{"id":43649,"date":"2026-09-16T22:40:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T22:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=43649"},"modified":"2026-09-16T22:40:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T22:40:59","slug":"lines-ridges-or-discoloration-on-your-nails-heres-what-to-watch-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=43649","title":{"rendered":"Lines, Ridges, or Discoloration on Your Nails? Here\u2019s What to Watch For"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">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\u2019s lines, can appear when nail growth was temporarily interrupted by illness, fever, physical stress, injury, or certain treatm&#8230;<strong>Continue Reading<\/strong><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Yellow, thick, brittle, or crumbling nails can sometimes result from fungal infections, although repeated trauma, psoriasis, aging, and other nail conditions can produce similar changes. Spoon-shaped nails may sometimes be associated with iron deficiency, while newly developed clubbing\u2014where the fingertips become rounder and the nails curve downward\u2014can occasionally be linked to underlying heart or lung conditions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">One change that deserves particular attention is a new or changing dark streak running vertically along a single nail. Many dark bands are harmless and may be related to pigmentation, genetics, injury, or medication, but in rare cases they can indicate subungual melanoma. Persistent blue or purple nails may also require evaluation, particularly when accompanied by breathing difficulties, chest pain, dizziness, or weakness.<\/p>\n<p>Nails alone cannot diagnose a medical condition because the same appearance can have many different causes. Changes that persist, worsen, cause pain or swelling, affect only one nail without explanation, or occur alongside other symptoms are worth discussing with a healthcare professional. Taking photographs over time can also help determine whether a mark is growing out normally or continuing to change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your nails can sometimes provide clues about changes happening in your body, although most unusual lines, ridges, spots, or colors are not\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43650,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Lines, Ridges, or Discoloration on Your Nails? 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