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Miss Prattle, consulting Doctor Double Fee
about her Pantheon Head Dress
(Carington Bowles 1771-1772)
Doctor
"My dear MrsM, if you wish to avoid migraines you must live an abstemious life. You must go to bed at a moderate hour, drink only filtered water, eat oily fish twice a week and poached chicken with steamed kale on Sundays. I recommend a short period of meditation every morning, a brisk walk wearing natural fibres and yoga before retiring at night. You must endeavour to live a tranquil life, a regular routine undisturbed by the vicissitudes of the world, and I cannot stress enough how important it is to avoid loud music. And, finally, absolutely no chocolate."
MrsM
"Ummm...
I don't think that's feasible...
the bit about chocolate."
MrsM
"Ummm...
I don't think that's feasible...
the bit about chocolate."
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i should say not!
ReplyDeleteMost ridiculous thing i ever heard.
I would change your doctor if I were you.
ReplyDeleteYeah rrrrrright!
ReplyDeleteDoctors .... wadda they know!
I'm with Sue on this one, chocolate I can leave but not oily fish.
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid I would end up eschewing much of this advice, through haphazardness and a deep love of the cocoa bean
ReplyDeleteIf it meant my life oily fish would be my death.
ReplyDeleteHow about a smaller head dress?
ReplyDeleteI think I would learn to tolerate the migraines.
ReplyDeleteThe vicissitudes will get you every time.
ReplyDeleteA little of what you like.....goes for the head dress too!. Missed you and hoping you are feeling much better!!
ReplyDeleteOh dear, that doesn't sound wildly practical, and why would taking a walk in natural as opposed to man made fibres help, I don't think that migraines can tell what you are wearing!!! xx
ReplyDeletea moderate hour? who chooses what is moderate?
ReplyDeleteHmm. I do think enough sleep might help -- maybe just start with that.
ReplyDeleteWhen you actually have a migraine, a little tranquility helps, especially in a darkened room, but the rest sounds rather more severe than dealing with a migraine! Also, how to you get the vicissitudes to stop entering your life? When your doctor figures that one out, let us know, yes?
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