Do Migraines Increase Your Risk of Dying?

Let me clarify this once more.  Those experiencing migraines have something wrong with their physiology that just so happens to manifest as headaches. The headaches are the downstream consequence of the problem, and are NOT the problem itself.  So to fix the problem, you need to look upstream and fix what is wrong.  If you […]

Migraines Have Potentially Deadly Consequences

I frequently have patients tell me that this or that condition is “under control” with medication.  As a society we have been completely duped into this type of thinking. Migraines are no exception. Regardless of whether someone is medicated or not, the fact that they are having migraines means that something is wrong.  Merely the […]

Migraine Patients at High Risk for Dangerous Condition

Have I mentioned that patients with migraines are at increased risk for all kinds of bad things because the headache is merely a reflection of something going very wrong with their physiology?  I wasn’t sure if I had… This particular study finds a strong association between migraines and prediabetes.  Given how very dangerous prediabetes is […]

Do Migraines Harm Your Developing Baby?

If you have read any of my articles that relates to migraines, then the answer that springs to mind is a strong YES. I really don’t need to belabor the prior bit of information.  Bottom line is, if you suffer from migraines, do not be led into a false sense of security if the migraine […]

Chronic Migraine Relief; Fats and Your Brain

Every migraine sufferer wants that miracle drug, treatment or cure that will provide chronic migraine relief. Personally, I don’t think this will ever happen. Headaches are too diverse and too complex to be treated with a single approach. The only exception to this is those people who have been incorrectly diagnosed with migraine when what […]