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Drawing on clinical trial and research data, Zuzana Bic shows readers how to fight chronic headaches without enduring the side effects of medications. She describes different types of headaches, outlines their causes, and details her revolutionary approach to quashing them through diet modification, exercise, and stress reduction. ... Read more

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A key factor, newly discovered....
I would say this book is very general in nature.We all know to eat better, exercise more, experience less stress, etc. Very common sense approaches to good health in general.

However, what the researcher mistakenly stumbled on while doing research in another area is.....having low circulating blood fat levels raises the threshold for headache triggers.This IMO, is the key to the book.

If you suffer from serious headaches of any type, try a very low fat diet for a week, say 10 grams per day of fat....and see how you react...the results are fast. If you suffer as long as many of us have, you owe to yourself to try this one simple, and safe suggestion.Its not easy getting down to 10 grams of fat per day, but eat lots of fruits, cereals with no fat milk, etc. Read Labels!Hopefully you will get good results, and continue to follow such a plan..

good luck..

all about lifestyle changes
If you are looking to cure your migraines, you may want to check this book out.Since my sister has been getting migraines for the last 16 or so years, I have been telling her some of these things to get rid of them.Now that I suffer them as often as she does, I can't say that I have practiced what I preached, but I do believe that Zuzana Bic has the right idea of prevention through changes to your lifestyle.Basically, eat better, reduce stress, and get regular exercise.But she goes into detail to help the reader understand the physiology of the migraine disease and how changing your lifestyle will effect your migraines.If someone just told me that I needed to change these things, I would want to know how this would work.This book tells you.I do plan to follow her advise, and I like that it is not an elimination diet.

Migraines for 30 years, until reading this book!
This book is amazing! I had migraines for 30 years until reading this book. Over the years I tried every drug on the market, ending with Imitrex then Amerge. Even with Amerge I started half of all my days with a migraine. Now I have control over them and I no longer have them. Don't think that because you already eat well and are not overweight that the book won't help. I ate a good diet and wasn't overweight... I still had migraines and the book explained why. The Publishers Weekly review statement that "Their program, however, may seem too simplified and too general for longtime headache sufferers" is way off base! It's exactly what long term headache suffers need!

It really works
This is a very comprehensive book onheadache prevention that ties togheter all the different lifestyle factors like food/nutrition, physical activity, and stress. And what is even better as that every tip and everystrategy given by the authors to achieve a gradual lifesytyle modificationactually works in practice.

EXTREMELY HELPFUL!
I recommended this book to a friend who used to get headaches daily. Now he just continues sending me "thank you" messages -- it must be a very useful book!! ... Read more

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Diamond Headache Clinic, Ltd., Chicago. Current review for clinicians. 14 Contributors. DNLM: 1. Migraine - prevention & control. ... Read more

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Pocket-sized guide to migraines and other headaches. Covers symptoms, tests, diagnosis, treatments, self-help, and lifestyle. Includes causes of migraines, living with migraines, conventional and complementary treatments, and other types of headaches. Many full-color illustrations. For consumers. Softcover. ... Read more

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Timely, accurate info- Nicely done, good price
... As a Clinical Massage Therapist I am always looking foraccurate information to pass on to my patients (at the Hospital) andclients (in my private practice).I have found all of the AmercanCollege books to be accurate and timely enough to have confidence whengiving them out that I am providing a good resource.If I did not, Icertainly would not recommend them here!

Why not 5 stars?For thesimple reason that the authors STILL are not taking into considerationthe massive amount of Medically proven information availableconcerning Massage Therapy when making recommendations for treatment.It may just be the fact that "when you live your life as ahammer, every problem looks like a nail", but with over 300medical journal articles written since Sep, 1997 touting thebeneficial effects of Massage Therapy for everything from chronic painto migraines to breast pain and the prevention of cancers, it seemsthat there would be SOME kind of mention of it in a book produced byThe American College of Physicians.

Aside from this one complaint, Ihave found this to be an EXCELLENT book and would recommend it foranyone with chronic headaches! ... Read more

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Following recent guidelines set by the International Classification of Headache Disorders, this reference presents the most current diagnostic and treatment protocols for migraine and other headache conditions.Chapters are authored by internationally renowned headache clinicians and scientists, including several past presidents of the American Headache Society and the International Headache Society.User-friendly and up-to-date, this reference offers useful tables, algorithms, and diagrams that lead clinicians to effective treatments for the management of migraine and the reduction of migraine severity. ... Read more

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This is a self-help book for people who suffer from headaches. It looks at this common scourge of humans from an allergist's viewpoint, an important viewpoint because allergy commonly causes headaches. To aid you in discovering if you suffer allergic headaches and to teach you how to fight them, it introduces and discusses subjects in an orderly manner that is easy to read.

TREATING SINUS, MIGRAINE AND CLUSTER HEADACHES, MY WAY begins by defining allergy and headaches simply, letting you know how they are different and also, why they really are similar. It then looks at the moisture, dust mites and mold at home, school and work that make your head hurt. Examining the home, it tells you how to find and correct conditions that nurture these headache-makers, conditions you can change to better the air quality of your home.

Moving out of the home, it next examines the pet, pollens of summer, cigarette smoking, air quality at work, and foods and beverages in the diet. Each contributes to the pain people suffer. The possibilities and limitations of avoiding these exposures are looked at frankly.

No book by an allergist would be complete if it failed to mention the special tools of the allergist: history, medications, skin testing and allergy injection treatment. This book describes them in everyday language that allows you to consider if testing or treatment may help you. It also tells you why your allergist may not help relieve your headache pain.

Finally, it reaches the reason that this book was written. It describes the perfect home for the allergic headache sufferer. Although you may never live in this ideal home, its ideas will help you improve your own home. ... Read more

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Not worth the paper it's written on
If someone has reached the point of researching topics such as headaches, allergies, and migraines I'm assuming they have also had many vistits with various Doctors and Specialists.Many of the recommended "do's and don'ts' had caused me more problems.Both my E.N.T. and Allergist Specialists had agreeded that this guy had some extreme thoughts that basicly made me worse.

A must read for migraine sufferers
This book is a must read for migraine sufferers.Since reading the book 8 months ago I have decreased the frequency and severity of my migraines dramatically.But, in order to accomplish this I've had to alter my environment (trying to eliminate all allergens) and start receiving allergy shots.

The book does a great job of explaining why your headaches could be caused by allergies.It explains how allergies affect your system, and what you can do to fight them.It is well written and very easy to understand.It also explains how it is possible for allergens to cause headaches without the appearance of classic allergic symptoms (runny noise, congestion, etc.).

I'm thankful for the relief it has brought me, and I would encourage anyone who has migraines to give this a read. ... Read more

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The up-to-the-minute guide to understanding and treating migraines for all migraine sufferers and their families

Across America, twenty-eight million people suffer from migraines, costing the nation millions of dollars in lost work and school days, medication, and countless visits to doctors and hospitals. At the world-renowned Diamond Headache Clinic in Chicago, Dr. Seymour Diamond has spent more than thirty years helping thousands of headache sufferers conquer their debilitating pain. At last, the resources of that institution are available in a book. Dr. Diamond's Conquering Your Migraine is a comprehensive guide to the identification and treatment of all types of migraine, including pediatric headache, hormonal migraine, and coexisting migraine and tension-type headache.

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Folk medicine has long used the herb feverfew as a headache remedy; now medical research has demonstrated its effectiveness against even more severe migraines, and surprisingly for arthritis, psoriasis, stress and PMS as well. This text discusses its uses. ... Read more

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Most of us have headaches at some time or other. But some people find that headaches are ruining their life.

Dr Mark Forshaw is a chartered health psychologist. He shows you how your mind can influence bodily processes, making your headaches better or worse.

Understanding Headaches and Migraines provides clear and practical information on all types of headache and migraine, and the sources of help and treatment available. Here you will find:

• The symptoms and causes of the main types of headache.
• A checklist to help you identify which type of headache you have.
• Easy-to-read explanations of current research into headaches.
• Guidance on treatments, including complementary therapies.
• Where to find sources of further help and information.

An essential purchase for anyone who has ever suffered needlessly. ... Read more

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Headache patients are among the most misunderstood in medicine. This valuable reference gives patients a resource for information about the various headache syndromes, as well as important information about the kinds of prescription and over-the-counter medications that can provide relief. ... Read more

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This guide gives sound advice and information to millions who suffer from headaches.Covering migraines, cluster headaches, serious tension headaches, sinus headaches, and rebound headaches, it explains what the they are, how to identify what kind you have, what triggers them, and how to manage the pain they cause.It also gives guidelines to help you know when to use an over-the-counter remedy and when to see a doctor. ... Read more

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Insightful and Informative
After years of suffering and going from one doctor to another I finally obtained the needed guidance from this book. Through its pages you are offered much information and the possibility of finding the proper avenue to health. Not all headaches are the same or stem from the same cause, therefore a cautionary but educated approach is the best route to take, and the authors with their experts (including a Naturopathic Physician)do so admirably. If one's objective is to rid or at least ameliorate their condition I strongly recommend the information compiled in this book. ... Read more

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Drug therapy of migraine and other headaches underwent a dramatic change in the last 10 years. This book is an overview of the drugs in the treatment of acute headache attacks and their prophylaxis. Each chapter is written by a top expert, in most cases the principal investigator of large clinical trials, and a review on the pharmacology of each substance is provided. Treatment recommendations rely on evidence-based data and are put into a clinical context. Chapters cover all the new 'triptans' but also more traditional drugs such as analgesics, opioids and ergots. The list of authors is the who's who of modern headache research and practice. Physicians treating patients with headaches and pharmacologists interested in headache drugs will benefit most from this up-to-date critical overview. ... Read more

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Pocket-sized handbook covers epidemiology, classification and pathophysiology, clinical diagnosis, and emergency department treatment of headache. Discusses tension-type, migraine, and cluster headaches, headache in women, and posttraumatic headache. Previous edition: c1998. Softcover. ... Read more

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In this volume, leading international experts present new concepts on the mechanisms of migraine and other vascular headaches and detail various strategies for diagnosis and treatment of migraine with aura, migraine without aura, tension-type headache, cluster headache, and other vascular headache disorders. The contributors describe new methods for measuring abnormalities during a migraine attack using cerebral blood flow measurements and transcranial Doppler and offer guidelines on the use of effective new pharmacological agents. Of special value are discussion summaries in which top authorities examine controversial issues and guide the reader through the maze of differing opinions about the causes and management of migraine. ... Read more

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Herbalism is the oldest, most widely practised form of medicine and the most popular alternative to modern drugs. Learn more about the causes of migraine and headaches and find out how you can use herbs safely to relieve these painful conditions and to improve your overall health. ... Read more

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In the past, migraine was something you just had to 'put up with' and today many people still struggle on as best they can, or cope by drawing the curtains and going to bed. However, much can be done to manage and prevent migraine and other headaches, and this book explores these options. ... Read more

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Kings College Hospital, London, UK. Pocket-sized reference manual provides current information on migraines and other types of headaches and management of the disorder. Covers the practical diagnosis, current practices of management, causes, and distribution among various age groups. Question/answer format. Softcover. ... Read more