Holiday Stress Management Checklist for Migraine Sufferers

The holiday season is a time for celebration, but for migraine sufferers, the hustle and bustle can be full of potential triggers. To help you enjoy a peaceful and migraine-free holiday, we’ve created a practical checklist to keep your stress levels low and your health in check. 1. Maintain a Regular Sleep Schedule A consistent sleep routine is essential for migraine prevention. Aim for 7-9 hours of sleep each night. Stick to the same bedtime and wake-up time, even...

The Truth About Chocolate and Migraine: Trigger or Craving?

Ever reached for chocolate, only to be hit by a migraine soon after? If so, you’re not alone. Chocolate tops the list of migraine-trigger foods. But is chocolate really the culprit, or just an innocent bystander? After all, some people with migraine eat chocolate without any issues. Which begs the question: Does chocolate truly trigger migraine–or do we just crave chocolate before a migraine strikes? Keep reading as we dive into the research on the link between chocolate and migraine....

Healthy Sleep Habits to Avoid Migraines

Why Going to the Dentist May Help You Prevent Migraines

Can you guess what’s the strongest muscle in the human body? Many muscles, including the tongue, the heart, and the gluteus maximus have been deemed the strongest muscles of the human body. But when it comes to sheer force there is one muscle that’s above all others: the masseter. The masseter is a thick, flat muscle located in the cheeks, and it is part of what we call the “jaw muscles.” When the muscles of the jaw work together, they...

Migraine Drug Sales to Double Over Next 8 Years

Migraine Drug Sales are Expected to Almost Double Over the Next 8 Years. One Must Ask Oneself Why? Remember When a Billion Dollars Used to Be a Lot of Money? Well It’s Not Enough for the Pharmaceutical Companies. Migraine Drug Sales are Expected to Almost Double Over the Next 8 Years. One Must Ask Oneself Why? One of the world’s leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, Decision Resources, recently reported that the market for migraine therapies...

Biggest Concerns on Migraine Prevention

Officially, you are considered a chronic migraineur if you experience the symptoms of migraine attacks 15 days or more a month and therefore a candidate for the various preventive migraine options that exist. Of course this is somewhat of an arbitrary definition and who is to say that if you experience 12 days a month of debilitating pain and live on pain medications, that you also wouldn’t benefit from preventive therapies. Just to be sure, by preventive therapies I mean...