What your Nails Say About Your Health


	What your Nails Say About Your Health

laughingheart

8-2-2007 5:24 AM

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8-4-2007 1:04 AM

jatfla

Well, this could scare the heck out of people. What about extremely thin and peeling nails?

8-4-2007 7:59 AM

mirzania

Well it scared me .... until I realize dthat my nails were ok - knock on wood (but not too hard in case I break my nails

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