Motherhood and Migraine: a Double Whammy

Motherhood and Migraine: a Double Whammy

Initiation into motherhood My chronic migraines coincided with my inelegant and devastating initiation into motherhood with a c-section operation. I had migraines before becoming a mother, but the perfect storm of surgery, medications, sleep-deprivation, and years of...
Healing Prebiotic Carrot Porridge

Healing Prebiotic Carrot Porridge

Personally, I find breakfast to be one of the hardest meals of the day because the quick and easy sweet and starchy options get boring, are too sweet, or are not really very healthy for you – especially in the case of traditional porridge like oats, grits or...
Blackseed (Nigella Sativa) Milk Recipe

Blackseed (Nigella Sativa) Milk Recipe

When I lived in Istanbul years ago, I regularly ate blackseeds sprinkled on flatbread. I didn’t know what they were or anything about their healing properties, but I relished their nutty flavor. Years later when I was trying to figure out how to heal my...