Todd LePine joins me on The Doctor’s Farmacy to discuss the Functional Medicine approach to migraines. We discuss what the main causes are, the key ways to treat them, and much more.
Dr. LePine graduated from Dartmouth Medical School and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, specializing in Integrative Functional Medicine. He is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner. Prior to joining The UltraWellness Center, he worked as a physician at Canyon Ranch in Lenox, MA, for 10 years. Dr. LePine’s focus at The UltraWellness Center is to help his patients achieve optimal health and vitality by restoring the natural balance to both the mind and the body. His areas of interest include optimal aging, bio-detoxification, functional gastrointestinal health, systemic inflammation, autoimmune disorders and the neurobiology of mood and cognitive disorders.
If you could just mention a brand of magnesium supplement. Its so hard to find a good one
Fix your gut biome. ALL headaches are a digestive insufficiency.
Easy to say, hard to do. So many variables. I’ve been trying to fix mine for years.
By accident, I discovered a “cure” for light induced migraines. Occasionally a bright flash (via sun reflection, strobe light, computer screen etc) will cause “sparkles”, obscuring my central vision. If I don’t do anything – it quickly progresses into full-on migraine, until I finally go to sleep that night. BUT… if I jump on my stationary cycle and do a CAR.o.l protocol (9 mins total, but only 2 x 20 seconds full tilt) the sparkles will calm right down and disappear within just 20 minutes. I do still get a slight headache, but it’s super minor… and NO migraine! Weird.
Yes, Migraines for the most part are simply a Magnesium deficiency.