A 38-year-old member asked:

Which vitamins are better for hair, skin & nails: biotin or cod liver oil pills?

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Dr. Derrick Lonsdaleanswered

Preventive Medicine 75 years experience

All of them: you don't take vitamins "for hair, skin and nails etc." they are required for health in all tissues

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