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TheraSpecs Migraine Glasses Featured on TV Show The Doctors!

TheraSpecs are featured on today’s episode of the TV show The Doctors! We’re so pleased they highlighted what makes TheraSpecs unique and mentioned that wearing regular sunglasses can worsen light sensitivity. You can watch for yourself:   I’m also glad that the entire segment on migraine has pretty good information. My main quibble is with [...]

New Stylish Migraine Glasses

Like the idea of TheraSpecs to minimize migraine triggers, reduce photophobia, and relieve fluorescent light sensitivity, but want a different frame than our traditional wrap? Check out Stella from our fashion line, Over-Rx for prescription glasses-wearers, or get a custom pair made to your exact specifications. TheraSpecs Stella‘s on-trend styling and dark tortoiseshell finish look [...]

TheraSpecs Discount Valid Through Jan. 1, 2013

TheraSpecs are on sale one more day! The discount code is good on all TheraSpecs, including the newly available over-Rx glasses, which are designed to fit over prescription glasses. Use code WQTQ3QPTN3 in the checkout to get 20% of all individual TheraSpecs or 10% off already-discounted combos.

Treat Yourself to Relief: Save on TheraSpecs Through Dec. 31

Is migraine or headache relief what you’re really wishing for this holiday season? TheraSpecs are on sale through the end of the year, so treat yourself or a loved one! Use code WQTQ3QPTN3 in the checkout to get 20% of all indoor and outdoor TheraSpecs or 10% off our already-discounted combos. The code is good through [...]

Support The Daily Headache With Your Amazon Holiday Shopping

Participating in post-Thanksgiving shopping madness? Please start your Amazon shopping here! I earn a small percentage from all the purchases you make through the Amazon links on The Daily Headache. Every little bit helps keep me in health insurance. Thank you!   I’m working on a list of the perfect gifts for folks with migraine [...]

Recommended Product: MgBRIGHT Magnesium for Migraine

I’ve recently switched from Bluebonnet chelated magnesium to a kind called MgBRIGHT, which the company describes as “pure, safe, non-laxative and high-absorbing.” The company sent me a sample bottle, which I tested for a few months, even increasing my overall dose during that time. As the bottle neared empty, I decided MgBRIGHT was OK, but no [...]

Migraine Light Sensitivity and Fluorescent Light Headaches

National Migraine Awareness Month Blog Challenge, Day 8: “Let there be light.” Most migraineurs have issues with light sensitivity. What do you do to cope with it? Well, this one is easy for me: TheraSpecs migraine glasses! TheraSpecs was born after my headache specialist warned me that wearing sunglasses all the time was actually making my [...]

Tips for Summer Fun Despite Migraine: Migraine Awareness Month Blogging Challenge

National Migraine Awareness Month Blog Challenge, Day 4: What’s the best tip you can offer others for having some summer fun despite migraine? I wrote about staying hydrated, my very best tip for coping with migraines in the summer, for Migraine.com today. Then I went out in the Phoenix heat and remembered my second-best coping [...]

TheraSpecs, a Labor of Love

When Hart first posted about TheraSpecs on Facebook, his sister referred to the company as her brother’s labor of love. I get a little teary when I think about how apt this description is. (Warning: This is the gushiest post I’ve ever written!) TheraSpecs got rolling because Hart wanted me to have better precision-tinted glasses [...]

TheraSpecs FL-41 Glasses Now Available

TheraSpecs, the company Hart and I have started, is now open for business selling precision-tinted therapeutic glasses! Clinical research shows they can reduce the frequency of migraine attacks, relieve sensitivity to light during a migraine, protect you from light-triggered migraines (especially from fluorescent lights and CFLs), and reduce headaches and eyestrain. They are available in [...]