TEDx Talk:

"The Perils of Pushing Through Your Headaches:

Unveiling the Science"

Pushing through your headaches isn't the answer. Figure out the hidden causes of your headaches so you can recover from headaches rather than cover them up.

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Dr. Amelia Scott Barrett, MD

Stanford-trained Neurologist

"Chronification" means that your brain is firing abnormally as a result of having headaches more than 2-3 days per week. It results in the brain being "primed" to have even more headaches, and it makes your meds stop working as well as they used to. It also causes mood swings and brain fog.

Sound familiar? You're not alone. This is one of the main reasons that migraine is the #1 cause of disability in women under 50.

It looks like this on specialized imaging studies of the brain:

Normal Brain --> --> --> --> --> Chronification Brain

So how do we fix chronification? By finding and fixing the hidden causes of your headaches. We can now use tools like genetic testing and wearable health devices to get more information about your body than ever before.

This helps us figure out why you're having headaches in the first place. Once we know that, then we can give your body what it needs to heal ~ and that relieves headaches.

New research has shown that many people have these hidden root causes of headaches:

Deficiencies of nutrients

Inflammation from leaky gut

Exhaustion of your nervous system

Accumulation of toxins in the brain

Genetic risks that can be modified

I myself have had many of these issues contributing to my own migraines.

I had nutrient deficiencies even though I eat pretty healthy.

I had inflammation from leaky gut when I thought my stomach symptoms were normal.

I had exhaustion of my nervous system after a period of intense stress related to my daughter's illness (aka, adrenal fatigue or HPA axis dysfunction).

I had mercury and mold toxicity.

I have methylation (MTHFR) problems on my genetics.

And I want you to know that these are fixable problems.

And when you fix them, you feel like you have your life back. It's possible for you.

I want to show you how to make that happen! And you don't need to come to my office, you can do all of this online.

~Dr. B

"Dr. B, you have changed my life. This year was the first Christmas in over 10 years in which I didn't have a migraine. I have decreased my migraine down to 6 a month from 15.

You pointed me in the right direction and fed me all the information I needed to find my way to happy!"

~Alejandra B

"Three days ago I woke up a new person! It was like a switch.

My family is in tears to see me not in pain and lethargic for the first time in a decade. I wish I was local so I could hug you! I think I just got my life back! Thank you for fixing me!"

~Melissa M.

"I am amazed that I am now having some headache free days and some days of it barely hurting off and on. I am one week into no triptans…and it is going much better than I could have ever imagined! I am so thankful for you passing on the things you have learned……and that something is finally helping me!!!!"

~Tamra M.