seeking joy in a life with chronic migraine, chronic daily headache and chronic illness
Elementary school is the last time I weighed this little. I’m not bragging, I’m worried. I was at my ideal weight when I began the ketogenic diet for migraine in January. My dietitian wanted me to lose a couple pounds at first to kickstart ketosis. 17 pounds disappeared in two months. I knew I was too thin,… Continue reading Ketogenic Diet for Migraine: Too Much Weight Loss
Do store brands of dietary supplements contain the ingredients the labels claim?, asked scientists from The New York attorney general’s office. In analysis of supplements from Walmart, Target, GNC, and Walgreens, they found that only 21% of the supplements did contain the ingredients listed and that “most” contained ingredients not included on the label. The resulting response has included furor… Continue reading Dietary Supplements: Does the Bottle Contain What the Label Says?
The short answer is maybe. The options in order of efficacy: 1. DAO and diet combined, 2. Diet alone, 3. DAO alone. There’s a very good chance the enzyme won’t be effective unless you also restrict your diet. For me, diamine oxidase (DAO) has been very helpful only in conjunction with a low-histamine diet. From… Continue reading DAO and Diet: Does One Work Without the Other?
The cauliflower debacle never really resolved. Even after I stopped eating cauliflower, I began reacting to other “safe” foods I’ve restricted my diet to the last six months. Despair was knocking, so I did what I always do when I need a sense of control — I began to research. Rotation diets were my target.… Continue reading Rotation Diet for Migraine or Headaches
All that gnashing of teeth about my diet? Turns out it was fueled by depression-like symptoms caused by a supplement called 5-MTHF (methyltetrahydrafolate), which I started six weeks ago. Yes, the diet still sucks. It sucks that I continue to feel worse whenever I introduce a new food. And it sucks that I have to… Continue reading Dietary Outlook Far Brighter After Discovering Supplement-Induced Depression Symptoms