Robbins Headache Clinic Blog
Coping With Pain Through Nature
The following are testimonials by two people who have dealt with physical and emotional pain through nature - simply by hanging a bird feeder outside their windows... -I've always enjoyed watching birds and wildlife, even as a young child. I was diagnosed with a...
Daily Cup of Yoga
The blog site Daily Cup of Yoga has "tips, tools and wisdom on yoga, books and technology." The articles share details for serious yogis to helpful information for people who just want to accept a little calmness into their day. The following are some of the site's...
Doctors Feel Your Pain, Study Reveals
Findings published this week in the journal Molecular Psychiatry suggest that the empathy and confidence a doctor has in his or her ability to provide patient relief may jump-start a placebo response in patients. Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and...
“The Stigma of Chronic Migraine”
Stephanie Watson, Executive Editor of Harvard Women's Health Watch recently wrote an article describing her experiences as the daughter of a migraineur, as well as the "unseen" pain chronic migraine sufferers experience due to social stigma. The following is a portion...
Healthy Eating – Choose a Rainbow of Foods
Brightly colored fruits and veggies are loaded with antioxidants - compounds that block dangerous free radicals. By eating a diverse range of these "powerhouse" foods, even in small amounts you can boost your health benefits. A study done at Colorado State University...
Inspiration for a Monday!—“Chocolate”
Hi from guest blogger Shari: I did take in to account, that if chocolate is a "migraine" trigger for you, then this news may be of little help, if you do not eat chocolate, but for any that can eat chocolate--good news. A new review has confirmed that dark chocolate...
Health Benefits Experience from Having a Dog –Part II
Hi from guest blogger Shari: I would like to start with an article from "Natural Health" magazine--1/2-13 issue. A Finnish study of nearly 400 children found that those living with a dog or cat tended to be healthier during the first year of life. Those with dogs had...
Natural Headache Preventives
The most consistent natural headache preventives are: Petadolex(an offshoot, safer form, of butterbur), usually 100 to 150mg perday; usually no side effects, occasionally upset stomach,........and Vitamin B2(riboflavin), 200 to 400mg per day, usually no side...
Concussions and Headaches
We do see a # of younger people with sports concussions, with resulting headache syndromes(among other post-concussion problems).....often it is after the 2nd(or 3rd or 4th) concussion, with lingering symptoms. Thse can be tough to treat, as they often do not respond...
Address Change for Patient Voices
To get to the Patient Voices at the New York Times, google New York Times Health and click the Health News column. That will take you to the page for Patient Voices. It will be on the right hand side of the page.