A recent visit with a neurologist was the first time I heard the idea of inflammation in association with migraines. Luckily I had recently started IF and had lost weight and was happy I was doing the right thing. I was still warned not to skip meals but I think that’s different than IF because once you get into the routine it is fairly consistent. My migraines are much less severe and less frequent. They had become chronic. The reason I think we focus on things like food triggers is because we’re desperate to lessen the pain and it seems like something you can control. And it’s a way of trying to avoid more medications with potential side effects. Thank you for these podcasts I find them helpful.
I had serious headaches from before I was 10 years old until age 71. Then I decided to lose some weight by changing diet and, to a lesser degree, exercise. My body mass index dropped from 27 to 20. My headaches dropped in 6 months from chronic (only 1 or 2 days headache free per month) to only having 2 headaches or less per month. No serious headaches and zero vomiting (which used to be terrible). Mostly I stopped eating anything from dinner at 6 until lunch at noon the next day. Although I made other diet changes as well I think that had the biggest impact. Told my doctor at my last annual checkup and he was like, "that's good, keep it up". No interest in asking what I had done to lose weight or get rid of headaches. Guess you have to figure out stuff yourself. Suggest others giving it a go. Doesn't cost you anything to try.
I did find that changing my diet towards carnivore with minimal carbs greatly reduced migraine frequency. After water melon and a few fresh juices I got migraines this week. I’m back to carnivorish.
Really appreciate your dedication to creating these videos on a regular basis. Curious to know when you refer to yourself as a migraine survivor Dr. Lindsay, what you did or are doing to avoid migraines.
My "internal GPS" says this is a load of nonsense; just another fad diet for rich ppl; now it's veggies, before, it was meats; everyone hates sugar. It seems to me that most of the poor ppl of the world depend upon complex carbs (rice, pasta, bread), so I can't believe there is something wrong with them, and that they cause "inflammation". If you're rich, you can eat such veggies, daily. Most of us can't. I love veggies, but my gut HATES cruciferous veggies; most of the time, I can't digest them. I have IBS along with migraine. I think this is a crock. Eat what you can so that you don't throw up. For many ppl with nausea, that sure isn't broccoli! More like the BRAT diet, or something equivalent. My last neurologist asked me if I'd ever been abused? I just stared at him. I believe medicine is devolving into pop psychology. You may know a lot, but there's no connection with real people and their pain. Oh, I forgot: pain is now a dirty word, too.
Doctors immediately blame the patient : "you" are not managing your stress, "you" need to lose weight, "you" need yoga/meditation, and it goes on. When it is migraine vs. any other pain, it is the patients fault.
A recent visit with a neurologist was the first time I heard the idea of inflammation in association with migraines. Luckily I had recently started IF and had lost weight and was happy I was doing the right thing. I was still warned not to skip meals but I think that’s different than IF because once you get into the routine it is fairly consistent. My migraines are much less severe and less frequent. They had become chronic. The reason I think we focus on things like food triggers is because we’re desperate to lessen the pain and it seems like something you can control. And it’s a way of trying to avoid more medications with potential side effects. Thank you for these podcasts I find them helpful.
I had serious headaches from before I was 10 years old until age 71. Then I decided to lose some weight by changing diet and, to a lesser degree, exercise. My body mass index dropped from 27 to 20. My headaches dropped in 6 months from chronic (only 1 or 2 days headache free per month) to only having 2 headaches or less per month. No serious headaches and zero vomiting (which used to be terrible). Mostly I stopped eating anything from dinner at 6 until lunch at noon the next day. Although I made other diet changes as well I think that had the biggest impact. Told my doctor at my last annual checkup and he was like, "that's good, keep it up". No interest in asking what I had done to lose weight or get rid of headaches. Guess you have to figure out stuff yourself. Suggest others giving it a go. Doesn't cost you anything to try.
I did find that changing my diet towards carnivore with minimal carbs greatly reduced migraine frequency. After water melon and a few fresh juices I got migraines this week. I’m back to carnivorish.
Really appreciate your dedication to creating these videos on a regular basis. Curious to know when you refer to yourself as a migraine survivor Dr. Lindsay, what you did or are doing to avoid migraines.
My "internal GPS" says this is a load of nonsense; just another fad diet for rich ppl; now it's veggies, before, it was meats; everyone hates sugar. It seems to me that most of the poor ppl of the world depend upon complex carbs (rice, pasta, bread), so I can't believe there is something wrong with them, and that they cause "inflammation". If you're rich, you can eat such veggies, daily. Most of us can't. I love veggies, but my gut HATES cruciferous veggies; most of the time, I can't digest them. I have IBS along with migraine. I think this is a crock. Eat what you can so that you don't throw up. For many ppl with nausea, that sure isn't broccoli! More like the BRAT diet, or something equivalent.
My last neurologist asked me if I'd ever been abused? I just stared at him. I believe medicine is devolving into pop psychology. You may know a lot, but there's no connection with real people and their pain. Oh, I forgot: pain is now a dirty word, too.
Doctors immediately blame the patient : "you" are not managing your stress, "you" need to lose weight, "you" need yoga/meditation, and it goes on. When it is migraine vs. any other pain, it is the patients fault.