Warning dangerous diseases through your nail colors

Nails change color abnormally

According to Chinese medicine principles, nails of normal health must be light yellow, shiny and smooth.

Yellow nails: This condition is caused by a thinning of the skin epidermis, which is thin, develops slowly and turns yellow. This is a warning sign of chronic lung disease such as chronic bronchitis, lymphatic obstruction, onychomycosis, jaundice due to hepatitis, sinus infection, thyroid problems .

White nails: White nail or foot condition completely except for the tip of the nail is very common in the elderly, or people with cardiovascular, liver, kidney, and diabetes conditions.

Blue-black nails: bacterial infection under the nail

The nails are bluish or purple: the body lacks oxygen

Gray nails: body response to some drugs

Brown nails: thyroid disease or malnutrition. Nails on brown under white are signs of kidney failure, immunodeficiency or appear after chemotherapy.

White nails: onychomycosis, anemia, cirrhosis, kidney, heart failure, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, malnutrition or after chemotherapy.

The nail is loose

Nails and legs are easy to peel, loose and easy to shake. This condition may be due to a physical injury or infection. Loose claws also occur in patients with drug allergies, psoriasis, thyroid disease, poor circulation and use of many cleaning chemicals.

Black stripes run down the nail

Warning of skin cancer, called subungual malignant tumors. This type of cancer affects only one nail.

Nail shape

1. If your fingernail has a spoon shape, this is a sign of a pigment disorder that occurs when the body produces too much iron. They may also be a sign of iron deficiency anemia, heart disease and poor blood circulation.

2. Falling nails are signs of low blood oxygen, possibly caused by lung disease or signs of liver, kidney, heart, and intestinal inflammation.

3. Hollow nails are signs of hyperthyroidism. Hollow nails can also be characterized by fungal infection, psoriasis or poor blood circulation.