Title: 5 Diet Tips for Growing Strong, Healthy Nails
Headings: 5 Diet Tips for Growing Strong Nails
5 Diet Tips for Growing Strong Nails
#1: Get Enough Protein
The vitamin C in lemons can prevent hangnails and ingrown toenails.
#2: Be Sure to Eat Plenty of Foods Rich in Vitamin C
#3: Load on Foods that Boast B Vitamins
Oatmeal provides zinc which is necessary for strong, beautiful nails.
#4: Add Zinc Containing Foods to Your Diet
#5: Ensure a Sufficient Intake of Iron

Content: To enhance the beneficial effects of vitamin C, combine foods rich in this important nutrient with foods that contain vitamin E, another key vitamin for healthy nails. Vitamin E promotes the circulation of the blood that carries oxygen to the nail beds, which in turn boosts nail growth. Vitamin C and vitamin E protect each other and are more effective when consumed together. #3: Load on Foods that Boast B Vitamins
Vitamin B7 (biotin) has long been known to strengthen horses' and pigs' hooves which are made of keratin, the same substance human nails are made of. More recently, supplementation with biotin has been shown to significantly increase nail plate thickness in humans and to reduce nails' tendency to split. Swiss researchers gave 2.5mg of biotin every day to a group of women with brittle nails. After the six month trial period, the women's nail thickness had increased by 25%. Other B vitamins, such as B12 (cobalamin), have also been linked to nail health. A deficiency of vitamin B12 can lead to excessive nail dryness, overly curved nail ends, and darkened nails.