Do you suffer from migraines which fluctuate throughout the month? Do you notice patterns where your migraines might be worse right after your period? If so, you might suffer from hormonal migraines as a result of estrogen dominance. I have gone into this topic in-depth in a couple of other articles. You can read one […]
Every single day now for weeks (maybe even longer), you’ve been getting an awful headache. Maybe it feels like a tension headache, maybe it feels like a migraine. Perhaps it has elements of both. Regardless, the only thing that ever seems to stop the pain is drinking more coffee or popping more pills. You feel […]
If you suffer from frequent migraines, you live in dread of that moment you feel that first throb in your temple and know that it’s about to ignite into full-blown agony. In fact, you are probably pretty adept at recognizing that moment. Oftentimes you may have warning signs of a migraine before it strikes—but by […]
Tens of millions of people suffer from migraines. For the lucky ones, they may only strike a few times a month. For those who are less fortunate, they could be a daily occurrence. And if you are really, really unfortunate, you could have a migraine most or even all of the time. People who do […]
“Oh, it’s just a headache.” If I had a dime for every time I’ve heard that on television or in a movie, I would probably be rich by now. But if you suffer from headaches, you know that there is no such thing as “just” a headache—not when they are chronic. A bad enough headache […]
If you’ve found your way to this article, I’m guessing you already have at least heard of estrogen dominance, and realize it might have something to do with your headaches. Before I jump into this topic, though, I want to tell you my story. I’ll never forget the day it started. I was just returning […]
Right now, stop whatever it is you are doing, and ask yourself a question: “How am I breathing right now?” Are your breaths long, deep, slow and steady? Or are they short and shallow? Do you breathe from your diaphragm, or do you breathe from your chest? The reality is that a lot of […]
You head out for a day of hiking. It’s only 70 degrees outside, and the sun is peeking out from behind the clouds. You fill your canteen only partway, because why carry all that extra weight with you? It’s not that hot. You’re not going to sweat that much. You’ll take it easy, and enjoy […]
If you suffer from chronic migraines, you will find a lot of advice for managing them over the long term. But if you are in agony right now from that excruciating, pounding pain, all the long-term advice in the world isn’t going to help you to find the relief you desperately crave now. As someone […]
Nothing is worse than that moment when you feel that slight throbbing in your temple and you know within moments it is going to blow up into a pounding migraine. The next few hours of your day are shot, and possibly the rest of the evening. Depending on the severity of your migraines and how […]
As a long-term headache sufferer, I cannot begin to tell you how many times I have cringed when I hear someone refer to a “headache” as a “migraine” interchangeably, as if the two are the exact same thing. But a migraine is not synonymous with a headache—it is simply a type of headache. Quite often the person […]
When I was 21 years old, life was going great. I had just enjoyed the best summer of my life. I was fresh out of college and ready to take on the world. Life was magical… And then it all fell apart. It struck out of the blue—a migraine like no other I had ever […]
