Hammer it Home: the Secrets of Healthy Nails
Many people assume that the secret to having strong, healthy nails is the way you care for them or genetics. Women spend money on manicures and pedicures each week in an effort to keep their nails looking healthy and beautiful. The first step to having healthy, strong nails has to do with nutrition.

The biggest nutritional tip for healthy nails is to get plenty of vitamins. Vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin B12 all have an effect on your finger and toenails. Vitamin A works to keep your nails strong. If you do not have a large enough intake of vitamin A as well as calcium, you could find that your nails become dry and/or bitter. Bitter nails often break much more frequently and easily than stronger nails.

Vitamin C can work to prevent those annoying and sometimes painful hang nails. Protein and folic acid work with vitamin C to keep your nails healthy and void of any hang nail problems. You may have noticed random white bands across your fingernails at one time or another. These are often caused by protein deficiency and making sure your intake of protein is standard can help keep your nails looking clear and healthy.

Zinc also prevents white spots from appearing on your nails as well. Vitamin B12 assists in keeping your nails from becoming dried out, much like vitamin A. Without vitamin B12 nails often also become darker and the ends often curve. Sufficient amounts of vitamin B12 can keep your nails growing healthy and remaining naturally colored and clear.