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. Subscribe to our YouTube channel here.

Anti Inflammation Diet and Migraine

September 2021, Episode 102: What is considered an anti-inflammatory diet? How does inflammation contribute to migraine? Did you know a study was just published in the British Medical Journal that found a significant reduction in migraine frequency with a specific…

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Trudhesa Nasal Spray for the Acute Treatment of Migraine

September 2021, Episode 101: Dr. Lindsay Weitzel talks to Dr. Tim Smith about the specifics of Trudhesa, the first DHE nasal spray to utilize Precision Olfactory Delivery (POD) technology. Trudhesa was just approved by the FDA. When will it be…

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NHF ‘Heads UP’ Podcast Reaches Centennial Episode Milestone

Podcast viewers who want to learn more about migraine and headache disorders look forward to the weekly “Heads UP” podcast hosted by Lindsay Weitzel, and on September 8th her 100th episode will air for the National Headache Foundation (NHF). The…

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Celebrating 100 Episodes

September 2021, Episode 100: Join the host of Heads UP, Dr. Lindsay Weitzel, as she looks back at her favorite moments from the past 100 episodes. Linda Summerfield joins Lindsay to share clips from episodes with Dr. Vincent Martin, Dr….

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The Glymphatic System

July 2021, Episode 99: The glymphatic system is a network of vessels that clear waste from the central nervous system, mostly during sleep. Lindsay Weitzel, Ph.D., and Amelia Barrett, MD discuss the glymphatic system and its role in migraine, idiopathic…

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Telemedicine for Migraine and Headache

July 2021, Episode 98: Have you tried telemedicine for your headache and migraine care? What are the benefits and limitations? How do you know when you actually need to be seen in person? This week on Heads Up Dr. Lindsay…

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Veterans and Headache Disorders

June 2021, Episode 97: Lindsay Weitzel, PhD, welcomes Jan Lewis Brandes, MD for this special edition of Heads UP to discuss veterans’ issues, post-traumatic concussion, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and the multitude of other injuries leading to migraine and headache…

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Chronic Migraine

June 2021, Episode 96: Did you know that optimal treatment of episodic migraine is an important factor in avoiding chronification of migraine? Have you heard that obesity contributes to chronic migraine and wondered what the connection was? what happens if…

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Meditation, Neuroplasticity, Migraine, and Pain

May 2021, Episode 95: How can meditation help someone with migraine or another headache disorder? There is MRI data that actually shows meditation helping to heal the brains of people in chronic pain. Dr. Lindsay Weitzel talks to Dr. Amelia…

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Vitamin Supplements and Migraine

May 2021, Episode 94: Supplement information related to migraine can be very confusing. Which vitamin supplements should we take? Why should we take them? How long before we should expect to feel an effect? It’s so easy for us to…

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Q-Collar and the Prevention of TBI

April 2021, Episode 93: Have you ever noticed how woodpeckers can peck away at hard surfaces all day and never get a concussion? This is the inspiration behind a device newly approved by the FDA for the prevention of mild…

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Heads UP - Episode 92: Cannabis, Migraine and Rebound Headache

Cannabis, Migraine and Rebound Headache

April 2021, Episode 92: Cannabis is used by many people with migraine and other headache disorders to help control their symptoms. In the last few years, some studies have shown it to be effective for some people. Recent data has…

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