The nail health circle has grown

The core reason for the regrowth of the nail health circle (medically known as the nail half moon, commonly known as the crescent moon) is that the growth vitality of your nail matrix has returned to a stable state, which mostly corresponds to the positive improvements in work and rest, nutrition, and metabolic levels in the past 3-6 months. It is neither a "recovery signal from a serious illness" worthy of ecstasy, nor a physiological coincidence with no reference value at all.

I worked on quarterly projects for more than three months last year. I stayed up until two o'clock every day, drank coffee instead of water, and took out fast food heavy in oil and salt. Then one day when I was cutting my nails, I suddenly discovered that there used to be four crescents on my ten fingers, but now only two thumbs were left with some white edges. I even lost twice as much hair as usual. At that time, I took a photo and sent it to my dermatologist. She smiled and said that it was a typical nail matrix that had been "struck". There were few new keratin cells, and the crescent moon naturally shrank back.

As for whether the crescent moon can reflect health, this matter has been debated for many years, and both sides are reasonable. The mainstream view of Western medicine is that people who are born with fewer crescents need not panic at all - some people are born with nail matrix positioned far back, and their nail growth rate is slow. New nail cells that are not completely keratinized are hidden behind the nail flesh and cannot be seen. It is completely normal to only have two crescents on two thumbs in a lifetime, and it has nothing to do with "physical weakness". However, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the crescent moon is generally regarded as an external signal light for Qi and blood. If the crescent moon suddenly decreases or disappears in a short period of time, it often corresponds to overwork, staying up late, and excessive consumption of Qi and blood. If it slowly grows back, it is most likely that the physical condition is recovering. When I looked up the information myself, I also saw some research in the field of nutrition saying that when there is a long-term lack of protein and B vitamins, the synthesis of keratin from the nail matrix will slow down, which will also lead to the shrinkage of the crescent moon. It will slowly recover after adequate nutrition.

I didn’t worry about who to listen to at the time. I just felt that being groggy every day was really uncomfortable, and I didn’t buy any health care products to replenish qi and blood. I just cut off the time I spent scrolling on my phone for an hour before going to bed, and tried to lie down before 11 o’clock. I used to drink three cups a day. Instead of drinking American style, I only have one drink in the morning, take an extra bus stop after get off work, walk around the park for 20 minutes before going home, order takeout twice less when cooking, and stew a pot of radish beef or yam pork ribs soup every week if I am too lazy to cook. I can eat two meals with leftovers. It has been like this for more than three months. When I was cutting my nails last week, I suddenly discovered that a small white edge appeared on the index finger. It felt a little softer than the front nail - it was a new healthy ring.

I even took a photo and sent it to the family group. My mother immediately forwarded an article on a public account titled "The crescents on your fingernails determine how long you live." A colleague heard a while ago that growing a crescent moon is a good thing, so he bought a bunch of Internet celebrity supplements and took them every day. After taking it for two months, he got angry and had nosebleeds every day. The crescent moon didn't even grow for half a minute. When he went for a physical examination, it was found that the transaminase was temporarily high. To put it bluntly, he took too much supplements and put a burden on the liver.

Of course, not all crescents are a good thing. If you have not had any crescents before, and suddenly all the crescents on ten fingers appear, and each one even occupies more than 1/3 of the nail, you should be wary of a sudden abnormal increase in metabolism. It is best to take the time to check your thyroid function to rule out the risk of hyperthyroidism.

In fact, to put it bluntly, this thing is similar to the breath you get up in the morning and the amount of oil on your face. It is just a little reminder from your body. There is no need to pick up your fingers to count them every day, and there is no need to worry about how many teeth you have. I cut my nails yesterday and found a small white tip on my middle finger. To be honest, I'm quite happy. It's not that I feel "full of energy", but mainly because I know that I haven't gone to bed early in vain in the past two months, and my days of laziness and fishing have indeed been in vain (laughs).