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The Practical Pillow Podcast

by James on 11 July 2011

In this podcast, James talks about pillows – their importance in relation to migraine and chronic headache, a little recent research, and a review of two (or three) types of pillows.

Some things mentioned in this podcast: Sleep Innovations Supreme Memory Foam Standard Pillow and X Memory Foam Pillow (UK) Best reviewed buckwheat hull [...]

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1% Thursday: Cool Head

by James on 23 June 2011

Another study is saying what many of us have known for a long time.  Cool head = Better sleep. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine were wondering if people who couldn’t sleep had brains that were too hot.  Maybe their thinking was heating up their brains (or perhaps hot brains were making [...]

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8 Things I Find Helpful (related to Migraine)

by James on 15 October 2010

I wasn’t exactly sure what to title this post, but I decided to sit down and think of 8 of the most useful things I have used either to prevent an attack or to survive an attack (migraine, that is). I don’t usually post personal things like this – partly because I’m aware that everyone [...]

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1% Thursday: Try a Buckwheat Pillow

by James on 3 December 2009

This week, try a buckwheat pillow to cool your head. I got my first buckwheat pillow many, many years ago.  At times I’ve gone back to a regular pillow, but always return to the buckwheat as quickly as possible.  I don’t care that it fills up half of my suitcase when I travel – I [...]

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