I had a Gastric Bypass done June 2nd last year. I have been struggling with my nutritional status and surgical recovery since then (naturally). But something confuses me. I thought hair was essentially "Dead Cells".

#1 How can they get less healthy? By that I mean the already-grown out hair. I can see new hair coming in being less healthy… but how can old hair get ’sick’?

#2 How, then, can it get healthier? I mean, using shampoos and conditioners would more or less be ‘cosmetic’ right? As in, it LOOKS healthier, but it isn’t really, right?

#3 I have been using a Mega-Vitamin shampoo made by TIGI called Self-Absorbed Bed Head Shampoo http://www.tigihaircare.com/us/products/img/bedhd/shamp/SAS-info.jpg . It was Recommomended by my stylist who knows my nutritional history and states that this will help my hair recover faster.

CAN hair recover? Or just LOOK better?
CAN conditioners and shampoo heal your hair? Or am I just dreaming a Pipe Dream here?
I had a very good surgical recovery. I actually was able to return to work within 3 1/2 weeks. I am an RN and I had very supportive staff with me. I take Multivitamins and Calcium. I try to get in a good amount of protein. My hair is below shoulder length now, but I have been letting it go curly without drying it and putting it up into a Gibson Girl style to reduce stress and damage. Like This:
http://www.intimelyfashion.com/hair/images/gibsonbraids4.jpg

My hair is shoulder length

My hair is about diameter of a dime in a ponytail. AS of now, it’s shoulder-length.
Right now, I thinking opf cutting my hair shorter.

Okay, so I really really really want long hair! But the thing is I have really thick curly hair, and my ends are just horrible. I want something that will smooth out my hair, repair my ends and add tons of moisture to my hair. If you could, list a shampoo, conditioner, leave in conditioner/ cream, and something to protect my hair from heat damage. I straighten my hair. Umm I just want to grow my hair the healthy way, without cutting it. Its already a little more than a tad below shoulder length. Ten points to whoever gives me the best advice!

I would lik to grow long, silky and healthy hair. I always keep my hair at slightly longer then shoulder length. When I started to let it grow longer, hair would start to fall. by the time i had them at my waist, my hair shape would be V-shaped, unhealthy and hair become lesser.

I would lik to grow healthy long hair lik any other gals, please let me noe what shd i do to start growing my hair healthy so that my hair would not start falling?

I love any methods, vitamins, hair pdts and any other formulas.
I did not dye my hair. wat does healthy diet means? I eat veg, white meat, red meat and fruits daily. Lesser meat and more veg and meat. I mean my hair is thinning whn my hair get longer.