Hi Dianne,
For the overall remediation of the effects of radiation, you would want to emphasize antioxidants. For growing hair, B-complex always comes to mind first. You should look for a very high quality product, perhaps with a food base. There are 3 parts of the whole complex that should be emphasized for hair quality: PABA, Biotin, and Pantothenic acid. You might want to buy those as an addition to the complete complex as the various parts should not be used alone. I wish your mother easy and comfortable healing! Sharon From: Dianne France [mailto:dianne_fra...@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 7:04 PM To: silver-list Subject: CS>OT hair loss Hello Group I need some advice for my 85 year old mother. She had a colostomy done 4 months ago due to diverticulitis with partial bowel removal. We almost lost her to pneumonia after the surgery. She is clinically blind. She had a cancer (6 mo ago) in her ear that was removed and small radiation done on the spot. The doctors didn't tell her they did radiation until much later. She has started losing her hair. This has started happening in the last two months and it is coming out by handfuls. I'm afraid she is not eating a proper diet, maybe not enough protein. She lives with my daughter and family. She was always very healthy until this last year. Anyway, I need some advice as to supplements that might help her retain her hair. It is the one thing she has left that she enjoys having fixed. I don't know where to start on this one so I am turning to you guys. Dianne
