How to Make Nails Grow Strong
It is possible to have strong, healthy, and beautiful nails, but sometimes it takes effort to accomplish this goal. Several factors are important in keeping them looking their best. Proper diet and nutrition are essential for nail health and maintenance. The environment, heredity, and overall general health play a role as well. Some common sense guidelines for daily routines can help keep nails strong and healthy. Does this Spark an idea?
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Proper Diet and Nutrition
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Eat healthy meals and snacks that include organic and natural foods to help prevent nails from splitting and breaking. Raw vegetables and fruit juices contain living enzymes that should be a part of a healthy diet.
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Consume foods rich in protein; this would include meats, fish, dairy products, legumes, nuts, and seeds. Protein helps strength nails, thus preventing breaking and cracking. In addition to protein, the body needs calcium, potassium, B12, manganese, zinc, vitamins A, E, and biotin to help keep nails strong and healthy.
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Include foods in the diet that contain essential fatty acids like Omega-3, which helps to support healthy nails and bones. Fish is an excellent source of this nutrient.
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Add vitamin supplements to the diet to ensure that an adequate supply of nutrients is consumed each day. Most multivitamins contain the daily recommended amounts of essential vitamins necessary to supplement a healthy diet.
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Drink at least eight full glasses of water each day. Nails must receive an adequate amount of moisture to stay healthy and grow strong.
Proper Nail Care
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Remove cuticles by applying cuticle cream and massaging it in.This helps to moisturize nails and is helpful in preventing hangnails and split weak nails.
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Wear latex gloves when washing dishes or performing any duties that involve using water and hard detergent. Prolonged contact with water and soap depletes moisture which leads to weak nails. Extreme heat or cold also weaken the nails. A major enemy of hands and nails is cleaning chemicals. It is important to always apply a good moisturizer to hands and nails after exposure to any of these.
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Buff nails occasionally to give them a healthy shine and stimulate growth. Be sure to use a drop of conditioning cream before buffing. Nails should never be filed down at the side, but should be filed straight across to prevent breakage. Always only trim the cuticles and not totally remove them.
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Rub almond oil into the nails at night before going to bed to help condition and strengthen them.Wear a soft pair of cotton gloves to prevent the oil from causing stains.
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Avoid applying acrylic nails. There is evidence that they can cause permanent damage to the nail bed if used over a long period of time. The best way to prevent damage is by not applying acrylic nails at all.
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