Breaking Nails

Hey everyone!! Lately, my nails have been breaking all the time. I don't keep them long, so they're not breaking because they're too long, but they're breaking really easily. Is there some vitamin or mineral I could be deficit in that's causing my nails to be so brittle? I take a multivitamin every day and I eat a balanced diet, but I'm not sure what could be causing this.

I've had the same problem lately.  I'd be interested in hearing people's thoughts.

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I have the same problem. Have you had your thyroid checked? That is a symptom of low thyroid.

my nails have always been really breakable. normally it's not so much the breaking, it's if you have lines or divots in them... that means it's a mineral deficiency.

Original Post by ready2lose08:

I have the same problem. Have you had your thyroid checked? That is a symptom of low thyroid.

I have low thyroid but I have a prescription and take it daily. Maybe I'll have my doctor retest me to make sure I'm still getting enough.