Mastering Migraines: Prevention & Relief
Steve Blake, ScD
December, 2016
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Table of Contents
Table of Figures
About migraines: Chapter One
Rating migraine pain and disability
Migraine aura
Prevalence of migraines
Drugs used for migraines
Migraine triggers
How migraines happen: Chapter Two
Excitability of the brain
Magnesium and brain excitability
Spreading cortical depolarization
Serotonin and migraines
Neuropeptides and migraine pain
Menstrual migraines
How migraines happen
Four migraine phases: Chapter Three
Four phases of a migraine
Prodromes
The migraine aura
Migraine pain
The hangover phase
Triggers for migraines: Chapter Four
Your list of migraine triggers
Sleep and migraines
A diet diary for migraines
Non-food triggers
Odors that can trigger migraines
Skipped meals can double migraines
Obesity and migraine risk
Common dietary triggers: Chapter Five
Tracking common food triggers
Elimination diets
A vegan elimination diet
Histamine as a migraine trigger
Tyramine as a migraine trigger
Aspartame may be a migraine trigger
MSG can trigger migraines
Nitrates and migraines
Red wine and migraines
Caffeine and migraines
Comparing migraine food triggers
Stress and migraines: Chapter Six
Fight and flight
Hurry up
Have another cup of coffee
Telephone strain
Road rage
Bad news
Television trauma
Dealing with stress
Relaxation training
Inflammation and migraines: Chapter Seven
Food for reducing migraine pain and inflammation
Dietary changes are powerful
Inflammation and omega-s
Omega-s in diets
Fish oil
Effects of omega-s on arterial constriction
Endotoxins and migraine inflammation
Cruciferous vegetables to quench inflammation
Quercetin quenches migraine inflammation
Migraine solutions: Chapter Eight
Ginger versus sumatriptan
Lavender for migraines
Magnesium for migraines
Flavonoids that block excess excitation
Riboflavin, vitamin B
Coenzyme Q
Alpha-Lipoic acid and migraines
Feverfew and migraines
Butterbur and migraines
Tiger balm
Vitamin C drink
Alternative Migraine Remedies: Chapter Nine
Acupuncture for migraine
Massage for migraines
Aerobic exercise and migraines
Yoga and migraines
Using biofeedback for migraines
Skin temperature biofeedback
Blood-volume-pulse biofeedback
Electromyography biofeedback
Home migraine remedies
Mastering Migraines: Chapter Ten
Learn your triggers
Preventive measures
Inflammation control
Learn the warning signs
Stress control
Natural approaches
The drug plan
Good luck
Index
Table of Figures
Figure Migraines are times as frequent in some places
Figure Nerve triggering
Figure How migraines happen flow chart
Figure How migraines happen flow chart
Figure Estrogen drops after ovulation
Figure Histamine in food
Figure How NSAID pain killers work
Figure Inflammation, EPA, and Arachidonic acid
Figure Arachidonic acid
Figure Omega-s increase inflammation while Omega-s decrease it.
Figure Omega-s in oils and their Omega- to Omega- ratio
Figure Flax seed powder and popular diets