Supplements & Foods That Ease Migraine
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Key Questions
- ¿Por qué deberían tomar suplementos dietéticos las personas con enfermedad de migraña?
- ¿Por qué sigue siendo necesaria una dieta saludable si tomamos suplementos?
- ¿Qué debemos buscar al comprar suplementos?
- ¿Qué suplementos pueden representar riesgos o ser perjudiciales, y cuáles ofrecen beneficios?
- ¿Qué vitaminas son útiles para controlar la migraña?
- ¿Qué son los suplementos combinados y por qué deberíamos considerarlos?
- ¿Por qué no hablan más los médicos sobre los suplementos para la enfermedad de migraña?
- ¿Qué indica la investigación sobre la eficacia de varias dietas para controlar la migraña?
- ¿Son una buena idea las dietas de restricción para tratar la migraña?
- ¿Cómo ayuda el sueño mejorado con nuestra dieta?
- ¿Cuáles son los mejores alimentos para alguien con migraña?
Interview Notes
- Robert Bonakdar, MD
- American Nutrition Association
- Complementary & Integrative Medicine Special Interest Section
- U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP)
- NSF (The Public Health and Safety Organization)
- Longvida supplement
- Migraine Nutrition and Supplementation Guide
- Scripps Article: “Integrative Approaches to Headache Management”
- Book: The H.E.R.B.A.L. Guide: Dietary Supplement Resources for the Clinician
- Case Report: “Case Report: Initial Successful Treatment of Migraine and Irritable Bowel Syndrome With a Low-FODMAP Diet”
- Study: “The association between dietary fiber intake and severe headaches or migraine in US adults”
- Study: “Effect of vitamin D therapy in addition to amitriptyline on migraine attacks in pediatric patients”
- Study: “Coenzyme Q10 deficiency and response to supplementation in pediatric and adolescent migraine”
- Study: “A double-blind, randomized, and placebo-controlled clinical trial with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (OPFA ɷ-3) for the prevention of migraine in chronic migraine patients using amitriptyline”
- Study on butterbur: “Petasites for migraine prevention: New data on mode of action, pharmacology and safety. A narrative review”
- Study on dietary omega-3: “Dietary alteration of n-3 and n-6 fatty acids for headache reduction in adults with migraine: randomized controlled trial”
- Study: “Comparison between the efficacy of ginger and sumatriptan in the ablative treatment of the common migraine”
Treatments Mentioned
- Amitriptyline
- Antioxidants
- Boswellia
- Butterbur (Petadolex)
- Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10)
- Curcumin (Longvida)
- Diamine oxidase
- Feverfew
- Fiber
- Ginger
- Ginkgo
- Gluten-free diet
- HeadacheFree Complete Multivitamin
- Iron
- Ketorolac (Toradol)
- Magnesium
- Melatonin
- Migra-Well
- Omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil)
- Probiotics
- Riboflavin (vitamin B2)
- Thiamin
- Triptans
- Vitamin D
- Zinc
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Robert Bonakdar, MD
Pain and Headache Specialist
Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine
Dr. Robert Bonakdar received his M.D. from the University of Nevada School of Medicine and his undergraduate degree in psychobiology from Occidental College in Los Angeles. He received the Richter Fellowship for Independent International Research in the field of Southeast Asian health practices and studied in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, and Indonesia. He completed a clinical and research fellowship in integrative medicine at Scripps Clinic and has been the director of pain management at the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine in La Jolla, Calif., since 2002.
In addition to family medicine, Dr. Bonakdar is certified in integrative medicine and headache medicine by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS). He is a Fellow of the American Nutrition Association, and a member of the American Headache Society’s Complementary and Integrative Medicine Special Interest Section, where he has helped create patient education guides. He is active in nutrition research and novel approaches to migraine.
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