So, picture this: it’s a blazing summer afternoon, you’re groggy from a long morning, and you grab your go-to iced brewed coffee—because what else even makes sense, right? A few sips in, and bam—out of nowhere, that familiar, throbbing pain starts tapping at your temple. Sounds familiar? Yeah, I’ve been there. And if you’re wondering…
If you’ve ever sipped a glass of orange juice and felt a headache creeping in shortly after, you’re not alone. I’ve been there—thinking I was doing something good for my health, only to find myself rubbing my temples 20 minutes later. For years, I brushed it off. “It’s just stress,” I’d tell myself. But eventually,…
I’ve always loved trying new things when it comes to food—kombucha, kimchi, miso soup—you name it. But after one too many throbbing headaches following a fermented snack binge, I started to wonder: could these seemingly healthy foods be triggering my migraines? If you’ve ever felt the same, you’re not alone. The connection between fermented foods…
Let’s talk about something that took me way too long to connect the dots on: my migraines and my lunch meat. Sounds ridiculous, right? But if you’ve ever popped open a pack of turkey slices or salami, enjoyed a quick sandwich, and then found yourself hours later in a dark room battling a full-blown migraine—you’re…
Let me tell you, as someone who’s had a love-hate relationship with salty snacks, I never thought my craving for chips could be a migraine trigger. But after countless evenings clutching my temples, it became clear — high sodium intake and migraines are more connected than most people realize. It’s not just a coincidence when…
Last weekend, after devouring a bowl of my favorite ramen, that familiar pounding sensation crept behind my right eye. Yep, the dreaded migraine was back. And you guessed it — monosodium glutamate (MSG) was the likely culprit. While MSG adds that irresistible umami punch to so many dishes, for migraine sufferers like me, it can…
I still remember a winter road trip through the Rockies when the inside of the car felt like a desert. My lips were cracking, my throat dry, and, just hours into the drive, a throbbing migraine crept in. Back then, I didn’t connect the dots. But turns out, dry air—especially in winter—can be a sneaky…
For years, I shrugged off my occasional migraines as nothing more than a stress response—until my late 40s hit. Suddenly, those rare, dull headaches turned into full-blown migraine episodes with light sensitivity, throbbing pain, and nausea that sent me straight to a dark room for hours. I couldn’t help but ask: is this what perimenopause…
It was right after a routine touch-up with my favorite ash brown shade that I felt it—the familiar pounding behind my right eye. I shrugged it off at first, thinking maybe it was the salon lights or skipping lunch. But by evening, I was curled up in bed, lights off, ice pack on my forehead,…