Well, I feel like I should warn people that kefir may not be a good thing for migraine sufferers to drink. I have been drinking a cup of the stuff a day because I've been reading about all the health benefits of it. Sadly, fermented dairy can be a migraine trigger in some people and I suspect I'm one of them. I can handle home-made yogurt, but kefir is much more fermented.
I had a "woolly-booger" of a migraine on Monday night. It was weird because I had just gone to the acupuncturist and felt slightly dizzy afterwards. By the time I got home, it was full-throttle headache and nausea which lasted all night. Yuck. I was thinking: did he put the needle in the "make headache worse" spot instead of the "make headache better" spot? I also had a migraine this afternoon on the other side.
Well, after reviewing my food diary I noticed that the one thing I've been consuming that is different is the kefir. I'm going to give it up and see if the headaches get better. Just thought I'd warn you about it. I guess I'll go back to my non-dairy probiotic pills instead. It's like ongoing detective work.
Has anyone else noticed a correlation between fermented dairy and migraines?
Showing posts with label Migraines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Migraines. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Possible Help for Women Migraine Sufferers
I am so excited because I found this book that has some ideas for naturally healing migraines. I don't know if it will work, and I'm certainly not recommending that you do these things. However, you may want to discuss these things with your doctor and perhaps get your hormones tested.
In the book, it says that 10 times more women have migraines than men and 80% of these are due to a lack of progesterone. Apparently, during days 14-28 of your cycle, progesterone levels drop off which can cause migraines along with PMS symptoms. (In fact, most women who have PMS also have migraines. Hmmm.)
Anyway, the book suggests that taking 50 mg progesterone supplements during days 14 - 28 of your cycle may help stop migraines. (Note: Only bio-identlical progesterone. Synthetic progesterone doesn't work the same way and can have side effects.) Also, it advises other various supplements. I had heard that some migraines could be from a lack of Magnesium. (Dr. Hyman covers this in his books.)
Here's what the book advises:
1. 50mg progesterone 2x per day.
2. 100mg of Magnesium 3x per day.
3. Essential Fatty Acids: Omega 3 + GLA + Oleic Acid
4. Iodine - 12.5 mg per day.
5. Vitamin D - 5000 IU per day.
Again, I am NOT saying you should just start taking these. If you have migraines however, and you are a menstruating woman, you may want to show this to your doctor and ask what they think. I know I'm going to! Actually, my Functional Medicine Practitioner had already recommended most of these things to me so I'm already doing everything except the progesterone. I'm going to get my levels tested and I'll be curious to see the result. Wouldn't it be awesome if I could prevent any more migraines from happening by taking progesterone pills?
Has anyone out there had any luck with taking progesterone to heal migraines?
In the book, it says that 10 times more women have migraines than men and 80% of these are due to a lack of progesterone. Apparently, during days 14-28 of your cycle, progesterone levels drop off which can cause migraines along with PMS symptoms. (In fact, most women who have PMS also have migraines. Hmmm.)
Anyway, the book suggests that taking 50 mg progesterone supplements during days 14 - 28 of your cycle may help stop migraines. (Note: Only bio-identlical progesterone. Synthetic progesterone doesn't work the same way and can have side effects.) Also, it advises other various supplements. I had heard that some migraines could be from a lack of Magnesium. (Dr. Hyman covers this in his books.)
Here's what the book advises:
1. 50mg progesterone 2x per day.
2. 100mg of Magnesium 3x per day.
3. Essential Fatty Acids: Omega 3 + GLA + Oleic Acid
4. Iodine - 12.5 mg per day.
5. Vitamin D - 5000 IU per day.
Again, I am NOT saying you should just start taking these. If you have migraines however, and you are a menstruating woman, you may want to show this to your doctor and ask what they think. I know I'm going to! Actually, my Functional Medicine Practitioner had already recommended most of these things to me so I'm already doing everything except the progesterone. I'm going to get my levels tested and I'll be curious to see the result. Wouldn't it be awesome if I could prevent any more migraines from happening by taking progesterone pills?
Has anyone out there had any luck with taking progesterone to heal migraines?
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