🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ The Right Foods for Strong Healthy Nails
Ray Calabrese
The main food sources related to healthy nails are:
Milk and dairy products are good sources of protein, calcium, zinc and vitamin B12, and can help keep your nails strong.
Include lean meat, fish and chicken in your diet to ensure adequate intake of proteins, iron and zinc. Another good protein-rich food for healthy nails is eggs which are rich in vitamin B12 and folic acid.
Enrich your diet with legumes (lentils, dried beans etc), which are high in fibre and provides you with protein, zinc, iron and folic acid thus lessening your nails from cracking and developing white spots.
Increase your intake of green leafy vegetables (spinach, broccoli etc), which are good sources of calcium, folic acid and vitamin A.
A daily intake of citrus fruits and vegetables (green pepper, cabbage etc), which are rich in vitamin C are helpful if you are having reddish-brown spots on your nails.
Strong nails also need vitamin A that is mainly found in yellow or orange vegetables like carrots.
Biotin is also an essential nail-building material that is found in liver, meats, milk, egg yolk and most vegetables.
Don’t forget to drink enough water (8 glasses a day) to keep your body and your nails completely hydrated.
