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do your nails have crescents at the bottom, indicating that you have good iron levels?
Hi guys,
I was glancing around the book, The End of Illness. The doctor has some interesting points like how nails and hair can be useful indicators of health, as we all know.
som …
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What bizarre and seemingly miraculous health benefits have you enjoyed while eating primal?
What are some unusual, bizarre, and seemingly miraculous health benefits you've experienced after eating paleo?
For me, I had a dead toenail that stopped growing 15+ years ago aft …
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Acne, KP, nail ridges, hair loss
Hello, my first post here. I'm a 20 yr old guy who has been losing weight for the past 3 years, very slowly, but in not so smart ways.
I've lost ~45 lbs, but I did a lot of stupid …
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Nails have started breaking…Is this a sign of poor health?
I have been eating paleo for almost one year now. I have always had the healthiest, strongest nails. Never had a problem with them breaking or splitting.
.... until about 3 week …
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Fingernails and Splitting Cuticles
Hi,
Whilst my nails are growing healthy and strong, I still have very dry cuticles which are splitting and bleeding quite regularly.
I don't count calories or fats, but eat mai …
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Do our fingernails tell us anything about our health?
Being paleo makes us more aware of the signs of good health (clear skin, thick hair etc) but are our fingernails good health indicators?
I was always told that the colour of your …
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Black Lines on Fingernails: Good Sign?
When I first started paleo, I went for a few months eating basically just meat and leafy greens. About a week in, I got a lot of thin vertical black lines on the ends of my fingern …
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Fingernail ridges and brittleness
When I first started going paleo/primal, I had problems with my fingernails being ridged/brittle, and after a coupla months, they were hard as rocks. A validation that I was doing …
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Why are my fingernail tips starting to peel while I’m on Whole30?
So, the very tips of my fingernails have started to peel - I'm about 9 days way through my Whole30 - 19 days if you discount a single meal.
Whereas they had stopped peeling when I …
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Has anyone conquered the bad habit of chewing your fingernails? [closed]
How long does it take for your nails to return to normal healthy size?
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white spots on fingernails are back after disappearing on paleo
I've posted on other threads on paleohax before that one of the results ive seen from going paleo is the complete absence of the white spots that for my entire 30 years had been on …