Question:
what am I lacking?

My hair looks awful. Its dry and fly away and my fingernails are breaking down into the nail bed. What am I lacking?    — Judy S. (posted on October 5, 2002)

October 5, 2002
From what I've learned on this website I'd guess it looks like a lack of Vitamin E and/or insufficient protein. You can try taking supplemental vitamin E in the dry form (we have trouble with the the oil based soft gels) and increasing your protein. My surgeon also recommended the use of flaxseed oil (added to shakes) as he feels the problem is also partly due to the lack of fats in our diet.
   — LLinderman