| Have you had the experience of trying to | | | | pain of the blood vessels. |
| prevent or eliminate a migraine headache with | | | | You need to give the body what it needs when it |
| something that worked once but not again? It is | | | | needs it. If you are too far into the cycle, nausea |
| not uncommon. Migraine prevention or migraine | | | | takes over and nothing stays down, |
| relief often depends upon when you start | | | | compromising absorption of the needed nutrient. |
| treatment. Migraine triggers, which I'll talk about | | | | Normally the body eventually finds what it needs |
| later, can precipitate a migraine attack. Once it | | | | to 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 migraine | | | | Here 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 only | | | | wheat intolerance or milk intolerance |
| the nerves but also the hormones of the | | | | - Soy products |
| body...which interact and affect each other. Many | | | | Note: Chocolate will sometimes avert an oncoming |
| hormones are involved which interact with each | | | | migraine attack because it affects the serotonin |
| other. Drugs can also have other undesirable | | | | hormone. 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 the | | | | down-loadable headache report... available there. |
| headache in the first place. Supplements which are | | | | You may also discover that a combination of |
| kind and compatible to the body provide the raw | | | | foods 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 a | | | | one alone may not be a problem. |
| blood vessel spasm in the head, a reversal of that | | | | When you discover your migraine triggers and |
| spasm, which then causes leakage through the | | | | avoid them, it will save you of a lot of pain, |
| blood vessels. This opening of the blood vessels | | | | discomfort, grief as well as inability to function at |
| allows irritants to "leak" out and cause | | | | 100%. If you can prevent the occurrence of a |
| inflammation. This kind of inflammatory pain needs | | | | migraine headache...that is the best remedy! |
| a different treatment than that for the spasm | | | | |