POTS is suddenly everywhere right now, and a lot of women are hearing about it in a way that feels confusing, scary, and overwhelming. In this episode, I break down what POTS actually is, why I see it so often alongside chronic migraines, and why I don’t see it as some random mystery your body has thrown at you.

I explain what may be happening underneath the dizziness, racing heart, and instability, and why the deeper conversation has to include adrenal function, mineral balance, nutrient absorption, stress, and the body’s overall resilience. If you’ve been dealing with both migraines and POTS symptoms, this episode will help you make much more sense of what your body is trying to do.

If this sounds like your story and you’re tired of feeling like your body is a mystery, I’d love to help you look at the deeper root drivers behind your migraines and POTS symptoms. You can apply for a 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

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In health,
Dr. Leslie Cisar

I hear this all the time: “Dr. Leslie, just tell me what to do. Tell me what to take.”

And I get it.

When you’re suffering, you don’t want more explanations, you want relief.

But in this episode, I explain why I don’t just hand women a supplement list or a generic protocol, and why doing that can actually make things worse for a body that is already depleted, overwhelmed, and hypersensitive.

I talk about why timing matters, why implementation matters more than information, and why real healing usually starts with one small, well-calibrated step instead of a 12-step plan you can’t sustain.

If you’ve ever felt like you’re failing because you can’t keep up with all the advice out there, this episode is for you.

If you’re ready to address the root drivers of your migraines, you can book a free consultation at the link 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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In health,
Dr. Leslie Cisar

In this episode, I break down a post from a woman in my Facebook group who had a deeply unsettling migraine experience while driving.

She described feeling disoriented, disconnected, and unable to fully process what was happening around her, and if you’ve ever felt that way during a migraine, I want you to know there’s a reason for it.

I explain the two major things I believe are often at play here: underlying metabolic waste and toxin overload in the body, and a form of dissociation that can develop when someone has been living with pain for a very long time.

This is an important conversation about safety, brain fog, helplessness, and what chronic migraines are really trying to tell you.

If you’re ready to address the root drivers of your migraines, you can book a free consultation at the link 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

In health,
Dr. Leslie Cisar

Something in the migraine research stopped me cold when I was putting this episode together.

The percentage of people who get migraines has been flat for 30 years. Same 18% of women, same 6% of men. But the percentage of those people losing significant days to their condition nearly doubled between 2005 and 2016. Same number of people. Twice the suffering.

Researchers are baffled by this combination. I'm not.

In this episode I walk through exactly why migraine disability is rising while prevalence stays flat, why the conventional neurological framework cannot explain it, and why that same data confirms everything I've been saying about what migraines actually are and what drives them.

I also talk about why Migraine Awareness Month, as well meaning as it is, keeps raising awareness for the wrong problem.

This one is for anyone who has been told their migraines are just their neurology, their genetics, their wiring. The data tells a different story.

If you’re ready to address the root drivers of your migraines, you can book a free consultation at the link 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

In health,
Dr. Leslie Cisar

I clicked on one migraine reel a few weeks ago, and now my Facebook feed will not let me forget it. Dr. Painkiller is back,  this time telling women that the things you think are helping your migraines are actually making them worse. Sleeping in. Skipping meals. Not taking your meds fast enough. And of course… your “migraine brain” loves routine, not chaos.

In this episode, I’m breaking down what he gets wrong and why this kind of advice keeps women stuck. You don’t have a defective brain. You have a body that has lost its resilience, and the standard neurology playbook of “take the medication early, never miss a dose, stay on a perfect schedule” is exactly what turns episodic migraines into chronic ones.

I share what’s really going on when sleeping in or waking up too early triggers a migraine, why “rebound” isn’t a personal failure, and what your body is actually asking for instead.

If you’re ready to address the root drivers of your migraines, you can book a free consultation at the link 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

In health,
Dr. Leslie Cisar

If you’re ready to address the root drivers of your migraines, you can book a free consultation at the link 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

I had a consultation call yesterday with a new client whose words really stayed with me. She was struggling with both migraines and a brutal perimenopause, the hot flashes, the mood swings, the sleep disturbances, and she said, “I think if my migraines were better, I’d probably handle menopause better.”

I had to gently stop her right there. Because what so many women don’t realize is that severe perimenopause and chronic migraines are not two separate problems happening at the same time. They’re the same underlying story showing up in different ways.

In this episode, I walk you through why your body reacts so strongly during this season of life, what hormones actually do (and don’t do) in this picture, why HRT is being marketed so aggressively right now, and what I think every woman should understand about estrogen, clearance, and toxic load before reaching for another patch, pill, or pellet.

If you’ve felt like your body is falling apart in your 40s and 50s, this episode will give you a completely new way to understand what’s happening, and a much more empowering path forward. 

If you’re ready to address the root drivers of your migraines, you can book a free consultation at the link 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

In health,
Dr. Leslie Cisar

June is Migraine Awareness Month, and I want to talk about it, but not in the way you might expect.

You won’t see me wearing the purple ribbon, posting Migraine Warrior content, or joining the walks.

In this episode, I’m going deeper than I did the first time I talked about this, because I’m seeing a pattern in almost every woman I work with that I don’t want to leave unsaid.

So many of us have been taught to white knuckle our way through migraines, show up no matter what, and identify with the fight, and while that survival mode might feel strong, it’s not healing. It’s control. And it keeps your attention locked on the disease instead of on the life you actually want.

I share why so much of the awareness culture is shaped by the pharmaceutical industry, why the “warrior” identity quietly keeps you stuck, and what real healing actually looks like when you shift from maximum effort to intelligent, root-cause effort.

If you haven’t already, I highly recommend going back and listening to

Episode 39 Why I Don’t Wear the Purple Ribbon

If you’re ready to address the root drivers of your migraines, you can book a free consultation at the link 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

In health,
Dr. Leslie Cisar

After a family dinner out, I woke up the next morning with a few unexpected symptoms, and instead of being a problem, they were actually my body doing exactly what it’s designed to do.

In this episode, I walk you through what was going on under the surface, why your body sometimes reacts to certain meals more strongly than others, and how this connects to the bigger picture of why migraines show up in the first place.

If you’ve ever felt confused or frustrated about your body’s reactions, this one will give you a much clearer way to understand them.

Check out the podcast episode about trigger point injections:

Trigger Point Injections and Migraines. What Nobody Tells You

If you’re ready to address the root drivers of your migraines, you can book a free consultation at the link 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

In health,
Dr. Leslie Cisar

In this episode, I’m talking about something I’m not hearing many people in the migraine space discuss openly, Botox as a preventative treatment for chronic migraines.

My goal isn’t to scare you or tell you what to do. My goal is to make sure you have the full picture before you make a decision about what goes into your body. I explain what Botox actually is, how it works in your body, why the migraine protocol uses far higher doses than cosmetic Botox, and the long-term concerns I have around muscle atrophy, neck function, CGRP, and your body’s overall toxic load.

I also share why I believe neck pain is often a symptom of migraines rather than the cause, and what I recommend focusing on instead if you want real, long-term healing. If you haven’t yet listened to my previous episode on trigger point injections, I highly recommend pairing these two together, they build on each other and give you a fuller understanding of what’s really driving your chronic migraines.

Check out the podcast episode about trigger point injections:

Trigger Point Injections and Migraines. What Nobody Tells You

If you’re ready to address the root drivers of your migraines, you can book a free consultation at the link 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

In health,
Dr. Leslie Cisar

In this episode, I’m reacting to another Facebook reel making the rounds, this time from a neurologist who claims that migraine brains are simply “wired differently” and groups migraine sufferers in with neurodivergence like ADHD and autism.

I push back hard on this idea, because I think it sets women up to give up on healing before they even start. My core point is that what you believe about your migraines shapes how you handle them. If you believe your brain is permanently defective, you’ll spend your life suppressing symptoms instead of looking at root causes.

I explain why things like hypersensitivity to light, sound, and smells, plus brain fog, are actually textbook signs of metabolic waste and toxin overload, not a permanent brain wiring problem.

You weren’t simply born this way, and there is a real path forward when you start addressing the actual drivers behind your migraines.

If you’re ready to address the root drivers of your migraines, you can book a free consultation at the link 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

In health,
Dr. Leslie Cisar