Is it just me..?

0xbalthamosx0
0xbalthamosx0 Posts: 154 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I used to be a terribly chronic finger nail biter. As most people..
but coming of my bad foods etc, my nails are like.. super rock hard! They used to be weak!
Is this a health thing? ( Also.. don't worry. I do not bite anymore :P )

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  • EatYourVeg
    EatYourVeg Posts: 55
    I can imagine it actually being a subconscious stress thing (for the reason you were biting them)
    If you were stressed about your weight / how you looked, you probably wanted to bite them more!
    Plus, stress makes everything in your body less weak. Your mind, your muscles, your appearance...

    Stress aside, the fact that you're more healthy through walking / cardio to me sounds like a good reason for healthy nail growth!

    I think it's one of the B Vitamins that help with nails / hair so maybe that could be it? x
  • twinketta
    twinketta Posts: 2,130 Member
    I used to be a terribly chronic finger nail biter. As most people..
    but coming of my bad foods etc, my nails are like.. super rock hard! They used to be weak!
    Is this a health thing? ( Also.. don't worry. I do not bite anymore :P )

    Congratulations on having stronger nails :smile:

    I creeped your diary to see if you was eating lots of calcium rich foods and you are well under eating...to the point of being really ill/unhealthy. So maybe your stress levels are down?

    As you did not invite me to look at your diary I will leave it at that :sick:
  • wnbrice
    wnbrice Posts: 244 Member
    Weak nails are a sign of lacking nutrition(I believe, not 100%) so actually having stronger nails is good.

    I know that I used to be able to flake off my nails in layers, until I started eating better.
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    Maybe better nutirtion or less stress from exercise?

    All good thing, imho.
  • 0xbalthamosx0
    0xbalthamosx0 Posts: 154 Member
    Yaaay im normal again!
  • MeeshyBW
    MeeshyBW Posts: 382 Member
    I used to bite my nails bad. I used to do it without thinking. Since I have been eating better my nails are much stronger!

    Yay for vitamins and minerals from REAL food :)
  • CoachReddy
    CoachReddy Posts: 3,949 Member
    I used to be a terribly chronic finger nail biter. As most people..
    but coming of my bad foods etc, my nails are like.. super rock hard! They used to be weak!
    Is this a health thing? ( Also.. don't worry. I do not bite anymore :P )

    it's absolutely a health thing. your diet was probably nutrient-deficient before, and now you're getting the nutrients, thus your hair, nails, etc are all much stronger.

    this is the importance of micronutrition.
  • mandipandi75
    mandipandi75 Posts: 6,035 Member
    So glad to hear you no longer bite. Must mean you are getting what you need.
  • manderson27
    manderson27 Posts: 3,510 Member
    Took a look at your diary to see if you were eating a nice healthy diet but....no.
    So no idea why your nails should have improved. Maybe the fact that you have stopped biting them has helped. :smile:
  • jacque1129
    jacque1129 Posts: 113 Member
    my nails use to break all the time. now i have to file them down because they'll actually grow. whenever i stopped caring about my dieting and stuff they went back to being very brittle, definitely from the better nutrients (:
  • penrbrown
    penrbrown Posts: 2,685 Member
    Is your diary a true reflection of your diet? Because if it is I doubt your new strong nails have anything to do with nutrition.
  • JesterMFP
    JesterMFP Posts: 3,596 Member
    Yeah, don't think it's a "health thing" to be honest, if your diary is an accurate reflection of what you're eating.

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