Insight: Is Binge Eating a Trigger or Warning Sign?

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Do you crave sugar or salt before a migraine? That binge may be your brain’s first warning sign, not a failure of willpower.

Migraine Heroes Episode 79 explores binge eating as a migraine trigger or warning sign, illustrated with a woman eating dessert.

Episode Description

Ever found yourself inhaling cookies or chips right before a migraine hits—and then feeling ashamed, confused, or totally out of control?

You’re not alone. And you’re not broken.

In fact, that craving might be your brain’s first migraine alert.

In this episode of The Migraine Heroes Podcast, host Diane Ducarme reveals the misunderstood connection between binge eating and migraine prodrome—those hours (or days) before the actual pain begins.

Through science-backed insight and personal stories, you’ll learn:

💡 Why intense cravings before a migraine are neurological, not moral

💡 What the hypothalamus, gut, and vagus nerve have to do with your food urges

💡 Eastern medicine’s view on cravings, and how they reflect imbalance—not weakness

💡 A step-by-step strategy to decode your cravings, regulate your body, and stop the spiral before it starts

You’ll also hear a powerful story of a woman who went from secret gas station binges to full relief—without crash diets or guilt.

Whether your cravings hit before your period, after stress, or for no reason at all—this episode will help you transform shame into insight, and symptoms into signals.

Your body is not betraying you. It’s asking you to listen.

This episode will help you do just that—with clarity, empathy, and practical tools.

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Originally published August 2025

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