MANAGING YOUR MIGRAINE

One in seven people suffers from migraine. Are you one of them? Despite being one of the most common and debilitating conditions in the world, migraine is still widely misunderstood, stigmatised and misdiagnosed. It is much more than just a headache - it's a genetic, neurological brain disorder, and it's about time patients got the help they really need. The book gives expert advice on understanding your migraine phases and triggers, the impact of food, exercise and sleep, rescue plans for acute attacks, migraine preventers, migraine in children and managing your mental health with the condition. Dr Munro will help you build an effective treatment plan that will allow you to live your life to the full. Also covers women and hormones and cluster and other headaches in this Penguin Life Expert guide. 216pp, paperback.