Re: Finger nail Questions?....the answers in this post

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Finger nail Questions?....the answers in this post

I posted this before but could not find it easily in the messages, so I figured I would post with this title to help make it easier for people looking for the info.

Cindy Sue

As early as 400 B.C.E., Hippocrates taught that the nails reflect the condition of the inner body. It is true that abnormalities of the nails can often provide early clues to common medical problems or severe systemic diseases. Take a few moments and examine your unpolished fingernails under a good light. You will gather a new appreciation for how your lifestyle affects your nails and overall health. Nails grow at different rates due to age, nutrition, and health factors. Under the best of conditions, a nail grows about .004 inches a day or 1/8 of an inch each month. It takes about six months for a new nail to grow from cuticle to tip.Use this diagnostic chart to look at and understand the condition of your nails:COMPLETE LOSS OF NAILTraumaNAIL PLATE LOOSEInjury; nail psoriasis; fungal or bacterial infections; medicines; chemotherapy; thyroid disease; Raynaud's phenomenon; lupusWASTING AWAY OF NAILS; NAIL LOSES LUSTER AND BECOMES SMALLERInjury or diseaseTHICKENED NAIL PLATEPoor circulation; fungal infection; heredity; mild, persistent trauma to the nailPITTED NAILS SOMETIMES WITH YELLOW-TO-BROWN "OIL" SPOTSEczema or psoriasis; hair loss conditionVERY SOFT NAILSContact with strong alkali; malnutrition; endocrine problems; chronic arthritisSPOON-SHAPED NAILSIron deficiency; thyroid diseaseCLUBLIKE NAILS GROWING AROUND SWOLLEN FINGER ENDSChronic respiratory or heart problems; cirrhosis of the liverHORIZONTAL RIDGESInjury; infection; nutritionLONGITUDINAL RIDGESAging, poor absorption of vitamins and minerals; thyroid disease; kidney failureBRITTLE, SPLIT NAILSNail dryness; nails in contact with irritating substances (detergents, chemicals, polish remover); silica deficiencyINFECTED NAILS: RED, TENDER, SWOLLEN, PUSBacterial or yeast infectionOVERLARGE MOONSOveractive thyroid; genetics; self-induced trauma (habit tick)NO MOONSUnderactive thyroid; geneticsDISCOLORED FINGERNAILSColorless: May indicate anemiaRed or deep pink: Can indicate a tendency to poor peripheral circulationBlue: Blood may not be receiving adequate oxygen due to respiratory disorders, cardiovascular problems, or lupus erythermatosus.Yellow: Could indicate fungus, diabetes, psoriasis, use of tetracycline, or heredity.White, crumbly, soft: May be a result of a fungus infectionHalf white/half pink: May indicate fungal infection or, more seriously, kidney diseaseSmall white patches: Usually a sign of injury to the nail matrixPurple or black: Usually due to trauma, or may also be a sign of vitamin B12 deficiency. A brown or black streak that begins at the base of the nail and extends to its tip could be a diagnostic clue to a potentially dangerous melanoma.

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Hmmm this one lists the moons wrong.. no moons is hyper not hypo....

Topper ()Yahoo IM: toppertwo

On Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:25:07 -0000 "Cindy" writes:

I posted this before but could not find it easily in the messages, so I figured I would post with this title to help make it easier for people looking for the info.

Cindy Sue

As early as 400 B.C.E., Hippocrates taught that the nails reflect the condition of the inner body. It is true that abnormalities of the nails can often provide early clues to common medical problems or severe systemic diseases. Take a few moments and examine your unpolished fingernails under a good light. You will gather a new appreciation for how your lifestyle affects your nails and overall health.

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Hmmm this one lists the moons wrong.. no moons is hyper not hypo....

Topper ()Yahoo IM: toppertwo

On Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:25:07 -0000 "Cindy" writes:

I posted this before but could not find it easily in the messages, so I figured I would post with this title to help make it easier for people looking for the info.

Cindy Sue

As early as 400 B.C.E., Hippocrates taught that the nails reflect the condition of the inner body. It is true that abnormalities of the nails can often provide early clues to common medical problems or severe systemic diseases. Take a few moments and examine your unpolished fingernails under a good light. You will gather a new appreciation for how your lifestyle affects your nails and overall health.

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Interesting...

You are an anomaly Kathy!!??!!

*smile*

We all know that our bodies don't always react the same way.... which ever list is the more accurate, both of them say that lack of moons signify funky thyroid so either way... I still think it a valid quick check.

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On Mon, 4 Dec 2006 00:13:09 -0800 (PST) Kathy Kitzcat writes:

but I'm not and never have been hyper and I don't have moons except on my thumbs.

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We went over all this “mooning” a month or two ago...and I was sure the NO MOONS were hypo...

I even tried cutting my cuticles to get some moon LOL and then that contest with the moon in it....

Ring a bell?

sue

Hmmm this one lists the moons wrong.. no moons is hyper not hypo....

Topper ()

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On Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:25:07 -0000 " Cindy " writes:

I posted this before but could not find it easily in the messages, so I figured I would post with this title to help make it easier for people looking for the info.

Cindy Sue

As early as 400 B.C.E., Hippocrates taught that the nails reflect the condition of the inner body. It is true that abnormalities of the nails can often provide early clues to common medical problems or severe systemic diseases. Take a few moments and examine your unpolished fingernails under a good light. You will gather a new appreciation for how your

lifestyle affects your nails and overall health.

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The only moons I've had for several yrs are the ones on my thumb nails and the index finger on my right hand. I am right handed also, don't know if that means anything with this condition. I have Hashi's and am definitely not overtreated, but had a hyper Hashi's phase starting almost 20 yrs ago up until 93 or so?

Re: Finger nail Questions?....the answers in this post

Hmmm this one lists the moons wrong.. no moons is hyper not hypo....

Topper ()Yahoo IM: toppertwo

On Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:25:07 -0000 "Cindy" writes:

I posted this before but could not find it easily in the messages, so I figured I would post with this title to help make it easier for people looking for the info.

Cindy Sue

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That's what I thought too Sue. I remember us all checking our moons and it was definitely stated as a hypot thing. I still have my two thumb ones, about 3 other tiny 'new moon' ones, and the rest are bare.

JudyP – If nothing changes, nothing changes.

We went over all this “mooning” a month or two ago...and I was sure the NO MOONS were hypo...

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Yes, the moons are what are on your thumbs. I only have them on my

thumbs to, although they do show up on my toes more.

Moons on toes?? I though moons were for fingers?

Kats3boys

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> Yes, the moons are what are on your thumbs. I only have them on my

thumbs to, although they do show up on my toes more. Spoon I think is

in reference to the shape of the nail. Whether they are square, round,

spoon shaped, etc. As far as the nail plate, I think that is the nail

itself. Precisely the base of the nail (more toward the first knuckle

joint as it actually goes back that far).

>

> does that help?

yep thanks. Still need to check the families i forgot too last

night.

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>

> Yes, the moons are what are on your thumbs. I only have them on my

thumbs to, although they do show up on my toes more. Spoon I think is

in reference to the shape of the nail. Whether they are square, round,

spoon shaped, etc. As far as the nail plate, I think that is the nail

itself. Precisely the base of the nail (more toward the first knuckle

joint as it actually goes back that far).

>

> does that help?

yep thanks. Still need to check the families i forgot too last

night.

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Not that I know of, but my doc has never run the antibodies. I certainly don't ever remember having any of the hyper symptoms. I was born severly prematurely though and I believe I"ve been hypo all my life. I'm trying to save up to have full labs run through HealthCheckUSA once I get moved and settled.topper2@... wrote: If you've ever been through enough of a hyper phase the moons go away... Do you have Hashi's Kathy? Topper ()Yahoo IM: toppertwo On Mon, 4 Dec 2006 00:13:09 -0800 (PST) Kathy Kitzcat writes: but

I'm not and never have been hyper and I don't have moons except on my thumbs.topper2@... wrote: Hmmm this one lists the moons wrong.. no moons is hyper not hypo.... Topper ()Yahoo IM: toppertwo,_._,___ Kathy >^,,^<KitzCat146@...http://www.chaytongroup.com/modernbill/order/index.php?aid=ka081104http://www.heartwarmers4u.com/members/?kitzcatkitzcat2001 on Yahoo Messengerkitzcat on MSN MessengerIn a cat's eyes, all things belong to cats. - English Proverb

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Not that I know of, but my doc has never run the antibodies. I certainly don't ever remember having any of the hyper symptoms. I was born severly prematurely though and I believe I"ve been hypo all my life. I'm trying to save up to have full labs run through HealthCheckUSA once I get moved and settled.topper2@... wrote: If you've ever been through enough of a hyper phase the moons go away... Do you have Hashi's Kathy? Topper ()Yahoo IM: toppertwo On Mon, 4 Dec 2006 00:13:09 -0800 (PST) Kathy Kitzcat writes: but

I'm not and never have been hyper and I don't have moons except on my thumbs.topper2@... wrote: Hmmm this one lists the moons wrong.. no moons is hyper not hypo.... Topper ()Yahoo IM: toppertwo,_._,___ Kathy >^,,^<KitzCat146@...http://www.chaytongroup.com/modernbill/order/index.php?aid=ka081104http://www.heartwarmers4u.com/members/?kitzcatkitzcat2001 on Yahoo Messengerkitzcat on MSN MessengerIn a cat's eyes, all things belong to cats. - English Proverb

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Not that I know of, but my doc has never run the antibodies. I certainly don't ever remember having any of the hyper symptoms. I was born severly prematurely though and I believe I"ve been hypo all my life. I'm trying to save up to have full labs run through HealthCheckUSA once I get moved and settled.topper2@... wrote: If you've ever been through enough of a hyper phase the moons go away... Do you have Hashi's Kathy? Topper ()Yahoo IM: toppertwo On Mon, 4 Dec 2006 00:13:09 -0800 (PST) Kathy Kitzcat writes: but

I'm not and never have been hyper and I don't have moons except on my thumbs.topper2@... wrote: Hmmm this one lists the moons wrong.. no moons is hyper not hypo.... Topper ()Yahoo IM: toppertwo,_._,___ Kathy >^,,^<KitzCat146@...http://www.chaytongroup.com/modernbill/order/index.php?aid=ka081104http://www.heartwarmers4u.com/members/?kitzcatkitzcat2001 on Yahoo Messengerkitzcat on MSN MessengerIn a cat's eyes, all things belong to cats. - English Proverb

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