Why migraine strike? Natural cures from Dr. Mercola

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From Dr. Mercola

Migraine is more than just a headache;   it is a painful excruciating pain that seems to occur in several phases affecting more women than men.  It is thought to be a vascular (affecting the brain stem) in nature sweeping across  the brain, and the drugs used are mostly antihypertensive drugs which may work fifty per cent of the time.  As we know for anti hypertensive drugs, there are serious side effect.

The pain is extreme and excruciating and some consider suicide as a solution.  There may be nausea, fever, vomitting, chills, sensitivity to light and sound, even auras.

There are no known effective cures.

Causes:

l.  Dehydration,

2. Exhaustion from extreme physical exertion, even from sex

3.  Weather

4.  Allergies

5.  Food:   msg, alcohol, high gluten diet.

6.  Change in sleeping habits

7.  External stimuli:  disco lights, loud sounds, blinding lights,

8.  Hormones

9.  Stress:  from financial problems, personal affairs, relationships etc.

10.  Allergies


Some suggested natural cures:

l.  Taking 10 teaspoons of cayenne pepper with water induces your stomach lining to release endorphins (natural morphines to remove pain)

2.  Natural scents from green apples;

3  Using Emotional Freedom Techniques  (EFT)  It is effective 50 to 80% of the time)

4.  Massaging the nerve beneath the eyebrows stimulate the release of pituary gland of endorphins

Other techniques:

       l.  Putting cold compress at forehead or back of neck

      2.  Massaging the earlobe and ears;

      3.  Massaging the crown of head (cornita)

It is hoped that this post will benefit thousands of migraine sufferers   The regular treatment for migraine (the NSAID analgesics) may cause intestinal bleeding, dizziness, stroke, and heart attack.

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