by Stop Pulling Hair Out | May 12, 2011 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes, Trichotillomania research
Once your neurotransmitter levels are rebalanced, your symptoms will disappear. This is like a ‘light-switch’; you either have enough or you don’t. When you do, you will wake up one day and your symptoms will be gone. It often seems miraculous, but it is actually just...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Apr 21, 2011 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes, Trichotillomania research
In our last post we discussed diet alone cannot help to properly balance amino acids and how supplementation plays a vital role. Below is further detail: The use of cysteine, selenium and folic acid are used to prevent depletion of the methionine-homocysteine cycle...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Apr 14, 2011 | Managing Trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes, Trichotillomania research
It is not possible to design a diet where a person can obtain enough amino acids to significantly increase neurotransmitter levels over time. This is because the uptake of amino acids by the body is not selective: foods contain an array of amino acids and no food...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Mar 24, 2011 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, People we helped stop pulling hair out, People with trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes
I just got off the phone with another client that has had fantastic results using amino acid therapy to address her trichotillomania. This client’s experience provides a great illustration of the far reaching effects of neurotransmitter imbalances and how quickly a...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Mar 15, 2011 | Trichotillomania causes, Trichotillomania research
How Reuptake Inhibitors Decrease Neurotransmitter Levels Monoamine Oxidase (MAO) and the Catecholamine O-Methyl Transferase (COMT) enzymes metabolize (i.e., destroy and remove) serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine. These monoamine neurotransmitters are...
