Comments on: What Causes Vertical Ridges in Your Nails?

By: Terry Brown

Terry Brown — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:40:55 +0000

I have been taking Biotin for 1 1/2 years now and my nail are worse then they have ever been they do seem to grow out faster than before. I am 46 year old and notice my ridges are more defined and my nails are extermely thin. Here’s an example..when I put on a necklace and have to hold open the clasp to hook the other side of the neclace my nail splits in half. I receive a manicure about every 4 weeks and recently tried the gel coating. The gel coating help keep my nails from splitting but they only last 7-10 days and the cost is $30 so it get’s very costly. I am very self conscious about my hands.

By: Linda N.

Linda N. — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 22:25:35 +0000

I’ve heard for many years that ridges on your nails signify an underlying heart prob. I’ve had them since early 30′s and in my late 50′s, had tests done and discovered I have a congenital heart problem. I started noticing other peoples nails. the ones with ridges also have some kind of a heart problem. I don’t think this is coincidental.

By: Huey Oster

Huey Oster — Thu, 26 May 2011 21:59:07 +0000

im only 12 and i have ridges on my fingernails

By: Cuticle/Finger Nail Health? | Mark's Daily Apple Health and Fitness Forum page

Mon, 23 May 2011 05:46:49 +0000

[...] "nail ridges biotin" to find a reference for that, and picked up a dermatologist's blog: What Causes Vertical Ridges in Your Nails? | The Dermatology Blog it certainly couldn't hurt to emphasize some biotin-rich foods, too. Examples are egg yolks, liver [...]

By: wanda jeanne

wanda jeanne — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:25:17 +0000

Sending from phone so sent b4 I could write…the above post I recently found in an essay by Dr Loren Cordain.
Dr Loren Cordain believes that the ridging is due to a biotin
deficiency caused by excessive intake of carbs as phytates bind to minerals inhibiting their absorption.

By: wanda jeanne

wanda jeanne — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:18:53 +0000

Less well-appreciated are the ability of whole grains to impair biotin metabolism. My colleague, Bruce Watkins [Watkins 1990], as well as others [Blair 1989; Kopinksi 1989], have shown that biotin deficiencies can be induced in animal models by feeding them high levels of wheat, sorghum, and other cereal grains. Biotin-dependent carboxylases are important metabolic pathways of fatty-acid synthesis, and deficiencies severely inhibit the chain-elongation and desaturation of 18:2n6 (linoleate) to 20:4n6 (arachidonic acid). Human dietary supplementation trials with biotin have shown this vitamin to reduce fingernail brittleness and ridging that are associated with deficiencies of this vitamin [Hochman 1993].

By: leah winfield

leah winfield — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:26:18 +0000

i am 17 and have vertical ridges running down my thumbs and they are very deep ridges and causes lumps in the rest of the nail. what could this mean????

By: manx63

manx63 — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:55:44 +0000

Great only in 30,s and ALL nails ridged and no cure..there must be something!!!!!

By: Viva

Viva — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 08:42:18 +0000

I’ve had ridges on my pinkies since I was a child. Do I have old pinkies? I doubt it.

By: Erik Andersson

Erik Andersson — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 07:48:55 +0000

Iam 18 and i definitely don’t think i should have them