Working with migraines or a headache disorder — any misunderstood chronic illness, really — can be grueling and humiliating. If you’re lucky, co-workers who lack compassion and are resentful is the worst you’ll face. Often, though, supervisors and higher ups don’t understand the severity of…
When you have a headache, is the area on your thighs tender when you push on in the area where your arms hit? How about when you don’t? Your responses to my completely unscientific experiment gave mixed results. According to my acupuncturist, this area is…
Much like you learned in kindergarten, findings of medical studies get distorted as they go along the telephone chain. A journal article gets to a journalist who interprets it, highlighting eye-catching findings. Then an editor steps in and may jazz it up some more. By…
Post-peanut butter, nuts have become a go-to food for me. When I’m hungry and can’t think about food, I put almond butter on a bagel. If I’m going to be away from home for awhile, I bring a bag of trail mix along. Turns out…
Headache specialist Dr. Christina Peterson‘s comment on Migraines Linked With Brain Damage points out that one study never reveals absolute truth. Nor are articles written for the general public usually preceeded by the analysis necessary to critically evaluate research findings. As Dr. Peterson writes, it…