Diet and Migraine: Is there a role?

Combining diet and lifestyle changes can often make a huge impact in control of migraine headaches. The traditional approach was to focus on migraine and try to identify triggers. Often this yielded poor results and patients gave up the diet factor as important. To better understand the role of diet one must focus on the goal of dietary intervention. This takes us away from diet for migraine per se to diet for specific comorbidities that can be treated. The result of treating these comorbidities leads to improvement of migraine. It addresses diet to help alter the "threshold" of migraine by exploring the relationship of migraine to insulin, gluten, and other factors. This can lead to improved migraine management by altering the migraine threshold: i.e. requiring more of a stimulus to initiate headache. The result is to reduce the negative impact of migraine on the individual patient.
Dr. J. Kent Dexter's Bio:
Dr. Dexter earned his degree in Internal Medicine from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, and his board certification in Headache Medicine was awarded by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties, and he holds a Certificate of Added Qualification through the National Board of Certification in Headache Management. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, and is a member of the American Medical Society and the American Headache Society. Dr. Dexter received his undergraduate degree in math and chemistry from Baker University, and pursued graduate studies in the field of human anatomy at the University of Kansas prior to joining the U.S. Air Force, where he studied computer science. Dr. Dexter previously served as Chairman of Medicine for St. Johns Regional Health Center, Springfield, Missouri; Chairman of Medicine for St. Johns Physicians and Clinics, Springfield, Missouri; and Chairman of Primary Care, Monroe Clinic, Monroe, Wisconsin. He returned to Springfield in 2003 to serve as the Medical Director of Headache Care Center, where in addition to his full-time clinical practice and research, he is involved in the development and management of the medical services provided at Headache Care Center.

[@angelamarkopoyloy7546]

Absolutely brilliant, thank you

[@robertochavez805]

I was 165 never had a problem with headaches until I was 220 and eating like crap and I developed migraine with aura suddenly. I will try this and report back.

[@maggir528]

Thank you for the information, it was very helpfull

[@LIFEWITHTHEJONESES1]

I just people understood how it feels to deal migranes. So they just won't say its just a headache and take some Tylenol

[@pattineal7375]

I'm right there with you William. I had an "ex" that used to say "Just don't think about it." Whaaa???? Now you know why he is an "ex".

[@badmpickleing2462]

Play at 1.25 speed

[@galadriel3134]

Best advice ever! Thanks

[@GG-vx3nk]

Good information thank you!

[@galadriel3134]

My migraines left me along with my arthritis when I started a keto diet. And when they left they also took my overweight with them. So now it's just me and my size 10 (UK) dresses?

[@DrKazAstro]

I wish I had seen this a few years ago like 20 This is basically what I’ve done in the last year Great video. My migraines are almost gone . Low carb, magnesium, and no gluten all contributors to success

[@thalesnemo2841]

Revisited this video ! Watch and listen with STRONG COFFEE ! The speaker has a flat speaking style nearly a monotone! A year ago I fell asleep!

[@SB-xh8gy]

So negative. Why no be positive learn from all of this information! Look for good.

[@galadriel3134]

No just watch on 1.25 speed!

[@jrjohnson2747]

Try eliminating flouride for a few days. . .drink distilled water and eliminate other added water in diet.

[@shannamack4290]

Maybe for some, every person is different. I suffer from cluster, 1/2/3/4 am .... no triggers

[@giselasimon9943]

I know that a certain weedkiller is used to die down the wheat at the same time to have a prefered moisture content. And then we9 consume that weedkiller. I dont think every case can be blamed on gluten sensitivity. Greed is the sin

[@danieljester7752]

cocnut oil...turmeric,,,b12...nutritional yeast

[@thalesnemo2841]

Fell asleep 💤

[@robertlewis2095]

A lot of this stuff goes over peoples heads, when they are ignorant to the knowledge being employed.

[@thalesnemo2841]

@@robertlewis2095 Many experts are clueless in public speaking nor how to breakdown a complex topic! Additionally, a monotone just deflates the listener! Good examples of talks Christopher Hedges Gary Taubes Dr. Tim Noakes Nina Teicholz Ivor Cummings Tom Hartmann

[@dollyproductions1]

Pretty useless

[@robertlewis2095]

Interesting, how long did you try to change your diet according to what was said? I found it to be vastly informative. I'm going to start, working on a way to modify my diet, right away.