Nails (Health of…)

Nails, like hair, are made up of 90% keratin, a protein which contains 18 amino acids. Among these, cystine, a sulfur-containing amino acid, is the most important qualitatively and quantitatively.

Very hard, the nails contain a little water (around 18%). Below 16%, they become brittle, above 30%, they become soft.

Like hair, nails are a reflection of the general health of the body. Their beauty or their disgrace depends on the mistreatment or attacks they undergo, but also on the balance of our diet.

Hard, thick, solid nails, pink in color, without spots, hollows or rolls reflect good general vitality.

Favor a diet rich in sulfur, iron, zinc and B vitamins

Beer's yeast is an interesting superfood for the health and beauty of nails

A living and well-diversified diet is necessary

Flax seeds, linseed and evening primrose oils

Benefit from a sufficient intake of proteins: poultry, fish, legumes, spirulina

Royal jelly: 6-week cure - Pollen, 1 tbsp. to c. at meal times

Eliminate coffee, sugars, distilled alcohol, foods that disrupt the acid-base balance.

Soak your nails in olive or argan oil every day for 8 weeks.

Conventional nail polishes very often contain chemicals that can cause cancer, according to a report from American health authorities, published on 10/06/2011. If using varnish, occasionally allow the nails to breathe (without varnish).

• Tea Tree Oil (Melaleuca) <i>(Melaleuca alternifolia)</i>