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2. The 6 Best Foods to Eat for Healthy Nails, According to ... - AOL

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   Your nails also protect the softer tissues of your fingers and toes. The good news is that there are several nutrients that can help you grow stronger, healthier nails, and luckily, they’re ...

3. Nail (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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   It originates from the actively growing tissue below, the matrix. [citation needed] The nail plate (corpus unguis) [3] sometimes referred to as the nail body, is the visible hard nail area from the nail root to the free edge, made of translucent keratin protein. Several layers of dead, compacted cells cause the nail to be strong but flexible.

4. Keratin - Wikipedia

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   Microscopy of keratin filaments inside cells. Keratin (/ ˈ k ɛr ə t ɪ n / [1] [2]) is one of a family of structural fibrous proteins also known as scleroproteins.It is the key structural material making up scales, hair, nails, feathers, horns, claws, hooves, and the outer layer of skin in vertebrates.

5. Eponychium - Wikipedia

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   In human anatomy, the eponychium is the thickened layer of skin at the base of the fingernails and toenails. [1] It can also be called the medial or proximal nail fold. The eponychium differs from the cuticle; the eponychium comprises live skin cells whilst the cuticle is dead skin cells.

6. 10 Best Supplements for Hair, Skin and Nails - AOL

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   Blu Atlas Hair & Skin Gummies in Mango are the perfect way to get your daily dose of vitamins and nutrients for healthy hair and skin. With just one gummy a day, these tasty mango-flavored gummies ...

7. Human hair growth - Wikipedia

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   It is commonly stated that hair grows about 1 cm per month on average; however reality is more complex, since not all hair grows at once. Scalp hair was reported to grow between 0.6 cm and 3.36 cm per month. The growth rate of scalp hair somewhat depends on age (hair tends to grow more slowly with age), sex, and ethnicity. [3] Thicker hair (>60 ...

8. Cuticle - Wikipedia

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   Anatomy of the basic parts of a human nail. In human anatomy, "cuticle" can refer to several structures, but it is used in general parlance, and even by medical professionals, to refer to the thickened layer of skin surrounding fingernails and toenails (the eponychium), and to refer to the superficial layer of overlapping cells covering the hair shaft (cuticula pili), consisting of dead cells ...

9. Guess What? Finding Hair In Food Isn't That Bad For You - AOL

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   Finding hair in food is easily one of the most unappetizing sights to behold during a meal. However, while finding a strange strand of hair in the spaghetti seems icky, it is incredibly unlikely ...