Yulia Maly, MD - Food&I Health Advisory Board

Dr. Maly is a board certified anesthesiologist and fellowship trained pain management physician. She had completed her residency and fellowship training at the world renowned Cleveland Clinic, where she has been practicing medicine since 2002. Dr. Maly has served as an advisor in the field of diagnosis and treatment of food intolerance, and frequently consults on the effects of foods on specific health disorders.

Dr. Maly has a wide range of interests in the fields of nutritional health and wellness, with emphasis on food sensitivities and the food-disease connection. Her particular areas of interest include, among others, migraines and cluster headaches, fibromyalgia, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, and dairy sensitivity in adult and pediatric patients.

All Blogs by Yulia Maly, MD

The link between Tyramine and Migraines

Posted: 10/15/2015

In some people certain foods and beverages can trigger a migraine. One well-known migraine trigger is Tyramine. Tyramine is a substance found naturally in many foods, particularly in aged and fermented foods. Such foods include, among others: Aged cheese Aged chicken liver Pickled and smoked seafood Canned soups Cured meats Beer (on tap and certain other types) Some red wines (such as Chianti) The concentration of Tyramine in the foods will increase exponentially due to extended or imprope...

If cow milk causes you abdominal discomfort try goat or sheep milk instead

Posted: 9/1/2015

If cow milk or other dairy products cause you abdominal discomfort, try substituting goat or sheep milk based foods, as these contains lower amounts of casein – a protein found in cow milk and known to cause inflammation of the GI track.