest guest]

What's biotin? Do you take it as a supplement? What foods have biotin?

- T

> > That doesn't make sense to me. I thought fingernails were made of

> > protein. I am eating lots of protein.

>

> What about biotin - they need that too:-)

>

> Namaste,

> Irene

> --

> Irene de Villiers, B.Sc, AASCA, MCSSA, D.I.Hom/D.Vet.Hom.

> P.O. Box 4703 Spokane WA 99220.

> www.angelfire.com/fl/furryboots/clickhere.html (Veterinary Homeopath.)

> Proverb:Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt one doing it.

>

[Guest guest]

I eat twice a day, protien about the size of my fist. With vegetables

and fat.

I was taking " Natural Calm " magnesium and it felt really good for a

few months, now it doens't work as well, I think my body is changing

its needs and I've been having trouble finding the right amount.

I was taking some trace minerals and stopped when I ran out, I could

get some more.

I am also taking kelp daily I think that affect fingernails. I take

one capsule or 1/4 tsp -- I don't think that's too much?

> I've been on type-O friendly candida diet since July 4. Which means no

> starches, no fruit, bread, sweets, starchy roots.

>

> I've been noticeing that my fingernails have become weak. They break

> easily the past couple weeks.

>

> That doesn't make sense to me. I thought fingernails were made of

> protein. I am eating lots of protein.

>

> I admit I have been cheating with nuts. Though I don't see how nuts

> would cause this particular problem.

>

> I've hear gelatin is good for nails, is that true?

>

> Any ideas, anyone?

>

>

> - T

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[Guest guest]

Tamara - I have found that zinc will help weak nails.

From: tamaratornado@...(Tamara) Date: Wed, Mar 15, 2006, 7:18pm

I've been noticeing that my fingernails have become weak. They break

easily the past couple weeks.

Any ideas, anyone?

  - T

[Guest guest]

I eat mostly almonds, and I try to soak them in water as Sally Fallon

recommends to neutralize the phytates. But sometimes I eat them

unsoaked. I have eaten some avoid nuts though, Brazils and pistachios.

I know I am eating too many nuts -- alot of it is that I need

something to snack on that I can just grab, not have to prepare.

I want to buy a dehydrator and make my own meat jerky. my oven doens't

work at low temps. I think having a pile of dried, ready to eat meat

around would help alot with the nut thing.

I never understood the 8 glasses of water thing. I feel awful when I

try to do that. I drink about 2 or 3 glasses of water in the morning,

and a few more during the day, maybe 4 - 6 all together. Any more than

that doens't work for me.

I'm eating all those foods that have biotin, except the brewer's

yeast. I'm taking B-complex.

- T

I've been on type-O friendly

> candida diet since July 4. Which means no

> > starches, no fruit, bread, sweets, starchy roots.

> >

> > I've been noticeing that my fingernails have become weak. They break

> > easily the past couple weeks.

> >

> > That doesn't make sense to me. I thought fingernails were made of

> > protein. I am eating lots of protein.

> >

> > I admit I have been cheating with nuts. Though I don't see how nuts

> > would cause this particular problem.

> >

> > I've hear gelatin is good for nails, is that true?

> >

> > Any ideas, anyone?

> >

> >

> > - T

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Thank you Irene,

I've been taking MegaFood brand B complex. It has 300 mcg of biotin,

along with all the B's & stuff.

I've had vertical ridges on some of my nails for years now. The ring

finger on both hands the nail bends down.

- T

> > What's biotin? Do you take it as a supplement? What foods have biotin?

>

> It's a B vitamin which works to help other B vitamins work properly

> (like pantothenic acid, folic acid and B12 and you can't make niacin

> without biotin). It is involved in making nucleic acid (necessary for

> cell repair so as to make the cell nucleus) and for oxidation of fatty

> acids and carbohydrates. You can get 1000 ug supplement capsules. If

you

> have good gut bacteria they will help you with making some.

>

> Getting it from food is less easy as you get very little in any one

food

> but it's in most foods in trace amounts unless the B vits are

damaged by

> time or processing (which they usually are so it is hard to get enough

> in food). Also, if you eat rancid fats (like veg oil not kept in the

> fridge) that will wipe out your biotin.

>

> Best food options are brewer's yeast, lamb liver, royal jelly, rice

> polish (or " unpolished " rice), nuts, egg yolk, sardines and mushrooms.

>

> Note: Though biotin is in egg yolk, the enzyme avidin in egg white will

> destroy any biotin eaten at the same meal, if the white is not cooked.

> (Heat inactivates avidin.)

> If you take Vit C and/or alpha lipoic acid you MUST take extra

biotin as

> well - to be able to use Vit c properly - and because alpha lipoic will

> deplete your biotin.

>

> Biotin also helps hair so you don't go bald or grey:-)

> RDA is 300 micrograms but supplements of 1000 micrograms (1 milligram)

> makes more sense. In studies as much as 150 milligrams or more per day

> has been used IV to overcome deficiencies. It's water soluble.

> If you are diabetic it is especially important.

>

> Other nail-affecting nutrient deficiencies:

>

> * Protein or incomplete protein: Makes nails get opaque white bands, or

> makes them dry, brittle and thin.

>

> * Wrong protein (incomplete), Vit A or Calcium: Makes brittle and dry.

>

> * Multiple B vit deficiency: Vertical or horizontal ridges, fragile

nails.

>

> * Hydrochloric acid deficiency: Nails split.

>

> * Vit C, folic acid: Hangnails

>

> * Iron: dry, brittle, thin, flat nails, eventually spoon-shape.

>

> * Vit B6 and zinc: white spots on nails.

>

> * Circulation problems: thick nails is a sign.

>

> * Heart problems: Red moons are a sign.

>

> * Lung probs: blue nails an indication

>

> * Anemia/liver/kidney problems: white nails a sign.

>

> * Liver disease: white lines a sign

>

> * Hormone disorders: wide square nails (like mine - I have cushing's

> syndrome)

>

> Namaste,

> Irene

> --

> Irene de Villiers, B.Sc, AASCA, MCSSA, D.I.Hom/D.Vet.Hom.

> P.O. Box 4703 Spokane WA 99220.

> www.angelfire.com/fl/furryboots/clickhere.html (Veterinary Homeopath.)

> Proverb:Man who say it cannot be done should not interrupt one doing it.

>