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.

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Migraine for Yoga

July 2020, Episode 67: Does yoga help your migraine disorder? Has it ever made it worse? A recent study published in Neurology showed that yoga can decrease the frequency and severity of migraine attacks when it is used as part…

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Changes to Migraine Disease During Menopause

July 2020, Episode 66: Dr. Lindsay Weitzel and Dr. Jan Brandes address what to expect from your migraine pattern in perimenopause and menopause and what to do about it. Do you know how your migraine pattern might change as you…

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Menstrual Related Migraine

July 2020, Episode 65: Do you struggle with the best way to treat migraine that occurs around the time of menstruation? Do providers shy away from discussions related to the use of hormones, oral contraceptives, and treatment of your menstrual…

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A Call to Action to Achieve Equity in Headache Medicine

July 2020, Episode 64: Discover the importance of having your voice be heard. Dr. Lindsay Weitzel and Dr. Larry Charleston IV, discuss a timely Request for Information (RFI) from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) on the…

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Treatment Optimization and Medication Side Effects

July 2020, Episode 63: Do you feel your migraine treatment options are limited because you experience numerous side effects to multiple medications? Dr. Lindsay Weitzel talks to Dr. Vince Martin about how to optimize your treatment plan if you are…

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Migraine Disease and Anxiety

June 2020, Episode 62: Did you know that people living with migraine disease are more likely to experience anxiety and depression? Dr. Lindsay Weitzel and Dr. Vincent Martin discuss the relationship between migraine and anxiety.

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Vestibular Migraine

June 2020, Episode 61: Dr. Vincent Martin and Dr. Lindsay Weitzel discuss Vestibular Migraine. Do you experience dizziness, vertigo, lightheadedness? You could be experiencing Vestibular Migraine.  

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ELYXYB, The Newest Acute Migraine Treatment

June 2020, Episode 60: It is such an exciting time in headache medicine. In the past two years, we have seen incredible growth in the options available for the treatment of migraine disease and headache disorders. Dr. Timothy Smith and…

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Impact of COVID-19 on Clinical Trials

June 2020, Episode 59: In celebration of Clinical Trials Week, Dr. Lindsay Weitzel talks to Dr. Tim Smith about how the current ongoing migraine clinical trials and how they have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Will we see delays…

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Migraine and Mental Health Awareness

May 2020, Episode 58: In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Dr. Lindsay Weitzel gets the patient perspective from The Migraine Diva, Jaime Sanders. They discuss coping with the depression and anxiety that can so often accompany chronic migraine.

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Resilience and Migraine Disease

May 2020, Episode 57: Happy Mental Health Awareness Month! Resilience is one of the key components to living a successful life with migraine disease and other headache disorders. In honor of this special month, Dr. Lindsay Weitzel and Headache Psychologist…

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Migraine and Moms, Raising the Next Generation of Advocates

May 2020, Episode 56: Dr. Lindsay Weitzel and Shirley Kessel, Executive Director of Miles for Migraine discuss what it is like being moms with migraine and raising children with migraine disease. How do we empower our families who are impacted…

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