Why Are Your Nails Soft and Bending

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The color, texture, and other qualities of your nails are ways your body is informing you about your health.

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Soft and bending nails is a sign that you are having poor digestion or lack essential nutrients according to naturopathic doctor, Sara Norris.

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Here are some reasons why your nails are soft and bendy:

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Overexposure to moisture and chemicals results in soft and fragile nails. Such fingernails rarely grow above the fingertips.

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Some products we use, like nail polish, detergents, and nail treatment, have chemicals that impact nails negatively.

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Also, being in contact with water from activities such as washing almost all the time results in bending and breaking the nails.

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