by Marya Gendron | Feb 18, 2020 | Blog, Stress Management
I’ve been listening to the stories of women’s lives with migraine for years now Sometimes the little details stand out to me – details that are seemingly not so related to the woman’s migraines, but are actually SO VERY RELATED. Usually there...
by Marya Gendron | Jun 19, 2019 | Blog, Migraine Physiology, Minerals, Stress Management
Mineral ratios in the stress response In the first part of this series, I went over the basic physiology of the stress response and how it is regulated by the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. You can read part 1 here for context. The primary focus in my...
by Marya Gendron | May 16, 2019 | Blog, Migraine Physiology, Stress Management
The stress response is at the heart of your migraine pattern When people come to see me, they’re desperate for relief from migraine. They are overjoyed to be able to find clear, tangible explanations for the underlying nutritional and physiological causes of... by Marya Gendron | Aug 9, 2018 | Blog, Migraine Physiology
We all know we need to reduce our stress, get more rest, and exercise. But how do we break the cycle of overextending ourselves and prioritize our healing above all else? It’s tempting to just focus on diet as the key leverage point in healing, but it is still...