Ayurveda and Nail Care

By on April 28, 2009 in Healthy Living

According to Ayurveda, our fingernails are a by-produce of our bones. And the condition of our nails is a reflection of the condition of our body tissues.  If we’re having problems with our nails, then we need to look at the balance and nourishment of the whole body.  Here are some examples of what we can find by looking at our nails:

-Horizontal indentations indicate a weakened digestion.
-Vertical ridges indicate that we are not metabolizing minerals or proteins well, and that we have a deficiency in Vitamin B12 and Iron.
-White spots indicate a calcium or zinc deficiency.
-Hang nails indicate a lack of protein, Vitamin C, and folic acid.
-Brittle nails indicate low iron or low Vitamin A, an imbalanced thyroid or kidney function and poor circulation.
-Yellowish nails indicate a liver imbalance.
-Bluish nails indicate a lung and heart imbalance.
-Pale nails indicate anemia, and low liver and kidney energy.

In addition, we can look at the particular finger where a nail has a problem, and note that there may be an imbalance in the corresponding organ.

-Thumb: brain
-Index finger: lungs and colon
-Middle finger: small intestine
-Ring finger: kidney
-Little finger: heart and female reproductive organs
 

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2 Responses to Ayurveda and Nail Care

  1. Peggy Lynn April 28, 2009 at 5:54 pm #

    Lissa, your link here in the "Take the quiz…" line transmits as "whatsyoudosha" – at least it did for me twice. Maybe you could check to see if there is a minor error there so as to eliminate people just reaching an error site and not your nice website. Perhaps it was just my browser too. (If so, never mind!) Best to you on this and all!

    I like this posting of yours regarding Ayurveda and nails.

  2. Kamil September 5, 2009 at 1:40 am #

    That is probably the right thought that the nails are the wastes release from the bones and if the nails are not in good condition then that is an indication pointing to bad health within our body.

    With the right treatment, you should be able to get rid of a nail infection caused by fungus, even if you