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  2. If Your Nails Are Peeling, It Could Mean You Have This ... - AOL

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    Plus, because nails need a variety of vitamins to grow, nutritional deficiencies in biotin, zinc, vitamin D, and protein can also cause peeling nails, adds Dr. Kamangar. 2. You get regular manicures.

  3. What do nails have to say about your health? Experts answer ...

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    Brittle nails are sometimes a symptom of metabolic conditions, such as thyroid disease and iron deficiency anemia. With that being said, not all brittle nails are the result of a chronic illnesses.

  4. You Might Have a Deficiency If Your Nails Keep Peeling - AOL

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    Dermatologists explain how chemicals, manicures, nutrient deficiencies and even some medications or chronic conditions can cause peeling nails. You Might Have a Deficiency If Your Nails Keep ...

  5. Onychoschizia - Wikipedia

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    Frequent hand-washing is the usual cause, but it is also part of normal ageing. [3] Manicures, nail polish and remover, nail biting, and repeated trauma such as typing, can contribute to nail splitting. [1] Dehydration likely plays a role. [3] Nutritional deficiencies that can result in nail splitting include iron, selenium, and zinc. [1]

  6. 10 health warnings your nails may be sending you - AOL

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    Brittle, Crumbly Nails LittleThings/Heeral Chhibber According to WebMD , dry, brittle nails that frequently split or crack have been linked to things like thyroid disease and fungal infections.

  7. Nail disease - Wikipedia

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    Onychorrhexis also known as brittle nails, is brittleness with breakage of fingernails or toenails. Paronychia is a bacterial or fungal infection where the nail and skin meet. Koilonychia is when the nail curves upwards (becomes spoon-shaped) due to an iron deficiency. The normal process of change is: brittle nails, straight nails, spoon-shaped ...

  8. The Real Reason for Ridges on Fingernails, According to Doctors

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    “In-store hardeners typically contain formaldehyde, which can temporarily harden nails in the short-term, but ongoing use can actually cause the nails to become more brittle and weak,” says Dr ...

  9. Onychorrhexis - Wikipedia

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    Onychorrhexis (from the Greek words ὄνυχο- ónycho-, "nail" and ῥῆξις rhexis, "bursting"), is a brittleness with breakage of finger or toenails that may result from hypothyroidism, anemia, anorexia nervosa or bulimia, or after oral retinoid therapy.