i read somewhere that healthy nails are pinkish in colour...yellowish ones are not so healthy etc...any comments?

Yellow nails can happen if alot of varnish is used regularly, it prevents the nail from breathing, also if the nails are not taken care of ie regular cleaning and buffing they will become discoloured. There are many products on the market that can be used to clean up the nails and allowing them to breath for a while without varnish is good too.

I've never had yellow nails. My nails have always been pinkish. I wear nail polish on my toes more than my fingers. My toe nails are pink too. (when there is no polish on them).

I would think that yellow nails should be checked out by a doctor to make sure they are ok!

from the site [url=http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=50481]Nail Color and Texture and Your Health on MedicineNet.com[/url]

What Your Nails Say About Your Health:
10 Possible Signs of Serious Conditions
Nail Appearance Associated Condition
White nails Liver diseases, such as hepatitis
Yellowish, thickened, slow-growing nails Lung diseases, such as emphysema
Yellowish nails with a slight blush at the base Diabetes
Half-white, half-pink nails Kidney disease
Red nail beds Heart disease
Pale or white nail beds Anemia
Pitting or rippling of the nail surface Psoriasis or inflammatory arthritis
"Clubbing," a painless increase in tissue around the ends of the fingers, or inversion of the nail Lung diseases
Irregular red lines at the base of the nail fold Lupus or connective tissue disease
Dark lines beneath the nail Melanoma

I've notice that in my friends nails maybe due to putting on nail colour always. I only polish my toe nails and not really with my finger nails. Every 2 weeks my toenails are pedicured because i have this dry skin that grows fast.

your friends nail color could be constant application of nail color which is not really good either. alcohol, etc are chemical substances that cause nail to be yellowish. "nails need time to breathe" and gain their original color....whihc could be pinkish or yellowish....

My nails are often a yellowish colour, and I am diabetic. I didn't know they two were related at all. Thanks for the information posted here -- I'll have to check with my doctor and see if my meds are off.

yes yellow nails are dues to any vitamin defeciency or lack of proper care
so eat good food rich in vitamins and calcium and check with ypu doctor if its lill severe n just ramove the nailpolish at time to time coz even nails need to breath

Yes healthy nails will always be pink in color. Yellow nails shows less blood circulation in your body. Very thick yellow nails is a symptom of Jaundice disease.

yes i agrees with you that healthy nails are pinkish in color. Where as yellow nails are symptoms of less hemoglobin in blood.

Did you know that the color of your nails can indicate health problems? If your nails are:

* half pink and half white... it could indicate kidney failure
* yellow... could point to diabetes, fungal infection or even heart disease
* black flecks... an injury to the nail or a blood clotting disorder
* black or blue spots... an injury to the nail
* green... fungal or bacterial infection
* white... anemia
* white spots... trauma to the nail bed