Welcome to the conclusion of Beyond the Headache: Navigating the Complex Puzzle of Migraines on the Well Nurtured Brain. In our first part of this two part series we discussed the true nature of migraines, their impact on those who suffer from them, and why they're so much more than just a headache.

In this anticipated final instalment Dr. Pamela Hutchison will guide us through a number of studies that dissect the effectiveness of well known approaches to reducing the pain, frequency and duration of migraines. Some of the results may surprise you!

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Episode References:

Moskatel, L.S., Zhang, N. Migraine and Diet: Updates in Understanding. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 22, 327–334 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11910-022-01195-6

Migraine, Brain Glucose Metabolism and the "Neuroenergetic" Hypothesis: A Scoping Review Lorenzo Del Moro 1, Eugenia Rota 2, Elenamaria Pirovano 3, Innocenzo Rainero 4 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2022.02.006

Tereshko, Y., Dal Bello, S., Di Lorenzo, C., Pez, S., Pittino, A., Sartor, R., Filippi, F., Lettieri, C., Belgrado, E., Garbo, R., Merlino, G., Gigli, G. L., & Valente, M. (2023). 2:1 ketogenic diet and low-glycemic-index diet for the treatment of chronic and episodic migraine: a single-center real-life retrospective study. The journal of headache and pain, 24(1), 95. https://doi.org/10.1186/s10194-023-01635-9

Gazerani P. (2020). Migraine and Diet. Nutrients, 12(6), 1658. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12061658

Barber, M., & Pace, A. (2020). Exercise and Migraine Prevention: a Review of the Literature. Current pain and headache reports, 24(8), 39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11916-020-00868-6

Lemmens, J., De Pauw, J., Van Soom, T., Michiels, S., Versijpt, J., van Breda, E., Castien, R., & De Hertogh, W. (2019). The effect of aerobic exercise on the number of migraine days, duration and pain intensity in migraine: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis.