Regular exercise can reduce the frequency and severity of migraine attacks. Exercise is also a well-known migraine trigger. I explore my attempt to strike a balance in “Riverdance” — Migraine & Exercise on Migraine.com. This post is in response to today’s Migraine & Headache Awareness…
Though I’m no public health expert, I feel well qualified to declare that self-criticism an epidemic among migraineurs. We blame ourselves for migraine attacks, berate ourselves for canceling plans, criticize ourselves for not keeping up with housekeeping. Actually, this negative self-talk seems pretty common among…
Instead of committing to change something about myself or my behaviors in 2013, then berating myself for not measuring up, I have made a new year’s “unresolution.” I’m going to try to embrace a simple truth: I’m doing the best I can. Learn about this…
Oops! I’ve forgotten to share my most recent Migraine.com posts with you. They’re just like what I write for The Daily Headache, just published somewhere else. My latest: Wrestling With Self-Criticism and “Shoulds”: “I have that nagging voice that says, ‘You’re so much better than…
Medical alert dogs are service dogs trained to warn a diabetic if their blood sugar drops or an epileptic if they have an oncoming seizure. Migraine is possibly another condition dogs can alert their owners to, according to a survey conducted on Migraine.com. Over 1000…