{"podcast":{"title":"Migraine Heroes","slug":"migraine-heroes-chronic-migraine-hemiplegic-migraine-migraine-with-aura-vestibular-migraine-6571347","podcast_index_feed_id":6571347,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/migraine-heroes-chron/","website_url":"https://migraineheroes.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/74760d54-a6c6-4e17-9ad8-521131ac3a47/b2sF4xQCZn_YtoBrWvkKP8sR.png","author":"Diane Ducarme","episode_count":193,"summary":"Are you doing everything right - avoiding triggers, taking your medication - and still experiencing migraine episodes that steal your day? You're not alone, and you're not broken. Deep dives into the science behind migraine, from food and hormones to sleep, stress, and the unexpected triggers few people talk about. Every topic holds a tension: is ginger a trigger or a remedy? Is stress the cause or the symptom? What does perimenopause actually change? There's rarely a simple answer, so each episode looks at the knowledge and science from different angles, East and West, and turns it into practical advice rooted in context. Migraine Heroes started when Diane Ducarme began helping her sister, then friends, then increasingly more people living with migraine. That work became a method, now used by over 3,000 people, to identify your own unique patterns and find real solutions. This podcast is where that thinking happens out loud. Curious what your own starting pattern looks like? Find out with the Migraine Heroes app: migraineheroes.com/qr-download","last_synced_at":"2026-09-22T12:20:55.825952+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/migraine-heroes-chronic-migraine-hemiplegic-migraine-migraine-with-aura-vestibular-migraine-6571347"},"episode":{"title":"Trendy Powdered Drink… But Is It Helping or Hurting Your Migraines?","slug":"trendy-powdered-drink-but-is-it-helping-or-hurting-your-migraines","published_at":"2026-04-13T12:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/migraine-heroes-chronic-migraine-hemiplegic-migraine-migraine-with-aura-vestibular-migraine-6571347/trendy-powdered-drink-but-is-it-helping-or-hurting-your-migraines","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/migraine-heroes-chronic-migraine-hemiplegic-migraine-migraine-with-aura-vestibular-migraine-6571347","url":"https://migraineheroes.com/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b0293f7a-3e73-49bb-9aa9-a42e85c8945c.mp3","summary":"A popular powdered drink praised for “calm energy” and mental focus is everywhere right now. But for people with migraine-prone brains, the question isn’t just whether it’s healthy — it’s whether it’s stabilizing your nervous system… or quietly pushing it toward a migraine threshold. In this episode of Migraine Heroes Podcast , host Diane Ducarme explores the surprising relationship between this trendy drink and migraine biology. While some people feel calmer and more focused after drinking it, others experience headaches, overstimulation, or delayed migraine attacks. By combining modern neuroscience with holistic perspectives, this episode helps you understand why the exact same drink can act as support for one brain and a trigger for another. You’ll discover: 💡 Why a famous powdered drink praised for “calm energy” may either stabilize or overstimulate a migraine brain 💡 How certain compounds inside it influence brain excitability, blood vessels, and inflammation linked to migraines 💡 How to recognize whether your body experiences it as support… or as a pernicious trigger If you’ve ever wondered whether a trendy wellness drink might be helping your migraines or quietly making them worse, this episode will help you listen more closely to your body’s signals. 🎧 New episodes every Monday and Wednesday 🔗 Discover our work on migraineheroes.com References: L-Theanine Reduces Psychological and Physiological Stress Responses (Kimura et al., 2007): This placebo-controlled study found that L-theanine, a compound in green tea, reduced both subjective stress and physiological stress responses during a mental stress task, supporting its calming effect on the nervous system. Read more here . 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