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[1:30] Cynthia describes that migraines are different from regular headaches.

[2:45] Cynthia’s norm was to be less than 100%, and she felt “somewhat muted”.

[3:45] Cynthia tried several medications for her chronic migraines.

[5:30] Someone recommended DietDoctor.com to Cynthia.

[7:30] Cynthia started getting migraines around age 17; she is 46 at the time of recording.

[8:45] Cynthia used to get cluster migraines too; she described how painful these are.

[10:00] Many of Cynthia’s family members also get migraines.

[16:00] Cynthia never used to diet because she wasn’t obese.

[17:40] Due to her migraines, Cynthia felt she was missing out on her life; she was not able to be present.

[19:40] After trying a low-carbohydrate diet, Cynthia noticed that the amount of time between migraines was increasing.

[21:00] Cynthia used to center her life around snack foods, especially sweets.

[22:00] Now, Cynthia mainly eats meat.

[25:00] Cynthia describes some of her changes in diet that helped her avoid migraines.

[27:30] Cynthia used to be addicted to sugar, which initially made the transition to a ketogenic diet difficult.

[28:40] As of recording, Cynthia has been following a ketogenic diet for about three years.

[30:30] 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.

[33:40] Cynthia describes what a prodrome is.

[38:15] Does Cynthia know anyone else who has attempted a low-carb diet for migraines?

[40:15] 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.

[43:20] Cynthia mentions that Angela Stanton has helped thousands of migraine sufferers with her protocol. "The protocol 100% works when you follow it."

[45:40] Migraine expert and author Angela Stanton is very engaged on Twitter; she is always looking to help others stop their migraines.

[47:30] Cynthia’s migraines went away gradually. They started happening less frequently and less painfully until they finally went away completely.

[48:40] Does Cynthia consider herself cured of chronic migraine disorder?

[52:30] Now that she has regained her health, what is something Cynthia enjoys doing that she couldn’t do before?