Nail & skin longevity: the complementary consultation.
Nails and skin show how the body is doing: they grow slowly, they store what they lack, and they forgive little. A toenail needs twelve to eighteen months to renew itself once; what happens at the nail root today, you will see in months. The complementary consultation by Nicola M. Mössner, certified naturopath (Traditional European Naturopathy, TEN), therefore looks further than the spot that bothers you: nutrition and micronutrients, skin and nail health, allergies and intolerances, regeneration and lifestyle. Medical diagnostics stay with specialists; the consultation complements them, and podiatry remains the core.
Nail longevity: why nails are an early-warning system.
A fingernail grows about three millimetres a month, a toenail about one; the big toenail needs twelve to eighteen months to renew. Nails show iron deficiency (spoon nails), heart and lung problems (clubbing), past illness (transverse ridges), psoriasis, or simply too little protein, moisture and protection. Nail longevity means reading this language and supplying nails so that they last a lifetime: supply (protein, iron, zinc, selenium, biotin, omega-3 from food; targeted supplementation only where a need is plausible), protection (shoes with room, dry toe spaces, fungus prevention), care (podiatry: correct cutting, corns and calluses, nail braces, nail prosthetics), regeneration (sleep, movement, circulation, HEALITE II, CellGym IHHT as a complementary concept) and follow-up (photo documentation, medical assessment of warning signs). Zinc and selenium contribute to the maintenance of normal nails, biotin and zinc to the maintenance of normal skin, vitamin C to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin (authorised health claims).
Skin longevity, allergies and intolerances.
Dry, cracked or irritated skin on feet and legs often starts with the barrier: fats, moisture, cleansing, socks and shoes. Itchy, red or weeping skin often has a trigger that can be found: chromium salts in tanned leather, rubber additives and adhesives in shoes, dyes, fragrances, acrylates in nail polish and gel, nickel in buckles, and food intolerances. Diagnosis is made by physicians with skin and blood tests in allergology and dermatology. The consultation accompanies before and after: careful history, a two- to four-week symptom and food diary, the search for triggers in everyday life, skin care without irritants and nutrition measures that complement medical treatment. Where skin needs treatment, Villa Zeltweg in the same building takes over: skin and pigment disorders.
How the consultation works.
Initial consultation of 60 minutes (history, nutrition and lifestyle analysis, look at nails and skin, existing medical findings), a written plan with concrete measures, a follow-up after eight to twelve weeks. CHF 180 per hour, self-pay; whether supplementary insurance contributes depends on the insurer and registration, please check in advance. The consultation is naturopathic advice within Traditional European Naturopathy; it makes no medical diagnoses, performs no allergy tests and prescribes no medication. Warning signs such as brown streaks in the nail, non-healing wounds, sudden skin changes or breathing difficulty in allergic reactions are referred to medical care immediately. No particular result can be guaranteed.
Your first step.
Book via podiatry, ideally combined with a podiatry treatment on the same day: phone 043 535 44 47. Bring your medication list, existing findings and, if possible, your shoes. See also CellGym IHHT.