Category: Equipment
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Green light therapy for migraines
A while ago, I was listening to a podcast about migraines when the pain patient said something like, “if I won the lottery, I would build a green light therapy room in my home.” What, I wondered, is green light therapy? According to Time.com, people with chronic pain can be…
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Do ear seeds help migraines?
A little while ago I posted notes from an interview I heard with Dr Berk about migraine facts and fiction (here). During the interview, I heard mention of something completely new (to me): “ear seeds”. When I heard the phrase, my mind did a whole “WTF” backflip… I mean, what…
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Osmophobia: the nose knows
One of the earliest blog posts I wrote was about the value of using aromatherapy to ease migraine pain (here). In it, I mentioned how much I love using essential oils for holistic healing. Fragrance, however, is complicated. What works for one person might not help the next person. What…
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Implants for migraine prevention
I’m conflicted by news of an implant for migraine care – it’s super exciting to think there might be another treatment option for those of us who struggle with chronic migraine…. but I’m also a little queasy about the idea of an implant in my head. [Disclaimer – as always…
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There’s plastic in my brain!?!
In one of those seriously yikes moments, I recently read an article that said our bodies are filled with microplastics (teeny-weeny pieces of plastic) and nanoplastic (microscopic pieces of plastic). It sounded bad, but not terrible… at first glance. Then I kept reading the article (here) and discovered that researchers…
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Brains in glass jars
My eldest daughter is studying Posthumanism at school for a research project and it got me thinking… Do you remember those old sci-fi horror movies where a disembodied brain was floating in a giant tank of clear or cloudy liquid? Or the various versions of Frankenstein’s monster and the stories…
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Insta-fatigue and resentment reels
In the paper the other day was an article about the declining level of fulfilling engagement with social media sites such as Instagram and TikTok. The author spoke of how Instagram began with a happy-snap, moved towards an emphasis on swoon-worthy enviable pictures, then a collection (or carrousel) of pictures,…
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Bathroom bliss
Bathrooms are one of the most notoriously expensive rooms in a house to renovate, but they can also be one of the most blissful rooms if they’re done right. I’m not going to try to convince you to install a new bidet or advocate the joys of rain-showers or those…
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Runes, ravens and self-reflection
I try to read as many blogs as I can. Some weeks are a bit of a wash out (I’m too sick, or too busy, or too busy because I’ve been too sick for too long). Other weeks, however, I can cover a lot of distance, and I love every…
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