+10 Things Your Nails Can Tell You About Your Health

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5. You have an athlete’s foot.

Athlete’s foot actually refers to two conditions: foot fungus and fungal toenail infections. The latter, which is most often picked up when walking barefoot in a communal area like a locker room, is characterized by ragged, yellow toenails.
Dermatologist Pamela Ng, MD, explained to the Mayo Clinic that in patients with immunodeficiencies, these fungal infections can cause “breakdown of the skin and lead to conditions like cellulitis or foot ulcers.”

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  1. How important to be a “bookworm” and even fond nor having the passion of reading, helps a lot to get inputs like in one glance to read of a certain published article about your nails conveyed an important health, allergies or even infermities by merely looking at your finger/toe nails.Thank you so much for the worth sharing information and lots of insights gained.

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