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By Dr. William B. Young Migraine gets lousy press. Sure, we get a lot of articles in women’s magazines on “holiday headache,” “foods to avoid,” and “sex and headache.” Unfortunately, these types of articles encourage the notion that migraine is a nuisance disease, lead to misunderstanding for the journey of people with serious and disabling …
By Dr. William B. Young When someone says, “My migraine is caused by stress (or the weather, or menses, or red wine),” they are wrong. They are trivializing and damaging people who have a serious disease. Don’t let them get away with it. There is a difference between a trigger and a cause. A trigger starts …
Argh….. Trigger is not Cause. Don’t Let Them Get Away with it.Read More »
By Dr. William B. Young The words and phrases we use subtly influence how we and others think about the world. This matters a lot for migraine. It is hard to change people’s preconceived, ignorant notions and arguments just don’t have much of an impact. I’ve been arguing for a long time, and I don’t think …
By Heidi Brehm Advocacy is an essential part of my migraine treatment tool kit. It’s as effective as managing my diet, daily exercise, meditation and mindfulness, taking supplements, and healthy sleep habits. It is more powerful than any of the preventative prescription treatments I’ve tried (and I’ve tried many). That’s why I’m so happy that at …
Disease advocacy is everywhere. Pink ribbons abound, as do signs for the American Cancer Society, MS, Parkinson’s, Heart Disease, Alzheimer’s, ALS, Leukemia and the list goes on. People come to support these diseases and do
By Katie MacDonald Since there isn’t a Miles for Migraine event that takes place in my area, I needed to come up with my own way to participate. I am a huge supporter of the Miles for Migraine organization. I greatly admire all that they are doing to increase awareness about Migraine and reduce the stigma …
An Experience with a Virtual Miles for Migraine EventRead More »
By Dr. William B. Young Stigma imposes a huge penalty in the everyday lives of patients with migraine. It increases social isolation and causes adverse consequences to self-esteem and mood. Stigmatized diseases get less research funding, and payers are less likely to pay for the treatment of stigmatized diseases. In order to reverse the stigma of …
By Dr. William B. Young Recently I was trying to cajole some headache doctors I know to start a Miles for Migraine walk/run in their communities. They said to me that they wouldn’t be successful at getting many patients to participate because—and I paraphrase—“of the biology of the disease: migraine itself makes it so patients won’t …