by Marya Gendron | Jan 2, 2019 | Blog, Migraine Physiology
The constellation of migraine symptoms Despite much research and knowledge that has been gleaned over the years about migraine, it is still a stubborn and formidable beast of a condition that confounds many of medicine’s best practitioners. Managing symptoms seems to... by Marya Gendron | Nov 23, 2018 | Blog, Toxins
I love near-infrared sauna therapy. Near-infrared therapy is great for neurodegenerative conditions like migraine. When I lived in Portland, I used to rent one by the hour, a model from SaunaSpace. The unit costs $3,000, and the lightbox panel costs $1,000. Rather...
by Marya Gendron | Nov 12, 2018 | Blog, Nutrition, Toxins
This blog post is a long time in coming – which is fitting, because it took me a long time to realize the truly damaging impact of vegetable oils, especially for migraineurs. These oils are so ubiquitous in our food supply, and so bad for us, that I have made...
by Marya Gendron | Sep 26, 2018 | Blog
This is an exquisite, low-histamine, late-summer dish. Traditionally, this dish is made using parmesan cheese and tomatoes. For our purposes here we will leave those out, although if you get migraines only once in awhile or your histamine is not too high, a little...
by Marya Gendron | Sep 18, 2018 | Blog, Hormones, Migraine Physiology
Three times more women than men suffer from migraine If you are one of those many women, you have also probably asked why. The typical and obvious answer is that it’s our hormonal differences that make us more susceptible to migraine than men. But since not all...
by Marya Gendron | Aug 21, 2018 | Blog
Making your own medicine is empowering and fun. You get to source your own ingredients, adapt the recipe to get it just how you like it, and finally use the medicine to help yourself. This particular migraine salve is incredibly potent – every single ingredient...
