by Sue Robbins | Feb 12, 2020 | Migraine
Children and adults with obesity who lose weight may experience a reduction in migraine frequency and severity, according to findings of a new study. By searching the PubMed/Medline database, the Web of Science (formerly known as the Institute for Scientific...
by Sue Robbins | Feb 10, 2020 | Migraine
Migraine and severe headache affect an estimated 15% of the US population, with prevalence rates twice as high in women as in men.1 These patients often face significant disability and debilitating symptoms; common comorbidities such as insomnia and psychiatric...
by Sue Robbins | Feb 6, 2020 | Miscellaneous
Lately, we have been hearing a lot in the media about the dangers of sugar consumption. Added sugar raises the risk of obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes, not to mention having an addictive effect on the brain. Therefore, in an attempt to avoid...
by Sue Robbins | Feb 4, 2020 | Miscellaneous
Lynne Calloway had been taking a newly refilled arthritis prescription for a few days when she mentioned she wasn’t feeling well. So her husband, Joseph Calloway, did some investigating. When he looked up her medication in a book detailing prescription drugs, he said,...
by Sue Robbins | Feb 2, 2020 | Migraine
Active meditative techniques appear to be more effective at reducing migraine severity than distraction techniques, according to research published in the journal Complementary Therapies in Medicine. “Meditation practice has been associated with improved pain...
