What do the pronounced ridges on my fingernails indicate about my health?

I've heard that the state of one's fingernails says a lot about one's health. Has anyone else heard this? Over the past two years or so, a lot of ridges have developed on mine. Does this mean I'm a goner?

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The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Nail symptoms as a symptom. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

* Nail injury
* Nail fungal infection
* Chronic nail biting
* Anxiety - a common cause of nail biting.
* Beau's lines
* Respiratory disorders
* Paronychnia - causes redness or pain at fingertip or nail.
* Cyanosis - causes blue nails; see also various causes of cyanosis:
o Lung disorders
o Heart disorder
o Congenital heart disease
o Blood cell disorder
o See also causes of cyanosis
* Hypothyroidism - causes brittle nails
* Hyperthyroidism - may also cause brittle nails
* Subacute bacterial endocarditis - causes splinter-link markings under the nails.
* Trichinosis - causes splinter-link markings under the nails.
* Pituitary disorder - loss of the "white moon" at base of nails.
* Paronychia - nail bed infections
* Koilonychnia - causes spoon-shaped nails
* Psoriasis - causes pitting of the nails.
* Alopecia areata - causes pitting of the nails.
* Onycholysis - separation of nails from nail bed.
* Some possible causes of nail discoloration:
o Subungual hematoma (see Hematoma) - discoloration or bruising under a nail (e.g. black nail).
o Glomur tumor - causes red or purple area under nail.
* Some possible causes of pale nails or white nails include:
o Anemia - causes pale nails and lengthwise ridges under nails.
o Iron deficiency
o Arsenic poisoning - causes white lines and horizontal ridges under nails.
o Liver disease - causes a whiteness of the base of the nails.
o Chronic hepatitis (type of Hepatitis)
o Cirrhosis of the liver
* Some possible causes of thickening nails include:
o Fungal infection
o Psoriasis
o Vitamin deficiency
o Arteriosclerosis
o Paronychia congenita - congenital nail thickening
o Dystropic epidermolysis bullosa
* Some causes of clubbed fingernails (rounded nails) include:
o Chronic infections
o Abscess
o Lung cancer
o Chronic lung disease
o Chronic heart disease (see Heart symptoms)
o Chronic tuberculosis
o Congenital heart disease

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usually trauma causes this
like typing with long finger nails
it can be your thyroid
but it is never anything serious

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yup like everyone you will die , eventually, but for now u have a vitamin deficiency or lacking a vitamin i cant remember off the top of my head but thats y u have those ridges

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