| Migraine headache is the second most common | | | | to boys. |
| type of headache disorder behind tension-type | | | | By adulthood approximately 25% of all women will |
| headache. It is typically characterized by one-sided | | | | experience migraines at least once per year |
| throbbing pain that ranges in intensity from | | | | compared to about 10% of men. The majority of |
| moderate to severe. It is often accompanied by | | | | migraine sufferers will have their disorder go into |
| nausea, vomiting, altered bodily perceptions, and | | | | remission at around age 50, but by age 70 |
| many other symptoms. It is three times as likely | | | | approximately 5% of the population is still |
| for a woman to experience the symptoms of | | | | experiencing migraine symptoms. |
| migraine as compared to a man, but can also | | | | There are many different ways to treat migraine, |
| affect children, young adults, and the elderly. | | | | with the most common being painkillers. However, |
| According to the National Headache Foundation | | | | drugs are not the only approach, and maybe not |
| about 3/4 of all sufferers have a family history of | | | | even the best approach. All drugs have side |
| migraine. There are approximately 32,000,000 | | | | effects, some of which can be very serious. |
| (thirty-two million) migraine headache sufferers in | | | | Additionally, painkillers can often increase the |
| the United States alone, which is about 10% of | | | | intensity of the pain instead of relieving it. |
| the entire population. And that's just the tip of the | | | | Two-thirds of all chronic headache sufferers will |
| iceberg because there are an estimated 300 to | | | | actually experience an increase of their pain |
| 400 million migraine sufferers all around the globe. | | | | symptoms when taking medication. Research has |
| There are about 20,000,000 migraine headache | | | | shown that analgesics, also known as painkilling |
| occurrences each and every day. | | | | medications, seem to be a primary factor in |
| Migraine attacks can be triggered by many things | | | | promoting the development of chronic pain. |
| including medications that cause blood vessels to | | | | Instead of relieving the migraine headache pain |
| swell, missing or delaying a meal, altering the | | | | they were created to vanquish, they may actually |
| sleep-wake cycle, specific foods, stress, | | | | be causing it. |
| depression, loud noises, bright lights, and many | | | | Natural treatment for migraine headache pain is |
| others. Between 14% and 35% of adult women | | | | gaining in popularity. More and more migraine |
| and between 6% and 15% of adult men will | | | | sufferers are getting tired of taking potentially |
| experience at least one migraine episode in any | | | | harmful or addictive drugs and are turning to |
| given year. A smaller percentage of children under | | | | safer treatment approaches. With the many |
| 12 years of age will suffer from migraines with | | | | effective natural treatment methods available |
| the same percentage of occurrence in both boys | | | | today, there's a good chance that a migraine |
| and girls. However, once puberty is reached girls | | | | headache sufferer can find a successful |
| will see a rapid growth in incidence as compared | | | | treatment that does not require the use of drugs. |