by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Feb 20, 2014 | How to stop hair pulling, Managing Trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania
Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers in the body that help relay information. They control many bodily functions and work by either speeding up or slowing down the flow of information. This works great as long as everything is balanced correctly. However, if...
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 | Dec 26, 2013 | Managing Trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes
From time-to-time I am asked a question along these lines of – ‘Why can’t I just take neurotransmitters to optimize my neurotransmitter levels?’ On the surface, this seems like a very straightforward approach – something is missing, so you replace it with that...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Dec 12, 2013 | Managing Trichotillomania, People with trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania, Trichotillomania causes
We see a lot of people with trichotillomania; in fact, we get referrals from all over the world from doctors and other health care professionals that are looking for ways to get their patients well. Every one of these referrals have the tell-tale symptoms of...
by Stop Pulling Hair Out | Nov 28, 2013 | Managing Trichotillomania, People we helped stop pulling hair out, People with trichotillomania, Support for trichotillomania
I have given a couple updates over the past year about a client of ours with trichotillomania named Sabrina (see A Work in Progress – An Update and A Work in Progress – Sabrina’s Story. I have spoken with Sabrina’s mom several times over the past several months and...
