| Symptom | Cause/Deficiency | Remedy |
| Dry nails | Deficiency of vitamin A and calcium | Eat foods rich in calcium and Vitamin A. |
| Split nails | Deficiency of hydrochloric acid | Drink juice of half a lemon in warm water in the morning. |
| Hangnails | Deficiency of an essential fatty acid | Put vitamin E oil or aloe vera directly on nail. |
| White spots: | Deficiency of zinc, thyroid malfunction and hydrochloric acid deficiency. | |
| White bands on the nails | Deficiency of protein | Eat foods high in protein |
| White nails | May be liver disease | |
| White spots on nails | Deficiency of zinc | Eat food rich in zinc such as nuts, root vegetables, shellfish. Take 25 mg of elemental zinc |
| Pale nails, thin, brittle, ridged, and easily cracked or broken nails | iron deficiency | Eat more iron rich foods such as green vegetables, blackstrap molasses, whole grain, cereals, beets, beans, soybeans, pumpkins, avocados, peaches, pears, watercress, almonds, raisins, prunes, dates, eggs, etc. |
| Fragile nails, with horizontal and vertical ridges | Deficiency of vitamin A and B | Eat food rich in vitamin A and B such as poultry, seafood and whole grains.
If you have cracking or soft nails, take gelatine capsules or one teaspoon of powdered gelatine in a glass of water or juice daily for one month |
| Fungus under nails of fingers or toes | Deficiency of friendly bacteria lactobacillus | 1. Mix neem oil and mustard oil (sarson ka tel) in equal proportion and apply on affected nails in morning and evening daily for 1 month or until fungus gets treated.
2. Eat yogurt |
| Thick, distorted nails | Due to fungus and or vitamin deficiency | Apply tea tree oil. Avoid all foods containing refined carbohydrates. Apply crushed raw garlic or honey. |
| No moons on all of our finger nails | Sign of poor protein intake or metabolism | Eat foods high in protein such as dairy foods, beans, lentils, tofu, meat, fish, chicken, eggs, etc. Know how to increase metabolism. |
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