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Mindfulness: An Amazing Tool for Coping With Migraine
ByKerrie Smyres June 23, 2013

“[T]echniques based on the Buddhist teaching of mindfulness have reliably been the most effective, helpful coping strategies I’ve used in my 25 years with chronic migraine. While plenty of people approach Buddhism as a religion, I think of it more as psychology; a collection of…

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Stress, Migraine & Other Headaches
ByKerrie Smyres January 18, 2007July 13, 2013

While some folks debate whether stress is a trigger for migraine, tension-type or other headaches, research and anecdotal experiences satisfies me that there’s a connection*. Even if it’s not directly related, stress can induce other headache triggers, like not getting enough sleep and eating poorly….

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