Hi thyroid family! How’s it going? I hope all is well with your health. If you are like me… when all is quiet with my health…for example, no wild blood level swings, no colds, no headaches or freaky maladies, sometimes the “Negative Nelly” in me wonders when the other shoe is going to drop…, because, well…we know the thyroid affects so much.
With my autoimmune thyroid disease, I try to stay proactive with my health, by being vigilant. I feel this is important because going from well to ill can happen in a blink of an eye. While you are on the phone making plans with your friends, “Sure I’ll go shopping with you this weekend, I’ve been feeling great!” Your body on the inside is saying, “Muwwwahhhhh, shopping… that is what she thinks!”
It is hard to know what the inside of your body is doing, however there are several things to check for on the outside….. Remember my
poop post? Checking your poop to determine your health, is one way, but if you have an aversion to excrement examinations, then there is a more dainty way: examining your nails.
Lunula – The white crescent shape at the base of your fingernails. If it is discolored, missing or non-existent it could mean nutritional deficiencies.
Nail pitting and ridges – Psoriasis, dermatitis, alopecia, kidney disorders anemia or arthritis.
Nail Clubbing – Inflammatory bowel, lung, cardiovascular or liver disease.
Spoon Nails – Anemia, Liver condition, heart disease or hypothyroidism.
Terry’s Nails (your nails look opaque, but the tip has a dark band) – liver disease, congestive heart failure or diabetes.
Beau’s Nails (indentations that run across the nails) – Zinc deficiency, high fever, pneumonia, circulatory diseases, peripheral vascular disease, malnutrition or diabetes.
Nail Separation – Psoriasis or thyroid disease.
Warning: Now that you have this knowledge, you may become a nailstalker. I caught myself starring at everyone’s nails at a board meeting the other day. But, it did make the otherwise boring, somewhat tolerable...
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