Gut Health & Migraines: The Connection You Can’t Ignore

Meet the Three Big Culprits

After helping thousands of women using the strategies in The Freedom From Migraines Method®, I’ve found three main culprits that wreak havoc on gut health—and migraines.

1. Toxins

Toxins are everywhere: medications, Botox, mold, plastics, polluted air, chemicals in drinking water. Your liver works hard—handling over 500 functions daily—but when it gets overwhelmed, toxins pile up. This leads to swollen ankles, skin breakouts, low energy, allergies, brain fog, joint pain, and yes…more migraines.

2. Stress

Stress is like an invisible wrecking ball to your gut. Emotional constipation is real—unprocessed stress, overwhelm, or trauma can inflame your digestive system no matter how “healthy” you eat. And for Type A personalities who push through instead of processing emotions, the impact is even greater.

Ask yourself: Where am I feeling most overwhelmed? Where am I holding on too tightly? Those answers matter more than you think.

3. Lifestyle Keys

Finally, the everyday choices that seem small but add up big:

• Food: Ultra-processed foods, sugar, late-night eating. 
• Movement: Too little (or too much of the wrong kind). 
• Hydration: Not enough water—or the wrong balance of drinks. 
• Sleep: Poor rhythms that throw off digestion. 

When these four are off, gut health tanks. When you master them, your gut wins—and migraines start to lose their grip.