HOME REMEDIES FOR TOENAIL FUNGUS

DIET FOR TOENAIL FUNGUS HOME REMEDIES
Eat a diet high in iron, lean protein, whole grains, seeds, and nuts for healthy nails. Eggs are a great source of quality protein and sulfur, both of which are important for nails to grow well.

Avoid excessive sugar, coffee, and alcohol consumption.

Fresh carrot juice containing lots of calcium and phosphorus is great for strengthening the nails.

Include in your diet foods high in biotin, a B vitamin essential for strong and healthy nails, skin, and hair. Good sources of biotin include egg yolks, soybean flour, cereals, yeast, cauliflower, lentils, milk, and peanut butter.


NUTRITIOAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR TOENAIL FUNGUS

Brittle nails can also be associated with deficiencies of protein, vitamins
A, B6, B12, and D, biotin, calcium, zinc, iron, essential fatty acids, silica, and other trace minerals. In general, to have healthy nails, augment your diet with the following:

A multivitamin and multimineral supplement including vitamins A and D. Take this daily

Vitamin-B complex. Take this daily.

Biotin. Take 2,500 micrograms daily

Calcium. Take 1,200 milligrams daily

Iron. Take 30 milligrams daily

Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM). Take 500 milligrams three times a day with meals. This is a good source of sulfur, which is needed for healthy nails.

Zinc. Take 15 milligrams three times a day, with meals and with 1/2 milligram of copper.

Other nutrients may be necessary as well, depending on the shape and color of your nails and the results of blood testing.

Brittle nails can be a visible sign of poor digestion and poor protein absorption. Take 1 or 2 capsules of a digestive-enzyme formula with betaine hydrochloride after each meal for at least three months.

Brittle nails often respond to biotin, in doses of 2,500 micrograms daily. Before being applied to human nail problems, biotin was found to harden horse hooves. Biotin, which is part of the B-complex, is absorbed into the nail matrix, where new nail cells are generated. Dermatologists have found that biotin supplements help patients with frail nails in about two-thirds of cases. In a recent Swiss study, subjects who had a normal intake of biotin (28 to 42 micrograms a day) but still had thin, frail, and split nails were given a biotin supplement of 2,500 micrograms a day, and overall had a 25 percent increase in the thickness of their nails.

Collagen and vitamin E in horse-hoof moisturizing formulas also strengthen human nails and help to prevent brittle, split nails.


HEMOPATHIC HOME REMEDIES FOR TOENAIL FUNGUS

Onymyrrh is a nail-growth accelerator derived from the myrrh plant. Myrrh has been used for decades by horse trainers to toughen and condition their horses' hooves. This lotion claims to improve the user's nail thickness, strength, and flexibility.

Nettle and horsetail are good sources of silica, an important mineral for nails and skin.

Drink an infusion made from equal parts of nettle and horsetail three times a day.

If a nail injury, hangnail, ingrown toenail, or other nail problem begins to look infected, apply a goldenseal poultice locally for fifteen minutes twice a day to help draw out the infection. Also, take 500 milligrams of echinacea and 300 milligrams of goldenseal three times a day for five days.Posted byNatural Home Remediesat9:05 AM