My nails break, chip, peel, or look weird

Your nails are a good reflection of your health and here’s the rundown:

• Soft or tear easily? = lack of protein in your diet
• Dry, brittle or break easily? = lack of calcium (make sure you read up on that on this site for proper type and dose)
• Horizontal or vertical ridges? = lack of calcium or thyroid gland problem
• Thin, flat, “spoon-shaped”? = Iron or some other red blood cell nutrient deficiency
• White spots or bands? = often a zinc deficiency, but could also be a toxic liver problem
• Yellow nail bed? = often a need for vitamin E, but read about that in the Newsletter section first
• Dark nail bed? = often a need for vitamin B12
• Hangnails? = mineral deficiency, often due to adrenal gland stress; overall you’re too stressed!