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Title:
The migraine brain : your breakthrough guide to fewer headaches, better health
Edition:
1st Free Press trade pbk. ed.
Publication Date:
2009
Publication Information:
New York : Free Press, 2009.
Physical Description:
xii, 353 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781416547693
Abstract:
Thirty million Americans get migraines, often with excruciating headache pain. Dr. Carolyn Bernstein, a migraine sufferer herself, explains that certain unique chemical and structural differences in "the migraine brain" and central nervous system cause the many symptoms associated with migraines. Even though migraines cannot be completely cured, readers can decrease the number of migraines they experience and lessen their intensity with the personalized wellness program that Dr. Bernstein provides. Readers learn their own patterns and triggers and how to prevent, abort, and stop migraines. Includes clinical and pharmacological research, as well as lively anecdotes, celebrity interviews, and quizzes and questionnaires.
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Introduction: "I'd rather die than get another migraine" -- Is yours a migraine? -- The migraine brain: How it's different, and what that means for you -- The four stages of a migraine -- Your migraine triggers -- Female hormones and migraines through the life cycle -- Men's migraines -- Measuring your migraine: The best self-tests -- How to find the right doctor -- Medicines that work -- When you have to go to the emergency room -- Complementary and alternative treatments -- Your personal wellness plan -- Exercise, sleep, nutrition, relaxation -- Family, home, sex, mental health -- Migraines, work, and travel -- Migraine makeover: Creating your own personal migraine plan.
Language:
English
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