Heal Your Headache The 1-2-3 Program for Taking Charge of Your Pain

by Buchholz M.D., David; Reich M.D., Stephen G.

• ISBN13: 9780761125662
• ISBN10: 0761125663
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2019-01-15
• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company

Summary

Based on the breakthrough understanding that virtually all headaches are forms of migraine--because migraine is not a specific type of headache, but the built-in mechanism that causes headaches of all kinds, along with neck stiffness, sinus congestion, dizziness, and other problems--Dr. Buchholz's Heal Your Headache puts headache sufferers back in control of their lives with a simple, transforming program: Step 1: Avoid the "Quick Fix." Too often painkillers only make matters worse because of the crippling complication known as rebound. Step 2: Reduce Your Triggers. The crux of the program: a migraine diet that eliminates the foods that push headache sufferers over the top. Step 3: Raise Your Threshold. When diet and other lifestyle changes aren't enough, preventive medication can help stay the course. That's it: in three steps turn your headache problems around.

Author Biography

David Buchholz Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and for 14 years served as director of the Neurological Consultation Clinic at Johns Hopkins, where he remains an associate professor. He has published more than 150 scientific publications and has given over 450 invited lectures nationally and internationally. Aside from helping headache sufferers, Dr. Buchholz enjoys spending time with his wife and three children at home in Baltimore. His other interests include working in his garden, traveling and trying to stay fit.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
The Truth About Migraine
What Is Migraine?	p. 3
The Full Spectrum of Migraine	p. 14
The 1-2-3 Program
Step 1: Avoiding the "Quick Fix"	p. 37
Step 2: Reducing Your Triggers	p. 60
Step 3: Raising Your Threshold	p. 109
Migraine Myths and Misdiagnoses
"Tension" and "Sinus" Headaches	p. 135
A Morass of Misdiagnoses	p. 148
Misdiagnoses of "Non-Headache" Migraine	p. 167
Beyond Migraine
When Treatment Fails	p. 181
When It's Not Migraine	p. 186
A Dialogue	p. 195
Postscript	p. 215
Menus, Recipes for Relief and Dietary Tips	p. 219
Index	p. 233
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