Flax Seed and Nails The Flax Seed Oils (EFA’s) work to nourish dry brittle nails stopping them from cracking or splitting. Nails are actually a part of the epidermis (outer layer of skin).  Our nails grow on top of a nail bed.  Healthy nail beds are pink and indicate not only a rich blood supply to the area, but our general good health as well.  Abnormalities or changes in the nails and nail beds can often be a result of nutritional deficiencies, or may indicate some underlying condition.  Nails and nail beds can reveal a good deal about the body’s internal health; that’s why physicians often look at our nails as part of a general physical exam. Flax seed has all the nutrients to improve the condition of you nails. Good nutrition is extremely important to nail health and you should know by now that what you eat can affect how you look. However, maintaining proper nutrition isn’t just important on the cellular level, it’s also important to the whole picture - the human body. Nails are the protector of our fingertips and toes, but the condition that your nails are in is a sure sign of how well you take care of yourself. Nails are made up of keratin, a hard, strong protein also found in hair and skin. Nails - both on the fingertips and toes - are made up of a number of components. First is the nail plate, which is the visible nail you see when you look at your fingers or toes. Underneath that is the nail bed, which is a layer of sensitive skin that is anchored to your nail plate. On all 3 sides of the nail are nail folds, which simply refer to the skin that surrounds and "folds" into your nails. Within the nail plate is the cuticle and lunula, the first of which is tissue that is connected to the nail fold and the nail plate, and the latter of which is the whitish, half-moon shaped area found at the base of the nail. Your nails grow from under the cuticle in a place called the "matrix", averaging just 0.1 millimeters of growth a day - equal to one-tenth of an inch each month. For healthy growth, your nails need proper nutrition. B-vitamins, calcium, folic acid and vitamin C are all very important; since the body needs all of these nutrients to maintain nail health: 1. A vitamin-B deficiency, especially biotin, will produce ridges along the bed of the nail. 2. A diet lacking in calcium contributes to dry and brittle nails. 3. Lack of folic acid, a B-vitamin, and vitamin C are partially responsible for the development of hangnails, a painful and bothersome problem. 4. Insufficient essential oils in the diet cause cracking. If you think your nail problems may be stemming from a nutritional deficiency, evaluate your daily nutritional intake, or consider taking a multivitamin and bone-building supplement to nourish your nails. If you don’t eat enough sources of essential fatty acids in your diet you can supplement with flaxseed oil or evening primrose oil, both of which are great sources of the 2 essential fatty acids, Omega-3 & Omega-6. Flax Seed Nail Products There are many Flax seed Nail products you can by on the market now that contain Flaxseed nutrition. These can be found in hair sprays, hair mousses etc..

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