All Blog Posts Tagged 'holiday' (6)

The holidays are such a wonderful time to experience when we feel good, and a nightmare when we are in the middle of a Migraine. Today I wanted to take a minute out to create an index of some of my past Holiday information, tips and recipes for Migraineurs. Health Activists - feel free to link back to any of these you think might be useful in your groups, or use them to inspire a conversation or post of your own!… Continue

The holidays are coming! There are many tell-tale signs: Commercials are on TV showing families sitting around the table enjoying holiday festivities, Christmas music is playing over the speakers in stores to inspire shoppers, holiday decorations and displays are set up in stores, and recipes are spread out all over my kitchen counters. My counters are a disaster and will probably stay that way until the first of the year. I am trying to put together safe, allergen friendly menus for Thanksgivin… Continue

From the American Pain Foundation: Online Chat with BRENDA MURDOUGH MSN, RN-C Military/Veterans Initiative Coordinator American Pain Foundation Sugar Plums, Figgie Pudding, even Grandma’s Fruitcake: Can Holiday Eating Affect Your Pain? Tuesday, December 16th at 8:00p.m. EST LIMITED SPACE - MAKE YOUR RESERVATION TODAY!! Please join us December 16 at 8PM ET for a fun and informative live online chat presented by Brenda Murdough MSN, RN-C, the… Continue

Pampering. The word conjures up visions of restful spas, decadent massages, extravagant maid service and frivolous shop-iiiiinnnnnnngggg just because you feel like it, and without respect to anyone else. Pampering is not decadent, extravagant or frivolous for Migraineurs however. If we don't take care of ourselves and allow ourselves some down-time, we pay the price, and so do our families. Sadly, most of the time Migraineurs don't feel like we deserve it.

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Migraine attacks are a part of most of our lives because we are genetically susceptible to them. We cannot change that. We cannot 'cure' them. We can try to avoid the things in our environment that trigger Migraine attacks however. MSG, Glutamates, tyramine, artificial colors, additives, allergens, endocrine disrupting chemicals, etc. The list of potential Migraine triggers in your Holiday dinner may astound you. Many triggers are hidden under ali… Continue

I've been putting together my holiday meal post for Migraineurs, but a video came across my desk and I wanted to share it with everyone at WEGO Health. Very early one morning about 4 yrs ago, the telephone woke us abruptly out of a sound sleep. Hubby went to the other room so he wouldn't wake me, but I had heard enough. The daughter of a patrolman, I knew the meaning of unexpected calls when the rest of the hemisphere were still in their beds. My son was in a car accident. He had fallen aslee… Continue