Ep.02: Migraines with Cynthia Wellington
56 minutes Posted Apr 27, 2020 at 8:00 am.
] Cynthia describes that migraines are different from regular headaches.
] Cynthia’s norm was to be less than 100%, and she felt “somewhat muted”.
] Cynthia tried several medications for her chronic migraines.
] Someone recommended DietDoctor.com to Cynthia.
] Cynthia started getting migraines around age 17; she is 46 at the time of recording.
] Cynthia used to get cluster migraines too; she described how painful these are.
] Many of Cynthia’s family members also get migraines.
] Cynthia never used to diet because she wasn’t obese.
] Due to her migraines, Cynthia felt she was missing out on her life; she was not able to be present.
] After trying a low-carbohydrate diet, Cynthia noticed that the amount of time between migraines was increasing.
] Cynthia used to center her life around snack foods, especially sweets.
] Now, Cynthia mainly eats meat.
] Cynthia describes some of her changes in diet that helped her avoid migraines.
] Cynthia used to be addicted to sugar, which initially made the transition to a ketogenic diet difficult.
] As of recording, Cynthia has been following a ketogenic diet for about three years.
] After accidentally having sugar-laden salad dressing, Cynthia had her first migraine in a long time (two hours after eating the dressing). This made it hit home that the migraines really were a result of what she was eating.
] Cynthia describes what a prodrome is.
] Does Cynthia know anyone else who has attempted a low-carb diet for migraines?
] Cynthia notes the importance of sodium for people who suffer from migraines. She learned the importance of sodium from Angela Stanton’s book Fighting the Migraine Epidemic.
] Cynthia mentions that Angela Stanton has helped thousands of migraine sufferers with her protocol. "The protocol 100% works when you follow it."
] Migraine expert and author Angela Stanton is very engaged on Twitter; she is always looking to help others stop their migraines.
] Cynthia’s migraines went away gradually. They started happening less frequently and less painfully until they finally went away completely.
] Does Cynthia consider herself cured of chronic migraine disorder?
] Now that she has regained her health, what is something Cynthia enjoys doing that she couldn’t do before?
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Show notes
Cynthia Wellington used to suffer from chronic migraines; she got one basically every day for years. She no longer gets migraines. Here, she shares how she did it. For complete show notes, visit http://youcuredwhat.com/podcast/cynthia[
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