The Woman's Migraine Toolkit: Managing Your Headaches from Puberty to Menopause (A DiaMedica Guide to Optimum Wellness)

Migraines are a common, controllable type of headache that affects one in every six women, more than 20 million in the United States alone. The __Woman’s Migraine Toolkit__ helps readers take charge of their migraines by learning what causes them and effective treatments for every stage in a woman's life. Useful tools, quizzes, and diaries for evaluating headaches and determining the best treatment are provided through the book, and downloadable versions are available on the publisher's and authors' websites. Practical instructions are provided for effective non-drug and medication therapies, as well as advice about how natural remedies and nutritional supplements can help at each stage of life. The authors provide a comprehensive, holistic approach to headache management that addresses diet, sleep patterns, exercise habits, mood, and social concerns. Annotation Practical Guidelines for Managing Women's Migraines ". . . inside this book are the tools you can use to control and take ownership of your headaches."--Michael Ready, MD, Director, Headache Clinic, Scott and White Memorial Hospital, Temple, Texas ". . . one of the best books about migraine ... packed with valuable information that's presented in a way that's easy to read and easy to refer to again ... - Teri Robert, Author of Living Well with Migraine Disease and Headaches Migraines affect one in every six women, more than 20 million in the U.S. alone. The Woman's Migraine Toolkit provides practical management guidelines for headaches in girls and women, emphasizing the relationship to the hormonal changes that accompany puberty, the menstrual cycle, and menopause. Its practical focus is directed to minimizing or eliminating the symptoms of migraine and its associated loss of time from work and leisure activities. The Toolkit will help readers take charge of their migraines by learning what causes them and effective treatments for every stage in a woman's life. Useful tools, quizzes, and diaries for evaluating headaches and determining the best treatment are provided through the book, and downloadable versions are available on the publisher's and authors' websites. Practical instructions are provided for effective non-drug and medication therapies, as well as advice about how natural remedies and nutritional supplements that can help at each stage of life. Migraine is a common, controllable, type of headache that affects one in every six women, more than 20 million in the U.S. alone.'The Woman s Migraine Toolkit'provides practical management guidelines for headaches in girls and women, emphasizing the relationship to the hormonal changes that accompany puberty, the menstrual cycle, and menopause.It will help readers take charge of their migraines by learning what causes them and effective treatments for every stage in a woman's life. Useful tools, quizzes, and diaries for evaluating headaches and determining the best treatment are provided through the book, and downloadable versions are available on the publisher's and authors'websites. Practical instructions are provided for effective non-drug and medication therapies, as well as advice about how natural remedies and nutritional supplements that can help at each stage of life.Drs. Dawn Marcus and Philip Bain understand that migraine sufferers need more than just a medication prescription they need a comprehensive, holistic approach to headache management that addresses diet, sleep patterns, exercise habits, mood, and social concerns. "Migraines are a common, controllable type of headache that affects one in every six women, more than 20 million in the United States alone. The Woman's Migraine Toolkit helps readers take charge of their migraines by learning what causes them and effective treatments for every stage in a woman's life. Useful tools, quizzes, and diaries for evaluating headaches and determining the best treatment are provided through the book, and downloadable versions are available on the publisher's and authors' websites. Practical instructions are provided for effective non-drug and medication therapies, as well as advice about how natural remedies and nutritional supplements can help at each stage of life. The authors provide a comprehensive, holistic approach to headache management that addresses diet, sleep patterns, exercise habits, mood, and social concerns."--Publisher