Human Body,being an organic whole,indicates your Health Status.
This is how your hands indicate your health.
1.Red palms might mean you gripped the shovel too hard when you planted tomatoes, hand-washed a few too many delicates, or grabbed the teakettle a few moments too soon. But if your palms remain reddened over a long period of time, this may be a condition called palmar erythema, which is a sign of liver disease, particularly of cirrhosis and nonalcoholic fatty liver. (One exception: If you’re pregnant, red palms are normal, because increased blood flow causes redness in more than half of expecting women.)
2. Finger length
Comparative finger length can tell you a surprising amount about your likelihood of having certain conditions. Typically, men’s ring fingers tend to be longer than their index fingers, while in women it’s the opposite. Women who have a “masculinized” pattern, with ring fingers longer than their index fingers, are twice as likely to suffer from osteoarthritis, according to a 2008 study published in Arthritis and Rheumatism. The study found osteoarthritis of the knees to be more common in both men and women with longer ring fingers, but the effect was most pronounced in women. Longer index fingers, on the other hand, are associated with a higher risk of breast cancer in women and with a lower risk of prostate cancer in men. A 2010 study found that men whose index fingers were noticeably longer than their ring fingers were 33 percent less likely to develop prostate cancer.
3. Swollen fingers
If you just got off an airplane, ignore this one for now. Swollen fingers can happen for the simplest of reasons: It’s hot out, you’re about to get your period, or you just ate salty ramen noodles. But if your fingers feel thick and stiff or your rings still won’t fit after several days of drinking plenty of fluids and cutting back on salt , the swelling could suggest hypothyroidism.
4. Pale nails
Under normal circumstances, if you press gently on your fingernails they turn white, and then when you release the pressure they turn pink again. If your nails stay white more than a minute after you press on them or look pale all the time, this can be a sign of anemia.
5. Tiny red stripes under the nails
Called splinter hemorrhages because they look like tiny red or brownish splinters under the nails, these are minute areas of bleeding that can signal infection in the heart or blood. Because they run in the direction of nail growth, they resemble splinters that got stuck under the nail.
6. Thick, rounded fingertips
Known as “clubbing,” thickened fingertips that angle out above the last knuckle like miniature clubs can be a sign of heart or lung disease. You may also notice the nail rounding, so your fingers curve downward like the inside of a spoon.
7. Blue fingertips
Fingertips that are gray- or blue-tinged or feel numb can be a sign of a circulatory disorder known as Raynaud’s disease or Raynaud’s syndrome.
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