HeadWise

Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, and Dawn Buse, PhD, explore practical strategies for managing anxiety. They discuss importance of recognizing the distinction between occasional bouts of anxiety and the presence of an anxiety disorder that requires professional intervention. They also highlight various effective methods for managing anxiety, including relaxation techniques, cognitive behavioral therapy, and medication when necessary. This discussion serves as a reminder that it's okay to ask for help and that resources and support are available for those struggling with anxiety

Can MSG actually cause a headache or migraine attack? Lindsay Weitzel, PhD talks with headache specialist Fred Cohen, MD about what MSG is and how it can affect our headache disorders and migraine disease. They discuss what foods it can be found in, the history of why people worry about MSG, and more.

Can some of the new smart devices on the market actually help us improve the severity of our migraine disease? Tune in to this week's episode of HeadWise as Lindsay Weitzel, PhD asks board certified neurologist Amelia Barrett, MD to explain how using smart devices to track things like our heart rate variability and sleep patterns can help give us the upper hand against migraine. Once we start tracking these parameters what can we do to improve them? Dr. Barrett tells us how she guides her patients to real results.

In this episode, Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, talks with headache specialist Fred Cohen, MD, about how sleep and migraine relate to each other. They discuss and answer: What is Painsomnia? Do we need sleep in order for our migraine disease to improve? What can we do to improve our sleep when we have migraine? What sleep disorders are associated with migraine? Who can help us with all this?

In this month's HeadWise news episode host Lindsay Weitzel, PhD goes over the latest headache-related research findings with headache specialist Tim Smith, MD. Is screen time really related to headache in kids? What's the latest on the relationship between caffeine and migraine? Are we any closer to predicting who will and will not respond to anti-CGRP monoclonal antibody medications? Are migraine and hot flashes related to stroke risk in women? Tune in!

How can people with chronic migraine or other debilitating headache conditions benefit from a pain psychologist? In this week's episode of HeadWise, Lindsay Weitzel, PhD asks Dawn Buse, PhD, pain psychologist specializing in headache, to lift the veil on some of the services provided by pain psychologists and how they are proven to help us with our migraine and other headache disorders.

What is Migraine Chronification and why should we be paying close attention to this? In this episode of #HeadWise Lindsay Weitzel, PhD asks board certified neurologist Amelia Barrett, MD all about how and why our migraine attacks become more frequent if they are not well controlled. Did you know there are actual structural changes in our brains as we progress from episodic to chronic migraine? Tune in!

What is migraine aura without headache, also known as silent migraine? Silent migraine presents with migraine symptoms such visual, speech, or sensory disturbances, but is not accompanied by headache. Tune in to this episode of #HeadWise as host Lindsay Weitzel, PhD covers all things silent migraine with headache specialist Hope O'Brien, MD and answer questions like: - How is silent migraine diagnosed? - Is the aura always visual during a silent migraine attack? - Can it be debilitating even though it is not painful? Follow the National Headache Foundation's podcast HeadWise, as host Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, has informative discussions with headache experts on the latest treatment, research, lifestyle recommendations, and personal stories about living with migraine disease and headache disorders. HeadWise can be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, or wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe for more episodes just like this: https://www.youtube.com/c/NationalHeadacheFoundation ==================================================== Visit our website: https://headaches.org/ ==================================================== Follow us on social media: Facebook: https://facebook.com/NationalHeadacheFoundation Instagram: https://instagram.com/nationalheadachefoundation Twitter: https://twitter.com/NHF

Did you know that up to 30% of people with migraine also have fibromyalgia? Fibromyalgia is a disorder known to cause pain throughout the body, fatigue, and issues with sleep, memory, and mood. Tune in to this week's episode of HeadWise as host Lindsay Weitzel, Phd asks headache specialist Vince Martin, MD why these two disorders occur together, how best to treat them, which doctors to see, and more.

Have you ever been told you should not use oral contraceptives because you have migraine? Are you frustrated because you need oral contraceptives for medical reasons but you are concerned about the stroke risk associated with estrogen in women who have a history of migraine? Tune in to this episode of HeadWise as host Lindsay Weitzel, PhD asks headache specialist Hope O'Brien, MD to address all the difficult and controversial dilemmas surrounding oral contraceptives and migraine.