White strips on the nails: causes and treatment

Healthy, beautiful nails always attract attention and serve as an integral part of any image. They can be painted in the most unimaginable colors, draw white stripes on nails or decorate with flowers, rhinestones, but most importantly, while they demonstrate health.

Nails, like skin with hair, are very sensitive health barometers of the whole organism. If the person is healthy, his body is working properly, the hair is strong and shiny, the skin is smooth and silky, without spots and rashes, and the nails are strong, pink and do not fade. And any failure in the work of the body is primarily reflected on them. In particular, the hair turns into a "loofah", white strips appear on the nails. But such a defect is not just an aesthetic flaw that can be ignored.

Usually everything happens like this: a person notices suddenly appeared white spots on the nails or strips, but does not pay much attention to them, not considering a serious problem. Ladies hide this cosmetic defect under the varnish, men just do not take it seriously. But this is a completely wrong approach. White strips on the nails - in the science of leukonichia - serve as specific signals that the body sends, trying to communicate that in the diet or lifestyle there are some problems that threaten to turn into serious trouble.

The most common cause of such formations is avitaminosis. The body lacks certain substances (calcium, zinc, iron, carotene, vitamin E or ascorbic acid), especially in spring, when the amount of greens, fruits and vegetables eaten decreases sharply. Most often this problem occurs in pregnant women and adolescents. If the strips on the nails are in pairs, then there is not enough protein and you need to urgently stop all diet and restrictions, eat more meat, dairy products and legumes. As a rule, white strips on the nails disappear by themselves, when the diet is normalized. However, if this does not happen, it makes sense to urgently go to the doctor - most likely this is a metabolic disorder and problems in the work of internal organs.

The second most common cause is permanent stress, nervous system disorders and increased excitability. Especially often white stripes on the nails appear in easily excitable people, which often experience through trifles. In these cases, nervous tension affects the entire body in the most negative way. The only way out is to try to stay calm and take care of yourself.

Well, of course, defects on the nails can be caused by chronic diseases. These are failures in the work of the kidneys and heart failure, disorders in the digestive system, fungal infections. All this must be treated under the supervision of a doctor. And a visit to it should not be postponed. In addition to all of the above, the cause of nail damage can be injuries and damage to the nail plate, as well as the use of cheap and substandard care products.

In cases of illness or deficiency of vitamins and nutrients, you need to consult a specialist and follow your own health. Well, if the cause of spots and streaks on the nails is stress, then you should take better care of yourself, keep your nerves under control and try to be calmer. There are many methods for this, you can even start with the most effective of them - with yoga classes.