Naturopathic Physician, Author, Educator and Researcher
Posted in Endocrine Health, General, Headaches, Migraine, Nutrition, Pregnancy on Dec 11th, 2023
This blog is meant to highlight some key points about migraines in women, and give you the opportunity to watch a podcast on migraines that I recently produced with the National Association of Nutrition Professionals (NANP). (https://nanp.org/) Migraine headaches in women that are associated with hormonal changes, affect about 12 million women in the U.S. […]
Posted in Dietary Supplements, Endocrine Health, Headaches, Menstrual Cycle, Migraine, Mind and Emotional, Nutrition, Premenstrual Syndrome, Vitamin D on Jul 30th, 2021
Primary dysmenorrhea is defined as menstrual pain without any pelvic pathology. This is the most common menstrual symptom in adolescent girls and young women. The onset of menstrual pain usually occurs just before or at the first onset of the menstrual flow and typically lasts ½ day to 3 days. Some women have additional symptoms […]
Posted in General, Menstrual Cycle, Migraine, New Products, Prevention on Dec 30th, 2019
I was doing some vacation reading and came across some inventions that impressed me for their forward-thinking approach to personal and/or planetary health. I thought you might be interested…. Out of Thin Air This one caught my attention both for its ability to be used in disaster/crisis ridden areas where water inaccessibility is immediate and […]
Posted in Migraine, Mind and Emotional, Prevention on Jun 18th, 2018
Chronic migraine headaches are a neurovascular reaction with multiple mechanisms in the brain being affected. They are associated with several symptoms including head pain, nausea, photophobia and more, and can depend on several triggering factors including certain foods, stress, dehydration, hormonal changes and more. Several prescription drugs are used in the prevention of headache attacks […]
Posted in Dietary Supplements, General, Headaches, Migraine, Mind and Emotional, Stress on Jul 31st, 2016
Migraines are chronic and debilitating and affect 12-20% of the world’s population, and are more common in women. Women account for about three quarters of the 28 million Americans who experience migraine headaches. Attacks can begin at any age, but they typically start during childhood or adolescence when they are pretty equal in boys and […]
Posted in Botanicals, Migraine, Mind and Emotional on Jul 6th, 2014
Migraine headaches are one of the most common causes of pain and can vary from a minimal impact on activities of daily living to even incapacitating. Numerous over the counter and prescription drugs exist for acute migraine headaches but problems abound with poor satisfaction in many cases and varied side effects in others. In addition, […]
Posted in Botanicals, Headaches, Migraine, Mind and Emotional on Jul 9th, 2007
Women account for about three quarters of the 28 million Americans who experience migraine headaches. Migraines can begin at any age, and occur fairly equally in boys and girls until adolescence. The prevalence of migraines in women in their early forties, and then declines steadily with age. How does a migraine occur? The process resulting […]
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