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Ruphus -> RE: Folic acid for strong nails - really??? (Oct. 5 2011 11:50:55)
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ORIGINAL: Pimientito
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The substance needed for nail and hair growth is named keratin
Its not quite that simple though. If you eat foods rich in calcium, it doesnt necessarily mean you get stronger bones. The calcium needs to be metabolised by your body to get into the bone matrix and that depends on other factors such as vitamin D, oestrogen levels, nicotin levels, small colon disease etc.
That would be converting the converted.
You might have overlooked the post right above yours.
- Just like two commentators after you.
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ORIGINAL: Pimientito
The same is true of Keratin. Eating foods rich in Keratin does not mean your nails and hair get stronger. Nail health is dependant on many factors not just one. You have to have vitamins A , C, D and B12 in the diet so milk, fish oils, cereals, fruit juices, raw veg...that is to say a balenced healthy diet with as little processed foods as possible is good for nail health...as well as every other aspect of your well being.
Enzymes help metabolise nutrients and taking the amino acid L- cysteine is a way of improving nail strength. Biotin is basically a B complex which is a factor ( but not the only one) in nail health. Over the years I have tried everything from superglue to glass fibre to gel resins to dietary supplements etc. If you can get your nails strong from inside yourself, ie eating well and using supplements, this is by far the best method.
The irritation of metabolism mustn´t be bound to deficient diet. There can be and often are other issues depending on items like thyroid and hormonal household etc. ( = generally of sense to ensure sufficient iodine supply.)
Diet wise the average nutrition will do, unless it was about special conditions like during pregnancy, undernourishment or for symptomatical treatment.
Cow milk besides ain´t recommendable at all, as its contents of phosphates counters its portion of calcium. It is intended for a metabolism entirely different from human.
If milk, horse milk would be optimal substitute, and the one of goat and even of sheep would be much more suitable to humans than cow milk.
Most of all options however would I expect from physical strain like experienced by Jaggesphere. The same strain that helps skeleton staying in shape; weight hauling, contraction, pressure and impacts as encountered during intense physical work should provide the best precondition for strong nail growth.
Whereas the opposite, physically supportive / protective measures like glueing on material and chemical treatment should only result in more weakening over time.
Ruphus
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