Diet High in Folic Acid to Prevent Chemo Hair Loss?

My wife is about to start chemo treatment and I found this recent article about ways to keep the hair loss from chemo at bay. Here’s the interesting quote –

“The Plant Programme – devised by Professor Jane Plant, of whom I have written in an earlier post – recommends a diet high in folic acid to prevent hair loss during chemotherapy treatment. Jane is convinced that, by following her Programme – which is a dairy free, processed food free, organic diet – the body effectively produces its own protection.”

Link: Chemotherapy: how to combat loss of hair

Thank you for sharing. Everyone has their own opinions and regimens, and if you (or your wife in this case) are about to go through chemotherapy it would be completely normal to have concerns about losing hair. If a high folic acid diet possibly helps keep the hair during treatment, it’s worth looking into.

I have no information about the Plant Programme beyond this other article I found, but talk with your doctor about dietary changes to make sure there’s no problems.