Your nails protect the nerves concentrated in the fingertip and toes. Nails are part of the outer layer of skin and are made of a protein called keratin.
Healthy nails are pink which indicates a good blood supply.
Changes or or abnormalities in nails may likely indicate nutritional deficiencies. Helpful notes Vitamin B complex 7 Low vitamin B intake results in fragile and brittle nails. Essential Fatty acids 9 Aid in the health of skin and nails. They also help to relieve many inflammation problems that occur around the nails. Fatty acids are found in omega fatty acids from fish oil, flax seed oil, and borage seed oil.