Understanding the Migraine Cycle and Triggers of Migraine Headaches

Have you had the experience of trying topain of the blood vessels.
prevent or eliminate a migraine headache withYou need to give the body what it needs when it
something that worked once but not again? It isneeds it. If you are too far into the cycle, nausea
not uncommon. Migraine prevention or migrainetakes over and nothing stays down,
relief often depends upon when you startcompromising absorption of the needed nutrient.
treatment. Migraine triggers, which I'll talk aboutNormally the body eventually finds what it needs
later, can precipitate a migraine attack. Once itto handle the disruption. Natural migraine
occurs, the migraine cycle is hard to stop.prevention and migraine relief is superior than
Depending upon where you are in the cycle...trying to force the body to work through the
some things work, some do not.symptoms.
A drug will sometimes eliminate the migraineHere is a list of common migraine triggers:
headache, but it can make things worse at- Aspartame (artificial sweetener)
another time. Why is this so? Migraines are- MSG (mono-sodium glutamate)
extremely complex, manifesting many different- Chocolate
symptoms through the whole cycle of the- Caffeine
viscous migraine attack.- Aged cheeses
There are many things that precipitate a migraine- Alcohol
headache... not only a horrible headache, but also- Weather changes
exaggerated sensitivity to sight, sound and smells.- Hormone changes (esp. menstruation)
Not everyone has the same migraine triggers but- Air pressure changes (esp. airplane rides)
when you find out what your trigger is, you avoid- Stress (frequently blamed but less frequently
a lot of pain, discomfort and even disability.the cause)
The whole process is compounded by the body's- Allergies or incompatible foods or drinks such as
reaction to disruption. There is discord of not onlywheat intolerance or milk intolerance
the nerves but also the hormones of the- Soy products
body...which interact and affect each other. ManyNote: Chocolate will sometimes avert an oncoming
hormones are involved which interact with eachmigraine attack because it affects the serotonin
other. Drugs can also have other undesirablehormone. It may also be due to the caffeine
effects. (upset digestion, rebound effect, nausea,which which dilates the blood vessels in the head.
intolerance, etc.)You can read more about the complex nature of
Better than migraine relief, is migraine prevention,migraines at my website and get the free
or use of a natural remedy which prevents thedown-loadable headache report... available there.
headache in the first place. Supplements which areYou may also discover that a combination of
kind and compatible to the body provide the rawfoods trigger an attack. An example of this would
material to allow harmony in the body.be cheddar cheese and avocado together. Each
The reason for this disruptive process involves aone alone may not be a problem.
blood vessel spasm in the head, a reversal of thatWhen you discover your migraine triggers and
spasm, which then causes leakage through theavoid them, it will save you of a lot of pain,
blood vessels. This opening of the blood vesselsdiscomfort, grief as well as inability to function at
allows irritants to "leak" out and cause100%. If you can prevent the occurrence of a
inflammation. This kind of inflammatory pain needsmigraine headache...that is the best remedy!
a different treatment than that for the spasm