FAQ Table of Contents, updated June 2025
Frequently Asked Questions about Natural Migraine Relief for Women
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-Medical conditions associated with or overlapping with Migraine:
A damaged blood-brain barrier in migraine: who has it, how to manage it #86
Migraine therapy during breastfeeding # 55
Co-morbid medical conditions #4
Diabetics with migraine: The metformin/B12 connection #61
The role of exercise in migraine: Part I #17 and Part II # 19
Exercise: Your Best Workout despite Migraine #79
G.I. infections with H. pylori #24
GLP-1 meds and weight loss vs migraines #93
Iron levels and migraines: Too little, too much or both? #91
Multiple sclerosis and migraine. #75
Optimal brain lymphatic circulation # 43
Pellet implant therapy for HRT and Migraines #49
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and migraines? #76
Rosacea #50
Seasonal Affective Disorder # 14
Sinus problems and migraine #77
Traumatic Brain injury and Migraines #69
Vascular factors that identify disease risk, and how they relate to migraines #57
-By lab evaluation:
Four simple lab results everyone with migraine should know. #48
Strategies for managing migraine #2
Getting an accurate diagnosis: have you visited the ER with a headache? # 62
-By provocative factors:
For those using the birth control pill # 63
COVID spike protein levels and migraines # 56
Heavy metals and detoxification #60
Personality factors in migraine #22
Red wine and the quercitin effect # 12
Summertime heat and migraines # 35
Toxicity threshhold overflow and migraines #68
Low thyroid as a provocative factor #s 30 and 30b (using basal temps)
Understanding trigger factors vs. root causes # 16
Why is migraine worse the last 30 years? # 8
-By therapy options:
Finding a local integrative minded doc #78
Magnesium in migraine management #83
The Role of Sleep in Migraine Prevention #92
Recent Steroid injection therapy # 15
Optimal omega-3s and migraine # 41
Omega-3s and their role in reducing inflammation and migraine #88
Ear piercing as migraine therapy #32
Fiber content of diet and migraine #47
How response to migraine medications explains root causes # 26
Five things to consider before treating migraines # 33
Are you Migraine Treatment Resistant? #53
-Philosophical posts about migraine and healthcare:
Why individualized treatment of Migraine is essential #89
Managing your Migraine: sustaining your progress through the dips. #87
The role of your Accountability Quotient in migraine management #85
Three reasons migraine therapies fail #81
Managing Migraine: a place to find the good stuff...also how, and why.
The six blind men and the migraine elephant #70
Dr. Baker interviewed on Migraine management "#54
My promise to you: no ChatGPT on this blog! November 27, 2024
Finding Your Verfreude April 22, 2024
A blog for the Self-directed individual #29
Why do we focus on non-drug therapies? #37
Do you need a doctor to be healthy? #51
What to do when you're burned out managing your migraines. #52
Interview and podcast posts
Dr. Baker interviewed on Migraine management on Unbekoming #54
Dr. Baker on "Take Charge of Your Health" interview - WBAI (audio and summary)
Brain bio-energetics and migraine: an interview with Dr. Elena Gross #74