What Would Be The Cause Of Excessive Dry Skin All Over Body And Distorted Fingernails?

Posted on Tue, 11 Mar 2014

Question: What would be the cause of excessive dry skin all over my body, finger nails that begin to turn into distorted shapes after getting to a certain length, extreme hair loss in head for over six months, chronic fatigue?

Answered by Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (2 hours later)

Brief Answer: Deficiency of Collagen Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for your query. Based on your symptoms I suspect you have deficiency of Collagen specially the Type 1 and 3. Both these type of collagen are involved in maintaining health in the hairs, skin and nails. Also joint strength is maintained by a type of collagen. Taking protein supplements will surely help you on long term but for now it would be a better option for you to take collagen supplements. NEOCELL collagen type 1 and 3 with Vitamin c is one of the best brands available in the market now. A dose of 6gms per day in two divided doses will help. Hope, I answered your query. regards,

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar