sol, For B vitamins you can take Bee Pollen, Royal Jelly or black strap molasses. I think Spirulina is also loaded with B's. All very cheap and easy. I think it works better to take the B's in a natural form. Just my opinion. Paula ----- Original Message ----- From: "sol" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 11:20 PM Subject: Re: CS>Fingernail Ridges
> One of my nutrition books says thin, dry, brittle nails or white bands > in the nails can be due to protein deficiency. Lack of B vitamins can > cause fragile nails with horizontal or vertical ridges. Prescription for > Nutritional Healing says irom deficiency can also cause vertical ridges. > Zinc deficiency can cause white spots. And there is a lot more info > around on nutrition and nails. > I also have fairly definite vertical ridges in my nails. Mine probably > from insufficient B vitamins, as I can't seem to find a brand/type that > doesn't give me a reaction. And niacin causes me very bad flushing, > which alsocan kick in my eczema. Even the "no-flush" types of niacin do > this. So I guess I'm stuck with the ridges. > It does seem like worsening of the ridges might mean a worsening > deficiency? I used to have white spots in my nails, too, but I've been > taking my minerals much more regularly for some time now, and those are > now gone. I hadn't actually noticed until I was writing this. > sol > > > Pat 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. > > > > > > > > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.11/264 - Release Date: 2/17/06 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.11/264 - Release Date: 2/17/06
