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07 Dec

Posted at 00:24h in Articles, Featured, Lifestyle

A version of this post appears online at https://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/features/cm/blame-sourdough-for-migraines Gluten: a family of proteins found in grains, including wheat, rye, spelt, and barley. Celiac Disease: an autoimmune condition that can cause damage to the intestines if gluten is not eliminated from the diet. Gluten sensitivity: may cause digestive symptoms similar to those of celiac disease but does not cause intestinal damage or trigger the production of antibodies to gluten. Can celiac disease or gluten sensitivity trigger migraine? I have a lot of patients who ask about gluten and its impact on migraine. There have been various studies examining the relationship between celiac disease, migraine, and the effect...

30 Nov

Posted at 18:18h in Featured, Headache Tips, Lifestyle, Treatment

Treatment, Prevention, and Triggers A version of this article first appeared Nov. 22, 2021 on TheHealthy.com. 1.     What is migraine? Do we know why it happens?  Migraine is a chronic neurologic disease characterized by attacks lasting from 4 to 72 hours, usually located on one side of the head, associated with moderate to severe pain intensity, throbbing in quality, made worse with activity and associated with nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light and/or sound.  We think that migraine is hereditary and one inherits a vulnerability /lowered threshold to migraine. Whether one actually gets migraine headaches is based on internal (stress, anxiety, illness) or environmental...

01 Sep

Posted at 00:00h in Articles, Business, Featured, Treatment

9/1/2021 DOWNLOAD RELEASE (PDF) New York, NY -- Headache specialist Dr. Lauren Natbony today announced her partnership with Dr. Frank Ocasio of North Shore Headache and Spine in launching an Integrative Headache Medicine Practice. Dr. Natbony will begin seeing patients privately at the North Shore Headache and Spine offices in Long Island, Manhattan, and via telemedicine starting today, September 1st, 2021.  “I am thrilled to join Dr. Ocasio, a leader in the field of interventional pain management for head and neck pain, to provide patients with cutting-edge, multidisciplinary, and personalized care,” said Dr. Natbony. “At North Shore Headache and Spine, we will...

11 Aug

Posted at 16:45h in Featured, Headache Tips, Lifestyle

1. Regular caffeine consumers can get caffeine withdrawal headaches when they cut it out due to the abrupt cessation of the caffeine.  The body gets used to the effects of caffeine that, when it’s not consumed, there is withdrawal.  Headache is just one of the symptoms.  Withdrawal headache can happen with regular caffeine consumption even as little as a cup of coffee per day.  However, there seems to be a dose-dependent relationship and we think that the less caffeine consumed and the less frequently it is consumed, the less likely a person is to have a withdrawal headache. The threshold...

05 Aug

Posted at 16:13h in Featured, Headache Tips

Migraine headaches can be debilitating, and undue stress can exacerbate the condition, creating new problems. Lauren R. Natbony, MD, a Headache Specialist at the Mount Sinai Center for Headache and Facial Pain and an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, provides some suggestions for how to manage your headaches when life gets stressful. What’s the difference between a migraine and a regular headache? Headache is a catchall term for any type of pain in the head. Almost everyone has experienced a headache in his or her life. Migraine, however, is more than just a headache....