What Your Hands Reveal About Your Health
But our hands are more than our calling card!
Sometimes one look at a person’s hands is enough to find out more about them. First and foremost, of course, whether a person works with their hands or not, whether they take good care of them, they are hygienic, etc.
But our hands are more than our calling card! It is possible to read certain health problems on the hands. We’ll show you which!
Thick knuckles of the hands
Joint wear, also known as osteoarthritis, can also occur in the fingers. About 50% of women over 60 are said to be affected. One can tell that a person has osteoarthritis in the fingers from the fact that the joints of the fingers are thickened.
If the osteoarthritis is inflammatory, the joints are even warm or may be slightly reddened.
White spots on the nails
White spots or streaks in the nails do not indicate a mineral deficiency. It’s an idea that persists in people’s minds. Dermatologists know that such white spots come from injuries to the nail bed.
They are caused by blows, bruises or other injuries, for example when caring for nails, doing household chores or doing handicrafts.
If, for example, the cuticle is pushed back with an object that is too sharp or pointed during incorrect nail care, this can lead to white spots in the nail.
Brittle and cracked nails
If the nails are splintered and brittle and there is no fungal disease, this indicates that the person has a lot of water contact with their hands , because water leaches the nail substance.
The person may have a job where their hands often get wet, from cleaning, washing, or other frequent water exposure. Regular nail care after contact with water can prevent this.
Transverse grooves
If the grooves in the nail appear transversely, i.e. parallel to the root, this can indicate two different things. If such a growth disturbance can only be seen on one nail, the nail bed has been disturbed by a major injury or surgery.
If the phenomenon occurs on all nails at the same time, the underlying disease is serious. This could be a heart attack, poisoning or a high fever. The tricky thing: Since the transverse groove has to develop and grow, this symptom is only visible after a few weeks.
Longitudinal grooves
If the nail has grooves along its length, this does not mean that there is a mineral deficiency, but that the nail root is only working irregularly. In older people this can be a consequence of age, but it can also occur in younger people.
You can’t change that, it’s a freak of nature and the nail root. You should only pay attention if individual, very wide grooves form. This can indicate a tumor.
White nails
If nails were otherwise pink and suddenly grow back whitish and opaque – and this on all nails at the same time, then this is a serious sign of liver disease. Off to the doctor!
Pale, translucent nails
If the nails are pale, shimmering almost transparently and not beautifully richly rosy, this can either indicate a circulatory disorder in the fingers, from which smokers and diabetics particularly suffer.
If the person is neither a smoker nor a diabetic, iron deficiency can also be behind it. Only a doctor can determine this with a blood test.
Arched nails
If a person’s nails look a bit like watch glasses and are bulged, it means that the body is chronically insufficiently oxygenated. Behind this is a serious heart disease!
Inwardly curved nails
If the nails curve inward and each finger resembles a small spoon, then iron deficiency is the cause. This often occurs due to malnutrition or malnutrition and must be treated with medication.
Yellowish crumb nails
If the nail is discolored yellow, thickens and breaks into a crumbly shell, then nail fungus is present. It usually only occurs on one nail and can be treated without any problems.
Thick fingertips of the hands
If the fingertips are thickened and resemble drum bats, then there is a disease of the lymphatic system or a heart disease. Anyone who detects such fingers belongs to the doctor – or should point out to friends with such fingers.
