Quote from: tammy753 on <strong>Today</strong> at 12:41:16 PMSo I have big hands and keeping my nails longer helps with that as long as I go with a natural shade. I have some fingers with flat nail beds this causes the tips to dive down when they get long. I can kind of fight this if after I wash my hands and my nails are soaked, I try and pinch them from the side to drive an arch info them. The problem is they return to their ugly selves over time. I considered fake nails but they are a pain with flat nail beds. Any ideas?
Do you take vitamins?
Sometimes flat nails can signal low iron or B vitamins.
Taco Bell does not supplement their food properly.
🤣I would suggest taking a women's multivitamin daily for a few months and see if that helps. They have some that are high in iron or skin/nail formulas that are high in Biotin. The problem with taking biotin supplements is that B vitamins work together, so taking one and not the others in the right ratio is a waste of money. If you want to take them separately, you can get iron supplements (or drink rusty water - not recommended), and look for a B Complex supplement that will have all of them.
Most people are deficient in vitamin B because we eat a lot of preprocessed foods that remove the good stuff; then they add it back in, but in smaller amounts. I could write a whole article about how and why this happens, but the key is that most people develop this deficiency because of their diet.
If you're going with a multivitamin, one a day is fine, but it might take longer to see results. They are not high-level doses because some minerals, like zinc, copper, etc., can build up in your system at high levels. If you go the B Complex route, take one in the morning and one in the evening with meals for a couple of weeks. B vitamins are water-soluble, so you can't overdose on them. Your body will just eliminate the excess, which turns your urine a bright yellow. When you see that, go back to one a day to maintain it and see if your nails change.
