HeadWise Podcast

Have you downloaded the NHF’s audio podcast, HeadWise™? Don’t miss Dr. Lindsay Weitzel’s 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. Our video version of HeadWise is available on our website, YouTube, and our Facebook page.

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Explained: The Impact on Headache Disorders

September 2024, Episode 199: Why are people with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and other connective tissue disorders at greater risk for migraine and other headaches disorders? In this episode, Dr. Lindsay Weitzel and Dr. Vincent Martin dive deep into the link…

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Mastering Migraine Relief with Mindfulness Therapy

September 2024, Episode 198: In this week’s episode of HeadWise, Dr. Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, sits down with Dr. Elizabeth Seng, an expert in headache psychology, to explore Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Migraine (MBCT-M). Discover how mindfulness can significantly reduce migraine-related…

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Imposter Syndrome in Migraine and Chronic Pain

September 2024, Episode 196: In this episode of HeadWise, host Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, talks with Melissa Geraghty, PsyD, a licensed clinical health psychologist and Director of Mental Health and Support at the US Pain Foundation, about the rising issue of…

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GLP-1: Can It Help Headache and Migraine?

August 2024, Episode 195: In this episode, host Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, sits down with headache medicine specialist Fred Cohen, MD, and dives into a new topic: GLP-1 agonists. These medications, known for treating diabetes and promoting weight loss, may have…

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Food Allergies, Sensitivities, and Migraine Triggers

August 2024, Episode 194: What is the difference between a food sensitivity, food allergy, and a migraine trigger? What are some of the best (and newest) ways to determine what foods could be making our migraine or other head pain…

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Trigeminal Neuralgia: Symptoms, Causes, and Effective Treatments

August 2024, Episode 193: Trigeminal neuralgia is described as a sharp, shooting, disabling pain. Who gets it and why? What can be done about it? Does the pain of trigeminal neuralgia usually improve? Tune in to this episode of HeadWise…

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Leaky Gut – How Inflammation Can Impact Migraine and What You Can Do

August 2024, Episode 192: What is leaky gut and what does it have to do with migraine?  Is there evidence that taking probiotics/prebiotics can decrease the severity of our migraine disease? In this week’s episode of HeadWise Lindsay Weitzel, PhD…

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Discussing Functional Neurological Disorder and Migraine

July 2024, Episode 191:  Have you heard of functional neurological disorder or FND? FND can be a confusing, controversial, even triggering topic for many of us in the migraine and headache community – particularly those of us who have been…

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Headache and Migraine News, July 2024

July 2024, Episode 190: In this month’s episode of HeadWise News, host Lindsay Weitzel, PhD discusses the latest published research topics with headache specialist Tim Smith, MD including: • What factors predict peak migraine severity? • Mom’s migraine and mental…

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Migraine Supplements

July 2024, Episode 189: Host Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, and board certified neurologist Amelia Barrett, MD, discuss what supplements are known to help migraine. They explain why they work, the recommended dosage, and safety concerns. Tune in! Episode Transcript

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What is Complex Migraine?

July 2024, Episode 188: Have you heard the term “Complex Migraine”? Did you know that it is not an actual diagnosis in the ICHD-3? In this episode of HeadWise, host Lindsay Weitzel, PhD asks headache specialist Fred Cohen, MD to…

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PACAP and Migraine

June 2024, Episode 187: What is Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide, also known as PACAP, and how does it affect migraine? Host Lindsay Weitzel discusses PACAP and its relationship with migraine with Professor of Molecular Physiology, Biophysics, and Neurology, Andrew Russo….

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