Category: Treatment
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Will this upset the Mindfulness Police?
When I first started practicing mindfulness, it was practice in the sense of a “learning experiment” rather than a “regular habit”. I relied heavily on YouTube videos that appeared in my google searches, and made selections of what to try based on the shortest duration of the video rather than…
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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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The 7 types of rest
The other day I woke up after 8 hours of sleep and said to my husband; “I’m STILL tired!” And I don’t mean I spent 8 hours in bed tossing and turning and staring at the ceiling – it was 8 hours of deep sleep. I’m almost always so exhausted…
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Does mustard help migraines?!?
A little while ago a reader called Angelina sent me a link to a Facebook video that showed someone putting their feet in a bowl of warm water and mustard and said, “I saw this and thought of you”. Now, it’s not every day that people associate me with mustard,…
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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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The narrow road of healing
Many, many years ago I read “The Narrow Road to the Deep North”* (c. 1702) by the Japanese poet Basho. The way I remember it, it was a travel diary written in Haiku. It covered every part of his journey cross-country, from sore feet to squeaky bed frames, to the…
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Migraine Fact or Fiction?
Earlier this year, the Migraine World Summit was held for 2025. This year there were again, several presentations from a variety of people, mostly doctors and researchers, updating the audience on the latest in migraine understanding. I confess this year was a little disappointing given so much of the material…
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Reflexology for migraines
I have always been fascinated by those posters in shop windows that show your organs transplanted from your torso to your feet. The idea that you can sooth your liver by rubbing a particular spot on your foot seems both ridiculous and strangely logical… as well as very appealing to…
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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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