The Cheese That Won’t Trigger Migraines: DIY Almond Feta Recipe
A few years ago, my parents decided to experiment with going vegan for three months. They loved it so much, they are still vegan now. Whenever I go home to visit them, my father serves up this delicious almond cheese with many meals. He makes it a few times a week,...
Why I Adore Prebiotics
To put it simply, I adore prebiotics because they literally saved my life. They drastically reduced my migraine symptoms and overall inflammation, got rid of my brain fog and insomnia, improved my sleep and blood sugar metabolism, and generally peeled me off the...
Migraine Trigger Alert! High Levels of Nitrates in Green Leafy Veggies
Leafy greens as a migraine trigger Veggies and especially greens are important foods that you've gotta love. They're packed full of blood-building and cleansing nutrients and exemplify all that is healthful and wholesome. Most people with migraines and food...
Resuscitating Folk Medicine
My accidental discovery of folk medicine In the first few months after I discovered some of the initial steps in what I now teach in the Repattern Migraine Masterclass, I would catch myself noticing that something felt decidedly weird: my head felt clear, my energy...
Migraine Medications or Folk Medicine?
The Necessity of Pharmaceutical Migraine Medications It's very clear that pharmaceutical migraine medications allow some people with migraines to function and keep a job while dealing with what is considered to be the sixth most debilitating condition. The annual...
Histamine Intolerance: What it is, and Foods to Avoid (Video)
Histamine Intolerance is an overall state of inflammation characterized by an overly full "bucket" of histamine, which is caused mostly by various pharmaceutical medications and dietary habits. For a more detailed paper on Histamine Intolerance, click here.
Anti-inflammatory Chai with Ginger, & Coconut
If you're familiar with the low-histamine diet as a way to manage histamine intolerance symtoms, you're probably aware that many spices traditionally used in delicious chai contain histamine - especially cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and allspice. I love cinnamon, and am...
Antihistamine Mint, Radish, & Jicama Prebiotic Salad
It's Autumn, and prime season for the delicious jicama - a fiber-rich, gently sweet, very hydrating, and generally overlooked tuber. As many of you are aware, I am a big fan of starchy tubers and humble roots. They literally pulled me up out of a severely...