Thoughts and information about the latest news in the world of migraine, cluster headache and other headache treatment around the world.
Yesterday we started talking about histamines, DAO, and migraine. If you missed that post, you’ll need to go back in order to get background before you go on with this post. The theory is that low diamine oxidase (DAO) levels in migraineurs may be a cause or at least a trigger of migraine attacks in [...]
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I’ve been getting a lot of questions regarding the ginger and sumatriptan study, so we’re going to take the time to talk about a few more details. Obviously one study is not enough to change treatment practices around the world. However, the researchers were motivated to study ginger because it had already shown great promise [...]
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It was only last month that we talked about taking ginger to fight the pain of headache and migraine, as well as other symptoms. Actually, ginger has long been a popular treatment for nausea, which is used regularly by doctors. But a recent study in the journal Phytotherapy Research set out to investigate ginger specifically [...]
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Herbs for Migraine Highlight: Feverfew (tanacetum parthenium L.) Class: Migraine Preventative Possible Benefits: General migraine attack preventative Reduce Pain Anti-inflamatory Reduce sensitivity to light/noise Suggested dose: 100mg – 300mg / day Tips: Look for a supplement which contains 0.2% or higher parthenolides. Warnings: If you’re using blood thinners or other prescription medications, talk to your [...]
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Migraine in Kids and Teens, Dangerous Herbs, and Migraine Brains [ 7 min 44 s ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadToday’s podcast covers some recent migraine news. Here are some of the links mentioned: Topiramate in pediatric migraine Trigger factors reported by adolescents with migraine Childhood migraine tied to history of infantile colic Popular Chinese medicine used for migraines could be FATAL, warn health watchdogs Migraine sufferers likely have brain abnormalities, study finds
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