Tired of the dry brittle, and splitting nails? 

Foods that heal your nails

Want to do something to fix your nails? Obviously, you do, or you wouldn't be here.

I'm sure you already know there is a bottle of pills that claim to fix your nail and hair health, a bottle called biotin.  Biotin is just part of the problem with brittle nails and dull hair. Pills are never the fix-all, they are just a temporary solution to enhance your diet when you aren't getting the correct nutrients.  

Most people will not want to hear the ugly truth about this fix but I’m going to tell you anyway; you need to fix your diet!  Bottles of pills will never give you what a food can.  Food is fuel. When you put bad gas into your car you can expect lousy results and dirty exhaust, the same goes for bad food. 

The best part of healthy nails is a real change in your diet. There are a lot of diets out there that claim to be the best. Choose the one that concentrates on macronutrients, whole foods, and steers you away from junk. 

Foods high in biotin will greatly improve your nail health but remember, nails grow slowly! If you think you're going to see a quick solution in just 30 days you'd be wrong. You're going to need permanent changes for lasting results. 

What foods are excellent sources of biotin?

• Swiss Chard (one of my favorites in a salad!)
• Most nuts, especially almonds and walnuts
• Strawberries
• Raspberries
• Carrots
• Halibut or salmon
• Liver 
• And many other vegetables
• Cooked eggs
• Bananas
• Sweet potatoes
• Avocados 

As you can see from that list, it all starts with a whole healthy diet. To have healthy nails you'll have to fix yourself from the inside out. 

If you're like me you'll want to also educate yourself on why our bodies lose so much biotin in the first place since lack of biotin is one of the big reasons why people have brittle nails in the first place. 

Foods that cause a loss of biotin:

• Alcoholism
• Inflammatory bowel disease 
• Smoking
• Prolonged use of antibiotics
• Raw eggs (cooked eggs kills the protein in raw eggs that blocks the absorption of biotin)
• Some medications (talk with your doctor or pharmacist)
• Pregnancy