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30/01/2026

The Threshold Problem: Why Vestibular Migraine is Never "Just" Vertigo.

One of the most frustrating things for clinicians—and patients—is the inconsistency of symptoms. A patient might handle a car ride fine on Monday, but be bedridden by a 10-minute drive on Wednesday.

This is the Threshold Concept. Vestibular Migraine isn't a "broken" part; it’s a system that has lost its reserve.

Think of it as a bucket. Poor sleep, a spike in histamine, a flicker of light, and a cervical subluxation all add "water" to the bucket. The vertigo only happens when the bucket overflows. If we only focus on the vestibular system (the "dizziness"), we’re only looking at the last drop of water, not the capacity of the bucket.

True functional management means increasing the size of that bucket through metabolic support while simultaneously "poking holes" in the bottom of it through neurological rehab.

Jake Cooke and I are sitting down this Sunday (Feb 1st) to map out this exact framework at the Beyond Migraine seminar. It’s our last session for a while on Vestibular Migraine, so if you’re looking to tie the metabolic and neurological pieces together, it’s a perfect time to join us.

When: Feb 1st 2026

Register at: www.beyondmigraine.co.uk/seminars

26/01/2026

For Clinicians: Learn with Jake Cook and I about Vestibular Migraine on Feb 1st 2026

Don't miss the early bird discount.

Register at www.beyondmigraine.co.uk/seminars

21/01/2026

Brain fog feels like your brain is wrapped in cotton
wool.
You go into a room and forget why you’re there,
or you’re mid-sentence and a common word just...
vanishes?

This "Brain Fog" is one of the most frustrating parts of
living with a Migraine Brain. It happens because there
is a temporary slowdown of electrical function across
the brain. Your "processor" is essentially running on
low-battery mode and can’t maintain the complex
signals required for thought, memory and word
creation.
It’s not early-onset dementia, and you aren't losing your
mind—your brain is simply diverting all its energy to
dealing with regulating sensory signals.

To give you back control you have to think about all the
different ways we can provide that spare energy
capacity for the brain. Sometimes that means we have
to fix a few things and other times it means we have to
build some things up. Each person’s journey will be
unique and to help you with this process have a look at
the Beyond Migraine Navigator Program and see if we
are the right fit for you.

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15/01/2026

💊 Still treating your migraine like a blood vessel problem? It might be time to look at your "Brain Battery."

Science suggests that migraine is actually a protective shutdown mechanism triggered when your brain's metabolic demand exceeds its energy supply.

To stop the crash, we have to increase your resilience (your bucket size) and stop the leaks.

3 Common Energy Leaks:
1️⃣ Blood Sugar Instability (The Sugar Slope)
2️⃣ Mitochondrial Dysfunction
3️⃣ Hormonal Imbalances

13/01/2026

🍎 Did your "healthy" lunch just trigger a migraine?

It’s not necessarily what you ate, but how it hit your bloodstream.

When your blood sugar crashes (reactive hypoglycemia), your brain enters a state called neuroglycopenia. It panics, releasing stress hormones that trigger neuroinflammation and pain.

The Golden Rule: Flatten the Glucose Curve. ❌ Don't eat "naked" carbs (fruit alone, plain toast). ✅ Dress your carbs with Fats and Proteins (add nut butter, olive oil, or eggs) and never skip meals

Save this post to remember your lunch tomorrow! 🥑

11/01/2026

How can you predict a migraine? 🔮🧠
Ever have a day where you’re suddenly craving chocolate like crazy, you’re yawning every five minutes (even though you slept fine), or you’re unusually irritable with your family?

This is called the Premonitory Phase of migraine. Yes, the migraine has already started. It’s the "warning phase" that can happen hours or even days before a migraine hit.

Most people ignore these signs, thinking they’re just having an "off day." But these are actually neurological shifts. Your brain is already in a migraine cycle; the "storm" just hasn't fully arrived yet. If you can learn to spot your unique warning signs, you can often take steps to dampen the intensity of what's coming next.

This is one of the reasons you get a digital toolkit in the Beyond Migraine Navigator Program to help you track and identify these signs before they overwhelm your system in a full blown migraine.

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09/01/2026

Why the migraine brain hates the shopping centres. 🛒✨

Have you ever wondered why a trip to the grocery store feels like it triggers a "crash"? For someone with Migraine, the brain's ability to filter out irrelevant information is compromised.

In a healthy state, your brain ignores the flickering fluorescent lights and the movement of people in your peripheral vision. But the Migraine Brain has no "dimmer switch." It takes in everything at 100% volume. This sensory overload overloads the system, leading to that "spaced-out," dizzy, or nauseous feeling. You want to focus on widening that "filter" so you can navigate the world without your brain hitting the panic button.

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04/01/2026

Why do I get dizzy after I eat a big meal (and your stress). 🍳📉
Because Vestibular Migraine is a metabolic disorder as much as a neurological one, your brain is incredibly sensitive to "fuel" changes.

Ever notice your dizziness spikes when you skip a meal, or after a night of poor sleep? That’s because a migraine brain has a very low threshold for fluctuations. When your blood sugar drops or your stress hormones spike, the "vestibular" centers (balance centres) of your brain—which are already sensitive—are the first to lose power.

This is why finding the'Why' behind the 'Dizzy' is so important. Is it your gut? Is it your hormones? Is it inflammation? If we don't fix the fuel, the balance exercises won't stick.

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01/01/2026

For the brain to work effectively the cells have to be in a possition to work effectively. This means we require a baseline metabolism to allow for our cells to addapt to demanding conditions.

This has important implications for rehabilitation and recovery and why we place particular emphasis on strengthening your baseline metabolism in phase one of our Navigator program. It also forms a large part of what we focus on when we work with other clincians in our seminars.

You see your body parts doesn't work in isolation. Many, many complex interactions happen every second in every single cell, when all those processes combine in a symphony of activity we have optimal conditions for rehab. This is why sometimes you don't feel well after treatment. It isn't that the treatment was wrong, it's just that they cells in your body, your metabolism was not able to take on the stimulus provided.

This is why we have to ensure we address both neurological and metabolic factors in your recovery. Sometimes when we start to focus on the small things the larger things take care of themselves.

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30/12/2025

When we can harness the power of our brain we expand our world and harness our potential.

To do that we have to train our brain but more importantly we have to give it what it needs to recover.
1. Fuel
2 Oxygen
3.Stimulation and
4.Nurture it by not poisoning it every day.

Where does one start this journey?
Where do we begin when our brains feel broken?

We start small, with what seems insignificant changes. One less cup of coffee, a few nights without booze and a little walk after dinner.

Small changes compound over time and before you know it you will look back and realise you are now a different person in control and thriving.

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