Finger out your health

It’s not just the lines on your hand,but the shape and texture of your palms and your fingers, that predicts your stress level, vitality and well-being,” says Manju Maitra, who has been practising palmistry for the last five decades.

So, while a pink palm indicates a healthy and well-adjusted person, a red-handed person probably has too much energy and gets angry easily. On the other hand, a white palm is a symbol for general ill-health and weakness. According to palmistry, people with smooth hands rarely lose their temper, and those who have lines deeply etched on their palms tend to be worrisome, high strung and emotional.

What your finger length ratio says about you

Type 1

If your ring finger is shorter than your index finger, you are at risk of heart disease in early adulthood and of depression, especially if you are male. You have superior reading and writing skills.

Type 2

If your ring finger is the same length as the index finger, you are more attuned to your feminine side, possess soft skills, generally calm, but active and forceful at the same time.

Type 3

If your ring finger is longer than the index finger, you are at higher risk of early menopause, if you are a woman; good at math and science; aggressive, athletic, but have weak legs.

Hands are linked to vital organs: Reflexology

Hands have points within them that directly correspond to various areas in the body. Reflexologists use a map of the hand to locate the areas that need to be worked on. So, if a patient complains of a headache, the reflexologist will use massage techniques, like a finger roll, or steady pressure on the fingers to relieve the pain.