A neurologist shares her top 5 migraine tips: track your headaches, treat early, know your triggers, limit overuse, and consider preventative medications. Sounds helpful, right?

But if you've followed this exact advice and ended up with more frequent migraines, worse medication dependency, and a longer list of triggers you can't avoid, you're not alone.

This episode breaks down why standard neurologist recommendations, though well-intentioned, often lead to a cycle of worsening symptoms, increased medication use, and ultimately preventative drugs.

You'll learn why tracking without a real plan demoralizes you, why taking meds at the first "uh-oh moment" robs you of your body's natural resilience, why chasing triggers is a fool's errand that leaves you bubble-wrapped and anxious, and how suppressing symptoms without addressing root causes guarantees your body will fight back harder.

The real answer isn't more medication or stricter trigger avoidance, it's restoring the resilience and vitality that keeps your internal needle out of the migraine zone, even in the face of stressors like sunlight, food, dehydration, or a delayed meal.

If you're trapped between a rock and a hard place, white-knuckling through medication reduction, or sitting in your neurologist's office in tears because nothing is working, this episode will help you understand why the standard path fails and what you can do instead.

If you're experiencing 8+ migraine days per month and ready to address the root cause instead of just managing symptoms, schedule a free consultation below: 

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In health,
Dr. Leslie Cisar

Monica was taking Fioricet, Zofran, and ibuprofen several times a week on top of Nurtec every other day as a preventative. She'd been battling severe migraines with debilitating nausea for almost 20 years.

After six weeks of working together, she went 10 days without any abortive medication.

In this episode, I break down exactly why Monica's results came so quickly and what makes my approach different from the supplement-shelf approach most natural practitioners take. 

I explain why I do a detailed symptom assessment instead of ordering expensive specialty testing, and why I go in like a laser instead of throwing everything at you at once.

I also talk about mental and emotional component that most practitioners completely miss. Monica has a demanding profession she loves, not a toxic workplace, but the stress was draining her vitality. We worked on managing those demands in a way that doesn't contribute to migraines.

This episode is for you if you've tried other natural practitioners and ended up with 10 supplements to take at different times of day, if you're highly sensitive and worry that any change will trigger a migraine, if you have a demanding job or family situation and need something that actually fits your life, or if you've been told there's nothing more that can be done.

If you're having 8+ migraine days per month and you're ready for a laser-focused approach that addresses both the physical and mental-emotional components, I can help.

Schedule your free consultation here:
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In health,
Dr. Leslie Cisar

You're eating healthy, exercising, managing stress. So why do you crave bread, pasta, and crackers like your life depends on it? And why does chicken breast sound about as appealing as chewing cardboard?

In this episode, I reveal the hidden epidemic among women with chronic migraines that no one is talking about: low appetite. Not lack of hunger, but the kinds of foods your body finds appealing versus repulsive.

Most women assume their food cravings are genetic or emotional. But I've found that in 9 out of 10 cases, it's neither. Your appetite is actually a direct expression of your digestive function. When your digestive tract struggles to break down food, your body changes what appeals to you to match what it can actually process.

I break down what's happening in your digestive tract, why comfort foods feel soothing while nutrient-dense foods feel like a chore, and why forcing yourself to follow healthy eating handouts when your digestion can't handle it will likely trigger a migraine.

This episode is for you if you struggle to eat enough food in a day, if you live on carbs and find protein unappealing, if eating healthier makes you feel worse, or if you're ready to restore your digestive function instead of forcing your body to comply.

If you're having 8+ migraine days per month and you're ready to address the root cause, I can help.
Schedule your free consultation here:
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Free Training: 5 Proven Steps to Being Migraine Free (Even if you think you've already tried everything.)

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In health,
Dr. Leslie Cisar

Why do you see static, hear ringing, or feel disconnected during a migraine?

In this episode, I break down the neurological symptoms most people don't realize are actually migraines. We're not talking about head pain here, we're talking about visual auras, brain fog, tinnitus, and that strange feeling of being disconnected from reality.

I explain why visual symptoms like scintillating auras, visual snow, and palinopsia happen in your visual cortex, not your eyeball. You'll learn why tinnitus comes and goes for some migraine sufferers and why constant ringing is harder to reverse. And I'll walk you through why brain fog and depersonalization are actually toxicity symptoms, not personality traits or anxiety disorders.

Here's the key insight: these symptoms happen when your brain cells don't have enough nutrients to function optimally, when metabolic waste builds up, or when cellular voltage drops. Your body isn't broken, it's adapting to less than ideal conditions. And when you restore what's missing, the symptoms improve.

This episode is for you if you've experienced strange visual disturbances during migraines, if you hear ringing that comes and goes, if you feel foggy or disconnected even without head pain, or if you've been told these symptoms are just something you have to live with.

If you're having 8+ migraine days per month and you're ready to address why your brain is generating these symptoms, I can help.

Schedule your free consultation here:
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Free Training: 5 Proven Steps to Being Migraine Free (Even if you think you've already tried everything.)

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In health,
Dr. Leslie Cisar

Cynthia spent decades dealing with migraines that started in her mid-30s and progressively worsened until they were controlling her life. By her late 50s, she was canceling work meetings, lying in dark rooms for days at a time, and vomiting during attacks. What started as occasional Saturday headaches had turned into 10-day cycles where she couldn't tell where one migraine ended and another began.

In this episode, Cynthia shares how she went from relying on beta blockers and triptans that only prolonged her suffering to understanding why her body was generating migraines in the first place. She talks about the surprising things she learned about nutrient delivery, liver overload, and metabolic waste that went way beyond just eating healthy. She also opens up about the mental and emotional patterns common among migraine sufferers and how addressing those was critical to her healing.

Now in her second year of private practice as a therapist, Cynthia rarely gets migraines. When she does, they're mild and she can trace them back to specific choices. She recently traveled across time zones, dealt with high altitude, early wake-ups, and airport chaos without a single migraine. She shares the simple breakfast strategy that helped her stay grounded and how she's learned to listen to her body instead of living in fear of triggers.

This episode is for you if you've been dealing with migraines for decades and they keep getting worse, if medications worked for a while but now you're in constant rebound, if you're tired of being told to just manage stress, or if you're ready to understand why your body is doing this instead of just suppressing symptoms.

If you're having 8+ migraine days per month and you're ready to get to the root cause, I can help.

Schedule your free consultation here:
https://www.drlesliecisar.com/apply

Free Training: 5 Proven Steps to Being Migraine Free (Even if you think you've already tried everything.)

https://www.drlesliecisar.com/5SHMN

Connect with us:

Website: https://www.drlesliecisar.com/

Free Facebook Group: Healing Migraines Naturally, with Leslie Cisar, ND

Ready to try something radically different that actually works? Read more about my approach here: https://www.drlesliecisar.com/map

In health,
Dr. Leslie Cisar

Why can't you walk down the detergent aisle without triggering a migraine?

In this follow-up episode, I break down the hidden connection between odor sensitivity and chronic migraines, and why it's not just "how you're wired."

Here's what most people don't know: when you smell something, you're inhaling molecules that enter your bloodstream. For migraine sufferers, whose "toxin buckets" are already near the top, even small exposures, a candle, ground beef cooking, the coffee aisle, can tip you into a full migraine.

I also share the shocking Bath & Body Works story: how they pumped 20-30 pounds of fragrance into Grand Central Station, turning unsuspecting commuters into walking migraine triggers.

In this episode, you'll learn why there are two levels of odor sensitivity, one that only happens during migraines, and another that's constant, even when you feel fine. I explain why smelling something means absorbing toxins into your bloodstream, and how the "toxin bucket" concept changes everything once you understand it. You'll discover why odor sensitivity isn't genetic or hardwired, it's actually a symptom that can improve over time. And I'll show you how to build margin in your system so that wildfire smoke, perfume, or holiday candles don't automatically ruin your day.

This episode is for you if you avoid certain grocery store aisles because the smell is overwhelming, if your family thinks you're making it up when you complain about odors, if you've been told you're just sensitive to smells and that's how you are, or if you want to stop living in fear of triggers and rebuild trust in your body.

If you're having 8+ migraine days per month and you're ready to drain your toxin bucket and reclaim your life, I can help.

Schedule your free consultation here:
https://www.drlesliecisar.com/apply

Free Training: 5 Proven Steps to Being Migraine Free (Even if you think you've already tried everything.)

https://www.drlesliecisar.com/5SHMN

Connect with us:

Website: https://www.drlesliecisar.com/

Free Facebook Group: Healing Migraines Naturally, with Leslie Cisar, ND

Ready to try something radically different that actually works? Read more about my approach here: https://www.drlesliecisar.com/map

The "Is my job giving me migraines?" question comes up all the time.

Whether it's the fluorescent lighting, the chemicals you're exposed to, the stress of difficult coworkers, or that presentation deadline that has you awake at 3 AM.

In this episode, I talk with Mary about how the workplace environment can impact your migraines, and more importantly, why quitting your job or switching careers isn't actually the solution.

I break down how your work environment affects each of the three principles your body needs to stop generating migraines, getting nutrients to every cell, clearing metabolic waste and toxins, and restoring your resiliency and vitality. You'll discover why the real issue isn't the fluorescent lights or the difficult boss, but the "buttons" that are getting pushed and draining your vitality bucket.

We talk about why teachers who only get twenty minutes to eat are struggling, why second and third shift workers face extra challenges, why that coworker who acts crazy in meetings can trigger a migraine, and why one person sleeps like a baby while you're up worrying about the same work situation.

This episode is for you if you feel trapped in your job because your boss is understanding about your migraines and you're afraid you won't find that support elsewhere, if you're considering disability because you can't keep up anymore, or if you're the person who takes on fixing the chaos at work while everyone else seems unfazed.

If you're having eight or more migraine days per month and you're ready to stop managing symptoms and start healing the root causes, let's talk.

Schedule your free consultation below:

https://www.drlesliecisar.com/apply

Free Training: 5 Proven Steps to Being Migraine Free (Even if you think you've already tried everything.)

https://www.drlesliecisar.com/5SHMN

Connect with us:

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Free Facebook Group: Healing Migraines Naturally, with Leslie Cisar, ND

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I came across a viral video promising three "instant migraine relief" tricks.

The usual ice water face dunks, cold plunges, and hyperventilation breathing...

Of course I had to respond.

In this episode, I break down why these trendy migraine hacks can actually make you feel worse. 

Ice water is terrible if you have Raynaud's syndrome (extremely common among migraine sufferers). Cold plunges add massive physical stress when your body is already struggling, and breathing exercises aren't realistic when the slightest movement makes your head explode.

Here's the reality: when you're in a migraine, your resilience and vitality are already overwhelmed.

Adding extreme stress like ice baths is like beating a horse that's already down. These "biohacking" tricks work for people who feel good and want to feel better, but they backfire for people whose bodies are already generating symptoms.

Instead of wasting months on ice water experiments, I share a client story, a woman who went from twelve to fourteen-day migraine flares to one-day minimal flares in five weeks and flew to Hawaii without ruining her trip.

If you're tired of throwing spaghetti at the wall and ready to address the root causes, let's talk.

Schedule your free consultation below:

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Free Training: 5 Proven Steps to Being Migraine Free (Even if you think you've already tried everything.)

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Connect with us:

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The 2026 Food Pyramid guidelines just dropped...

Real food, double the protein, whole milk dairy, way fewer grains.

Sounds like a win, right?

But if you're a chronic migraine sufferer, blindly following these recommendations could actually trigger more migraines, even though you're "eating healthier."

In this episode, I explain the hidden problem nobody's talking about: most migraine sufferers have poor digestive function, and that changes everything.

I break down why doubling your protein intake overnight can trigger a multi-day migraine, how your appetite has quietly shifted as your digestion declined (which is why you crave grains and avoid meat), and why "just eat real food" isn't realistic when you're bedridden half the week.

Here's the truth:

If you can't break down the food you're eating, you're not getting nutrients to your cells, and you're flooding your system with toxins from undigested food. That's a recipe for disaster.

I'll show you how to slowly improve your digestion and shift your eating habits without triggering migraines, meeting you exactly where you are right now.

If you're having eight or more migraine days per month and you're ready to heal the root causes instead of just managing symptoms, let's talk.

Book your free consultation below!

https://www.drlesliecisar.com/apply

Free Training: 5 Proven Steps to Being Migraine Free (Even if you think you've already tried everything.)

https://www.drlesliecisar.com/5SHMN

Connect with us:

Website: https://www.drlesliecisar.com/

Free Facebook Group: Healing Migraines Naturally, with Leslie Cisar, ND

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In this powerful conversation, Dr. Leslie Cisar and Mary from the Healing Migraines Naturally Facebook community tackle one of the most-asked questions: "Can trauma cause my migraines?"

Whether it's Big T trauma (major life events) or little t trauma (smaller, repeated experiences that shape your beliefs), the answer isn't a simple yes or no.

Dr. Leslie explains how unconscious beliefs formed from trauma, like feeling defective, unworthy, or "not normal" can quietly drain your vitality and keep your body stuck in a pattern of migraines.

You'll learn:

- How emotional and spiritual trauma can influence the physical experience of migraines
- Why unconscious beliefs ("I'm broken," "I have to be perfect to be loved") sabotage your healing
- The mind-body connection between mental/emotional pain and migraine pain
- How coping mechanisms like perfectionism can push your body's "needle" into the migraine zone
- Why addressing beliefs and restoring vitality is just as crucial as nutrients and detox

This episode is about understanding that migraines are second-order symptoms. They can be your body's way of saying something deeper needs attention. And it's about giving you hope that healing is possible when you address the root causes: getting nutrients to every cell, clearing metabolic waste, and restoring your resiliency and vitality.

If you've ever wondered whether your past is keeping you stuck in migraines, this episode is for you.

Schedule your free consultation below

https://www.drlesliecisar.com/apply

Free Training: 5 Proven Steps to Being Migraine Free (Even if you think you've already tried everything.)

https://www.drlesliecisar.com/5SHMN

Connect with us:

Website: https://www.drlesliecisar.com/

Free Facebook Group: Healing Migraines Naturally, with Leslie Cisar, ND

Ready to try something radically different that actually works? Read more about my approach here: https://www.drlesliecisar.com/map