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Ten foods for healthier nails and a beautiful you

A person is as healthy as his or her nails look. We need to choose foods to suit the health of the nails

Ten foods for healthier nails and a beautiful you

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Nails are like the crown of your hands. They are the centre of attraction all the time as our hands are exposed to the glare of people. Due to the demanding schedules or our sluggishness, most of the time we don’t give the kind of attention and care that they actually deserve. So, they may become weak, brittle, pale, dry and dull. Don’t ignore!

Healthy and graceful nails enhance the beauty of a woman’s appearance. Among her body parts they are one of the most prominent visible parts that fascinate the attention of the viewer. They should never be an eyesore to the public. Unhealthy nails can look nasty and masculine. Take a look of your nails. Do they look so? Plan to take care of them now.

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Here are some food tips that will help you regain the strength and shine of your fingernails. They’ll look just healthy with perfection as before.

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Leafy greens

Iron is the best nutrient for strengthening your nails. It helps improve brittle nails caused by an iron deficiency. Leafy greens like spinach is a great food to add to your diet if you want to boost the health of your nails.

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Fish

Omega-3s and keratin a protein in fish is a huge factor that can reduce the brittleness of your fingernails and make them more durable.

Sunflower seeds

Supplementing with sunflower seeds packed with vitamin E, zinc, iron, vitamin B6 and copper is one of the best and easiest ways to grow healthy nails.

Egg

Eat them boiled, scrambled or poached. They are a complete pack of nutrients needed for maintaining healthy nails. Along with soy protein and whey protein, they include iron, vitamin B7, vitamin B12, vitamin A and vitamin E that are an aid for flawless nails.

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Beans

Beans are packed with protein that promotes nail growth, increase nail plate thickness and reduce nail tendency to split. It is a nail friendly veggie full of iron, zinc and biotin.

Oatmeal

Oatmeal is highly nutritious being an excellent source of B vitamins, zinc and copper for maintaining strong and healthy nails.

Carrot

It helps the rest of the B-complex of vitamins work together to maintain strong and shiny fingernails.

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Cauliflower

As you age, the risk of developing vitamin B deficiency increases causing weakening of nails. Cauliflower is one of the best vegetable to avoid vitamin B deficiency and have beautiful nails.

Blueberries

Blueberries have one of the highest antioxidant properties of all fruits. They help to protect your body’s cells against free radical damage including those in nails.

Flaxseeds

Loaded with essential fatty acids, flaxseeds are good enough to include in your diet to avoid brittle nails and keep nail beds moisturized.

In addition to this, a cosmetic beauty treatment is also important for your fingernails. Well-manicured nails will be an enhancement in their vigour and beautification making them softer and more attractive. Unhealthy nails look distasteful. So, girls, nurture them inside out!feed your nails

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