National Migraine Awareness Month, Report + Giveaway! Recipe
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Besides being my birthday month, June is a lot of other things, too:
National Dairy Month (which you’ll see a new post and recipe about that coming soon, too!)
the official start of summer (yay!)
and National Migraine Awareness Month
Last year, I first told you guys about the new app that helps you track your migraines and figure out possible triggers so you can keep them under better control – or at least avoid the things that make them worse.
After months of using it, I have to say…I kinda love it!
The app is extremely easy to use, it asks questions that keep you thinking about possible triggers each day, and it puts everything into little charts and tracks everything for you so you don’t have to…
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