Hi Pat ageing can cause the ridges but so can the lack of nutrients or maybe 
thyroid problems..I posted one link and have a book somewhere on nail and 
tongue analysis they both give off signs much like iridology does too...the 
body sure likes to communicate :),,,,deb

Pat <[email protected]> wrote:  Does anyone know about a cause for 
vertical ridges in the fingernails?  They look healthy, no sign of anything 
wrong other than many vertical ridges in every fingernail. All my life they've 
been thin and too delicate to grow out long, but they were always smooth.  
Several months ago I asked my doctor about the ridges and she said she hopes 
they don't mean anything is wrong and showed me her nails which looked just 
like mine.  They seem to have gotten worse in the last few months, so CS must 
not do a thing for them. 

                                                                                
        Pat
    
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