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Keto for Migraines
A paper published recently in Frontiers in Nutrition makes a case for why ketogenic diets with a specific emphasis on sodium supplementation may be an effective prophylactic for migraine. Research is expanding in this area (as was covered in a past blog article) with an increasing number of case reports being published. It’s not certain…
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Lipoic Acid & Migraines
The effect of alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) on women with episodic migraines was recently published in the Nature Research journal Scientific Reports. In this randomized and double-blinded trial, 92 women between the ages of 20-50 with episodic migraines (< 15 headache days per month) received either 300 mg ALA twice per day or a matching placebo…
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Low Carb Diets & Migraines
Very low-carb ketogenic diets are commonly used for weight loss and comorbidities associated with insulin resistance. However, as we covered in a past article, evidence is accumulating that carbohydrate restriction can be therapeutic for a number of issues that go far beyond dysregulated blood sugar and insulin. One such issue for which keto hold promise…
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Improved Quality of Life with Magnesium
Recent research looked at the disability levels, quality of life, and anxiety and depressive symptoms in 34 children aged 7 – 17 after six months of magnesium prophylaxis for pediatric migraines. According to the researchers, “After 6 months of magnesium prophylaxis, disability due to migraine significantly decreased, whereas physical and psychosocial well-being improved.” Children also…
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Migraine and Cardiovascular Risk
According to the Headache Classification Committee of the International Headache Society,[1] migraine affects nearly 15% of the population or about one billion people worldwide. In a general population cohort, performed by Adelborg K, et al., various risk factors in patients with migraine headaches were assessed. These included myocardial infarction, stroke (ischaemic and haemorrhagic), peripheral artery…