by Stop Pulling Hair Out | May 7, 2015 | Support for trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes
The extreme and often compulsive urges to pull that are associated with trichotillomania are often due to an underlying imbalance in brain chemicals called neurotransmitters. In regards to trichotillomania, the most important neurotransmitter imbalances seem to be...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Feb 12, 2015 | Amino Acid Therapy, Managing Trichotillomania
The underlying neurotransmitter imbalances that often lead to the urges to pull or pick in those with trichotillomania are very often also the underlying reason many people crave sugar and sweets. Without getting too far into the biochemistry of it, the basic process...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Dec 11, 2014 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes
There are many factors that can create or cause neurotransmitter imbalance(s) in any given person; however, one of the most common is consuming a diet that is deficient in one or more nutrients necessary for proper neurotransmitter function. For many people, one of...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Oct 7, 2014 | Amino Acid Therapy, Managing Trichotillomania
Once a person realizes they have a neurotransmitter-based disorder or imbalance the next logical question becomes “How do I fix it?” and “What products should I use?” As we have discussed previously, amino acid therapy involves supplying each person the exact right...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Jul 22, 2014 | Amino Acid Therapy
CysReplete is a formula that it often used in the course of amino acid therapy. It’s a very simple formula (it contains only L-cysteine, selenium and folate) with a very important purpose: to keep enough sulfur in the system and provide methyl-donors. These functions...
