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‘Stop wasting time’: Neurologist ranks viral migraine hacks from ‘straight-up useless’ to scientifically proven
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‘Stop wasting time’: Neurologist ranks viral migraine hacks from ‘straight-up useless’ to scientifically proven

The Indian Express·Lifestyle Desk·about 1 month ago
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Neurologist ranks some of the most popular migraine relief hacks (Source: AI Generated) A neurologist and pain medicine specialist recently evaluated a range of widely shared migraine ‘hacks,’ ranking them on a scale of 1 to 10 based on their real effectiveness. In an Instagram video, Dr Elie Sader said, “Some of these will help. Some are straight-up useless. Stop wasting time on migraine ‘hacks’ that don’t work. Let’s rank them honestly.” Some of the lowest-rated methods scoring 0/10 include placing salt under the tongue, which he firmly dismisses: “I wish it were that easy, but salt has no role to play in migraine. A pinch of salt, whether table salt or mineral salt, is not going to cut it.” Other commonly discussed ideas, such as soaking feet in water, which he rated 4/10, also fall short despite theoretical explanations. “Theoretically, this works by dilating blood vessels in the lower body to shunt blood away from the brain.…

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