My Crash Course in Molybdenum
There are many obscure essential minerals out there - all of them, despite their obscurity, so incredibly important for the optimal functioning of our bodies (at the right quantities, of course). Molybdenum is one of those obscure minerals, and also very valuable for...
Glutathione Milkshake
This recipe contains raw eggs, something that many people will feel an aversion to. Others will be interested in this recipe because reduced glutathione as a supplement is very expensive, and as it turns out, Mother Nature provides the prime foods in raw form (eggs...
Dental Problems As a Root Cause of Migraine
Intro Migraine is a chronic systemic inflammatory condition, so there are a million angles from which to view what migraine is and its root causes. In my coaching practice I see many migraineurs withTMJ issues, sinus surgeries, sinus headaches, mercury amalgams, a...
The Revolution from Home
I've written a lot about Motherhood and migraine (here, here, and here). But it's a topic that just keeps coming back. As I work to help support women healing migraine in my coaching practice, the unique challenges that Mothers face continue to be an area that I...
Migraine Cravings & Triggers Explained: Chocolate
What's the Story with Chocolate and Migraines? Is wanting to eat chocolate just a craving we have because of chocolate's incredible flavor, or is there a deeper reason that our body cries out for it? Why do you crave chocolate more right before your period? And how do...
Manganese for Mitochondria and Migraines
However obscure, it's time manganese got on your radar! Of the 15 nutritional elements that I focus on in a Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis, I've dabbled in supplementing most of them (with only very limited experiments with phosphorous, chromium, and iron). I try not to...
You Need Community to Heal Migraine
The topic today is more than redundant. It's redundant because we all know humans need community to function at all, notwithstanding having a chronic illness. We live in an interdependent universe, and from a whole systems view, our lives rely on EVERYTHING in the Web...
A Tremor in Her Voice
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 is a key indicator for me...
Avoid Spicy Food if You Get Migraines
Chilli peppers and capsaicin There are two big ironies in my journey healing migraine. One irony is that I grew up in a part of the world rich in copper, home to some of the world's largest copper mines - but copper deficiency was playing a big role in my migraine...