migraine

Trauma Increases Headache Risk 4-Fold

  If you suffer from tension headaches or migraines, here is a study you should know about. Your headache may actually be coming from a trauma that you went through earlier in life… …not just from the stress of the current day.   In fact, trauma might be why you get headaches in the first place, as the participants from this study who never had headaches before going through a trauma experienced significant and persistent headaches disorders afterwards. And those who had a history of headache had a significant and intense worsening of the headache pain and frequency. Researchers studied […]

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3 Steps To The Healthiest Mouth (And Less Headaches Too)

A few months ago, I wrote an article that highlights how the balance of bacteria in your gut can make a difference in your mood, your memory… even treating autism! Today’s medical study highlights this delicate balance even further.   Could it be that the bacteria that live in your mouth affect your body’s health? Turns out, the answer is yes… …the bacteria in our mouth can actually trigger migraine. Here’s how:   Nitrates have long been revealed as a headache trigger — found in foods like red wine, chocolates, processed meats and some cheeses, migraine sufferers have long been

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Migraines Linked To Oral Health

Nitrates have long been revealed as a headache trigger — found in foods like red wine, chocolates, processed meats and some cheeses, migraine sufferers have long been cautioned to avoid foods containing nitrates. This latest study might explain why some people get triggered to have a migraine when consuming nitrate laden foods, while others can eat large quantities without fear of an impending headache.   Turns out, folks with migraine have significantly more types of bacteria in their mouth that processes nitrate into nitrite (nitrate, nitrite and nitric oxide reductase genes) than those who don’t get migraines. More bacteria releasing

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Headache Much? Heal Your Third Eye Chakra (video)

  If you get chronic headaches or migraines, let me offer you this patient’s journey…. so that you can see how your headaches directly relate to your third eye chakra.   Recently I had a patient who had gotten back-to-back migraines — it was horrible for her!!! Checking in with her chakras energetically, I could see her third eye chakra was blocked, with an enormous amount of pressure trying to off gas through these migraines. I could see her third eye was incredibly gifted — she had amazing intuitive skills that she was blocking out and resisting.   Ultimately, releasing

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Headache and Migraine: why we get ’em and what to do about it.

I have another health video for you today!   I’m still on my mission to decrease health anxiety around the world in as many people as I possibly can. Today I’m going to do this by giving you a deeper understanding of headache and migraine and reduce your stress over getting your next one… …as well as 4 AWESOME things you can do to make a huge impact on the number of headaches/migraines you get.   I’d love to know your thoughts on this and answer any lingering questions you might have in the comments below… xoxoxox, Laura [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6AueR3OGY0]

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8 Ways To Support Intuition (and Heal the Third Eye Chakra)

One of my patients came to me complaining of constant migraines. Frustrated after being given an “alls clear” by her family practitioner but still suffering from debilitating headaches and increasing fatigue, she came to me at her wit’s end. Working together through several consultations we were able to elucidate the cause of her symptoms. Turns out her fatigue began increasing when her job position changed to include customer service at work and her headaches are accompanied by dizziness. Going through her past medical history we were able to find out that she is an empath — a highly intuitive person

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