I have studied and practiced Ayurveda for some time now.  A web site
below may provide some insight on nail health.  Also do a search on the
Internet for the topic to see more perspectives.  Nutritional imbalances
are likely a cause of nail ridges.  Raw fats play an important part in
bone and nail health.

    http://www.mapi.com/en/newsletters/nails.html

Naturally there are better quality fats than cooked ghee (from a paleo
perspective).

Regards,

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Stardust wrote:

>I have a two part question:
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>First, can anyone tell me why I have ridges in both my thumb fingernails?  Well the left thumb fingernails are more noticeable than the right.
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>Second, how can I get rid of them and/or is there a medical reason behind this that I should be aware/concerned about?
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>Thanks,
>Maddalena
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