Pleasant emotions = good Painful emotions = bad These two equations summarize American society’s approach to emotions. We’re taught to strive for emotions that feel good as if seeking higher ground in a tsunami and to run like hell from ones that hurt. I wrote…
Six months into a ketogenic diet is a sort of milestone among dietitians. It’s when the body really adjusts to the change—cholesterol settles down and other blood levels that have been out of whack do, too. Here’s where I am after six solid months of…
Reader Joanell Serra wrote this thoughtful essay about her neurologist as a guest post for The Daily Headache. Injection-able Moments By Joanell Serra If you met my doctor in a coffee shop, you might guess he’s a bartender, or a school teacher. Not a renowned neurologist….
Grief barged in at 3:18 a.m. It wasn’t too surprising—I’ve been slamming the door in its face for a week. Facebook shows me Spanish tortilla with red peppers and peas. I want to read how the Cook’s Illustrated staff iterated to create the perfect dish,…
Through Headache on the Hill, patients and healthcare providers lobby members of Congress each year to increase NIH funding for research into headache disorders. The first year, participants were told that they would have to raise “big noise” in their own communities to see a…