If there are few “half moons” on the nails, does it mean that your body is unhealthy?

There are many rumors about the half-moons on the nails, many of which you must have heard. For example: "The more half-moons on the fingers, the healthier the person and the longer the life span, and vice versa!"

When you heard this, did you immediately look at your fingernails, find that there were very few half-moons, and exclaim loudly, "Am I going to die?"

It doesn't matter if there are fewer crescents, but it won't work if there are none.

Generally, there are half-moons on our nails. Half-moons are actually a product of methyl synthesis. The growth rate of methyl has a certain regularity, starting from slow to fast, and gradually returning to a stable state after maturation. Methyl synthesizes new keratin cells, showing an arc shape and pale white color, which is the half-moon.

However, there is no direct connection between the lunula and physical health. The growth of the lunula is related to human metabolism. As people age, their metabolism gradually slows down, and the growth rate of nails will gradually slow down. Therefore, many elderly people have fewer lunulae on their nails, which does not mean that there is a health problem.

But sometimes you may find that it becomes smaller and smaller or even disappears, which is something you should pay attention to.

Stop guessing! There are three main reasons why Yueya Shao

First, malnutrition

When the body is malnourished, our metabolism slows down and the growth rate of cells in the stratum corneum slows down, which will cause the half-moon on the nails to become smaller or disappear.

Second, hypothyroidism

When the thyroid function declines, the body's metabolic rate will be affected, and thus the endocrine system will also be affected, which will cause the growth of the nails to slow down and the half-moon to disappear. This is a warning from the body that we need to regulate the thyroid function. When the thyroid function is normal, the metabolism will naturally be normal, and the half-moon will return.

Third, normal physiological processes

As mentioned above, as we age, our stratum corneum cells become more mature, so the division of keratin cells will become less and less, which will cause the crescent to become smaller or even disappear. Under normal circumstances, the elderly have less than the young, which is a normal physiological process, so don't worry too much, it has nothing to do with disease.

Next time someone tries to trick you with the term "Yueya Shao", just tell him or her the truth.