Reduce MIGRAINE Headaches by 95% (4 Simple Steps) 2024
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- The desire to Reduce Migraine Headaches by 95% is understandable. Over 4 million in the U.S. suffer from Chronic Migraines and take pills to prevent them. Here are 4 easy steps you can take to reduce migraine severity and frequency, and in some cases, prevent migraine headaches altogether.
Much research has been done on migraine headaches and their link to food, but it doesn't get talked about much. It seems most migraine societies would rather talk about new and expensive migraine medications...
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
More Research:
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Overweight women with migraines
Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Migraine: www.researchgate.net/publicat...
Insulin Resistance in Migraine: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1...
Chronic Migraine & Insulin Resistance: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24238...
Ketones & Migraine Prevention: www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/4/811
RCT Ketones & Migraine Prevention: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
keto diet in treatment of refractory chronic migraine: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33527...
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Ketovore cured my migraine that I suffered for years.
Wht u did ? Wht
Yep me too. Mine were so bad I ended up in hospital countless times due to vomiting for days. Once I followed Dr. Berry and went low carb high fat whole foods, I.e. steak, liver, chicken, fish, seafood with salad or crucifirous veg, my migraines stopped..... miracle foods
mine to
I've been trying carnivore for less than a month. I've lost so many symptoms I forgot I hadn't had headache. I ate "regular" for a week staying with my sister and all kinds of pain came back. Still there. But went back to carnivore. Within less than a week of going back to carnivore I'm down 12 pounds of inflammation weight. I'm amazed. I don't know if it works forever, but wow I feel better. I did have an orange just a little while ago. Made me take a nap. Vitamin c for the pollen. And I still do a little whole milk. I'm just better.
Thank you!!!!!!
Sugar/carbs is a killer! I use butter, olive oil, gheee, Coconut Oil and avocado Oil for cooking, i dropped all grains, pasta, Rice and potatoes ! Lost 16 kg in 6 wks ! In short am on keto diet🥰 more energy and definately no meds👌😻
When one isn't metabolically deranged, some would argue low levels of proper carbs is beneficial to health.
At the very least, while they're definitely not essential, carbs from whole foods can be part of a healthy diet in the proper context. This is seen by the diets of many indigenous people.
Anyway, good luck on your health journey. Keep that PUFA, particularly Linoleic acid, as low as you can!
It hides everywhere. Even in monogastric animals, like pork, chicken, and fish, when fed a high PUFA diet.
Do you have a food list you eat
Did it help your migraines?
Were you addressing migraines?
I'm a 65 year old woman and stating at age 17, I began to suffer from migraines. Each week of my life since then, I spent 4-6 days (EACH week) with migraines and have been on countless medications for them. Ten months ago I decided to dedicate myself to eating clean keto along with intermittent fasting. That was the last day I suffered from migraines. Yes, ALL migraines ceased that day. I'm free of them completely now...talk about getting my life back...no meds of any kind now and as an extra bonus, I lost the extra weight I'd been carrying around. What a blessing for me. Thanks to Dr. Berry, Dr. Berg and Dr. Fung.
That's awesome. What is clean keto? Just started keto and I still have bad headache
@@CG-mj8tk by clean keto, I mean no cheating by having a few carbs here and there. I did clean keto for about 4-5 months then moved into low carb which works well for me. However, when I eat clean keto, I do better with inflammation. If I binge on too many bad carbs, I get one heck of a horrible headache so I do pay that price for occasional significant cheat days.
@@cathyspencer6432 ok perfect ty!
@@CG-mj8tk , sorry to hear that. Hope you are better now. I don't get migraines, but I quit sugar, bread, processed food. Dont snack between meals. I do eat organic meat, eggs. I eat fruits and vegetables. But never fast food or anything processed. Only natural food. All joint pain gone in 1st 10 days and life long heartburn gone
Wow, that's a wonderful and encouraging testimonial. Thanks for sharing!!
I’m a bricklayer and I tell people how to be healthy. And they laugh. I’m 61 and in perfect health. I have extreme stamina and strength. I ride dirt bike and race hard endurance races. I can out perform most guys in their 20s. KETO carnivore. And OMAD.
GIT R DONE GRANDPA!!!
Good for you! You’re awesome!
Wowsie! Are ya Single? He he
What is omad
OMAD is One Meal A Deal!!! Only eating once a day.
My daughter is a migraineur for 25 years. A couple years ago she came across the book “Fighting the Migraine Epidemic” by Angela Stanton. Stanton’s protocol has a person remove all sugars and grains from the diet and eat meats and low carb vegetables. She also boosts the electrolytes by ingesting more salt and getting more calcium, magnesium and potassium through the foods eaten. I don’t remember a focus on fats at all. It sounds pretty darned keto, right? My daughter aborted her first migraine, which started at about 2am, by downing 1/8t salt with a cup of water, repeating again at 3am, 4am and when she got up at 5am. Her breakfast was a well-salted hamburger patty, salted avocado and a slice of cheese (these provided all 4 electrolytes). Her migraine which would normally have lasted for 3-4 days, was aborted. It was life changing for my daughter. She didn’t just stop taking her migraine intervention meds - she stopped having the migraines and as a result, no longer needed to take the meds. During the Covid craziness, my daughter’s diet went to hell in a hand basket and she landed in the ER after 4 days of a migraine. “Inspired” to clean up her diet again, she is again virtually headache free.
1/8 tsp of salt in water reminds me about Dr.Batmanghelidj book called Your body’s many cries for water. You convinced me to read it again.
What type of cheese 🧀? I thought we r not supposed to do the dairy? Or low fat milk? Yes I've been to ER also :( ..thnx mom!
@@TheImageConsultant I don’t know what type of cheese but the cheese provided calcium that she needed. She was doing a protocol specifically for migraines. She has no dairy sensitivities. The point is, by eliminating certain foods she ‘cured’ her migraines. But if she slips back into old eating habits they can and will come back. She didn’t need to rely on pills - she learned she can get her electrolytes from food.
@@TheImageConsultant I have 'heard' that goat/sheep milk/cheese are better alternatives. May be worth a try.
Sodium can kill.
Going keto first and then carnivore has cured my seizure disorder of 35 years. The fact that my migraines went away too was a nice side effect.
I used to have about five migraines a week. Some were hemiplegic and quite dangerous. I went clean keto to lose weight 2.5 years ago and after one month, my migraines were cut in half, and after three months, they leveled off at one per month. For that reason alone I will stay on keto forever.
That's amazing, congratulations 👏
Same there sister
Did you have high blood pressure
@@lawrenceboatright3035 No, my blood pressure has always been naturally low.
Why were your hemiplegic migraines dangerous? I have hemiplegic migraines and was told that they were nothing to worry about.
I was on strict Keto for 10 years when Covid hit and I had to rely on food from a Food Bank. I knew it was bad, but what was I going to do. Premade meals and such. Not only did I begin to have stomach pains but for the first time in my life, really bad migraines. I never understood the pain people were having. I knew it was dietary, so sought out other ways to achieve my dietary needs. As soon as I stopped eating that crap, the migraines went away. For all of you migraine sufferers, I beg you to listen to this Dr.
I suspect that the foods that you were getting from the food bank were cooked with MSG (monosodium glutamate). It is used for flavor enhancement in foods. When I eat a prepared meal out and I get a miserable feeling all over my body for hours on end, including a bad headache, I know that they used MSG in their cooking. Watch especially if you eat a lot of prepackaged deli meats, including sausage, to look at the ingredients to see if it contains MSG. Lots of canned goods contain MSG too, even Campbell's soup. WTH is Campbells using MSG in their soups for? Their soups are supposed to be considered safe and considered like mama's home cooking. I discovered they were using it when I purchased a can of vegetable soup one day and got the same terrible feeling I get when something contains it. Check your labels. Usually when a canned food or any food item that does NOT contain MSG, they proudly show it front and center on the item.
@@backyardpc1656 I agree completely. The thing is, it was either eat that crap or die from starvation. The poverty level at that time was very difficult. Take care.
I wish I could find more on the keto diet without having to pay monthly!🤬
@@snowbird4788 Ditch the grains, flour, sugars, potatoes, and vegetable oils. Leafy greens and cruciferous veggies are usually acceptable. The loss of calories from ditching carbs will be filled by upping intake of meats and ancestral fats such as butter or ghee, tallow, lard (if permitted), schmaltz, and coconut and avocado oil, olive oil if you can find a good source. Fake olive oil is often adulterated with vegetable oil. Stevia is considered an acceptable sweetener by most. Replace sodas with club soda or sparkling water. Including organs such as liver, kidney, and heart is a nutrition bonus. You can probably find 99 cent keto ebooks for amazon kindle.
@@snowbird4788 Dr Ken has a big library on you tube for free. Every ever he does a Monday Night Live with his wife it dosent cost a cent.
These are the changes I made in 2020. My migraines stopped.
More Omega 3. Less Omega 6. Cut out most sugar. Cut out grains. Never been a fan of low fat foods.
And I was willing to die back in 2020 because of my levels of pain.
Ive been in pain for the past week and a half feeling like I was going to throw up every few days, reading your comment made me cry. There is hope. I hope I get the same result. It's been years and No one has had any answers. This is great to read giving me some hope.
@@melanietaweel2504 PLEASE follow this man's advice. I havent really cut out dairy products, but I dont eat much of it in general. But all the other stuff made a huge difference. I still have migraine triggers like stress, tiredness, light, noise etc.. But it's just not the pain level intensity it used to be when my diet was all wrong. About two weeks ago I hit a point where I ate EVERYTHING that is bad because I am currently going through a lot of stress. I had the same intense migraines I had back in 2020. NOW I KNOW that the diet definitely plays a big role for me. I immediately stopped eating all the crap and I have been pain free for the last two weeks again.
@@renevanderwesthuizen1520 I'm going to do my best with this as I lose so many days of productivity to pain. I had been cutting out foods after taking a blood test but this is just so straight forward and simplified. My naturopath told me to take an omega 3 that is high quality but I just found out I was only taking half the dose so hoping it helps. Thanks for sharing. It's great to know I'm not alone!
I have now gone 23 days without a migraine, can’t believe this. Went Keto very low carb 10g it’s truly a revelation. Thank you Dr Berry
I started the keto diet because I heard it helped with migraines. I used to have them frequently but now they are rare. I only get them occasionally when a big storm front comes through. Not to mention keto cured my IBS and type 2 diabetes.
Yes! Low pressure weather front absolutely brings them on. If not a migraine, then at least low energy, low mood.
Listening in the middle of the night... with a horrible (again) migraine... This is good news... hope springs eternal...
I am a 67 year old male and suffered with migraines my whole life. I started this keto lifestyle change 3 months ago, for the past 2 months no migraines. I have also lost 25lbs. I also suffer from COPD. I also have noticed a huge improvement with my breathing and have even begun to ride my bike again. Thanks Dr. Berry
WOW !!!!
Wow! What a great side benefit, to improve the symptoms of COPD!
My COPD drastically improved on keto/carnivore too...after 3-4 weeks!!
@@lilolmecj
My COPD drastically improved too.
@@Jack-hy1zq that is just so great. I know asthma is a disease of inflammation, and I bet COPD is also. I am trying to discipline myself off the sugar!
I tell everyone to throw away their seed oils. I especially love the how it's made video for canola oil. It has all of these in the same video! "It's a healthy oil since it's low in saturated fat" "chemicals are added to siphon more oil out of the seed" "Bleach is added to make it look more palatable"
Not to mention vegetable oil oxidizes at 98.6F
What about flax seed oil?
I’ve absolutely noticed less migraines with this advice. I’ve also lowered my A1c by 17 points and lost 30 lbs all from listening to Dr Berry. Thank you Dr Berry, you have impacted my life!
I was a chronic migraineur (more than 20 per month); I was close to going on permanent disability due to my debilitating headaches and honestly, I did not know how I was going to go on. After finding a link between the epileptic brain, and the migraine brain (they are quite similar); I decided to try keto, with a focus on fat, moderate protein and 20 total carbs or less. Absolutely no grains, sugars or industrial oils! I also had to stop all headache medications cold turkey. All of these meds will put the migraineur in a rebound situation very quickly.
I could not believe the change in my migraines, they became less frequent and less severe. Keto brought my life back to me! I do eat mostly animal products with a little veg and berries thrown in. I can really say, that I have not had a migraine since, just a slight one here and there, that goes away in an hour or two, on its own.
The only thing I have to watch now is caffeine. It can definitely cause headaches, but can take them away too; it’s a double-edged sword. Grateful for Keto, Ketovore and Carnivore!
How did you go about stopping the meds and still being able to work ? Thank you so much for any insight
Do you have to keep on this diet to the end of our life?Or once it stops we don't need to be on this diet anymore?Please,give an answer🙏
Sorry for my poor English.Please help me
I tried all of this over the years and it didn’t help whatsoever. Getting enough sleep really helps and not drinking too much caffeine. I don’t think anything you are saying is ‘crazy,’ I’ve heard people say stay away from grains, milk etc. Everyone has an opinion. I appreciate your video. I have to say that it is very individual. For me none of this worked.
Over consumption of pain killers, all kinds, caused my migraines. My doctor had me slowly ease off of them. I now use pain killers with caution.
Me too! I wasn’t getting headaches but I was having horrible cramping in my hamstrings. I would scream in pain. They’d go on for an hour or so and Considered calling an ambulance a few times. I stopped taking NSAIDs and haven’t had a cramp since!
@@Mrs.TJTaylor you may nead magnesium or potasium. And when you in pain try to drink seltzer it works. That's what I know I hope it helps
Opioid hypersensitivity and hyperalgesia is worth googling.
Those organizations are all supported by big pharma so why would they recommend a change of diet?
🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯
No money for big pharma in a change in diet
They do advocate a change of diet, more grains/carbs. ☹️
@@maranscandy9350 which is the wrong way to go, but it makes big pharma richer because it guarantees you take medications
I had suffered from migraines since I was 17 years old and both the severity and frequency of my migraines kept getting worse over the years to the point that I started getting 3 to 4 day long migraines weekly. I’m am now 44 years of age. I started on the carnivore/ketovore dite with the occasional and I mean occasional cheat meals 6 months ago, I don’t use any kind of vegetable oil to cook I now cook my food with butter I’ve lost 35lbs and my migraines have disappeared (I still get the occasional headache). I’ve also experienced so many other health benefits from eating this way.
Love the collection of books in your library like The Diabetes Code and The Carnivore Code. Of course Lies My Doctor Told Me is a MUST read!
I used to get random headaches, but I got a lot of unexplained nose bleeds. Since losing 103 pounds with Keto and 19:5 fasting, I haven't suffered neither for more than a year.
Same. I grew up getting random nosebleeds until I got on keto. Something about the standard diet gives me them
That’s awesome! Congratulations!! 🎊🎈🎉
I used to get migraines with the flashing lights and have to go into a dark room and suffer a blinding headache. Then in adulthood they stopped. Then after retirement the flashing lights came back. I went on the keto diet because I became T2D 20 years ago the keto diet has reduced the frequency and the severity of the flashing lights and no headaches since. So diet does have an effect. Thanks Doc.
1) cut out seed and vegetable oil 2) stop all sugar 3)stop all grains 4)stop all low fat diary
Thx, Henry!
I listen to the "crazy doctor from Tennessee" because he is not giving me tons of meds to take. You ,Dr.Berg and Dr. Alan Mandel have helped me so much! Love from Canada!
Yes, chronic migrainer here. Haven’t reversed the condition yet, but have reduced the frequency, duration and severity by following said 5 steps! Praise the Lord! If I could stick with the restrictions better, I’m sure I would have even better results. Side note: there have been many health benefits I’ve experienced following these restrictions.
How are you now? I’m starting keto, I’ve had a migraine all day everyday for two years. My migraine went down when I did keto but I messed up and ate beans and sweet potatoes, now I have a horrible headache again that hasn’t gone away for 4 days! I take ibuprofen everyday, I’ve even gone to the hospital for potential stomach ulcers (thankfully I didn’t have any because I would eat so much before taking any pills)
@@noellealdi881 hello! Congratulations on starting an amazing journey that I’m sure you’ll find many positive benefits in doing! Yay you! I’m still into the Keto lifestyle - I dare say I’ve changed over completely. It’s so simple to do - and once you’ve gotten the mindset and have seen the truth behind it, you don’t want to go back - it just doesn’t make any sense. I couldn’t imagine living any other way. Oh I don’t always eat as I should - but that is the exception, not the usual thing. But the most important, above all else, is my faith and prayer life! Jesus is my rock and my redeemer. Without Him, nothing else matters! So do your best, but put your faith and trust in the Lord, and you won’t go wrong! God bless!
@@melodiestewart6877thank you so much! I’m actually on keto and my headaches are still daily and all day. I’m desperate and don’t know what to do 😭 do you think I could be having these headaches from something like ptsd? I grew up abused…. So it could very well be stress related. But what meditation would you recommend since keto isn’t working for me
@@noellealdi881 noelle I’m no doctor, but when did your headaches start
@@melodiestewart6877 I used to have headaches when I was super anxious around 15 years old and it lasted a whole week. Then after Covid my headaches were super bad and just never went away, but my family was super traumatic at that time due to my mom having BPD and super aggressive
My grandparents who were Greek only cooked in Olive Oil and my grandfather lived to be 96 and my grandmother passed at 89!
They are not interested because they would druther prescribe some kind of medication instead. Happy 4th of July Dr. Berry! 🇺🇸
"druther"? ..."rather", perhaps?
@@lucyclark1301 Typo? My phone & tablet, constantly change my words. We all know what she meant, & that's what counts.
@@lucyclark1301 (druther) has been around since 1870.
Definition of Druther: (noun)
a person's preference in a matter
Definition of Preference:
a greater liking for one alternative over another
Definition of Rather: (adverb)
to a certain or significant extent or degree
So to answer your question ... No I did not mean to use the word "rather".
You really should try using the dictionary sometime it keeps you from asking stupid questions.
@@brookgraves368 Thank you for your kindness! We need more people like you in this world! 🙂
@@lucyclark1301 Also, if I were to have used another word it would have been prefer not rather.
I was diagnosed with genetic migraines ( I used to get them a few times a week- really bad ones since I was 13 yrs old) Then a few years ago I added a high quality magnesium supplement to my daily routine after researching it and I now get a migraine once every 6 months or so. Literally life changing.
What brand of Mg supplement?
@@realitycheck3684 I normally use the Vitamin Code Magnesium brand but the past year I've been using the magOX 400 (lower prices) and still have great results.
@jmemedina how much of the magnesium supplement do you take daily and does it have to be on an empty stomach or with food? Also, does the dosing or instructions change between the two different brands that you mentioned? Thanks in advance!!!
@@alissawhite8772 I usually take one in the morning and one at night. I can take mine on an empty stomach and it doesn't bother me, but maybe try it and see how you feel. Certain things like zinc Make me a little bit nauseous, but magnesium and potassium don't. I usually take those two together. I don't really change my doses, I just make sure I take two per day. That seems to be the best dose for me to keep my migraines away. Some people will experience a soft stool if you take too much magnesium... Just in case you weren't aware of that. Lol
I’m on keto and my headaches are still daily unfortunately, what medication would you recommend someone like me
No more weekly "sinus" headaches since going ketovore. No more cystic acne, no more teeth grinding, no more daily ibuprofen and excedrin. I am finally free of my binge eating disorder since getting rid of all sugar. Currently reading "Hooked" that you recommended and I am blown away by the insanity that is processed food
Who's the author of Hooked pls?
@@aliaabdulazizali9153 Michael Moss
@Freedomofspeech yessss
That’s amazing! How long did you take daily ibuprofen and exedrin? I’ve been doing that nearly everyday for two years now… my headaches went down tremendously when I started keto but I cheated and ate a sweet potato, now I’ve been suffering with a headache for 4 days
@@noellealdi881 I rotated 600mg ibuprofen a day and 1 excedrin a day. I never took them together. I was taking something for a headache/migraine at least 4x a week. Completely gone since high fat carnivore and lots of electrolytes with Keto Chow daily minerals
I began having migraines at age 5. They continued to worsen as I entered puberty and had children. My migraines were mostly accompanied with severe vomiting. As I got older, I saw a neurologist and we journaled food, stressors & environmental factors for over a year. He gave me 3 meds that I take at night that have help them stay mostly under control.
I learned so much about the foods, environment and stressors that can affect a migraine. I am Extremely Aware now and have been for Most of my adult life. What I’m finding so much anymore now is that I’m having more migraines due to toxic air, (diesel truck pollution, busses, etc.) I’m highly sensitive!! I’m also a 3 Time Cancer survivor, so my body has been poisoned a lot! But Praise God I’m here!! Never been a smoker, rarely drank.
I’m working on the Carnivore plan!😊
Thank You for sharing your knowledge & insight! I share it with many folks!!
Blessings to you & your family!
Have you looked into mast cell activation syndrome
I had severe migraines several times a month for 20 years. After starting keto it went down to 1-2 a year. 3 years later and still only getting 1-2 a year and they're much easier to treat now when they do happen.
Exactly. 25 years ago I tried Atkins and I stopped my headaches the week I started but fell off the diet and they came back a little each week till I was really sick. 20 years Later I jumped on modern low carb. I’m now a survivor of high weight, high blood sugar (prediabeic), high blood pressure, high triglycerides, intense migraines, I’m good at 74 it’s great to feel great. Oh also I get out of a chair without grandpa noises. :-)
I've had chronic migraines for over 20 years, due to a car accident. I was able to reduce the frequency of my chronic migraines by implementing these changes. My migraines were manageable for over 2 years. Unfortunately, my diet faltered over the past year & a half. My migraines came back, as bad as before. I'm finally back on track diet wise & my migraine frequency is reducing accordingly. I still take daily migraine meds, my breakthrough migraines happen every few months instead of every other week.
For anyone that suffers from chronic migraines, give this a try for 2 or 3 months. You don't have anything to lose.
I suffered through chronic migraines for 35+ years. Tried every treatment and medication imaginable. Keto lifestyle completely eradicated the condition! My neurologist was stunned.
Sharing this video with our college's Director of Nursing, who just experienced a migraine that acted exactly like a stroke. She's back to work today and feeling lucky to be alive.
I'm suffering from severe migraines since the age of 11 (I am 42). Keto is the ONLY thing that reduced my frequency and severity. Thank you for this video I will share it with my migraine FaceBook group!
Omg. Thanks for the testimony!
Do you have to keep on this diet to the end of our life?Or once it stops we don't need to be on this diet anymore?Please,give an answer🙏
Sorry for my poor English.Please help me
I am not exactly sure. I used to have nearly weekly or at least monthly headaches. Currently, I have a headache about twice per year. In the interim, I've chance my lifestyle significantly so I'm not exactly sure which measure is the most important. Some of the changes that I've made:
- limited sugar intake, especially refined sugar. I especially try to avoid sugary drinks. These days I mostly drink water;
- avoid processed food relying instead on cooking myself with natural ingredients, mostly vegetables;
- I've lost a lot of weight, I have a feeling that this may also be a factor;
- I've increased my muscle mass, not by going to the gym, but just by finding ways to enjoy natural exercise in daily life instead of shying away from it.
- limited intake of carbs;
- fasting;
Taking care of your body and losing weight in the process can be a struggle. I would advise people to try to remain confident in their goal, and not to judge themselves too harshly when they stray on occasion. It is much more important to forgive yourself for your mistakes and remain confident. Because it's so easy to lose faith and fall back into old patterns permanently.
Apart from the significantly less frequent and severe headaches I now also have far less: chronic inflammation, stomach issues, sleep issues, and far more energy and clarity of thought.
For the last month I've tried avoiding industrial seed oils and IT WORKS!!! I'd mostly suffered from when I was 9 to 25, starting with "random" stomach upset which eventually became nauseating migraines, until I realized wheat was really messing me up (1998/99, the year I worked in a bakery at 17, was an absolute doozy). Since cutting a lot of wheat and adding a ton of beef I've had far fewer headaches and migraines but they didn't completely go away, which I attributed to my "cheating", though it wasn't consistent so the cause was still kind of mysterious. Now, at 40, I can see that industrial seed oils are the last piece of the puzzle. Dr Berry's recommendations are absolutely correct. I feel so much better!!! THANK YOU 🤗
It ABSOLUTELY works. I suffered for over 20 years with migraines on a regular basis. With Keto, I haven't had one in over a year and I take NO medications.
Damn that’s amazing! What medications were you taking before keto? I’m on keto and my headaches are still daily
@@noellealdi881 Are you 100% sure in ketosis? have you tried to strips you can get from walgreens or CVS? I think most people think they are doing keto and are not really in ketosis. I am not saying you are not just curious if you have really checked.
@@KBradAdams idk 😂 I actually suffer from CPTSD, so stress could have very well kicked me out of ketosis. But I actually think it might be IHH or Rheumatoid arthritis in my upper neck causing all these headaches. These are all day, every day for 3 years now. I started eating chicken cartilage every day and I’m actually feeling relief!! Not completely, but in one of dr bergs videos he talked about how RA attacks your own cartilage in your body, so you can eat chicken cartilage and the antibodies will actually attack the chicken cartilage in your stomach rather than body….
I actually plan on getting a full spine MRI and test for more autoimmune disorders. Do you have any other advice regarding this matter or knowledge about IHH or something that could cause these headaches?
@@noellealdi881 Sorry to hear that Noelle. I know Keto seems to help with my Hemiplegic migraines, those where you start off with lines or auras or your vision. I still get them but not as strong or frequent. I guess the reason I asked about the keto stix is I thought I was hard core keto, I was drinking coffee with 2% creamer in the morning and around 1pm, no food until 4pm and that was mostly some type of meat and some brazil nuts or macadamias. I realized it was the coffee creamer that was throwing me out of ketosis. Once I went to full or heavy fat creamer I got in. I think being in ketosis is harder than the average person thinks. I am pretty confident you are going to start feeling better soon and fix one issue at a time and by this time next year feel 100% better. Are you able to do any exercise? I also bought a hot tub in January less than 5K and think that has helped my neck and back issues. I am going to try and write it off next tax season. I hope you start feeling better soon.
I suffered from chronic tension headaches since I was 10 years old before I figured out is was caused by a severe deficiency in magnesium. I was taking a lot of Excedrin a day since I was a kid to about 42 years old. I stopped because of the Acetaminophen and now just take coffee, aspirin and magnesium and it works like a charm.
Can you please tell me how much of each you take? Thank you in advance. Blessings.
@@keeptrying_not2late2change health by principal makes a great magnesium made for migraine suffers.
@@keeptrying_not2late2change I take about 3,000 milligrams a day. I use powder form because it's just cheaper. They say it helps migraines as well but I can't vouch for that since I had chronic tension headaches.
@@MerkinMuffly 3000 mg Magnesium (which form?)
you must have continual diarrhea and low electrolytes bc of fluid loss !?
But isn’t Excedrin very good. It defo worked for me. More than any other medications. But of course prevention is better than cure.
🙋🏻♀️ Keto x4yrs. My weather change migraines and severe headaches decreased 98%. The improvement came in the first month of going keto.
Taking 200 mg vitamin B2 twice a day dramatically reduced my migraine headaches as I no longer take Imitrex. I think it helps metabolize sugars which he mentioned being a problem. Reducing vegetable oils also helps lower cholesterol. I greatly reduced my cholesterol by using butter, olive oil, and coconut oil in cooking instead of vegetable oils.
I threw out vegetable oils, wheat & other grains, sugar, light dairy from my diet. Migraines? Disappeared 👍
All thanks to Dr Berry …. Thank you 🙏
Migrainer, not any more, coming up 4 yrs.. Happy me..keto carnivore.. Life is awesome.. Hi from New Zealand. Stay safe and healthy out there. 🌹
Yep. These steps have completely stopped all migraines for me for 6 yrs now.
Do you have to keep on this diet to the end of our life?Or once it stops we don't need to be on this diet anymore?Please,give an answer🙏
Sorry for my poor English.Please help me
In the past year with keto/carnivore/fasting lifestyle my migraines are half as frequent at least, and most of the time so mild I thought they weren't migraines (but taking a tablet still stops it, so ....) right on!
I suffered from severe migraines for over 50 years. LCHF actually made them worse. Going carnivore finally eliminated them; it turns out vegetables were causing mine. It’s been over 2 years since I’ve taken oxycodone; was taking oxy daily for months at a time.
Next week marks one year since I transitioned to Keto specifically to manage my migraines. For 16 years, I suffered from migraines with aura. The frequency of my migraines increased to weekly during the last 2 years. After a year of Keto, I'm down 50lbs, have normal insulin levels, and have reduced my migraines to a few times per year ( around the Holidays I went off plan). Overall, the quality of my life has improved drastically by living this lifestyle. This channel has been a source of information and support throughout my journey. Thank you Dr. Berry!
Kaleidoscope prismatic colors and it slowly shrinks as the headache passes... I have had 10 of those IN A ROW
I get the crushing headache that 1st presents itself as a tiny dot in my field of vision where I can't see whats infront of me, it then expands across everything I see thats alot like a ceiling fan of
I have had migraines with aura for over 20 years. About 10 years ago, my doctor found that my b12 levels were low and I had a round of shots. I didn’t have a migraine for months after that. I couldn’t believe it! I supplement now. Keto and carnivore is also really helpful.
I definitely get less headaches (nearly none) in the last 6 months on keto. But, my sleep has dramatically improved too, and I think this is the main cause. On a "headachey" day, if I have too much 100% chocolate + dairy I can induce a headache, so I watch out for that. Mostly though, headaches are linked to sleep for me.
My headache came from a TBI 9 years ago been carnivore for 6 weeks I'm doing better but they are still there!
I'm so discouraged. For The last 56 years I've been having Hemoplegic migraine headaches. I have them with auras. I go totally blind, can't talk, and loose the feeling and use of one side of my body, depending on which side of my Brain is being affected. I've tried everything. From adding coffee for the caffeine to any meds on the market. I've had them since I was 4 years old. The kind I have are hereditary. My 2 daughters and 5 granddaughters have them. The last year and a half I've been having them almost every day. Sometimes I have 3 or 4 times a day. Recently I love have been battling Ecoli poisoning. Have been having trouble eating. As much as 4-5 days only being able to drink water or unsweetened tea and coffee.
I used to have bad migraines when I was a kid. I resisted taking any kind of pain killer for them. Then I read something about taking pain killer at the onset of a migraine would usually deter it from becoming full blown. It worked, and as I got older I haven't even had to deal with migraines at all. Our bodies are weird sometimes. But I hope this message about food curing migraines helps people. There was an article in the New Yorker a few years ago about migraines and the amount of suffering some people go through is truly horrendous.
I’ve had chronic migraines since I was a teenager I’m now 54. I went gluten free because of hashimotos thyroid disorder and a huge reduction in migraines was a very good side effect. Now instead of daily pain and pain pills I have approximately 1 or 2 debilitating migraines per year depending on the barometric pressure. I unfortunately can’t eat my away from being a human barometer but love life mostly without pain.
Damn that sounded terrible, but it’s amazing that you’re doing well now! I’ve had a headache every day ALL DAY for two years and I simply don’t know what to do. I’m on keto, is there any advice you could give me or possible medication recommendations
I've avoided industrial seed oils for years, been eating mostly ketovore for over a year and still get migraines. When I eat high protein, high fat it does help, but I still get migraines. My migraine specialist said it's because I have weak neck muscles so i'm doing PT. A pain specialist did a nerve injection test and discovered that the tiny nerves at the base of my skull are being impinged and they are. Good nutrition will not work for everyone. I need the treatments my neurologist recommends in order to function.
I suffered from really bad headaches for many years. My first day and a half of my 2 weekend was typically spent recovering from a week of headaches.
No BS, the same day i went keto, the headaches completely stopped.
Thank you so much for this! I've been dealing with debilitating migraines for years. All that doctors seem to know to do is prescribe meds, but none have ever been able to explain why I'm getting them, and how to get rid of them! Thank you! I wish you were my doctor!
Angela Stanton has been teaching this very thought for years, she has written books on this very teaching. Her protocol is offered in a Facebook group in which she supervises and her program is LIFE SAVING. Her book is called….Fighting the migraine epidemic, Complete guide How to treat and prevent migraines…..A MUST READ.
Dr. Stasha Gominak is really interesting too.
What's the name of the Facebook group?
@@mysticdiamond8944 same name as her book or just type in her name. Best move you will ever making joining it.
@@chrissyforanimals thank you
@@mysticdiamond8944 it is "MigraineSufferers"
I'm a 72-year-old male who began getting severe, frequent, long-lasting migraines several months after my thirtieth birthday. I had no idea what they were at the time, and due to that didn't receive effective treatment until 18 years later. I was then put on daily doses of propranolol as a preventative, and Zomig as needed as a breakthrough ender. Zomig proved near miraculous in its ability to terminate an attack in short time. Propranolol has very good at preventing attacks caused by non-food triggers. With food triggered migraines, it helps but is not perfect.
Due to diet modifications over the years, frequency was reduced to no more than 5-8 attacks per year. Which brings us up to 2023. This year, I've made several further diet adjustments, eliminating grains, all-but-eliminating artificial sugars, in general attempting to eat a whole-food centric diet. (I am somewhat handicapped in this due to a rather limited food budget, but do what I can.) Additionally, at the beginning of the year I was asked to reduce my propranolol dosage further than I had already done of my own volition. This worried me. Needlessly, as it turned out. I had absolutely no idea that this year's dietary changes would affect migraines. Yet that seems to have happened. I see my neurologist a week from tomorrow. This will be the first time in over two decades when I will be able to report that, during a six-month observation period, I had not a single attack!
Do you have to keep on this diet to the end of our life?Or once it stops we don't need to be on this diet anymore?Please,give an answer🙏
Sorry for my poor English.Please help me
@@yeniden1155 Bear in mind that I can not be taken as an "authoritative source" on this topic. That said, my personal thought is that, to whatever extent your migraines are triggered by certain foods then yes, you will very likely need to abstain from those foods for the rest of your life. Hormonal or other changes later in life might bring about an end to migraines, but I wouldn't hold my breath. BTW, since my initial post, made further diet modifications, further reduced preventative medication doses, and have not had a single attack.
I went off eating unnatural sugars for a month. Two weeks into that diet and i had almost no migrine. I still ate bread and apples, honey etc.
I used to have "silent migraines", meaning I saw the visual phenomena but had no headache or only a mild headache. But since I've been living the keto diet for a year and a half, I only had one attack, and that was when I veered off keto briefly and ate cake and ice cream at a birthday party.
Hi ken I have what my doc believes is silent migraine everyday for the last 7 years. Anything else besides keto that helped? It’s hard for me to commit to a diet feeling like crap everyday
@@GoldPeakLLC: _"... a diet feeling like crap everyday"_
What? If keto makes you feel bad, you're not doing it right.
@@KenJackson_US no I mean I can’t commit to keto at this time. Was wondering if there was something else you found helpful? Also what’s the easiest way to get started on keto I’m terrible at cooking and would preferred prepared food. Is there an easy way to start and stay keto? Thanks
@@GoldPeakLLC, Oh. No, the only thing I've noticed is that since I've been eating keto, my migraine attacks have been very rare. The extremely rare sugary food I eat is the one thing I know of that sets them off.
As for keto, I eat raw vegetables and cheese before dinner and then I have fried meat and cooked (microwaved) vegetables for dinner. I very rarely try to cook anything fancy. And I add salt like crazy to make up for all the processed foods I don't eat.
@@GoldPeakLLC Eggs, Bacon, Steaks, butter.
Even though i fall off the ketocarnavore wagon sometimes I've noticed i have stopped having migraines!💞 And I never cook with vegetable oils anymore thanks to your advice! I got them so bad,I'd have to go to the hospital to get rid of! Life is good 👍
Just wanted to say thanks -I found switching to LCHF and adding Salt to my diet definitely reduced my frequency & severity on migraines now I only eat X-virgin olive oil, coconut oil & Butter 👌
I am a chronic migraine sufferer and came across your video and I am excited to start the 4 steps. I've been dealing with chronic migraines for the past 4 years. I wake up with chronic migraines and spend most of my time in bed. No doctor is able to help me. They just want to put me on meds.
how'd it work for u?
Thank you Dr Berry! Your charity is very beautiful. Praying for you, your family and your generous mission.
I had aura migraines for decades. When I went carnivore, they nearly complete disappeared, going from 5+ per month to 2 total over 2 years. Then I had lasik and photophobia after caused them every day, even 2-3 per day! I’ve been wearing FL-41 filter lenses and haven’t had any since.
Thank you Dr. Berry!
Migraines stole my life . I'm 59 and have been afraid to .ake plans cause I never knew how if a migraine would strike . I am now isolated with almost no social connections and still suffering with way too many migraines. Doctors do not help in fact the idiots threaten to take away the triptans I have to take if they knew how bad they really are. I know about rebound HA etc but this has gone on for decades and I need what I need to function and work. We are way beyond all bs because I have tried it all ... literally chronic severe migraines are no joke. My life has been stolen and I'm tired and really just want out. Of course depression and anxiety are a part of this as who would not become massively depressed dealing with this over and over again.
Similar situation. Don't like making commitments as I have to cancel sometimes due to migraine. Was stressful with work but thankfully I've retired. Good luck
I've been avoiding these oils because of gout flares
Not migraines but about 1-2xs a month for a couple years I used to get crippling headaches. Bed bound, in the dark and silence for hours. Went carnivore and haven't had one in nearly 2 years. Thanks Dr berry and all the carnivore influences out there!
Thank you so much!
Thank you!
Love the Redmond’s Real Salt & the line of Ancestral Supplements 👍🏼
Doing these 4 things (by switching to a ketogenic diet) took me from 8 migraines a month to 1 a month (or less). I’m so glad to see they have some published research on the topic! So many people could benefit!
I’ve been clean Keto/Carnivore and avoiding these oils for over 6 months now. I had been experiencing migraine aura without headache 2-4x/month prior…now I’ve only had 2 in the past 6 months!
Thank you Dr. Berry!!❤
I recently read the wheat belly book and it mentioned the connection between grains and migraine headaches. Great information thank you so much! It’s nice to have confirmation that I’m on the right path 😎
Tysm! I’ve suffered long enough! 🤯
Thank you for sharing
I have always had migraines. When I have things like beet juice or cacao(to drink), it seems to affect my blood pressure by a lot and I get a migraine. But I think specifically its linked to gluten intolerance and must also be related to glucose, too. But of course when I focus on carnivore or keto-carnivore, I don't have issues with my circulation or get migraines.
You are right Doctor, I have fewer migraines by not eat high.carb and not eating the grains, God bless you Doctor B .!
I went on keto as a last resort after trying everything else and I am grateful every day that I did. I went from having 5-6 migraines a month to far fewer a year (4 max but that was with wavering from the diet - I always go back to keto). Thank you Dr. Berry for sharing this message. Saying that keto changed my life is a huge, huge understatement.
Thank you thank you thank you....... so grateful.....
Thank you Dr Berry. Love your work. Perth nurse x
What about olive oil?
Thanks for your advice and your research that firmly backs it up.
I thought about throwing my plant oils in the garbage, but it turns out they still work fine at their original intended use of industrial lubrication. Most will also work in an oil lamp on your patio or when you're camping.
I use plant oil on my sharpening stones, sealing wood, treating leather, making soap, quieting squeaky hinges....
No need to toss them out, just use them for what they were originally made for. Just like WD-40 or 3-in-1 oil, plant oils are great. Just don't eat it.
Thank you for this. Jana - Texas
Yup, me, too. This is exactly how I eat, and I have almost no migraines after getting them at 3:00 AM almost every day for years. The only time I get them now is when I’m exposed to things I’m allergic to (pollen, dust). This is really worth trying if you’re suffering.
Thank you for this valuable information! 😀
Thanks Doc
I still get estrogen withdrawal migraines two days a month. I have not found any diet change that can stop those ones, but I eliminated the rest of my migraines through reducing carbs (never ate much sugar because I’ve had migraines since I was a toddler and developed an aversion to sugar from all the migraine attacks).
Ditching carbs and going carnivore has eliminated my migraines. It's been almost a year since I've had one.
Thank you Dr. Berry, we need more doctors like you especially in Europe! I'm located in the Netherland and been having a hard time tryna find a dr. like you over here.....
I cut out most veg, have lots of meat and fish, and I now have no migraines. When I had veg juices, and celery green juices I was floored.
Thank you.
You are so right !! Had chronic migraines for decades . Took two meds and loads of excedrin . Thought this is my life , Every holiday , event , and vacation I experienced a migraine. After commiting to a keto , carnivore, ketovore diet I have been off all medication and have very mild migraine a few times a year if that. This changed my life . Never go back to the SAD diet again !!!
I’ve suffered from bad head since I was 4yrs of age (my bad headaches were later diagnosed as migraines) and cluster/migraines since I was 13. In my mid-late 20’s (in late 1980’s-early 1990’s) it was discovered that my migraines were due to diet sodas, sugar substitutes that were available at the time (equal and sweet n low) and any foods with MSG; I immediately stopped using anything that I noted above and it helped but didn’t end them. Unfortunately, my migraines and migraine/cluster attacks continued and I hoped that my menopause(I had early menopause) ended (my menopause ended when I was in my last 30’s)would stop my migraines and migraine/cluster; but it hadn’t. But I began watching your channel (about 3-4yrs ago) and learned a lot. So, the combination of your channel and Botox (treatment of my migraines and migraine/cluster) I my attacks have reduced and I’m thrilled. Thank you for ALL YOUR HELP!!
Excellent video! Thanks.
Thanks so much🙏🌹👍