With Jaisri M. Lambert

Migraine falls under neurological diseases in the West, but Ayurveda acknowledges all channel systems (srotamsi) are involved in this debilitating condition affecting about 1 in 7 people worldwide. Most of us know someone who has suffered or is suffering migraine syndrome. An estimated 18 percent of American women, 6 percent of men, and 10 percent of children in the U.S. experience migraines. The Ayurveda tridosha model, along with an understanding of dhatu metabolism reveals the full picture of diagnostics and management.