指甲上的半月形能表現出你的健康狀況
POPSUGAR: What is the lunula part of the nail?
POPSUGAR網站：指甲上的半月是什麼？
Jin Soon Choi: The lunula is the light crescent marking on your nail where the nail emerges from the skin. It is part of the nail root, and most people have prominently visible lunula on their thumbnails and diminishing sizes to their pinky nails.
崔榮淑：在你的指甲從皮膚中新長出來的地方，就會有顏色很淺的半月標記。它是指甲根部的一部分，大多數人的大拇指指甲上都有明顯的半月形，從大拇指甲到小指指甲的半月形逐漸縮小。
PS: What does it say about someone's health - both the lack of it or the presence of it?
補充：半月形能說明哪些健康狀況呢——沒有半月或者有半月形？
JSC: The presence of eight to 10 milky white lunula indicates good health if the lunula edge is sharp and clear. I believe in the ancient Chinese view of the lunula as the barometer of one's health and the modern medicine ideas with regard to specific conditions. The condition of the lunula really is an indication of your health. When your health declines, it is manifested in changes to the lunula, or the disappearance of it altogether. And when your health is restored, your lunula returns to its original condition.
崔榮淑：如果10個指甲中有8個乳白色月牙，而且月牙的邊緣非常鮮明，那麼說明你很健康。我相信古時候中國對於月牙看法，因爲健康狀況的晴雨表與現代醫學中對於特殊狀況的觀點一致。月牙情況確實是可以反應健康狀況。當你的體質下降，月牙的變化就會很明顯，或者月牙完全消失。而且當你的健康恢復的時候，你的月牙也會恢復到原來的狀況。
PS: Any advice on making your nails healthier in terms of diet or care?
補充：如何飲食或者注意些什麼可以讓你的指甲更加健康呢？
JSC: Diet is very important - eat dark green vegetables, fish oils, and nuts. Also be sure to stay hydrated, both orally and topically.
崔榮淑：飲食非常重要——吃一些深綠色蔬菜、魚油和堅果。總而言之，還要保持體內水分充足。
PS: Anything else we should know about lunulas?
補充：對於月牙我們還應瞭解哪些呢？
JSC: Make sure your manicurist doesn't ruin your lunula when pushing back the cuticles. Pushing very hard on the lunula with a cuticle pusher can cause damage, which will be evident when the nail grows out.
崔榮淑：要確保美甲師在去除角質層的時候，不要傷害你的月牙。美甲角質推棒在月牙上非常用力的話，會損害月牙，尤其適當指甲再長出來的時候，就會非常明顯。
