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What can i do to get strong nails..mine are thin peeling layers and super easy to break?
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B12 insufficiency?: The best way is to see a dermatologist to check up some metabolic problems, like check vitamin b12. More information about your other medical condition will help to find out the reason.
Answered 9/29/2016
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Good nutrition: Fingernails are a good picture of your state of nutrition. Other diseases can certainly affect the nails, but if yours are thin and friable, you may be lacking in good vegetable proteins and oils, such as olive oil. Iron deficiency are related to brittle nails. Zinc and vitamins c, e, &a are also important and best gotten from brightly colored veges and fruits, whole grains etc rather than pills.
Answered 8/29/2014
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