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The latest BBC article on migraines confirms what we've known for years: triggers are often symptoms, not causes. But while science focuses on downstream mechanisms like CGRP and electrical waves, they're still not addressing the root issue, brain energy and electrolyte failure. Here's what they're missing, and why it matters.

Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude and indulgence, but for migraine sufferers, the holiday feast can be full of hidden triggers. From nitrate-free turkey to homemade cranberry sauce, this guide offers migraine-safe recipes, hydration tips, and stress management ideas to help you enjoy a joyful, pain-free celebration.

Mental fatigue, migraines, and depression are closely connected, each fueling and worsening the other. This blog explores the migraine-fatigue cycle, from the early prodrome phase to postdrome symptoms dominated by exhaustion and cognitive changes. It highlights how shared triggers—like lack of sleep, chronic stress, and intense mental effort—worsen both conditions and increase the likelihood of depression. With overlapping symptoms such as headaches, irritability, and reduced concentration, the impact on daily life can be profound. Yet hope lies in self-care strategies: building resilience, moving your body, nourishing with proper foods and supplements, and making space for rest and joy. Small, consistent steps can reduce symptoms, improve mental clarity, and help break the cycle.

Current guidelines recommend limiting sodium intake to 2,300 milligrams a day for healthy people—with the FDA intent on lowering it further. However, during the study it was found that healthy adults consuming less than 2,500 milligrams of sodium a day had higher blood pressure than participants who consumed higher amounts of sodium.

Rigorous studies showed that when salt consumption is reduced, blood pressure is just as likely to rise (~15%) as it is to decline (~18%). The other 70% of subjects had no change in their blood pressure when salt was reduced in their diets (1). Moreover, most recent research shows that significant reduction in dietary salt increased death events from cardiovascular disease, the very thing these regulations hoped to prevent.

Sodium is key to mitigating migraines and also helping you feel your best after fitness. Learn the connections and how sodium can help you feel your best.