The health clues hiding in your nails!

The key to good health is at your fingertips— literally! Your nails can help ID everything from hidden nutritional deficiencies to a sluggish thyroid. Read on for the easy fixes…

- Ann Green

Pale nail beds?

If your nail beds are more white than pink, you may be low on iron. The nutrient helps build hemoglobin, a protein that ferries energizing oxygen to tissues. While many women assume iron deficiencies are a thing of the past after age 50, Italian research suggests up to half the number of women who were low in iron before menopause may still be prone to shortfalls by age 65. Swiss research finds that topping up your levels can reduce fatigue by 48%.