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Health Tips from Vitamin PowerHelping You Stay Healthy and Optimize Well-Being . . .With Safe, Effective, Natural Nutritional Remedies For Common Health Ailments and ConditionsImproving Nail HealthHealthy nails are strong, smooth, and translucent in color. Various physical conditions can undermine nail health . . . severe illness, chemical toxins, prescription medications, fungal infections, heart disease, lung disease, and nutritional deficiencies may change the shape, smoothness, growth rate, and color of your nails. Interestingly, improving your nutritional intake to address the health of your nails, will also improve the health of your hair. IMPORTANT DIETARY & NUTRITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS: Deficiency of CALCIUM can cause brittle nails. Recommendation: Take 1000 to 1500 mg. calcium along with 400 to 750 mg. magnesium per day. Deficiency of IRON can also cause brittle nails. You should supplement iron only if your personal physician has examined your blood and found you to be deficient, because overloading on iron can cause problems as well. Recommendation: Take a “chelated” form of iron or IRON ASPARTATE to optimize utilization and absorption. Deficiency of ZINC also can cause brittle nails. Recommendation: Take a chelated zinc supplement, such as zinc aspartate or zinc gluconate, in a dose of 15 to 50 mg. per day. Warning: Supplementation of zinc in its basic form can create deficiencies of other minerals, such as copper, by competing with them for absorption from the intestine. Chelation of the minerals prevents this competition to get into the body, allowing you to fully absorb each of them. Because the retina also requires copper for good health, it is important that you take the zinc in ZINC GLUCONATE or ZINC ASPARTATE form. Deficient dietary amounts of the ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS, linoleic acid (GLA) and fish oil (EPA), can make your nails brittle and reedy or ridged. Recommendation: Take 500 mg. of evening primrose oil (a source of linoleic acid in capsule form), plus 1000 mg. EPA fish oil, plus 200 iu vitamin E 1 to 3 times a day. (Warning to diabetics: EPA fish oil can cause blood sugar fluctuations in some diabetics. Carefully monitor your blood sugar if you use this supplemental oil and discontinue its use if your blood sugar becomes difficult to control.) VALUABLE HEALTH REMEDIES: Herbs rich in minerals and B vitamins, such as ALFALFA, BLACK COHOSH, DANDELION, and OAT STRAW. Caution: Avoid black cohosh if you are pregnant. Essential fatty acids can be found in BORAGE SEED, FLAXSEED, LEMONGRASS, PARSLEY, PRIMROSE, PUMPKINSEED, and SAGE. Caution: Do not use sage if you suffer from seizures. SILICA is an herb that supplies silicon, which is needed for strong hair, bones, and nails. Recommendation: HORSETAIL and OAT STRAW contain silica. Herbs that improve circulation, nourishing the nails, include: CHAMOMILE, GINKGO, ROSEMARY, SASSAFRAS and TURMERIC. Dosages may vary, depending on the duration and severity of your symptoms. Nutritional Supplement Regimen for Improving Nail Health:
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