What does my nail color mean?

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Have you ever thought about looking at your nails for a diagnosis of any sort? Most people probably would not have known that this is actually a great indicator for a number of potential medical issues. Certain variations of color or texture are the determining factors such as whiteness, pink or rosy hints, bumps, or distortions. Often times these imperfections go unnoticed or overlooked when in reality they can be signals to common health issues.

One such case is if you happen to a notice a bluish color or tint in the nails, this could be a sign that the oxygen in your body is not circulating correctly. In one case a doctor had found this in a patient and sure enough they had found that the patient was in fact not receiving enough oxygen and had fluid built up in his lungs. Another doctor explains that pale, whitish nail beds may signal to a low red blood cell count which is consistent with anemia.

Another sign of a medical condition is a yellowing of the nail, which is an indicator of a nail fungus. Also if you notice the nail becoming white and powdery, or a thickening and distortion of the nail, it can also be a nail infection. Other signs could lead to potential for conditions ranging from hepatitis to as big as heart disease.
All in all, small changes in the nails could be an indicator for a local disease such as nail fungus, or something larger and systemic such as anemia or even lupus.