On today’s episode of Talking Head Pain, Joe is joined by Matthew Kloiber, a husband, father, and migraine patient. Matthew joins Joe to talk about how switching to a plant-based diet has impacted his life, from reducing his cholesterol to helping manage his migraine attacks.

Join Joe and Matt as they discuss being a man with migraine, the effects of a plant-based diet, and the response health care providers had to his new diet.

Please note that this episode highlights Matt’s experience and is not medical advice. Make sure to work with your health care provider to find the right treatments and/or eating plan that works for you.

Among the highlights in this episode:

01:23- Joe kicks off the episode with an introduction from today’s guest, Matthew Kloiber

01:59- Joe asks Matt to describe his worst migraine attack

02:57- Matt talks about his experience of being a man with migraine

04:17- Matt tells Joe about how migraine has impacted his life

06:06- Joe and Matt discuss Matt’s post in a migraine support group, where he talked about how switching to a plant-based diet helped manage his migraine

10:24- Joe asks Matt what his health care team said regarding his switch to a plant-based diet

11:43- Joe reminds the audience that the migraine journey is an individual one, and that what might work for one person may not work for another

13:08- Matt tells Joe that the plant-based diet “cured” his migraine; Joe follows up with a question regarding the usage of the term “cured”

14:49- Matt tells Joe what he wishes people would know about living with an invisible illnesses 

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