Episode 13: A Functional Approach to Headaches and Migraines

GrassRoots Functional Medicine

You no longer have to cover up your migraines with ibuprofen! If you're frustrated and exhausted from hiding out in a dark silent room every time a migraine strikes, Dr. Meg Mill wants you to know that there are other options available.

She chose chronic migraines and headaches as a focus of her practice because she saw the enormous difference it made when her patients were finally liberated from the debilitating pain and able to get back to their lives.

She joined Dr. Seth Osgood in this episode to share how you can examine your diet, hormones, stress levels, and environment to prevent and minimize migraines and headaches.

Dr. Meg Mill is a Functional Medicine Health Consultant and Clinical Pharmacist. She sees patients in her virtual Functional Medicine Practice healing the root cause of their health struggles through advanced diagnostic testing and personalized support.

Dr. Meg helps her patients improve their health naturally while still understanding and respecting conventional practice protocols.

In this episode, Seth and Dr. Meg discuss:

• ❓The difference between a headache and a migraine
• ☝The true cost (economic, time out of work, quality of life) of migraines and headaches
• 💥The role stress plays in chronic headaches
• 💁Precautions you should take if you are using headache medicine frequently
• 💫When should people seek out care for their headaches
• 😷What to expect when visiting a functional medicine practitioner about your migraine
• 🚪Natural ways to find relief from chronic headaches or migraines
• 🍲The top food triggers for headaches and migraines
• 🌏The most common environmental causes amongst the headache population
• 👩How women can handle hormonal migraines

Dr. Meg’s health tip: See food as information and listen to your body as to how it feels when you eat certain things. More About Dr. Meg Mill and Enlightened Wellness

Dr. Meg Mill is a Functional Medicine Health Consultant and Clinical Pharmacist. She sees patients in her virtual Functional Medicine Practice healing the root cause of their health struggles through advance diagnostic testing and personalized support. Before practicing Functional Medicine, Meg spent almost two decades practicing as a Clinical Pharmacist. She graduated with a PharmD from Duquesne University and continued her education with a residency at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. Meg then practiced in various clinical settings before pursuing a Functional Medicine certification. With her conventional and functional medicine expertise, she can help her patients improve their health naturally while still understanding and respecting conventional practice protocols. She is particularly passionate about helping professionals suffering from chronic headaches or migraines find relief and increase productivity and energy to enjoy their life again with her proven 8 step HEADACHE protocol.

To learn more about Dr. Meg Mill and Enlightened Wellness, head over to www.megmill.com

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