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#463 Diane Ducarme - Migraines

In this episode, I had the pleasure of chatting with Diane Ducarme. Diane's background is in Engineering. She also has an MBA from Harvard Business School. Diane can speak 7 languages, one of which is Mandarin. Her 8th language is probably "Migraines"! ‍ Migraine disease affects over 1 billion people worldwide, with women affected 3-4 times more than men. Such untapped potential of women, which impacts enormously on families, communities and society as a whole. We chat about  What a migraine is? Some client Examples How common is migraine disease? Why are migraines more prevalent in women than men? What are some common triggers for migraines? Is exercise a trigger or a relief for migraines? Do other health issues, like weight gain, PCOS, or endometriosis, correlate with migraines? What is your approach to managing migraines? If you could give one piece of advice to our listeners who suffer from migraines, what would it be?

128. Get Migraine Relief with Food, Herbs & Balancing Hormones with Diane Ducarme

Diane is the master of migraine investigation. She has a unique approach blending Traditional Chinese Medicine and cutting-edge technology to get to the root causes of migraines on top of genetics. Episode highlights: - All about migraines - the types, auras, etc. - Difference between migraines & headaches - How migraines impact your whole life - How migraines are affected by hormones & our menstrual cycle - Common triggers for migraines like coffee, food sensitivities, weather changes, chocolate - The impact of stress, sleep & screens - Foods & herbs that help - Quick relief - Traumatic brain injuries & migraines - the story of navy seal Ryan Larkin

Listening to the fire alarms going off in your body - Migraines and PCOS (with Diane Ducarme)

Are you suffering from migraines? This week on The PCOS Nutritionist, we have a special guest, Diane Ducarme, the Founder & CEO of Nectar Health, to discuss how migraines can be hormonally driven, particularly for people with disrupted progesterone and estrogen. Join us as Diane shares her tragic accident and journey with western medicine, how traditional Chinese medicine helped her, and how she was able to lose weight by adding foods rather than cutting them. We’ll talk about giving your body the nutrients and energy it needs, thinking of migraines like a fire alarm, and exploring the root causes for women with migraines. Plus, we’ll discuss liver and kidney function, symptoms and triggers for PCOS patients with migraines, and common medications for migraines. Don’t miss this episode and the chance to learn how to add foods to help manage migraines. **Something things we cover in this episode:** - Weight loss and weight gain. - Traditional Chinese medicine. - The root causes for women with migraines. - Liver and Kidney function. - PCOS patients with migraines. - Migraine symptoms and triggers. - Common medications for migraines. - Adding foods to help with migraines.

Diane Ducarme on Diet, Health and Migraines

In this conversation with Diane Ducarme we discuss the links between our diet and health and migraines, and how her time in China helped her uncover principles ignored in Western medicine. We also hear about her childhood, learning 7 languages and travel around the world before she settled in New Zealand. I really enjoyed this conversation #333 and if you do as well why not check out other interviews at www.theseeds.nz