High cholesterol..a warning sign that may appear in the nails!

High levels of bad cholesterol in the blood can be the cause of a heart attack or stroke, and a blood test is the only way to know if your levels are dangerously high, but your nails can be an early warning symptom that warns you and directs you to the need to check your cholesterol .

And a consultant cardiologist in Britain, Dr. Sami Firuzi, said that there are two main warning signs associated with high cholesterol that can be found when you look at your nails, explaining, according to what was quoted by the newspaper “Express”, that the condition can be very dangerous when fatty deposits begin to clog the arteries. Your nails may experience some changes that indicate potential risks.

One of the main signs is brittle toenails, and the second is slow-growing toenails, and these two signs are caused by high cholesterol levels.

The NHS recommends that diet is the main focal point in fighting bad cholesterol, as there are many foods that can actively help lower blood cholesterol as well, and the NHS advises reducing saturated fats and replacing them with unsaturated fats.

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