Hair and nails are very good indicators of the general health
condition of the body. Any kind of illness or stress is
reflected through the skin, hair and fingernails. Hair and nails
show symptoms such as brittleness, thinning, breaking, and
splitting when neglected or when the body goes through extreme
pressure conditions. Even when the body is deficient in
essential nutrients, the hair and fingernails shows the signs.
Nutrition is very important for the body. Even though hair and
fingernails are just dead cells, they are an important indicator
of the general well being of a person. Nutrition for the body is
derived from the food we take. When the body does not receive
the essential nutrients, or if it loses the ability to absorb
nutrients from the food it receives, it causes the body to use
up internal resources. This causes weakness in the body parts
and is reflected in the skin, hair and fingernails. In order to
have healthy hair and finger nails, it is very important to
consume food that contains some ma