Electrolytes or something along that line that opens up your cell membrane allows better assimilating of vitamins and minerals. However, even though my moons are coming back, my fingernalis are still very brittle. Bottom line, I do think how your fingernails look is a good indicator of things going awry in your body. Sbilek
Recommended Intake. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recommends that half of the grains you eat consist of whole grains. This means women should eat at least three 1-ounce servings of whole grains per day, and men should eat three to four servings.
It recommends eating a variety of foods, grains (six to 11 servings a day), vegetables (three to five servings a day), and fruits (two to four servings a day), meat, poultry, fish, eggs, and nuts (two to three servings a day), milk, yogurt, and cheese (two to three servings a day), with fat contributing only 30 percent of the total calories or less ...