Resources

Migraine Resources

My recommendations are based largely on the work of Dr Elena Gross, a Swiss neuroscientist, and Dr Josh Turknett a US neurologist. Anyone who wants to take control of their migraines should read the books, watch the YouTube information, listen to the podcasts, join the live events, and take charge of your own health. The resources below are the most useful of the many, many books I've read.

Have a look at the Amazon reviews of Dr Turknett's books, linked below - they show how effective this can be even though they're about 5 - 10 years old now.

Dr Elena Gross

Dr Gross is a neuroscientist who has similar ideas to Dr Turknett, but they seem better developed and more freely shared. Her work talks about the role of energy metabolism and oxidative stress being a key drivers of migraines, and gives tips how to mitigate them. This pretty well summarises most of the points that Dr Turknett makes as well, in a free, open, easy to understand way.

Dr Gross's book came out December 2025, it's on Amazon here. It's excellent but extremely technical, very detailed, and quite long. Most people would be better off getting started by watching her youtube series and papers, but to understand all the different options and the theory of migraines it's an excellent book.

Two additional articles:

  • YouTube series - Migraine 101 (this is the single best resource I've found)
  • Mastering migraine - link (pdf)
  • The metabolic face of migraine - link (pdf)
  • YouTube summary - 2024 overview

Dr Josh Turknett

Dr Turknett's "Migraine Miracle" book was the first effective migraine reduction strategy I found. It took me from chronic daily migraines to being able to work and function much more effectively. In 2024 his website went very commercial, and as of 2026 he seems to have lost interest in migraines entirely. I suggest looking at the material from Dr Gross.

Here are his key resources:

Podcasts and Books

I've come across a number of podcasts and books that aren't directly about migraines, but have advice that contributes to general health and migraine reduction. All of the links below are likely to help migraines to some degree. Here are some of my recommended episodes:

  • Dr Hyman Podcast - functional medicine doctor, many episodes talking with other doctors about finding the root cause of health issues. Podcast is available on iTunes / Castbox / etc.
  • Good Energy by Casey Means - has some great information about metabolic conditions and chronic diseases including migraines and how to overcome them. It has a strong focus on eating whole, natural foods and eliminating processed foods from your diet, which I've found very effective
  • Glucose Revolution - reducing your sugar and carbohydrates reduces the insulin response, reduces your migraines, increases energy, and avoids many chronic health conditions. Sometimes it's not what you eat, it's how you eat.
  • The Power of Fasting - fasting seems to helps migraines and according to this cardiologist, heart disease
  • Sleep advice - good sleep is essential for migraines. This podcast is a compilation, you can also listen to the original episodes
  • Gut Health, Fasting, and Sleep podcast
  • Strength training (podcast one, podcast two, book). Strength training increases the number of mitochondria, which directly addresses the energy crisis model of migraines. The book has lots of good information but it's extremely technical and tough going, the podcasts are easier. Basically - eat protein and do exercises to build muscle.
  • A Silent Fire - inflammation can be a migrate trigger, understanding it can help
  • Gut Health - useful / interesting podcast
  • Extend Podcast - functional medicine podcast, with a focus on longevity and finding the root cause of problems rather than treating symptoms. Podcast is available on iTunes / Castbox / etc.

These podcasts don't particularly help migraines, but are worth listening to: