MIGRAINE SUFFERERS BEWARE NEW PREVENTATIVE APPROACH. You’ve all read me ranting and raving about how we are completely missing the boat on treatment of migraines. That migraineuers have an increased risk of heart disease and stroke because the problem is NOT in the brain, but it is in the body. It is the body screaming that something is wrong and sufferers bodies are using the brain to get the owner’s attention. Lifestyle needs to be fixed. Getting out processed foods, increasing intake of healthier fats, exercise, avoidance of as many chemicals as possible, stress management. This is the approach that is required. It’s NOT optional! If this approach is not taken, the migraine patient is going to die an early death. It’s that serious. The problem is that mainstream medicine still thinks treatment “success” is gauged by getting rid of the headache via medication. Now it’s getting worse. Beta blockers are well known to increase the risk of stroke and diabetes, so we’re just going to try to use them as “prevention” in patients suffering with migraines. UGH! Read More…