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Diagnosing Constant Migraines with a Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap) – Why it’s Necessary

    Diagnosing migraines is a process of elimination; before your MD can diagnose migraine, he has to rule out all other scenarios.  Say you’ve had a migraine headache for weeks.  You know you don’t have a brain tumor, at least that’s what the MRI says. You haven’t suffered any brain trauma, haven’t been in […]

Migraine Excitotoxins- What’s so exciting about them?

    Excitotoxins are amino acids that trigger migraines by overstimulating your nerve cells until they are damaged or dead.  In migraine headache disorder, even small amounts of excitotoxins cause migraine symptoms like excruciating headaches, as the migraine brain is especially sensitive to migraine triggers in food. What are excitotoxins? Excitotoxins are amino acids that occur […]

The Do-it-Yourself Migraine Detox Diet: What to Expect

    Over the years, migraine painkillers become less effective, causing rebound headaches instead.  That’s when you know it’s time for a migraine detox diet.  By eliminating migraine toxins like food migraine triggers and medications, and introducing natural ingredients, you effectively improve your body’s natural response to inflammation. Important!  Before considering a detox diet for […]

Weight Loss Headaches- Why they happen, How to avoid them

    It’s the great Catch-22 of migraine disorder: weight loss headaches.  We’re constantly reminded about the strong link between obesity and migraines.  Experts encourage losing weight to reduce migraine symptoms.  Sounds promising,  but every time you start a weight-loss diet, what do you get for your efforts?  A big headache.  Weight-loss headache: It’s not necessarily […]

Review #9

Ever since my daughter and I have been taking Migravent every day it is remarkable. We are now careful to take them every day and carry bottles of Migravent in all our travel kits. We’ve been handing out bottles to our friends who are migraine-sufferers.