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,…
Some mornings, I wake up feeling like my head’s been put through a blender. Not a full-on migraine, but this foggy, lingering “off” feeling that just won’t go away. It took me a while to figure out what was going on. After some obsessive journaling and experimenting, one sneaky culprit kept popping up: agave sugar….
Last Saturday, after a cozy dinner and just one glass of that bold red blend I usually love, the pounding behind my eyes began. I didn’t think much of it at first, but by midnight, I was in full migraine mode. It’s not the first time either. If red wine feels like your personal migraine…
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…
If you’ve ever sat in a nutritionist’s office, clutching your throbbing head and praying for a miracle, trust me, you’re not alone. Migraines have a sneaky way of hijacking our lives, and while medications have their place, I’ve learned through frustrating trial and error that what’s on your plate can be just as powerful as…
Ever noticed how skipping a meal or feeling lightheaded after not eating for hours triggers a pounding migraine? You’re not alone. For years, I brushed off those dizzy spells as just being “hangry.” Turns out, low blood sugar isn’t just a mood killer—it’s a significant migraine trigger. The link between low blood sugar and migraine…
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, I was enjoying a quiet evening with friends, savoring a glass of rich red wine. But as delightful as it was in the moment, I knew there was a risk. Within an hour, that all-too-familiar pulsing began behind my temples. If you’ve ever found yourself nursing a migraine after a glass of wine,…