On 3 Jun 2008, at 15:17, Adrienne Smith wrote:

> My shins are so dry and flaky no matter what I do.  I eat lots of  
> fat, drink
> plenty of water -- what gives?  I'm a middle-aged gal so maybe it's  
> hormones.
> Anyway, just wondering if anyone out there has found a paleo cure  
> for this.
> I've been applying coconut oil w/vitamin e mixed in and this hides the
> appearance but it doesn't cure it.  I hate having alligator skin on  
> my shins
> especially in the summer! PS: I have no itching or redness -- just  
> dry flakes.

Thyroid and/or adrenal gland dysfunction?  I get the same but nowhere  
near as bad as you describe.  If it's a hormone problem I don't think  
there's much you can do other than wait to recover (if it's  
possible).  I'd love to be proved wrong though...

Ashley