Podcast Summary
Learning About Migraines and ADHD Connection: During Neurodiversity Week, get 20% off Kate Moore Yousef's resources using code NDweek20. In this episode, Kate discusses migraines' potential link to ADHD with expert Diane Ducommun, revealing childhood migraines as a precursor to ADHD.
During Neurodiversity Celebration Week, Kate Moore Yousef is offering a 20% discount on all her resources using the code NDweek20. This includes her new nervous system regulation 4-part course, as well as free resources like an ADHD calming and regulating EFT video. Kate created these resources to help support women on their journey of self-discovery, especially those waiting for or newly diagnosed with ADHD. In today's episode, Kate talks about migraines and their potential connection to ADHD with expert Diane Ducommun. Diane, a migraine specialist, shares her unique approach combining traditional Chinese medicine and cutting-edge technology to uncover the root causes of migraines. She explains that migraines can start in childhood for those with ADHD and that early childhood migraines are a precursor to ADHD. If you or someone you know has ADHD and migraines, this episode is for you. Diane also has a podcast called "Migraine Heroes" and a company called Nekter to Help, dedicated to migraine relief and wellness.
Understanding the Connection Between ADHD and Migraines: ADHD and migraines can be linked through the gut-brain axis. Identifying imbalances and providing personalized recommendations can help manage both conditions.
ADHD and migraines can be connected through the gut-brain axis. When the system underlying ADHD starts to get out of balance, it can lead to migraines. For people suffering from migraines, understanding the root cause can be a game-changer. I work with individuals worldwide, using a questionnaire of 97 questions to map their symptoms. Migraines, often debilitating and controlling people's lives, can be accompanied by various symptoms like tingling sensations, menstrual issues, and sleep disturbances. Through conversation and identifying imbalances, people gain insight into their condition for the first time. I then provide personalized recommendations, such as adding certain foods and repairing specific systems. For those with both ADHD and migraines, the focus is often on the stomach-spleen system. Migraines can start at any age, with a significant increase around puberty for women. Western science and traditional Chinese medicine agree on the importance of the gut-brain axis in understanding these conditions. By recognizing the connection, individuals can take steps towards improving their overall health and well-being.
The Vagus Nerve: The Connection Between Brain and Gut: The vagus nerve, which links the brain and gut, plays a significant role in digestion, focus, and sleep. Its impact on ADHD is being explored in Western medicine, while Traditional Chinese medicine has long recognized its importance for maintaining overall well-being.
The connection between the brain and the gut, specifically through the vagus nerve, is a crucial aspect of both Western and Traditional Chinese medicine. This nerve, which runs from the brain to the abdomen, acts as a two-way highway for communication and plays a significant role in various functions, including digestion, focus, and sleep. From a Western perspective, the vagus nerve's role in ADHD is still being explored, while Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners view it as old news since the vagus nerve is the foundation for acupuncture. Furthermore, children have discovered that eating an ice cream quickly and feeling the resulting brain freeze is a sign of vagus nerve activity, and this connection is linked to ADHD and forehead migraines. In Traditional Chinese medicine, the stomach-spleen system, which is linked to the forehead and the part of the brain responsible for controlling thoughts and falling asleep, is essential for maintaining focus, digestion, and overall well-being. A weak stomach can lead to a depletion of the ability to extract fine nutrients from food, impacting the kidney system and overall stress management. Therefore, understanding the connection between the brain and the gut through the vagus nerve is vital for both health and wellness from various perspectives.
Interconnected Body Systems: Stomach-Spleen and Kidney: Supporting stomach-spleen and kidney systems improves overall health. Avoid disruptive drinks, eat nutrient-dense foods, chew thoroughly, and prioritize sleep to prevent domino effect of symptoms like ADHD.
The health of various systems in our body, such as the stomach-spleen and kidney systems, are interconnected, and their balance is crucial for overall well-being. The stomach-spleen system is responsible for ovulation, stress resilience, and digestion. When it's weak, it can lead to symptoms like ADHD. Over time, the kidney system, which manages stress, can also become depleted, leading to more stress and further weakening of the kidney system. This creates a domino effect, where one weak system can cause other systems to become imbalanced. It's essential to understand that these systems don't function in isolation, as our allopathic medicine often assumes. Instead, they work together like an orchestra. When one system is weak, it can impact the health of other systems. To support the stomach-spleen system, we should avoid sparkling water and carbohydrate drinks, which can disrupt the digestive process. Instead, we should focus on eating whole, nutrient-dense foods and chewing them thoroughly to aid digestion. Additionally, getting enough sleep is crucial for the proper functioning of both the stomach-spleen and kidney systems. In summary, by focusing on the interconnectedness of various body systems and taking steps to support their health, we can prevent and reverse the domino effect of symptoms like ADHD.
The Importance of Digestive Health and Enzymes: Proper food preparation, masticating food, and consuming a balance of good quality starches and fibers can boost digestive enzyme production, improving overall health and potentially addressing conditions like ADHD. Avoiding icy foods and balancing nutrient-dense foods with damaging ones is crucial.
The health of our digestive system, specifically the role of digestive enzymes and the importance of proper food preparation, can significantly impact our overall well-being. Eating icy foods or water can hinder the work of these enzymes, leading to compounding problems. Properly masticating food and consuming a balance of good quality starches and fibers can help boost the production of digestive enzymes, improving digestion and potentially addressing conditions like ADHD. Consuming foods that damage digestive enzymes, like ice cream, should be balanced with nutrient-dense foods. For children, ensuring they consume a diverse diet rich in nutrients can help reduce the occurrence of migraines and minimize potential long-term damage to their liver.
Congee: A Comforting Meal for ADHD and Migraines: Congee, a simple rice dish, can help manage symptoms of ADHD and migraines with its comforting and warming properties. Adding ingredients like fresh peanuts, meat, and glutinous rice can enhance flavor and texture. For women, it can support liver function and reduce menstrual migraines.
Congee, a simple rice dish, can be beneficial for individuals with ADHD and migraines. The bland and warming food can provide comfort and help manage symptoms. To make it more palatable, adding ingredients like fresh peanuts, meat, and glutinous rice can enhance texture and flavor. For women specifically, this dish can help with hormonal imbalances and menstrual migraines by supporting the liver system and reducing toxin build-up. This discussion highlights the importance of considering individual needs and finding practical solutions to manage health conditions.
The connection between menstruation, liver health, and ADHD symptoms: Menstruation can cause toxins to accumulate in the body, leading to liver inflammation and affecting the vagus nerve, causing brain and liver inflammation. A weakened stomach and spleen can lead to a leaky gut, allowing toxins to affect the endometrium and worsen symptoms. Improving liver and gut health can alleviate ADHD symptoms and overall wellbeing.
There is a strong interconnection between liver health, menstruation, gut health, and symptoms of ADHD. During menstruation, toxins can accumulate in the body, leading to inflammation around the liver system. This inflammation can then affect the vagus nerve, causing inflammation in the brain and liver. When the liver is inflamed or intoxicated, the gallbladder may put bile up instead of down, disrupting the digestive process and weakening the stomach's pain system. This can result in symptoms of ADHD and other health issues. Additionally, a malfunctioning stomach and spleen can lead to a leaky gut, allowing toxins to permeate the endometrium and annoy it, spreading the problem rather than concentrating it in one place. Women who have realized this connection but feel helpless should remember that their intuition is right, and their body is trying to protect them by dispersing problems rather than having one big one. The expertise may not be readily available, but trusting the body's wisdom and taking steps to improve liver health, gut health, and overall wellbeing can lead to significant improvements.
Endometriosis surgery impact on microbiome and mucus accumulation: Endometriosis surgery can weaken the affected area, leading to mucus accumulation, disrupted microbiome, and health issues like digestive problems, skin conditions, and recurrent UTIs. Antibiotics used to treat UTIs can worsen symptoms and gut health.
Endometriosis surgery can weaken the affected area, making it more susceptible to mucus accumulation and a disrupted microbiome. This can lead to a vicious cycle of health issues, including digestive problems, skin conditions, and recurrent UTIs. Antibiotics used to treat UTIs can further weaken the microbiome and gut, exacerbating symptoms and potentially worsening ADHD. The speaker's personal experience with health challenges and traditional Chinese medicine inspired her to dedicate her career to creating a food-as-medicine AI app, aiming to help people thrive and accomplish their goals. Her journey began with overcoming her own health issues and recognizing the limitations of the current medical system.
Women's health overlooked and undersupported: Women's health, especially neurodivergence, nervous system, and gut issues, are often overlooked. Women suffer in silence from conditions like migraines, autoimmune disorders, and endometriosis. Historical medical practices have marginalized women's voices and needs.
Women's health, particularly issues related to neurodivergence, nervous system, and gut health, have been overlooked and undersupported for far too long. Women suffer from conditions like migraines, autoimmune disorders, and endometriosis in higher numbers, often suppressing their symptoms and struggling in silence. The complexity of women's bodies, as factories that create and nurture full human beings, is often overlooked. Historical medical practices, such as the development of medications in the 1960s, have further marginalized women's voices and needs in healthcare. The creation of platforms like podcasts, such as Bighrain Heroes, and continued advocacy are crucial in filling the gaps and ensuring women receive the care and support they deserve.
Historical exclusion of women from clinical trials: The historical exclusion of women from clinical trials has led to a significant gap in our understanding of women's health and disease, resulting in misunderstanding and gaslighting in their health journeys. Bridging this gap through technology and Eastern medicine perspectives can help prioritize women's health.
The historical exclusion of women from clinical trials, due to the complex interplay between their physiological and emotional systems, has led to a significant gap in our understanding of health and disease. This exclusion, rooted in well-intended but misguided reasons, has resulted in women being misunderstood and gaslit in their health journeys. Traditional Eastern medicine, which values women's roles in maintaining health and safety, offers a different perspective. In these systems, women are seen as the embodiment of health and safety, and their emotional and physical wellbeing are interconnected. The use of technology, such as an app, can help bridge this gap by providing simple and actionable guidance for women to prioritize their health amidst their busy lives. This approach recognizes the importance of understanding the complex systems at play and validates women's experiences.
Understanding the connection between symptoms, organs, and personalized nutrition: Personalized nutrition based on symptoms and tongue analysis can address root causes and improve various health conditions
Our bodies are complex machines that communicate symptoms when something is not right. A person's unique set of symptoms can be addressed through a personalized approach, starting with the root cause. For instance, certain foods can boost digestive enzymes to improve gastric health, while others can nourish the kidney system to alleviate anxiety. The order in which these foods are introduced is crucial, as it's essential to address the most pressing issues first. Additionally, a person's tongue image, which reflects the state of their internal organs, can provide valuable insights into their health. By understanding the connection between the tongue, brain, and main organs, a practitioner can identify the areas of the body that require the most attention. This approach can lead to significant improvements in various health conditions, such as migraines, heavy periods, and even fertility issues. Ultimately, it's essential to listen to our bodies and not let external factors, like data or paper documents, come between us and our intuition. If you're interested in learning more, you can visit my Nectar Health's website and take the test to begin your personalized health journey.
Helping Women with ADHD Take Charge of Their Health: Diana empowers women with ADHD to prioritize their health and wellbeing through education, advice, and personalized responses.
Diana, the founder of Adhd Women's Wellbeing, is deeply committed to helping women with ADHD take charge of their health. She believes that suffering in silence is not an option, and she strives to provide a platform for education, advice, and empowerment. Through her podcast and website, she offers valuable resources and personalized responses to help women validate their experiences and seek the help they need. By sharing her own passion and empathy, Diana encourages women to prioritize their health and wellbeing, and to never accept a lower quality of life due to their condition. If you're a woman with ADHD feeling isolated or uncertain, Diana's work is an invaluable resource for you. Don't hesitate to reach out, ask questions, and take the first step towards improving your health and wellbeing.
