The Effects of Diet on Trichotillomania
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| Hair roots consist of proteins, and therefore some people find increasing the protein in their diet helpful to reduce urges. |
Foods such as sugar, alcohol and caffeine have a known effect on the human brain, although every person is different and should do their own research.
Nourish the Individual,
Not the disorder
| Does changing diet stop hair or eyelash pulling? |
Diet is a long-debated part of the Trichotillomania concept. As far as we know, the discussion began in the late 90s, when John Kender eliminated certain foods from his trichster daughter's diet, to see which foods increased her urges to pull her hair.Since then many others have kept detailed food diaries, testing certain foods against their urges, with varying results.
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To test the effects of a food, such as sugar or glucose, on your urges, eliminate them from your diet for three months before introducing them back on one day per week only, for a further four weeks. Keeping notes to observe patterns. In our experience the majority of trichsters do not recognize food related urges to pull hair out, because they don't eliminate foods for long enough and/or keep adequate records. |
