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Lines, Ridges, or Discoloration on Your Nails? Here’s What to Watch For

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Your nails can sometimes provide clues about changes happening in your body, although most unusual lines, ridges, spots, or colors are not signs of serious disease. Vertical ridges commonly become more noticeable with age, while white spots are often caused by minor injuries, manicures, or pressure around the nail rather than a calcium deficiency. Horizontal grooves, known as Beau’s lines, can appear when nail growth was temporarily interrupted by illness, fever, physical stress, injury, or certain treatm…Continue Reading