Most of us think of headaches as being separate from heart disease. But with the human bodyeverything is ultimately related. Take for examplea recent study that found that the presence of migraines raises the presence of cardiovascular risk factors including diabeteshigh blood pressure and high cholesterol. This may be new news for many peoplebut this is what I've been saying for years.
What most research studies never sayhoweveris what causes what. The scientific method dictates that you can only prove a statistically probably likelihood of associationnot cause and effect. While we've made enormous strides in medical researchthe scientific method has one major flaw: It can only make assumptions between two independent variables. It can never see the "big picture."
The big picture here is that most people with migraines have narrowed upper airwaysand narrowed upper airways leads to obstructive sleep apnea and heart disease later in lifealong with diabeteshypertensionhigh cholesterolheart attackand stroke. In almost every situation when I see a younger patient with migraineone or both parents usually snore severely and most likely have undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea.
The problem is that migrainesand headaches in generalare treated by neurologistswhereas TMJ headaches are treated by dentists and sinus headaches are treated by ENTs. As far as I'm concernedthey're all aggravated by poor sleep quality from frequent obstructions while sleeping.
Do you have migraines or headaches in general? Do your parents snoreand if sowhat kind of medical problems do they have? Please enter your comments in the text box below.
Most of us think of headaches as being separate from heart disease. But with the human bodyeverything is ultimately related. Take for examplea recent study that found that the presence of migraines raises the presence of cardiovascular risk factors including diabeteshigh blood pressure and high cholesterol. This may be new news for many peoplebut this is what I've been saying for years.
What most research studies never sayhoweveris what causes what. The scientific method dictates that you can only prove a statistically probably likelihood of associationnot cause and effect. While we've made enormous strides in medical researchthe scientific method has one major flaw: It can only make assumptions between two independent variables. It can never see the "big picture."
The big picture here is that most people with migraines have narrowed upper airwaysand narrowed upper airways leads to obstructive sleep apnea and heart disease later in lifealong with diabeteshypertensionhigh cholesterolheart attackand stroke. In almost every situation when I see a younger patient with migraineone or both parents usually snore severely and most likely have undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea.
The problem is that migrainesand headaches in generalare treated by neurologistswhereas TMJ headaches are treated by dentists and sinus headaches are treated by ENTs. As far as I'm concernedthey're all aggravated by poor sleep quality from frequent obstructions while sleeping.
Do you have migraines or headaches in general? Do your parents snoreand if sowhat kind of medical problems do they have? Please enter your comments in the text box below.