What's With These Ridges In My Fingernails?

Fingernails seem so unimportant. They don't seem to serve as anything more than a sign of affluence or working hard. And yet, fingernails may well hold some key evidence that points to the presence of several health conditions individuals and their doctors should investigate. The fingernails are essentially excess proteins expressed through the fingers, so because the nails are living skin cells, they can tell surprising stories. One of the ways in which an individual's fingernails tell a story is in the presence of ridges on their nail.