Weather - extremes of heat and cold, high or low pressure before a storm, humidity, areas with certain kinds of winds - sirocco, mistral, foehn, chinook - all are cousins of the same troublemaking family for migraine sufferers. What happens when extreme weather makes you feel uncomfortable? You frown, you...

Bacopa, or brahmi, is a perennial herbaceous plant traditionally used in Ayurvedic medicine. It is considered within the natural adaptogens and nootropics (of which we can mention the lion's mane mushroom, cordyceps or ashwaganda, of which we have written several articles).  Bacopa has been shown to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory...

Not eating - migraines favor moderation and regularity, so skipping meals and later overeating because you are ravenous can trigger a migraine attack.  Time to examine what the French call "le juste milieu" - "the happy medium." How can you adapt as painlessly as possible?  Most of us don't drink enough...

In response to this urgent public health issue, the Vallarta Gay+ Community Center is launching a comprehensive campaign aimed at raising awareness, enhancing education, and providing accessible testing and treatment services. Key components of the campaign include: • Free Syphilis Testing and Treatment: Starting immediately and continuing through the...

Hormones - the roller coaster of the menstrual cycle is a significant trigger for too many female migraine sufferers. And I'm not sure whether an alpha male's higher testosterone levels fall under the category of "hormonal effect on" or "emotional" trigger for migraine headaches. (Update since the last sentence was...

The Hericium Erinaceus mushroom, better known as the lion's mane mushroom, is an edible mushroom that grows in hanging clusters and long white spines that give it its distinctive appearance. Cultures in China and Japan have used it since ancient times for its medicinal properties.  It lives mainly in beech...

Migraines can't seem to make up their minds, which extreme of anything is a trigger. An attack can develop when you are either emotionally stressed to the max or having a perfectly serene day where it would seem that nothing can go wrong. Either way: Wham! Suddenly, there's another...

This week, we continue with mushrooms because it is essential to disseminate and publicize their nutritional and therapeutic benefits; remember that Mexico is the second country with the highest biodiversity in these, only behind China.   Reishi mushroom, also known as Ganoderma lucidum, is a medicinal mushroom widely used in...

Suffering from so many migraine triggers, I joked that for me, life itself was a migraine trigger. That is, until I discovered and adopted all kinds of pain-busting lifestyle changes.  Here is a list of some of the more common triggers. Each trigger will be explored further in its own...

This kingdom is probably the least known compared to the Animal and Plant kingdoms; however, the Fungi kingdom includes a wide variety of living species, commonly known as fungi. They share some common characteristics and others more specific to the species or subgroup to which they belong. With complex...