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PODCAST

Healing Migraines Naturally

Leslie Cisar, ND

Conventional migraine medications and supplements only treat the symptoms of migraines – that’s like turning off the check engine light on your car, but not having a mechanic figure out and fix why the light came on in the first place. Join Leslie Cisar - licensed naturopathic physician, migraine specialist, (former chronic migraine sufferer), and health-restoration expert - each week to learn how to recover from chronic, debilitating migraines. This is a migraine podcast like no other out

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77. The TikTok Migraine Hack: Does It Actually Work?

Healing Migraines Naturally ·

2025/11/26

Have you seen this TikTok hack? It goes something like this:"Instant migraine relief! Put your feet in hot water and an ice pack on your neck!" Does it work? Maybe. For 15 minutes. Here's the physiology: Hot water dilates blood vessels in your feet, pulling blood down. Ice on your neck constricts vessels, pushing blood away from your head. You temporarily reduce blood flow to your brain, which might ease throbbing. But your body won't let this last. Within 15 minutes, it pushes blood back

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76. Are My Migraines and My Heartburn Connected?

Healing Migraines Naturally ·

2025/11/25

You've been taking Prilosec for years. Your doctor prescribed it for heartburn, or you bought it over-the-counter. It helped at first. But now you're also taking Tums multiple times a week. You feel bloated after eating. You can't finish a sandwich without discomfort. And your migraines? Still there. Here's what nobody tells you: Your heartburn medication is making your migraines worse. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) like Prilosec and Nexium suppress your stomach acid. Your stomach is

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75. Stop Looking for Miracle Supplements (Here's What...

Healing Migraines Naturally ·

2025/11/18

"Just take 400mg of vitamin B2 every day, it might be the missing piece for your migraines!"If you've been on social media lately, you've probably heard this advice. Maybe from a doctor. Maybe multiple times. Vitamin B2, CoQ10, magnesium, the miracle nutrient parade never ends. In this episode, I'm explaining about why this drives me crazy. Here's the thing: People have been getting the B2 recommendation for decades. Even conventional neurologists are recommending it now. And yet, chronic

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74. North, South, or Somewhere In Between: Where Is...

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2025/11/14

Your migraines disappeared for 10 years... now they're back.Did you get worse, or are you actually getting better? This might sound crazy, but when migraines return after remission, it doesn't always mean you're declining. You might be moving through your migraine zone on your way to better health. In this episode, I teach the compass needle analogy. This is the framework I use to evaluate every client's true health status. Your health is like a compass needle. North is optimal health. As

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73. How The False Identities We Carry Are Preventing...

Healing Migraines Naturally ·

2025/11/12

At age 50, I finally pursued my lifelong dream of playing tennis, but it took me six months just to walk through the club doors. I was terrified. I'd never seen myself as athletic. Three years later, I just won all three sets in a women's doubles match for the first time. Here's what makes this so meaningful: At age 40, I was so sick I couldn't climb stairs without nearly collapsing.I had an autoimmune reaction thatdestroyed my thyroid.It took me years to just feel normal again. To go from

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72. How To Get Off Your Migraine Meds

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2025/11/06

You're on multiple preventatives. Brain fog, hair loss, exhausted all the time. You feel "stable" but not good. You tell your neurologist you want to come off one.They say: "Cut it in half for a week, quarter it for another week, stop in two weeks." You follow their advice. Two weeks later? Massive migraine flare that lasts five days. You're back in their office. They shrug: "Well, what did you expect? I guess you need the medication." So you think: I guess I'm stuck on this

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71. Your Body Was Designed to Heal Itself, Here's...

Healing Migraines Naturally ·

2025/11/05

Are you waiting for a supplement to "fix" your migraines? Hoping the next practitioner will finally be the one who heals you? Dr. Leslie tackles a pet peeve topic: natural medicine practitioners calling themselves "healers." Here's the truth: No one can heal you except your own body. Not a doctor, not a supplement, not a "healer." Your body was designed with an inherent healing mechanism, just like a tree that regrows bark over an injury. The question isn't whether youcanheal, it's whether

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70. The Histamine Myth Keeping You on a Restrictive...

Healing Migraines Naturally ·

2025/10/30

Have you been avoiding aged cheese, leftovers, and fermented foods because someone told you histamine triggers your migraines? Eating only fresh-cooked meals and still getting migraines anyway?Dr. Leslie breaks down the histamine myth that's keeping migraine sufferers trapped in restrictive diets, and reveals what's actually happening in your body. Histamine isn't the villain. It's a necessary chemical messenger your body uses for immune response, stomach acid production, neurotransmitter

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69. Do Your Migraines Make You Dread the Holidays?

Healing Migraines Naturally ·

2025/10/29

The holidays are supposed to be joyful. But when you have chronic migraines, this time of the year brings dread. Can you host family dinner without ending up in bed? Should you risk that glass of wine? How do you make plans when you can't trust your body? Here's what Dr. Leslie wants you to know: Most of her clients start feeling noticeably better within 4 weeks. If you started now, imagine where you'd be by Thanksgiving. What would it mean to host family with confidence? To enjoy pumpkin

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68. Tinnitus and Migraines: The Hidden Link

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2025/10/28

Do you hear a constant high-pitched ringing in your ear? Wake up at 3 AM unable to fall back asleep because that sound won't stop? Been told there's nothing you can do and you'll just have to "learn to live with it"? Dr. Leslie reveals the surprising connection between tinnitus and migraines, and why that ringing in your ears isn't necessarily permanent damage. For some migraine sufferers, tinnitus only appears during a migraine, acting as an early warning symptom before the pain hits. For

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67. Here's Why Drinking Too Much Water Is Making Your...

Healing Migraines Naturally ·

2025/10/21

Are you paranoid about drinking enough water? Constantly carrying that gallon jug with timestamps telling you how much to drink by 9 AM, by noon, by 3 PM?Dr. Leslie breaks down the myth that migraine sufferers need to drink excessive amounts of water to avoid dehydration triggers. The truth? That "drink 64 ounces a day" recommendation from the 90s came from nowhere. There's zero research behind it. And now people are being told to drink even more. Here's what's actually happening: When you

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66. Light Sensitivity and Migraines: What Your Body...

Healing Migraines Naturally ·

2025/10/20

If you can't leave the house without sunglasses, keep the curtains closed in your own home, or need to hide in a dark conference room at work just to get through the day, this episode is for you. Dr. Leslie breaks down what light sensitivity is actually telling you about your migraines, and why it's not something you have to live with forever. She explains how those tiny photons of light hitting your retina are physical stressors that push your "needle" down toward the migraine zone. When

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65. Why The 'Latest' Migraine Supplement Won't Help...

Healing Migraines Naturally ·

2025/10/16

Dr. Leslie breaks down a $100+ "miracle migraine supplement" that appeared in her Facebook feed, and reveals why it probably won't solve your migraines.This new product contains ketones and ribose sugar, claiming these are breakthrough ingredients your brain needs. But Dr. Leslie explains why the science behind these claims is misleading, and sometimes flat-out wrong. First, the website claims your brain prefers ketones as fuel. That's false. Your brain prefers glucose. Ketones are an

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64. Why Eating Healthier Gave You a Migraine (And How...

Healing Migraines Naturally ·

2025/10/15

Dr. Leslie answers a question from her Facebook group: "Why do I get a horrible migraine every time I try to eat healthier?" If you've ever felt trapped between knowing you should change your diet and your body punishing you when you try, this episode is for you. Dr. Leslie explains why abrupt dietary changes, - yes, even healthy ones - can trigger debilitating migraines. She breaks down how your digestive system becomes acclimated to your current routine, even if that routine is fast food

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63. Is Being 'Busy' Triggering Your Migraines?

Healing Migraines Naturally ·

2025/10/14

Dr. Leslie introduces you to "Jessica," a client with daily head pain who wakes up feeling relatively okay, creates a massive to-do list, then races against time before inevitably ending up bedridden by 3 PM. Jessica's husband keeps telling her: "Honey, let me do that. You're doing too much. Just relax." But she just can't stop. Sound familiar? In this episode, Dr. Leslie explores the hidden connection between your never-ending task list, anxiety, and your migraines. She explains why the

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62. Why Skipping Breakfast Makes Your Migraines Worse

Healing Migraines Naturally ·

2025/10/08

In this episode, Dr. Leslie introduces you to "Peggy," a new client whose story will sound incredibly familiar if you're struggling with chronic migraines.Peggy can barely eat until lunchtime, survives on crackers and cheese sticks, but then can't stop snacking on chips and pretzels after dinner, all while dealing with constant head pain. Sounds like you? In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Leslie reveals the hidden epidemic affecting most migraine sufferers: severely compromised digestive

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61. What do dark circles after migraines mean?

Healing Migraines Naturally ·

2025/10/03

Dr. Leslie answers a popular question from her Facebook community of nearly 12,000 women: "Why do I get dark circles under my eyes after migraines?"This episode explores the connection between migraines and the wide range of eye symptoms that sufferers experience, including dark circles, light sensitivity, watery or puffy eyes, eye pain, blurry vision, and migraine auras. Here's the key insight most people don't know: In Traditional Chinese Medicine, any symptom affecting the eyes reveals

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60. How To Stop Getting Migraines

Healing Migraines Naturally ·

2025/10/02

Dr. Leslie addresses one of the most common questions she gets: "How do I stop getting migraines?" The answer might surprise you. It's not about finding the perfect diet, supplement, or exercise routine. It's about restoring your health. But here's where most people get confused. Dr. Leslie clears up the biggest misconception she encounters: thinking that restoring your health means improving your physical fitness level. If you've ever thought, "How can I restore my health if I can't even

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59. Can carnivore diet heal your migraines?

Healing Migraines Naturally ·

2025/09/27

Dr. Leslie dives into one of the most talked-about diets in the migraine community: the carnivore diet.As someone who loves testing out different ways of eating (even before becoming a naturopathic doctor), she's given the carnivore diet multiple tries and is here to share her honest, firsthand experience. If you've been curious about whether eating only meat and eggs could be the key to stopping your migraines, this episode is for you. Dr. Leslie breaks down: - What the carnivore diet

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58. The TRUTH about stress related migraines

Healing Migraines Naturally ·

2025/09/23

In this episode, Dr. Leslie dives deep into stress-related migraines, explaining whywhy standard stress management techniques often fall short for migraine sufferers. Y You may recognize yourself in this episode if you: - Have difficulty sitting still or truly resting - Feel anxious when you try to relax because your to-do list starts racing - Have tried yoga, meditation, and mindfulness but still struggle with stress-related migraines Dr. Leslie reveals why approximately 90% of her

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