Nails are horny skin outgrowths, their structure is defined by heredity but can be changed by external factors (food, hands care, work). Healthy nails must be strong and elastic. Often problems with nails mean problems with health.

Here are some advice to make your nails stronger and healthier:

You should eat more dishes containing gelatine, more milk products, yeast, soya, sea products, millet, beetroot, grapes, yolk or tablet biotin. Try to make your food full containing all necessary vitamins and minerals.

Vitamin A makes your nails stronger and provides their quick growth. It is contained in liver, oil, fresh green, carrots, tomatoes.

Vitamin B helps assimilate proteins providing nail growth. It is contained in sprouted grains, beer yeast, yolk and cabbage.

Iodine provides nail growth. It is contained in sea cabbage and spinach.

Calcium is necessary for nails strengthening. Milk products contain much calcium.

Silicon provides nails hardness and elasticity. It can be found in various vegetables.

Ferrum is very important for nail structure and shape.

Sulphur is needed for nail formation, it stops inflammatory process. It is contained in cabbage, onion, cucumbers and turnip.

The following procedures are necessary to make:

Rub your nails with a brush twice a day ' nails need peeling.

Massage your nails and hands regularly.

Move your cuticle back with an orange stick or special pencil every day.

Do your housework in gloves applying some silicone cream before.

Whiten your nails with lime or lemon, cut the fruit and massage nails 5 minutes.

Don't use nail polish all the time, let your nails rest for some days.

Don't cover nail lunules with nail polish, it slows down nails growth.

Don't apply nail polish to your nails without covering them with base or protective coat first.