NAILS—A SHOWCASE AND THERMOMETER OF HEALTH.AND FATE

Anatomy describes the nails as the horn like structure at the end of human or animals fingers or tows or claws.
In the fashion world, the nails are considered the signs of femininity, a sign of delicacy, they are grown long and shaped meticulously and colored with nail polish to make them the symbol of beauty.
Although long nails care and decoration is generally limited to females, some professions demand long nails from the artists, like guitar players who need long nails to pluck the strings more efficiently.
But, nails are gifted by nature for this purpose only; it is gifted so that health of the person can be judged at the first instance.
For example, biting nails is the signs of stress, anxiety, hunger or simply it can be a bad habit.
The pliability, the shape and texture, the colorization of the nail bed and the marking on the nails, they are all the reading of the health of the person.
For example, brittleness of nails is the sign of iron deficiency, thyroid problem or kidney malfunctioning.
Frequent splitting of nails is the sign of deficiency of folic acids, vitamin C and proteins.
If nails are curving down the nail beds , it is sign of heart , lung or liver diseases.
Flatness of the nails is the sign of vitamin B 12 deficiency.
Colorization of the nails beds also indicate different types of health conditions so also the markings on the nails readings are used to nail down the possible cause of trouble.
If fact, it is the practice of experienced medical specialists to examine the nails before they proceed to detailed examinations.
And some thing more, here in India, some palmists read the fate, the nature and the character of the person, by simply studying the nails.
Really, nails are the mirror of personality AND more importantly the health.