About The Dizzy Cook

Hi! I’m Alicia Wolf and I’m the creator of The Dizzy Cook. Here you’ll learn a little bit about me and The Dizzy Cook.

I currently live in Dallas, Texas with my husband Casey and two dogs, and two toddlers (3 & 1).

I went through years of infertility and recurrent miscarriage before we landed on IVF, which brought my amazing son. Our daughter came as a surprise! She is a NICU baby, but both kids have been a huge testament to my own healing journey.

My Journey with Migraine

The idea for The Dizzy Cook began about 8 years ago when I was first diagnosed with chronic vestibular migraine. For more details, you can read my vestibular migraine story.

I felt incredibly lost and nothing online seemed to fit what I was going through. I quickly realized there weren’t any resources for people who wanted to try a migraine diet or for people with a vestibular migraine variant.

When you’re just starting a migraine elimination diet, you’re usually not feeling up for the amount of work it takes to implement into your life. I knew there had to be an easier way, and I missed being able to go to my favorite food blogs and cookbooks to make what I wanted.

I also wanted people with vestibular migraine to not feel so alone on this journey. There are many migraine websites out there, but very few spoke about the patient journey, especially with vestibular migraine.

This was also during a time that I lost my job because of migraine. In an effort to bring more joy into my life, I began to write down the recipes I was creating, slowly learn photography and lighting, and started to post them all here.

I shared my medications for VM, natural treatments for vestibular migraine, and collaborated with physicians like Dr. Beh on how to help patients. I tested many new ideas on myself – some of them which originated from my own experimentation and positive results have become common recommendations now, like magnesium threonate.

Culinary Education

My love for cooking began in college, but when I started my first job away from home and friends, most of my evenings were spent cooking new recipes. Instead of a boyfriend, I spent my evenings with Ina Garten, Julia Child, Jenny Rosenstrach (Dinner, A Love Story), Bon Appetit and Deb Perelman from Smitten Kitchen.

As I became a better cook, I furthered my education in cooking techniques with completing culinary programs in Dallas, Texas, immersive farm-to-table education at The Cooks Atelier in Beaune, France and Alexia Cooking School.

My recipes have been featured by Healthline, Yahoo! and MSN, PARADE, mindbodygreen, and on local morning shows like Today and Good Morning Texas.

I teach cooking classes for non-profits like the National Headache Foundation, American Migraine Foundation, and Miles for Migraine.

Published Cookbooks

The Dizzy Cook Cookbook

My first cookbook, The Dizzy Cook, was published February 2020 and has been an Amazon Bestseller in the Pain Management category and has 700+ reviews. It is available at bookstores everywhere.

This book contains my journey with vestibular migraine, information on supplements, how to follow the Heal Your Headache diet/John’s Hopkins diet, foods to embrace, and recipes that apply to it.

It is sold on Amazon and through The Dizzy Cook Shop (purchasing here supports me and this site directly and books are signed). I also run The Dizzy Cook Recipe Chat which helps people with making my recipes with any edits they may need.

The Mediterranean Migraine Diet

My second cookbook, The Mediterranean Migraine Diet, was written with my neurologist Dr. Shin Beh, and is also available everywhere. You can also buy from The Dizzy Cook Shop to have it signed.

As a follow up to a migraine elimination diet, patients need something that is sustainable to support their brain health long ter. An elimination diet isn’t meant to be forever, but what comes next? This is why I partnered with my neurologist to bring you this book that focuses on what foods boost brain health and support the migraine patient in their healing journey.

The Mediterranean Migraine Diet is a science-focused book that takes the research done on migraine and food and applies it to everyday life. It’s sold on Amazon.

Migraine Advocacy

As a migraine advocate, I push for more awareness for the community, particularly for those with vestibular migraine. I have spent the last 8 years doing advocacy work to bring awareness to vestibular migraine. This work has been highlighted by Healthline, American Migraine Foundation, Migraine Again, and Vestibular.org.

Much of my time is spent volunteering and organizing events for the Vestibular Disorders Association and Miles for Migraine on the Social Events team and as a patient board advisor.

I help organize VEDA’s Life Rebalanced Conference, on-boarded vestibular ambassadors, and written informative articles for their website. As part of the first Life Rebalanced Chronicles cast, I shared about my journey with vestibular migraine.

I’ve also hosted fundraiser cooking events for Miles for Migraine, Vestibular Disorders Association, American Migraine Foundation and CHAMP’s Retreat Migraine.

My articles about migraine have been in Healthline, Greatist, Association of Migraine Disorders, Conde Nast Traveler, and Migraine Again.

Awards and Recognition

• The National Headache Foundation’s Headache Hero award (2022)
• Migraine World Summit expert speaker (2022)
• American Migraine Foundation Partner
• Authority Magazine Feature
• Talk Dizzy to Me Podcast
• ICU Podcast
• Health Central “Migraine Must Haves”
• VEDA Ambassador

Education and Professional Career

• 2004-2009: Bachelor’s Degree in Design and Production from Oklahoma State University.
• 2008-2009: Minor in Marketing and Business Administration from Oklahoma State University.
• 2009-2016: Design and development industry, with a side focus in culinary education.
• 2017-present: Full time work on thedizzycook.com

Work With Me

I love collaborating with brands and companies I respect and believe in. Please contact me at alicia@thedizzycook.com if you’re interested in working together and I will send over my media kit.

I’m available for recipe development, brand ambassadorships, food photography and styling, product giveaways and trials. I also will freelance for websites and companies that align with my views.

I currently don’t accept guests posts unless I personally invite you to write for the website. I also don’t allow sharing or copying of my photography or recipes without explicit permission. Please email me if you’re interested in this kind of arrangement.