DNA Migraine Blueprint
DNA analysis for migraine: find out which factors really play a role for you.
At the Functional Migraine Clinic we look beyond the attack itself. We look systemically: what is underperforming in your body, and how does that influence your risk of attacks and how severe they get? A DNA analysis goes looking for exactly those underlying factors.
The complete do-it-yourself package: every insight from your DNA, combined with the Building Block Analysis and concrete direction for supplementation, nutrition and lifestyle. Everything you need to get started yourself, at your own pace. The kit ships to the EU and the UK; elsewhere, contact us to check availability for your country.
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Example from a report
Histamine Breakdown
!5 SNPs analyzed
Methylation
!!13 SNPs analyzed
Caffeine Sensitivity
!!1 SNPs analyzed
Hormone Breakdown
!3 SNPs analyzed
Pain Perception
✓2 SNPs analyzed
Vitamin D Metabolism
!2 SNPs analyzed
Your report contains dozens of categories with a personal translation to your migraine context
The complete do-it-yourself package
Everything you need to get started yourself, in one go. You get every insight from your DNA combined with your clinical Building Block Analysis, and concrete direction for supplementation, nutrition and lifestyle tailored to your genes, in a personal written report. So you know not just your genetic make-up, but also where things actually go wrong for you and what you can do about it.
One-off purchase · Kit ships to the EU and the UK
Migraine is rarely one thing
An attack is the tip of the iceberg. Underneath it, several systems in your body work together: your hormones, your gut, your energy metabolism, the way you process stress and how your body breaks down substances like histamine and estrogen. When something there is not working as it should, it can lower your threshold and make your attacks more frequent or more severe.
Why we look systemically
At the Functional Migraine Clinic we approach migraine as the result of multiple systems working together. We map the whole picture: where your body is struggling, and how does that connect to your attacks? That way we work on the underlying factors instead of only suppressing the symptom. This is the lens of clinical psycho-neuro-immunology (cPNI), the discipline Barbara Van De Keer works from.
For that we look wider than your DNA alone. Your genes tell you where your body is genetically more vulnerable, but they do not tell you how things are going for you right now. That is why the Blueprint always combines the DNA analysis with a building-block analysis: an extensive questionnaire that maps what you actually experience in your body and brain. It is included, you fill it in from home.
Together those two give a well-founded starting point. What does your DNA say about your predisposition, and what do we see in your symptoms? That combination gives direction, instead of endless trial and error.
What a DNA analysis gives you
Your DNA tells one part of the story. The building-block analysis tells the other. Together they give the full picture.
Know what you can cross off
When your DNA shows that certain pathways function well for you genetically, you can cross them off your list. Less noise, more focus.
Know what needs extra attention
Genetic vulnerabilities around histamine, methylation, hormone breakdown or caffeine processing give direction to your nutrition, supplementation and priorities.
Genetics is not the whole story
Your DNA can be fine and something can still go wrong clinically. That is why we always combine genetics with a clinical analysis based on an extensive questionnaire: what does your DNA say, and what do we actually see in you?
Does this sound familiar?
You want to know whether histamine, methylation or hormone breakdown plays a role for you
You are stuck in your approach and want to know where the priority lies
Your supplement list keeps growing, but you do not know which ones you actually need
You want answers, instead of more trial and error
Why I developed this
Lifestyle changes are hard. Whether it is adjusting your nutrition or supplementing certain vitamins, it is often difficult to keep up without black-on-white evidence of why it matters for you. Your DNA does not change, so consistency is crucial for lasting improvement. The insights from your DNA often take the doubt away, which makes the changes well-founded and the change structural.
Barbara Van De Keer, founder of the Functional Migraine Clinic, clinical PNI therapist
What is included?
Migraine building-block analysis
Through a questionnaire we map which migraine drivers and building blocks are most likely playing a role for you. You fill it in from home, included, nothing extra to buy.
Home DNA test kit
A simple cheek swab you take at home and return by post. No blood draw needed. The kit ships to the EU and the UK. Do you live elsewhere? Contact us to check availability for your country.
Migraine-focused DNA panel
From histamine and methylation to hormone breakdown and caffeine processing. We analyze the variants that influence these systems and translate them into what they mean for your situation, including variants that consumer tests miss.
Personal translation to your context
You get a clear report that explains what your result means for your migraine: which pathways deserve your attention, and how that fits what you experience in practice.
Concrete direction tailored to your DNA
It does not stop at insight. You get personal direction for supplementation, nutrition and lifestyle, matched to the variants that play a role for you, so you know what you can actually do.
This is not 23andMe
Consumer test
- ✕ Broad, general overview
- ✕ No translation to your symptoms
- ✕ Misses rarer migraine variants
- ✕ Genetics only, no clinical picture
DNA Migraine Blueprint
- ✓ Migraine-focused panel on the underlying health building blocks
- ✓ Clinically translated to your context
- ✓ Includes rarer variants
- ✓ Combined with a clinical building-block analysis via an extensive questionnaire
Important to know
A DNA analysis is not a medical diagnosis. It gives risk insights and direction. Diagnosis and medical decisions stay with your treating physician.
Want to dig deeper into the building blocks behind your results? The book HEADSTRONG explains them one by one.
From the clinic
What blood work sometimes does not show
Some things stay under the radar in standard blood work or a clinical conversation, while they do play a role. Two examples from my own clients show what DNA can add.
Cases from my clinic, shared with consent and anonymized. A DNA analysis is not a medical diagnosis and does not replace the judgment of your treating physician.
How does it work?
Order
You order the DNA Migraine Blueprint here on the website. The test kit is shipped to your home address in the EU or the UK.
Fill in the building-block analysis
An extensive questionnaire that maps your migraine drivers and symptom pattern. Fully online, from home.
Take the DNA test at home
A kit with a cheek swab that you take at home and return by post to the lab. No blood draw needed.
Receive your report
A comprehensive insight report with a personal translation of your DNA and building-block analysis to your migraine context, including concrete direction for supplementation, nutrition and lifestyle.
Frequently asked questions
Is this the same as a 23andMe or other consumer DNA test?
No. Consumer tests give you a broad overview of your genetics, but with no translation to migraine. This analysis goes at least as wide, and then translates the result specifically to your migraine context.
Which countries does the DNA kit ship to?
For now the kit ships to the EU and the UK. Do you live elsewhere? Contact us to check availability for your country.
Do I only get insight, or also concrete advice?
You get both. The report translates your DNA and building-block analysis to your migraine context, and gives personal direction for supplementation, nutrition and lifestyle that fits your genetic profile, so you know what you can actually do.
Can I make progress without a DNA analysis?
Yes, absolutely. Many people get results through nutrition, supplementation and lifestyle. DNA adds precision: it speeds up the process and removes guesswork, but it is one route among several. The Building Block Analysis on its own is a good place to start.
Is this a medical diagnosis?
No. It gives risk insights and direction. Diagnosis and medical decisions stay with your treating physician.
Ready to know what is really going on?
Order the DNA Migraine Blueprint and find out which genetic factors play a role for you. Prefer to start without DNA? The Building Block Analysis maps your building blocks on its own.