Robbins Headache Clinic Blog
Winter Illness and Yoga
Is it possible to to fend off colds and flu by partaking in yoga? New research confirms that yoga, in addition to making you feel good, can actually help prevent winter illness. Healthy people who practiced a minimum of 4 times a week for 12 weeks improved their...
Headache and Salt
A study published in the journal BMJ Open shows diets high in salty foods are a major culprit in headaches and that reducing salt can bring relief. Nearly 400 people participated in the study, and those who ate foods high in sodum (8 grams a day, or about 1.5 tsp.)...
An Exerciser Hater Explains
If I hear one more thing about the mood-lifting effects of exercise, I may just throw a free weight through a window. Working out never gives me that feel-good chemical thrum. Do some people just not have endorphins? I decided to stop mopily, anxiously wondering why...
“Forest Bathing”
Walking, or sitting in nature, aka Shinrin-yoku, started in Japan, but has recently been spreading in the U.S. Here are some reasons you should give it a try... It speeds recovery - People in the hospital given green views after surgery had shorter days, took fewer...
Migraine With Aura?
George R. Nissan, DO, Baylor Headache Center, Dallas, Texas recently answered a reader's question in the National Headache Foundation newsletter regarding migraine with aura... Q: I am 20 years old, and I had a weird incident in August. I was sleeping, and I woke up...
Headaches, Wine and Sulfites
The National Headache Foundation recently published an article explaining the connection between headaches, wine, and the role sulfites play... Headache sufferers who believe sulfites from a glass of wine are responsible for their pain may be interested to know...
Doctor Burnout
Burnout among U.S. doctors is becoming more common and now affects more than half of practicing physicians. About 54% of U.S. doctors experienced at least one symptom of burnout in 2014, compared to about 46% of doctors in 2011, researchers report in Mayo Clinic...
Brains Are Not Distinctly Male Or Female
New research suggests there's no such thing as a distinctly male or female brain. An analysis of more than 1,400 MRI scans suggests that biologically unmistakable sex differences don't extend to the brain. Instead, the brain is home to a mix of masculine and feminine...
Over-The-Counter Medicines
Four out of five American adults commonly take over-the-counter medications, most often to treat ailments like aches and pain, coughs and colds, fever, allergies, skin disorders, and heartburn and other digestive problems. O.T.C.s are convenient, readily available in...
Light Therapy And Non-Seasonal Depression
Bright light therapy has often been used for people with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) - but a new study shows that people whose depression symptoms are not seasonal may also benefit. Light therapy is a procedure where people are exposed to a specialized light...