by Stop Pulling Hair Out | May 26, 2016 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, People with trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania, Trichotillomania research, What is trichotillomania
If you or someone you know is dealing with the severe urges to pull, pick and/or bite associated with trichotillomania and are looking for answers, it first helps to understand what trichotillomania is and what resources are available. Understanding Trichotillomania...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Dec 3, 2015 | Amino Acid Therapy, Trichotillomania research
One of the most confusing aspects of using amino acid therapy in a clinical setting is the proper use of urinary testing to determine how to adjust amino acid dosing. There is misinformation everywhere. Here I will try and convey, in as simple terms as possible, what...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Feb 6, 2014 | How to stop hair pulling, Support for trichotillomania, Trichotillomania research
Amino acid therapy is the science of determining the specific blend of amino acids a person needs to restore proper neurotransmitter function to their system. These amino acids often require a number of other nutrients, called cofactors, to help convert them into...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | May 23, 2013 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania research
I am often asked why we need to complete testing to help optimize neurotransmitter levels and if we need to do testing, how many tests will be necessary to achieve success. The answer to this question isn’t as straight forward as most people would like. Here’s why....
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | May 2, 2013 | Trichotillomania causes, Trichotillomania research
If you’ve been following this blog, you know that neurotransmitter imbalance is the cause of most people’s urge to pull. Since neurotransmitter imbalance is the underlying cause, a common sense approach would be to (a) determine a person’s neurotransmitter...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Apr 25, 2013 | Trichotillomania research
The first part of this series addressed some of the possible reasons why there has been little research conducted on effective treatments for trichotillomania. In spite of having little research available, we have found that neurotransmitter imbalance is one of the...
