Migraines are among the most severe kind of regular affliction a person might endure. As a Tempe chiropractor might say you suffer needlessly. Instead of dosing yourself with regular analgesics, go to a local professional for some sensible advice.

Many chiropractors approach spinal health from a holistic perspective. They talk to clients about diet, exercise and exposure. This is important in the case of migraines as certain chemicals in foods and cleaning products can trigger headaches. One benefit of chiropractic is not just finding out about these triggers, but also avoiding more chemicals such as those found in pain killers.

Read the rest of this entry »

Headaches in any type are always very painful for the sufferer. However, some headaches, like migraines, for example, can create even more problems than just a headache. These problems could be nausea, sensitivity to light and a banging pain in the head. Sometimes the headache is felt on one side of the head, and other times you can feel the pain on both sides of your head at the same time.

Read the rest of this entry »

Even if our brain itself is insensitive to pain, other regions of the skull such as the scalp, face, mouth and throat have nerve fibers that are sensitive to pain and which can hurt. Headache – or cephalgia – commonly is used to describe any type of pain that one could feel in these sensitive regions of the skull.

Headaches can be classed into two groups: Primary headaches, such as stress headache, cluster headache and migraine headache, which are not associated with any disease; And Secondary headaches which are associated with a disease.

Headaches are the most typical nervous affliction. Everyone will be affected by them at one point in their lifetime, but for 55 million Americans, it is an everyday experience. According to the World Health Organization, one adult in 20 suffers from recurring headaches, with females being more at risk than men.

Headaches can be highly handicapping and might very negatively affect the individuals who suffer from them. Work ability is reduced for these individuals, which can negatively affect their economic situation.

Social skills are also lessened as the suffering, or the fear thereof, sometimes makes people more tense. People with migraine may even have to constantly pay attention to everything they eat, everything they see, and last but not least everything they smell, because some strong or disagreeable sensations may cause pain.

Because headaches are perceived as such an ordinary, benign condition, the persons who suffer from them on a regular basis also have to endure the incomprehension of other people. This social barrier can also deter people from seeking medical attention and looking for a proper treatment. But before being treated, a headache needs to be “identified”.

We have seen before that there were two main categories of headache: Primary and Secondary, each divided in turn into many other subcategories. Their symptoms can vary as well as what causes them and, obviously, the way they can be cured. This is why they have to be effectively identified by a specialist in order to receive proper treatment.

Stress headache, also known as tension headache, is the most typical sort of primary headache and is responsible for an estimated 90% of headaches. It is traditionally considered stress-related or related to musculoskeletal problems in the area of the neck.

Tension headache is mostly incidental and can last from a few minutes to a few hours, but may last for many days in the most severe cases. It is typically described as a strong steady pressure, usually on each side of the head, or encircling it, sometimes also extending to the neck.

Migraine is kind of different and is believed to most certainly have a genetic origin. Migraines occur when the brain releases substances that cause pain, that spread around the nerves and vessels of the head. Migraine usually happens once a month and persists for a few hours, accompanied by symptoms like nausea and intolerance of normal levels of light and sound.

Cluster headaches usually occur frequently and are short lasting. They are also very painful. They happen in clusters of six to twelve weeks and every 1 or 2 years, very often at the same time of the year. The pain is incredibly raw and affects all of the head, generally beginning in the eye, and then affecting the forehead, nose and mouth. It is much more rare than some other kinds of headache and usually affects men.

Headaches are generally treated using over-the-counter pain relievers such as aspirin, ibuprofen or paracetamol. A doctor could also tell you to avoid some typical causes of headaches such as noise or some kinds of foods.

Caffeine, Magnesium and Vitamin B2 have also been regarded as effective in order to treat migraine. Drugs are however expensive and can have undesired side effects, especially for people who must use them on an everyday basis. This is why you may want to think about other ways of preventing and fighting the different kinds of headache.

NLP and Hypnosis were indeed proven to be working and can help you to eliminate pain in any part of your body, including the head, as well as becoming more relaxed at the same time. Stress is one of the first causes of headache, and adequate hypnotic techniques exist to eliminate both stress and headaches in a few seconds.

People who have migraine or cluster headache are usually able to feel the first symptoms before the migraine actually occurs, and could learn self-hypnosis techniques to abort them before they become too painful. Therapists who understand how handicapping a headache can be have developed these therapeutic techniques.

Hypnotherapy is a drug free modality and will help you find the relief you have been looking for. Headache is a serious condition with various forms, affecting millions of people worldwide. Learn to overcome it and to relax with the appeasing method of self-hypnosis.

Alan B. Densky is an NGH certified Hypnotherapist. He has developed a very effective migraine and headache relief hypnotherapy program.

His Neuro-VISION self hypnosis site also offers a free video hypnosis blog, Free MP3′s, and a complete hypnosis article repository.

Natural Cures For Migraine

Many people search for natural migraine cures because they do not like or want the side effects of drugs. Synthetic drugs may prevent or stop the migraine but do not offer a cure.

There are numerous alternative natural remedies that people have tried including acupuncture, chiropractic adjustment, herbal supplements, homoeopathic treatment, food and chemical desensitization, nutritional therapy and biofeedback techniques.

Migraine cures will be different for different people as there are many factors involved in migraine headache. Various researchers have uncovered a number of biochemical imbalances in people with migraine which if corrected can result in a lasting cure.

Various things are known to trigger migraines in susceptible people so avoiding the triggers can go a long way to prevent the migraine occurring in the first place.

Here are some of the most successful natural migraine cures:

Chiropractic adjustment.

If the neck bones are out of alignment and they press on the nerves irritating them then it could contribute to migraine. Chiropractic treatment can put these bones back into place and relieve the surrounding muscle tension. Several studies have reported that up to 80% of people found this to bring about complete relief.

Neck exercises

New revolutionary neck exercise that removes tension from the neck. Tension in the neck muscles blocks blood flow to the brain depriving it of oxygen. Oxygen deprivation is considered by some to be a migraine trigger.

Lately, oxygen treatment has become more and more popular for those people suffering from frequent headaches.

Acupuncture

Chinese practitioners believe that the pain of migraine originates from reduced blood flow and energy to the brain which causes the dilation of blood vessels which causes the pain. They treat the cause by improving the blood flow so that the vessels shrink back to their normal size which stops the pain.

Blood sugar control diet

Scientists have shown that migraines can be related to episodes of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). Eating refined sugar and foods containing it such as cakes, cookies, desserts, candy, drinks etc causes the blood sugar to go up quickly.

This causes the pancreas to release insulin which brings it down very quickly again. some people release too much insulin which causes the blood sugar to drop too far.
the body sees this as an emergency and all sorts of natural chemicals are released to bring the blood sugar back to normal which will trigger a migraine attack.

Guidelines for controlling blood sugar:

* Avoid all refined foods and sugar including syrup and honey
* Avoid dried or cooked fruit. Eat only fresh
* Avoid alcohol which behaves like sugar in the body
* Eat 6 small meals a day or have 2 mid-morning and mid-afternoon healthy snacks
* Eat some protein with every complex carbohydrate meal (natural unprocessed starches)
* Avoid strenuous exercise which can lower blood sugar.
* Take a specialized nutritional supplement to help blood sugar control. It will contain chromium

Avoid trigger foods

Food sensitivity

Food sensitivity or intolerance has been shown to be a major cause in a large proportion of migraine sufferers. Eliminating the foods will bring about a migraine cure in 80% of people.

Classical food allergies cause immediate reactions so the person knows which foods affect him. Food intolerance which involves a delayed reaction to food is much harder to detect and the person may not even know he is reacting to food.

Various types of blood tests are available to determine reactive foods. Some look for antibodies (IgG) to food and others like the Fact test look for other chemicals such as histamine, prostaglandin D2 and leukotrienes that are released from the cells. Alternatively find a good therapist who can supervise an elimination diet.

Dietary amines

It is well known that substances in certain foods called amines can precipitate migraines. Amines cause restriction of blood vessels. People with migraines often lack the ability to break down dietary amines.

Foods that contain amines are avocado, banana, cabbage, chocolate, eggplant (aubergine) potato, pineapple, plum, tomato, cheese, canned fish, wine, beer, aged meats, yeast extracts.

Not everyone will react to all these foods and it can vary according to other stresses the person is subjected to at the time. a certain amount of experimentation is needed to find out which foods are the culprits.

Nutritional Imbalances

Magnesium has been proven to be low in the cells of many migraine sufferers. A test for intracellular magnesium levels will determine this. A blood serum test for magnesium does not give an accurate picture as the magnesium functions in the cell.

Many migraine sufferers have improved when supplementing up to 500 mg magnesium citrate or glycinate a day. Others do better on a powdered ionic mixture of calcium and magnesium to increase their magnesium.

The mineral chromium is may be low in people who have poor blood sugar control. Chromium is necessary for proper blood sugar regulation. Refined sugar has lost its natural chromium content so every time sugar is eaten chromium stores are used up leading to a deficiency. A supplement containing 200 mcg chromium can be taken with each meal.

Vitamin B3 as niacin is a vasodilator and 100 – 200mg can cause blood vessels to vasodilate which can often stop a migraine. This dose will cause a hot flushing sensation of the body which some people find uncomfortable. Try the smaller dose first.

Fish oils may help some people who are deficient in Omega 3 oils. Trials with migraine sufferers showed promising results in reducing migraine attacks but very high doses of 15 – 20 gms a day were used. It is important to make sure any fish oil you take is free from pollutants.

Hormone Imbalance

Many women have disabling migraines triggered at certain times fo the month triggered by the fall in estrogen or an imbalance of the various hormones.

Dr Sergey Dzugan discovered a migraine cure by testing hormone levels of sufferers and giving them natural replacement hormones to create balance.

Herbal Migraine Cures

The herb feverfew works for many migraine sufferers but they may have to be taken for at least 3 months before any improvement is noticed. Feverfew works as an anti-inflammatory and probably blocks the chemicals that affect the blood vessels in the head causing pain.

Butterbur (Petasites hybridus root) is also effective in 50 – 60 % of people. An extract of butterbur prevents migraine by blocking the formation of inflammatory substances and histamine and relaxes blood vessels . 75mg taken twice a day is an effective dose. It should bring results in about 4 weeks.

Make sure your product has had the pyrrolizidine alkaloids removed as they may be toxic to the liver.

Eliminate your migraines fast and for good with a guaranteed all natural 3 Step System – The Migraine Solution