finger nails

[kathleens]

what causes pitted finger nails?

[woofgang]

well, among other things, a kind of psoriasis that goes with hot achy joints, if you think this might be you or you are worried, why not visit the doc?

[racheltje]

You can also get pitted nails, without the achy joints, even if you get mild psoriasis.

[KEJ2000]

I have heard that it is from a deficiency of certain vitamins, but I don't recall exactly which vitamins they were.  It was something that I never would have guessed, like Zinc or something, but that may not have been it.  If you wish to experiment, you might try taking a multivitamin, and don't forget that it will take months for the nails to grow out and for you to see the results.  I have trouble swallowing those huge, hard-as-a-rock adult vitamins without choking, so I take the childrens' chewable kind - seriously!