She is saying that is a GOOD thing.

Oh, the "but" threw me off!

Nancy i guess that i didn't explain myself very well :) someone had mentioned foot fungas and not getting a pedicure where other feet had been, i was saying that where i go they always clean the tub before next customer :)

I was so excited to see your winning post that I missed quicksilver's fungus post, now it all makes sense, and I had no idea they didn't change water at some places. That seems very unsanitary!

That sounds funny, lol! Betty, watch your but. ;):D:p

I recall from the CNN report I saw that there are regulations that require tub cleaning, but like everything else, rules are sometimes broken. The girl with the scarred legs had her feet done at one of the top spas in one of the big cities in Texas.

They change the water, but don't disinfect the tubs in most places. So if someone before you had a fungal problem on their foot, that fungus may decide to stick around and take a ride on your feet.

The water is changed, but the tub also needs to be cleaned. I think there is something they run in the tub to clean the jets and all.

I wouldn't put my feet in unless they cleaned it first..never know whats lurking :eek:

Nancy i thought i would never get to a hundred post but its been fun :)

The whitish, half-moon shape at the base of the nail is called the lunula.

If nails are brittle, soft, with no shine or half moon, it can be an indicator of hyperthyroidism, or a calcium deficiency. Any color differences or unusual lines in the lunula can also show a lack of iron in the body or other manifestations of liver, kidney, lung or hear diseases. For example: a deep red lunula and pale nails is associated with congestive heart failure. In patients with Wilson's disease (a liver defect that leads to copper overload) the lunula can turn a blue hue (azure lunula). Also, use of the antibiotic tetracycline, which is frequently used to treat acne, can turn it yellow.

We are taught to note these in a patients chart when we do their physical. I include it in my HEENT portion. Since I only see pregnant women, hyperthyroidism and anemia are extremely important to watch.

Interesting! I've been tested for hypo/hyper throid and nada.

I have the lunula on my thumb and index fingers, and barely on my middle but it's pale. My nails are a light pink. I guess this means I really need to go on a detox!

I have a little on my thumb and forefinger, and hardly noticable on my middle. The rest have none.

My nails grow FAST! My hair grows s l o w. Now what have you got for me? :D

You're just a freak! But you knew that already. :animal36

Actually, it's a perception thing. Since your nails are smaller than you hair, you just think your nails are growing faster,

Next to bone marrow, hair is the fastest growing thing in/on our bodies.

Or you're just a freak :-)

God i love google!!!

There are a number of variables that may affect nail growth;

Nail growth is different from person to person and from finger to finger. The nail on the middle finger grows the fastest and the nail on the little finger grows the slowest.
Nails grow from 0.05 to 1.2 millimeters per week. If a nail is lost, it may take seven (7) months to grow out fully.
As a rule, the nails of babies and older folks grow more slowly than those of teenagers.
The length of the finger and the size of the lunula or moon suggest the speed of growth of the nail. The shorter the finger and the less of its visible lunula, the more slowly the nail will grow. (The thumb is the exception.)
Biting fingernails, while detrimental to their health in other ways, is thought to make them grow faster.(Just trim them, Don't bite!)
Fingernails grow faster than toenails and all nails grow more quickly in the summer than in winter or cold weather. Heat increases the rate of all metabolic processes.
Nails grow faster during the day than at night due to the natural pulse of the body rhythms.
Mens nails grow faster than womens do. However, women will experience a spurt in nail growth just before menstruation and during pregnancy. These growth spurts are thought to be in response to hormonal activity.

It means that you are low on B vits & you should see your Dr for blood work.;)