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Old 01-15-2012, 10:20 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by Maximo View Post
The half moons are indicative of nail growth speed, aren't they? Active thyroids produce fast growing hair and nails, while slower thyroids slow the growth, I believe.
Oh, that makes so much sense! I've been told that high half moons indicate hyPERthyroidism, so that seems to fit in everyone's experience.

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Does anyone have a picture? I'm not sure I understand what you're talking about.
Take a look at this picture. We are talking about the lunella (luna = moon!)

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